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Professor Matthew Morgan
(he/him)
Teams and roles for Matthew Morgan
Honorary Visiting Professor
Overview
Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor for the Public Understanding of Medicine and regular BMJ columnist.
He has contributed to >50 scientific articles following his PhD in artificial intelligence. He has spoken at some of the largest book festivals in the world, written articles for diverse publications from The Guardian to Esquire magazine, featured on radio programmes including The Today Program as well as appearing on many television programs from CNN to The BBC.
He gave the 2023 Woodridge Lecture, has spoken at The Wellcome Trust and was nominated for the Royal Society’s David Attenborough prize for public engagement. He was listed in the top fifty most influential health tech people in 2024.
His first book CRITICAL tells remarkable stories of patients in the intensive care unit. His second book, ONE MEDICINE, explores how understanding animals can help treat human disease. His third book A SECOND ACT, tells the stories of patients after surviving a cardiac arrest and what these can teach us about our own lives.
He is a member of the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, ambassador for 2Wish charity, patron for The Humanimal Trust and medical advisor for The National Theatre London’s production of "Nye", the story of Aneurin Bevan starring Michel Sheen. He lives in Cardiff with his family and loves ice cream.
Publication
2024
- Burton, R. J. et al. 2024. Conventional and unconventional T cell responses contribute to the prediction of clinical outcome and causative bacterial pathogen in sepsis patients. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 216(3), pp. 293-306. (10.1093/cei/uxae019)
2023
- Papathanasiou, A. et al. 2023. Real world annualized relapse rates from contemporary multiple sclerosis clinics in the UK: A retrospective multicentre cohort study. Neurological Sciences 44, pp. 3629-3635. (10.1007/s10072-023-06838-1)
- Burton, R. J., Cuff, S. M., Morgan, M. P., Artemiou, A. and Eberl, M. 2023. GeoWaVe: Geometric median clustering with weighted voting for ensemble clustering of cytometry data. Bioinformatics 39(1), article number: btac751. (10.1093/bioinformatics/btac751)
2022
- Andersen‐Ranberg, N. et al. 2022. Agents intervening against delirium in the intensive care unit trial—Protocol for a secondary Bayesian analysis. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (10.1111/aas.14091)
2021
- Jones, L. et al. 2021. Can wearable technology be used to approximate cardiopulmonary exercise testing metrics?. Perioperative Medicine 10, article number: 9. (10.1186/s13741-021-00180-w)
- Morgan, M. and Frost, P. 2021. “The purpose of power is to give it away”— what covid can teach us about organ donation.. [Online]. BMJ Publishing Group. Available at: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/02/12/the-purpose-of-power-is-to-give-it-away-what-covid-can-teach-us-about-organ-donation/
2020
- Schjørring, O. L. et al. 2020. The handling oxygenation targets in the intensive care unit (HOT‐ICU) trial: Detailed statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 64(6), pp. 847-856. (10.1111/aas.13569)
- Lilja, G. et al. 2020. Protocol for outcome reporting and follow-up in the targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial (TTM2). Resuscitation 150, pp. 104-112. (10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.03.004)
- Cole, E. et al. 2020. Multiple organ dysfunction after trauma. British Journal of Surgery 107(4), pp. 402-412. (10.1002/bjs.11361)
- Raffray, L., Burton, R. J., Baker, S. E., Morgan, M. P. and Eberl, M. 2020. Zoledronate rescues immunosuppressed monocytes in sepsis patients. Immunology 159(1), pp. 88-95. (10.1111/imm.13132)
2019
- Twose, P., Thomas, C., Morgan, M. and Broad, M. -. 2019. Comparison of high-flow oxygen therapy with standard oxygen therapy for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck surgery involving insertion of a tracheostomy: a feasibility study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 57(10), pp. 1014-1018. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.08.021)
- Dankiewicz, J. et al. 2019. Targeted hypothermia versus targeted Normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (TTM2): a randomized clinical trial—Rationale and design. American Heart Journal 217, pp. 23-31. (10.1016/j.ahj.2019.06.012)
