Dr Matthew Hadfield

MB ChB (Hons), FRCS (England), FRACS (Vascular), AFRACMA Affiliate Professor, Deakin University 

Originally from the United Kingdom, Matthew attended medical school at St Andrews and Manchester and completed training as a vascular surgeon through the North of England Training scheme. He was appointed as consultant vascular surgeon at Pennine Acute NHS Trust in Oldham (his hometown) and later, Clinical Director of General Surgery before relocating to Australia. 

His interest in training and medical administration started early on in his career, and he has been actively involved in health service development across a number of projects, including the complex merger of four separate hospitals into a large multi-campus service in the northwest of England; an area that was identified as being most in need of improved health outcomes, which that project ultimately delivered. 

Matthew moved to Ballarat in 2012 with his family, to take up the position of vascular surgeon and Clinical Director at Ballarat Health Services. He has covered management of all aspects of surgery, anaesthetics and perioperative services. 

Alongside his clinical work, Matthew has been actively involved with the Victorian Clinical Council (as the inaugural deputy chair), the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council; and is past chair of the Victorian State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.