Our Surgeons
Our dedicated surgeons have helped hundreds of patients reclaim their quality of life…
Matthew Campbell ENT Head and Neck Surgeon
Matthew Campbell graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1984. He completed his Fellowship in ENT Head and Neck Surgery in 1995 and won the Jean Littlejohn medal for research (1994) and the Hugh Noel Puckle Prize (1996). Matthew then went to Europe for further training in middle ear surgery (Würzberg, Germany), vocal disorders (Lyon, France) and Head and Neck Surgery (Dublin, Ireland) before returning to Melbourne.
Matthew was appointed director of the ENT Head and Neck Surgical Unit at Austin Health in 2000 and additionally of the Northern Hospital in 2005.
While he is loved by his paediatric patients and their families, he also relishes his work in sinus surgery, rhinoplasty, middle ear surgery and head and neck surgery. He is currently involved in research in obstructive sleep apnoea with an international multi-centre study and the respiratory unit at Austin.
The Respiratory Medicine Unit and the Institute of Breathing and Sleep both at Austin Hospital are world leaders especially in the areas of sleep disturbance and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). These institutions and Matthew are currently approaching completion of the second phase of testing of a new device for OSA in a multicentre trial with centres in Australia, USA and Europe. The Melbourne arm of the study through IBAS and with Matthew as the implanting surgeon have implanted the most of these devices more than anywhere else in the world. We hope that the results from this second phase will reflect the excellent results from the first phase or pilot study and that we will soon be able to offer this device as one of the many treatments for OSA.
Most snoring and OSA problems can be improved by simpler types of surgery or with non-surgical treatments. These devices include mandibular advancement splints (MAS) or CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) masks. The essential step is an experienced initial assessment of airway patency, with possible sleep study assessment afterwards.
Mr Jae Murphy ENT Head and Neck Surgeon
Jae was born and educated in Adelaide, completing his Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Adelaide in 2011 followed by internship and resident surgical training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital respectively. He was then accepted onto the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon Scientist training program under the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons with funding and support from the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Foundation with an Academic Surgeon-Scientist Research Scholarship.
He then went on to complete a Doctor of Philosophy titled “The Mucosal Barrier in Chronic Rhinosinusitis” under the supervision of Professor Peter-John Wormald and Professor Alkis Psaltis. This examined the effects of exogenous bacterial products and zinc on the integrity of the mucosal barrier function in sinusitis and nasal polyps, and this was awarded a Dean’s commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Jae then completed his Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery training in Melbourne, Victoria. Following this he also had further training in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Queensland.
Jae treats a wide range of adult and paediatric ENT conditions, with special interests in head and neck cancer, thyroid surgery, sinusitis and nasal surgery, voice issues, snoring, paediatric tonsillitis and ear infections.
Jae has public hospital appointments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Austin Health, Eastern Health, and Northern Health. He consults privately in North Fitzroy, Box Hill, Brighton, and Mildura, and operates at the Warringal Private Hospital and the Northern Private Hospital.
