Dr Matt Bridges

Consultant Rheumatologist

After qualifiing from Leicester University in 1994 and an SHO rotation in Northampton I entered the North East Specialist Registrar Training Programme in 1999. I became a consultant rheumatologist at North Tees and Hartlepool hospital in 2004 and after 4 years there joined the rheumatology department in Darlington in 2008.

• Department: Rheumatology
• Speciality: Rheumatology
• Based at Hospital site: Darlington Memorial Hospital
• Special interests: Osteoporosis Inflammatory arthritis carpal tunnel syndrome
• Qualifications: Mb;ChB MRCP
• Date added to the specialist register: 2004
• Training role: Published author on osteoporosis and carpal tunnel syndrome