- Andersen-Ranberg, N. C. et al. 2019. Agents intervening against delirium in the intensive care unit (AID‐ICU) – protocol for a randomised placebo‐controlled trial of haloperidol in patients with delirium in the ICU. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 63(10), pp. 1426-1433. (10.1111/aas.13453)
- Slade, R., Alikhan, R., Wise, M. P., Germain, L., Stanworth, S. and Morgan, M. 2019. Impact of blood group on survival following critical illness: a single-centre retrospective observational study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 6(1), article number: e000426. (10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000426)
- Zampieri, F. G., Morgan, M. P. G. and Møller, M. H. 2019. Is prophylaxis worse than treatment in the ICU?. Intensive Care Medicine 45(9), pp. 1279-1282. (10.1007/s00134-019-05711-0)
- Schjørring, O. L. et al. 2019. Handling Oxygenation Targets in the Intensive Care Unit (HOT‐ICU)—Protocol for a randomised clinical trial comparing a lower vs a higher oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 63(7), pp. 956-965. (10.1111/aas.13356)
- Rundgren, M. et al. 2019. Renal function after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; the influence of temperature management and coronary angiography, a post hoc study of the target temperature management trial. Critical Care 23(1), article number: 163. (10.1186/s13054-019-2390-0)
2018
- Krag, M. et al. 2018. Pantoprazole in patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding in the ICU. New England Journal of Medicine 379(23), pp. 2199-2208. (10.1056/NEJMoa1714919)
- Moore, C. et al. 2018. Prehospital recognition and antibiotics for 999 patients with sepsis: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4, article number: 64. (10.1186/s40814-018-0258-8)
2017
- Zhang, J. et al. 2017. Machine-learning algorithms define pathogen-specific local immune fingerprints in peritoneal dialysis patients with bacterial infections. Kidney International 92(1), pp. 179-191. (10.1016/j.kint.2017.01.017)
2016
- Creswell, B. J., Beale, L., Furmanova, S., Wise, M. P. and Morgan, M. P. 2016. Patient positioning during percutaneous tracheostomy using an air-inflated pressure bag. Journal of Critical Care 35, pp. 221-222. (10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.04.025)
- Hingston, C. D., Morgan, M. P., Smith, A. and Wise, M. P. 2016. Method of height determination used in predicted body weight equations. Chest 149(2), article number: 605. (10.1016/j.chest.2015.09.041)
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Power, S., Olaniyi, P., Kathy, R., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2016. Sepsis patients with first and second-hit infections show different outcomes depending on the causative organism. Frontiers in Microbiology 7, article number: 207. (10.3389/fmicb.2016.00207)
2015
- Sharma, N., Morgan, M. and Walsh, K. 2015. Faculty perception of the medical student situational judgement test - summary of findings. Medical Teacher 38(5), pp. 529. (10.3109/0142159X.2015.1075652)
2014
- Eberl, M., Friberg, I. M., Liuzzi, A. R., Morgan, M. and Topley, N. 2014. Pathogen-specific immune fingerprints during acute infection: The diagnostic potential of human γδ T-cells. Frontiers in Immunology 5, article number: 572. (10.3389/fimmu.2014.00572)
- Morgan, M., Dory, V., Lubarsky, S. and Walsh, K. 2014. What steps are necessary to create written or web-based selected-response assessments?. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 11 (10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.28)
- Davey, M. S. et al. 2014. Microbe-specific unconventional T cells induce human neutrophil differentiation into antigen cross-presenting cells. Journal of Immunology 193(7), pp. 3704-3716. (10.4049/jimmunol.1401018)
- Saw, M. M., Chamberlain, J., Barr, M., Morgan, M., Burnett, J. R. and Ho, K. M. 2014. Differential disruption of blood: brain barrier in severe traumatic brain injury. Neurocritical Care 20(2), pp. 209-216. (10.1007/s12028-013-9933-z)
- Morgan, M. P. 2014. Immune fingerprinting in acute severe sepsis. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2013
- Morgan, M., Roberts, R., Olaniyil, P., Eberl, M., Hall, J. E. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Gamma-delta t cell activation by hmb-pp in early sepsis is associated with higher risk of death on the icu [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S451-S452.
