Dr Matthew David Gardiner

My Expertise

1. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
2. Geriatric Rehabilitation.
3. Developmental Disability.
4. Orthotic Management.
5. Motor Neuron Disease.
6. Post-operative & General Rehabilitation.

Keywords

rehabilitation

disability and health

motor neuron disease

orthotic devices

geriatric/aging/elderly

orthopaedic rehabilitation

perioperative care

gait disorders

developmental disability

Biography

Dr Matthew D. Gardiner.
MB;BS Hons. 1 (U.N.S.W.); F.R.A.C.G.P; F.A.F.R.M (R.A.C.P.)
Consultant Physician – Rehabilitation Medicine.
Conjoint Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, U.N.S.W.

Calvary Hospital,
91 - 111 Rocky Point Road,
Kogarah, N.S.W. 2217
P: 9553 3000 F: 9553 3523
E: matthew.gardiner@health.nsw.gov.au
W: www.calvary-sydney.org.au

Subspecialty Expertise:

1. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
2. Geriatric Rehabilitation.
3. Developmental...view more

Dr Matthew D. Gardiner.
MB;BS Hons. 1 (U.N.S.W.); F.R.A.C.G.P; F.A.F.R.M (R.A.C.P.)
Consultant Physician – Rehabilitation Medicine.
Conjoint Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, U.N.S.W.

Calvary Hospital,
91 - 111 Rocky Point Road,
Kogarah, N.S.W. 2217
P: 9553 3000 F: 9553 3523
E: matthew.gardiner@health.nsw.gov.au
W: www.calvary-sydney.org.au

Subspecialty Expertise:

1. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
2. Geriatric Rehabilitation.
3. Developmental Disability.
4. Orthotic Management.
5. Motor Neuron Disease.
6. Post-operative & General Rehabilitation.

My Qualifications

MB;BS Hons. 1 (U.N.S.W.); F.R.A.C.G.P; F.A.F.R.M (R.A.C.P.)

My Awards

Paediatrics Staff Prize, U.N.S.W. 1992.

My Research Activities

“Isolated Unilateral Hand Weakness Due to Cortical Cerebral Ischaemia.” https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1UwUl6tnZvO4t4
“Oxycodone / naloxone: An Unusual Adverse Drug Reaction.” http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2017/januaryfebruary/oxycodonenaloxone-an-unusual-adverse-drug-reaction/
“Inter-observer Reliability of Clinical Outcome Measures in a Lower Limb Amputee Population.” Disability and Rehabilitation. March, 2002. Volume 24; Number 4, 219 – 225.
Management of Nursing Home Residents Following Acute Hospitalization: Efficacy of the “Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP)” Intervention https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1Wbnv_YiQuP2s5
“Multidisciplinary Management of Motor Neurone Disease.” Australian Journal of General Practice. Volume 47, Number 9, September, 2018: pp 593 – 597.
"A Guide to the Management of Paediatric Pes Planus." Austraslian Journal of General Practice. Volume 49, Number 5, May, 2020: pp 245 - 249. https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2020/may/paediatric-pes-planus
Merei I; Ho M; Gardiner MD, 2022, 'Bilateral symmetrical dystonia secondary to aripiprazole', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 56, pp. 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674211040014, ROS ID: 1652361
Gardiner M D; Brennan F; Narasimhan M, 2022, 'Motor neuron disease The last 12 months', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol. 51, pp. 329 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-07-21-6097, ROS ID: 1848472
Manickam A; Gardiner M D, 2021, 'Gait assessment in general practice', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol. 50, pp. 801 - 806, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-12-20-5777, ROS ID: 1703818

Chowdhury RA; Brennan FP; Gardiner MD, 2020, 'Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care—Exploring the Synergies', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol. 60, pp. 1239 - 1252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.07.030, ROS ID: 1549532
Gardiner M D; Brennan F; Narasimhan M, 2022, 'The neuropalliative multidisciplinary team—Members and their roles', in Aminoff M; Boller F; Swaab D; Miyasaki J; Kluger B (ed.), Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Neuropalliative Care, Part I, Elsevier, pp. 33 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85029-2.00010-5, ROS ID: 1915256
Brennan, F., Chapman, M., Gardiner, Matthew David., Narasimhan, M. and Cohen, J. 2023. "Our Dementia Challenge: Arise Palliative Care." Internal Medicine Journal. Volume 53: 23^rd February, 2023; pages:186 -193." https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16011