Mr Matthew Barrett

Mr Barrett graduated from Cardiff Medical School and went on to complete his higher orthopaedic surgical training in the Wessex region. After training he spent time in Bournemouth hospital specialising in shoulders before completing a specialist shoulder and elbow fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand, working with an internationally leading surgeon, Mr Peter Poon.

He was appointed as a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester in 2019, where he specialises in shoulder, elbow and trauma surgery.  He is also actively involved in teaching and training in the department, and is the current STC lead for the registrars in training.

He has a specialist interest in complex glenoid deformity in the shoulder and elbow instability injuries.  He has published extensively and has been invited as faculty on teaching and cadveric shoulder courses both, here and abroad.

He is a member of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society, the British Orthopaedic Association and the Royal College of Surgeons.

Outside of work he enjoys running, sea swimming, kite surfing and skiing. He qualified as a ski instructor In Canada and fully appreciates the importance of being able to do what you enjoy.  He lives in Poole with his family and 2 dogs. 

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Arthroscopic Shoulder surgery

Reverse Shoulder Replacement

Revision shoulder surgery

Calcific tendonitis

Interpostional balloon arthroplasty

Sports injuries