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Davey, M. S., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2013. Human gamma delta T cells in severe bacterial sepsis [Abstract]. British Journal of Anaesthesia 110(5), pp. 876-877. (10.1093/bja/aes490)
- Welton, J. et al. 2013. Monocytes and γδ T cells control the acute phase response to intravenous zoledronate: insights from a phase IV safety trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR) 28(3), pp. 464-471. (10.1002/jbmr.1797)
2012
- Morgan, M. 2012. The 5-minute ICU consult [book review]. Anaesthesia 67(11) (10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07308.x)
- Litton, E. and Morgan, M. 2012. The PiCCO Monitor: A Review. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 40(3), pp. 393-408. (10.1177/0310057X1204000304)
- Wise, M. P., Morgan, M. P., Hingston, C. D. and Watkins, H. L. 2012. Bedside handover of critically ill patients. Critical Care 16(2), article number: 419. (10.1186/cc11245)
- Wise, M. P., Morgan, M. P. and Saayman, A. G. 2012. Duration of antibiotic therapy in bacteraemia. Critical Care 16(1), article number: 403. (10.1186/cc10590)
2011
- Thomas, G. and Morgan, M. 2011. Monitoring neuromuscular blockade and depth of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 12(6), pp. 271-274. (10.1016/j.mpaic.2011.03.008)
2010
- Morgan, M., Pugsley, L., Bullock, A., Phillips, S. and Stacey, M. 2010. Evaluating trainee doctors' educational use of a personal digital assistant: a pilot study. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 71(8) (10.12968/hmed.2010.71.8.77670)
- Morgan, M., Pugsley, L. A., Bullock, A. D., Phillips, S. and Stacey, M. R. W. 2010. Evaluating trainee doctors' educational use of a personal digital assistant: a pilot study. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 71(8), pp. 461-464.
- Morgan, M. P. and Haskins, N. 2010. Noise levels produced by high-frequency oscillation. Critical Care 14(2), article number: 415. (10.1186/cc8958)
2009
- Morgan, M. 2009. The payment of drug addicts to increase their sterilisation rate is morally unjustified and not simply 'A Fine Balance'. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 24(2), pp. 119-123. (10.1080/01443610410001645361)
2007
- Morgan, M. 2007. The surgeon stands accused. BMJ 334(7603), article number: 1094. (10.1136/bmj.39196.691782.BE)
Articles
- Burton, R. J. et al. 2024. Conventional and unconventional T cell responses contribute to the prediction of clinical outcome and causative bacterial pathogen in sepsis patients. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 216(3), pp. 293-306. (10.1093/cei/uxae019)
- Papathanasiou, A. et al. 2023. Real world annualized relapse rates from contemporary multiple sclerosis clinics in the UK: A retrospective multicentre cohort study. Neurological Sciences 44, pp. 3629-3635. (10.1007/s10072-023-06838-1)
- Burton, R. J., Cuff, S. M., Morgan, M. P., Artemiou, A. and Eberl, M. 2023. GeoWaVe: Geometric median clustering with weighted voting for ensemble clustering of cytometry data. Bioinformatics 39(1), article number: btac751. (10.1093/bioinformatics/btac751)
- Andersen‐Ranberg, N. et al. 2022. Agents intervening against delirium in the intensive care unit trial—Protocol for a secondary Bayesian analysis. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (10.1111/aas.14091)
- Jones, L. et al. 2021. Can wearable technology be used to approximate cardiopulmonary exercise testing metrics?. Perioperative Medicine 10, article number: 9. (10.1186/s13741-021-00180-w)
- Schjørring, O. L. et al. 2020. The handling oxygenation targets in the intensive care unit (HOT‐ICU) trial: Detailed statistical analysis plan. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 64(6), pp. 847-856. (10.1111/aas.13569)
- Lilja, G. et al. 2020. Protocol for outcome reporting and follow-up in the targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial (TTM2). Resuscitation 150, pp. 104-112. (10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.03.004)
