Australian Rotary Health

Dr Matthew Kiernan runs the multi-disciplinary Motor Neurone Disease (MND) clinical service at Prince of Wales Hospital and is a member of the steering committee that developed and launched the Australian Motor Neurone Disease Registry. In addition to this clinical interest in MND, he is currently supervising a number of MND-related research projects and clinical trails. 

Dr Kiernan is Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Australian Brain Foundation and recently completed his tenure as Honorary Secretary of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Neurologists.
 

Current Appointments
Associate Professor in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
Senior Scientist, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital
Consultant Neurologist and Neurophysiologist, Sydney Children’s Hospital

SUMMARY OF PROJECT: 

The majority of motor neuron disease (MND) patients die as a result of respiratory failure. Dr Matthew Kiernan from the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute at the University of New South Wales has received a grant from Australian Rotary Health and Rotary District 9650 to trial a strength-training program for the respiratory muscles of patients. It is hoped that this will slow the decline of the muscles and give another option for treating this fatal disease.