Dr Matthew Gardiner
MB;BS Hons. 1 (U.N.S.W.); F.R.A.C.G.P; F.A.F.R.M (R.A.C.P.)
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.
- Publications
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- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Paediatrics Staff Prize, U.N.S.W. 1992.
- “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
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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
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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
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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
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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
My Teaching
Undergraduate teaching since 2000.
Ageing & Endings course:
Lectures: 'Rehabilitation & the Elderly'.
Tutorials - 'Recovery & Rehabilitation after Brian Injury'.