Dr Matthew Bryant

Dr Matthew Bryant (FANZCA, FFPMANZCA, FRACGP, FACRRM, Grad Dip Rural GP, MBBS) is Director of the North Queensland Persistent Pain Management Service. His team of 35 people (25 full time equivalent staff) provides multidisciplinary care to a population of 800 000 people, across five Hospital and Health Services, and an area of 770 000 km2. Prior to obtaining his Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia Fellowships, Matt worked as a rural GP in a number of locations across North Queensland and the Northern Territory.

He is currently a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Deputy Chair of Brighter Lives (Townsville Hospital Foundation Board) and a member of the ANZCA Faculty of Pain Medicine Queensland Regional Committee. His research interests include telehealth and pain management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.