Dr Francis Matthey

Dr Matthey graduated from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School in 1980, trained in general medicine, before training in haematology at the Royal Free Hospital and UCH. First appointed as a consultant in 1990, he worked in Surrey for 16 years before moving to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2006, where he is Service Lead for haematology. He has a strong reputation for being a good teacher and communicator and has a very high level of commitment to personalised patient care.

General Haematology - anaemias, polycythaemia, low and high white blood cell counts, low and high platelet counts. Disorders of coagulation: deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, inherited disorders predisposing to thrombosis (thrombophilia), bleeding disorders. Malignant haematology: MGUS (Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance), myeloma, myeloproliferative diseases (Polycythaemia Rubra Vera, Essential Thrombocythaemia), lymphomas.