Dr Timothy Matthews

Department Appointment

Visiting Medical Officer

Profile

Dr Timothy Matthews is an Australian-trained Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon with sub-specialty expertise in otology, hearing implantation, and lateral skull base surgery. His clinical practice encompasses simple ENT conditions as well as the full spectrum of ear and hearing conditions across all ages, including chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane perforations, and lateral skull base tumours such as vestibular schwannomas.  Dr Matthews completed advanced fellowship training in Otology and Neurotology in Canada and pursued further refinement of minimally invasive techniques in Italy. He has a strong academic and teaching profile, committed to the education of all health practitioners including medical students and ENT surgical trainees. He teaches and examines regularly at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and has convened multiple surgical education courses for allied health practitioners, doctors and surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney.

Specialist Qualification

• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (2017)

Post-Training Fellowships

• Clinical Fellowship in Otology and Neurotology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Endoscopic Ear Surgery Observership, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Italy

Educational Background

• Bachelor of Science (Bioinformatics), University of Sydney (2005)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Honours (MBBS Hons), University of Sydney (2009)

Professional Memberships

• Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS)
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
• Academy of Surgical Educators (ASE)
• Australian and New Zealand Skull Base Society (ANZSBS)
• Young Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
• International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGEES)

Editorial Appointments

• Reviewer, ANZ Journal of Surgery
• Reviewer, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology
• Reviewer, Otology & Neurotology

Hospital Appointments

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney
St Vincent’s Public Hospital Sydney
Prince of Wales Private Hospital
St George Private Hospital

Disease special interests

• Endoscopic ear surgery (minimally invasive ear surgery)
• Reconstructive ear surgery
• Mastoid cavity and external auditory canal wall reconstruction
• Otosclerosis
• Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
• Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery
• Cochlear & Brainstem Implantation, Implantable Hearing Aids
• Surgery for Chronic Ear Disease (exotoses, chronic infection, cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane perforation)