Dr Mathew Davis has particular interests in:
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Robotic and navigated surgery
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Adult spinal trauma and tumours
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Degenerative spine disease
Background and Experience
Dr Mathew Davis grew up in rural Queensland and completed his medical studies at The University of Queensland in Brisbane.
This was followed by general medical training at the Cairns Hospital before Dr Davis commenced general orthopaedic training at several facilities including Nambour General Hospital, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Gold Coast University and Queensland Children’s Hospital among others. Specialist spinal orthopaedic training followed at these and other clinical establishments.
Dr Davis has recently completed a Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital/National Spinal Injuries Unit in Dublin, Ireland and is a registered Medical Practitioner in both Australia and Ireland. He also has a keen interest in research and education, having authored several publications and presenting at various orthopaedic spine forums.
Consulting Locations and Information
Bowen Hills Medical Specialist Centre
Defining the optimal local anaesthetic infusion regimen for erector spinae plane block catheters: do pressure and flow rate matter? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 730–3, Aisling Ni Eochagain, Mohd Shazrul Ramly, Mathew Davis, Aneurin Moorthy. Br J Anaesth. 2024 Dec. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.024.
A cadaveric study investigating the spread of injectate via programmed intermittent bolus vs continuous infusion in the Erector Spinae Plane in two soft embalmed cadavers. Aisling Ni Eochagain, Mohd Shazrul Ramly; Mathew Davis; Brian Gibney; Claire Broe; Christian Myles; Sam Lynch; Georgi Valchev; Aneurin Moorthy. British Journal of Anaesthesia. Submitted for peer review 23/9/2024.
Implant-associated Infection After Pediatric Spine Deformity Surgery: Is Removal of Hardware Indicated? Jou Wei, Conrad Brown, Tomas Moore, Nicolette Graham, Mathew Davis, Simon Gatehouse, Clare Nourse. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Apr 1;43(4):333-338.
Pseudo-aneurysm: A Rare Complication of Ankle Arthroscopy. Mathew Davis, David Brooks, William Bryceson. J Orthop Sports Phys Therapy. 2017 Jan;47(1):42.
Spine Week Melbourne, April 2023, podium presentation: Surgical Site Infection in Paediatric Spine Deformity Surgical: a review of 933 procedures in a tertiary children’s hospital
Brisbane Advanced Spine Forum, March 2021, podium presentation: Intra-operative Radiation Exposure – risk to patients and staff in Paediatric Spine Surgery
AOA QLD ASM, November 2020, podium presentation: Estimating Bone Defect Size Using the Fluid Volume Technique – Description and validation of technique
APOS 2013, podium presentation: Paediatric Motorcycle Trauma in Australia
AOA ASM 2013, podium presentation: Clinical outcomes of the displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum in a regional centre
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
North American Spine Society