Surgeon Commander Professor Matt O'Shea

Defence Consultant Advisor - Pathology Royal Navy

Professor Matt O’Shea is a military clinical academic based in the College of Medicine and Health's Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy. He divides his time between providing clinical care and leading a programme of infection research. He is interested in a wide range of clinically important infections, their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, and in particular the interaction between the human host and pathogens. His research primarily focuses on understanding human immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and using this knowledge translationally to improve patient care by developing novel diagnostics, treatments and to identify vaccine candidates. As a consultant physician in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, he cares for patients at hospitals in the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.