Dr Matthew Brown

Dr Matt Brown is a consultant in pain medicine at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Honorary Associate Faculty of the Institute of Cancer Research. Matt has a specific interest in the rehabilitation of cancer survivors but has broad pain medicine expertise.

Matt trained at King’s College London, winning the War Memorial and Wolfson Foundation Scholarships and graduating with distinction. His clinical training in pain medicine was conducted at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Matt fulfilled his long-term interest in clinical research by gaining a National Institute for Health Research’s Academic Clinical Fellowship. This enabled him to conduct novel, award-winning research into pain at both Imperial College and King’s College, London. Subsequently, Matt completed a Doctorate in Medicine at the Institute of Cancer Research (becoming the first anaesthetist in the Institute’s history to do so and winning the Chairman’s Prize at graduation).

Matt takes a holistic approach to all his patients and enjoys working with them to optimise their pain control and improve their functional levels. Matt employs a range of techniques including medications, interventional procedures and western medical acupuncture. He is known for his ability to explain complex concepts and has appeared in a variety of media ranging from the BBC to The Sun.

Matt has published and lectured widely on the subject of pain in cancer. His research interests include persistent post-surgical pain, painful peripheral neuropathies and the use of cannabis-based medicinal products in the management of pain and associated conditions.