DrMatthew Shrimpton

Matthew is a dual trained neurologist and geriatrician with an interest in neurodegenerative disorders of cognition and movement. He is the inaugural Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Fellow at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Dementia Centre.

Matthew completed neurology training at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and University Hospital Geelong before undertaking geriatric medicine training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is a Clinical Skills Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, an Affiliate Senior Lecturer at Deakin University and researches dementia diagnosis at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

A keen educator, Matthew teaches medical students and junior doctors and is interested in further medical education opportunities.

Matthew’s clinical interests include neurodegenerative disease, stroke, general neurology, neuropalliative care and the intersection between frailty and neurological illness.