- Cole, E. et al. 2020. Multiple organ dysfunction after trauma. British Journal of Surgery 107(4), pp. 402-412. (10.1002/bjs.11361)
- Raffray, L., Burton, R. J., Baker, S. E., Morgan, M. P. and Eberl, M. 2020. Zoledronate rescues immunosuppressed monocytes in sepsis patients. Immunology 159(1), pp. 88-95. (10.1111/imm.13132)
- Twose, P., Thomas, C., Morgan, M. and Broad, M. -. 2019. Comparison of high-flow oxygen therapy with standard oxygen therapy for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck surgery involving insertion of a tracheostomy: a feasibility study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 57(10), pp. 1014-1018. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.08.021)
- Dankiewicz, J. et al. 2019. Targeted hypothermia versus targeted Normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (TTM2): a randomized clinical trial—Rationale and design. American Heart Journal 217, pp. 23-31. (10.1016/j.ahj.2019.06.012)
- Andersen-Ranberg, N. C. et al. 2019. Agents intervening against delirium in the intensive care unit (AID‐ICU) – protocol for a randomised placebo‐controlled trial of haloperidol in patients with delirium in the ICU. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 63(10), pp. 1426-1433. (10.1111/aas.13453)
- Slade, R., Alikhan, R., Wise, M. P., Germain, L., Stanworth, S. and Morgan, M. 2019. Impact of blood group on survival following critical illness: a single-centre retrospective observational study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 6(1), article number: e000426. (10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000426)
- Zampieri, F. G., Morgan, M. P. G. and Møller, M. H. 2019. Is prophylaxis worse than treatment in the ICU?. Intensive Care Medicine 45(9), pp. 1279-1282. (10.1007/s00134-019-05711-0)
- Schjørring, O. L. et al. 2019. Handling Oxygenation Targets in the Intensive Care Unit (HOT‐ICU)—Protocol for a randomised clinical trial comparing a lower vs a higher oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 63(7), pp. 956-965. (10.1111/aas.13356)
- Rundgren, M. et al. 2019. Renal function after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; the influence of temperature management and coronary angiography, a post hoc study of the target temperature management trial. Critical Care 23(1), article number: 163. (10.1186/s13054-019-2390-0)
- Krag, M. et al. 2018. Pantoprazole in patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding in the ICU. New England Journal of Medicine 379(23), pp. 2199-2208. (10.1056/NEJMoa1714919)
- Moore, C. et al. 2018. Prehospital recognition and antibiotics for 999 patients with sepsis: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 4, article number: 64. (10.1186/s40814-018-0258-8)
- Zhang, J. et al. 2017. Machine-learning algorithms define pathogen-specific local immune fingerprints in peritoneal dialysis patients with bacterial infections. Kidney International 92(1), pp. 179-191. (10.1016/j.kint.2017.01.017)
- Creswell, B. J., Beale, L., Furmanova, S., Wise, M. P. and Morgan, M. P. 2016. Patient positioning during percutaneous tracheostomy using an air-inflated pressure bag. Journal of Critical Care 35, pp. 221-222. (10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.04.025)
- Hingston, C. D., Morgan, M. P., Smith, A. and Wise, M. P. 2016. Method of height determination used in predicted body weight equations. Chest 149(2), article number: 605. (10.1016/j.chest.2015.09.041)
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Power, S., Olaniyi, P., Kathy, R., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2016. Sepsis patients with first and second-hit infections show different outcomes depending on the causative organism. Frontiers in Microbiology 7, article number: 207. (10.3389/fmicb.2016.00207)
- Sharma, N., Morgan, M. and Walsh, K. 2015. Faculty perception of the medical student situational judgement test - summary of findings. Medical Teacher 38(5), pp. 529. (10.3109/0142159X.2015.1075652)
