Dr Hannah Matson

Veterinary Intensivist, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College

Hannah is a veterinary intensivist. She underwent specialty training at the Royal Veterinary College and achieved diplomate status of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2024. She stayed on with the team post-residency and currently practises at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, where she and the team manage critically ill dogs and cats in the intensive care unit. Aside from her clinical duties, Hannah is also involved in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate veterinary students.

Professor Matt Morgan

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor at Cardiff University, Honorary Professor for the Public Understanding of Medicine at Surrey and, Honorary Professor, Curtin University, Australia

Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor for the Public Understanding of Medicine and regular BMJ columnist.

He has contributed to >50 scientific articles following his PhD in artificial intelligence. He has spoken at some of the largest book festivals in the world, written articles for diverse publications from The Guardian to Esquire magazine, featured on radio programmes including The Today Program as well as appearing on many television programs from CNN to The BBC.

He gave the 2023 Woodridge Lecture, has spoken at The Wellcome Trust and was nominated for the Royal Society’s David Attenborough prize for public engagement. He was listed in the top fifty most influential health tech people in 2024.

His first book CRITICAL tells remarkable stories of patients in the intensive care unit. His second book, ONE MEDICINE, explores how understanding animals can help treat human disease. His third book A SECOND ACT, tells the stories of patients after surviving a cardiac arrest and what these can teach us about our own lives.

He is a member of the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS, ambassador for 2Wish charity, patron for The Humanimal Trust and medical advisor for The National Theatre London’s production of "Nye", the story of Aneurin Bevan starring Michel Sheen. He lives in Cardiff with his family and loves ice cream.