Dr Matthew Lee is a Cardiovascular and General Anaesthetist who specialises in anaesthesia for heart disease.

Dr Lee graduated from The University of Melbourne Medical School. He was awarded Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2017. He undertook subspecialty training through a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at St Michael’s Hospital, The University of Toronto, Canada.

Dr Lee’s post-fellowship qualifications include Associate Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, a Master of Clinical Ultrasound through The University of Melbourne, a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professions Education through the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute (USA) and Diplomat status in Advanced Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography through the National Board of Echocardiography (USA).

Dr Lee served for 6 years as a Staff Anaesthetist at Austin Health where he specialised in anaesthesia for open-heart surgery, major aortic surgery and structural heart disease. In 2019, he was appointed as Head of Airway and Simulation. In 2021, he was appointed as Head of Education.

Dr Lee now practices as a Visiting Medical Officer at Austin Health. In private practice, his principal interests are structural heart disease and electrophysiology.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr Lee provides expertise to healthcare organisations. He is an Examiner for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, a Course Director in Advanced Life Support for the Australian Resuscitation Council, an Instructor in Early Management of Severe Trauma for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeon, and an Instructor in Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

Dr Lee holds an academic appointment at the University of Melbourne as an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Care. He has received awards for academic work including the RA Must Scholarship, Donovan-Johnston Memorial Scholarship, Advanced Medical Science Prize, Austin Surgery Research Prize, Victorian Registrar’s Scientific Research Prize and the Dr Alan K Laws Fellowship Award.

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