- Eberl, M., Friberg, I. M., Liuzzi, A. R., Morgan, M. and Topley, N. 2014. Pathogen-specific immune fingerprints during acute infection: The diagnostic potential of human γδ T-cells. Frontiers in Immunology 5, article number: 572. (10.3389/fimmu.2014.00572)
- Morgan, M., Dory, V., Lubarsky, S. and Walsh, K. 2014. What steps are necessary to create written or web-based selected-response assessments?. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 11 (10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.28)
- Davey, M. S. et al. 2014. Microbe-specific unconventional T cells induce human neutrophil differentiation into antigen cross-presenting cells. Journal of Immunology 193(7), pp. 3704-3716. (10.4049/jimmunol.1401018)
- Saw, M. M., Chamberlain, J., Barr, M., Morgan, M., Burnett, J. R. and Ho, K. M. 2014. Differential disruption of blood: brain barrier in severe traumatic brain injury. Neurocritical Care 20(2), pp. 209-216. (10.1007/s12028-013-9933-z)
- Morgan, M., Roberts, R., Olaniyil, P., Eberl, M., Hall, J. E. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Gamma-delta t cell activation by hmb-pp in early sepsis is associated with higher risk of death on the icu [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S451-S452.
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Davey, M. S., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2013. Human gamma delta T cells in severe bacterial sepsis [Abstract]. British Journal of Anaesthesia 110(5), pp. 876-877. (10.1093/bja/aes490)
- Welton, J. et al. 2013. Monocytes and γδ T cells control the acute phase response to intravenous zoledronate: insights from a phase IV safety trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR) 28(3), pp. 464-471. (10.1002/jbmr.1797)
- Morgan, M. 2012. The 5-minute ICU consult [book review]. Anaesthesia 67(11) (10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07308.x)
- Litton, E. and Morgan, M. 2012. The PiCCO Monitor: A Review. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 40(3), pp. 393-408. (10.1177/0310057X1204000304)
- Wise, M. P., Morgan, M. P., Hingston, C. D. and Watkins, H. L. 2012. Bedside handover of critically ill patients. Critical Care 16(2), article number: 419. (10.1186/cc11245)
- Wise, M. P., Morgan, M. P. and Saayman, A. G. 2012. Duration of antibiotic therapy in bacteraemia. Critical Care 16(1), article number: 403. (10.1186/cc10590)
- Thomas, G. and Morgan, M. 2011. Monitoring neuromuscular blockade and depth of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine 12(6), pp. 271-274. (10.1016/j.mpaic.2011.03.008)
- Morgan, M., Pugsley, L., Bullock, A., Phillips, S. and Stacey, M. 2010. Evaluating trainee doctors' educational use of a personal digital assistant: a pilot study. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 71(8) (10.12968/hmed.2010.71.8.77670)
- Morgan, M., Pugsley, L. A., Bullock, A. D., Phillips, S. and Stacey, M. R. W. 2010. Evaluating trainee doctors' educational use of a personal digital assistant: a pilot study. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 71(8), pp. 461-464.
- Morgan, M. P. and Haskins, N. 2010. Noise levels produced by high-frequency oscillation. Critical Care 14(2), article number: 415. (10.1186/cc8958)
- Morgan, M. 2009. The payment of drug addicts to increase their sterilisation rate is morally unjustified and not simply 'A Fine Balance'. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 24(2), pp. 119-123. (10.1080/01443610410001645361)
- Morgan, M. 2007. The surgeon stands accused. BMJ 334(7603), article number: 1094. (10.1136/bmj.39196.691782.BE)
Thesis
- Morgan, M. P. 2014. Immune fingerprinting in acute severe sepsis. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Websites
- Morgan, M. and Frost, P. 2021. “The purpose of power is to give it away”— what covid can teach us about organ donation.. [Online]. BMJ Publishing Group. Available at: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/02/12/the-purpose-of-power-is-to-give-it-away-what-covid-can-teach-us-about-organ-donation/
Engagement
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