Dr Matt Morgan is a British intensive care doctor with a wealth of clinical, research and education experience. He has postgraduate qualifications in intensive care medicine, has worked in some of the largest UK and Australasian hospitals and has a background in military medicine. He has won prizes for his research interests and has completed a PhD using artificial intelligence to help solve complex medical problems. He is passionate about medical education and public engagement, has written multiple scientific articles and contributed to a number of books. He lives in Cardiff with his family.

Matt’s first book Critical, a compelling and insightful look into the world of intensive care medicine, was published in the UK by Simon & Schuster in 2019. His second book is One Medicine: What Animals Can Teach Us And Why They Matter (S&S, 2023). In 2020, he published an open letter, ‘A Letter from the ICU’, addressing Covid patients and their families, which was read by over 130,000 people in the British Medical Journal and viewed by over three million after featuring on Channel 4. He has appeared at festivals including Hay and in 2020 was nominated for the Royal Society David Attenborough Prize for public engagement in society. He collaborated with playwright Tim Price and the National Theatre, as a medical adviser on the 2024 production of Nye, starring Michael Sheen. Matt’s third book, A Second Act: What Nearly Dying Can Tell Us About Really Living, will be published in January 2025.

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'One Medicine is 290 pages of inspiration doctors can either take from animals or already have. It even claims that ants invented their own NHS 100 million years before William Beveridge.’ – Andrew Billen, The Times

‘Funny, fascinating and beautifully written. More than that it is moving and awe inspiring […]. I can’t think of a more important topic for everyone on the planet to engage with right now.’  – Dr Xand van Tulleken

‘Anyone interested in a One Medicine approach will find this book an interesting introduction. Reciprocity is not just what animals can do for humans, but what humans can do for animals. We are stronger together and that is why Dr Morgan’s book is a wonderful step in that direction.’  – Joe Bailey, CEO, Humanimal Trust

‘A gripping realism of life in intensive care that reminds us how fragile is life.  Written with humility and insight, this is an intriguing glimpse into a world of life-saving decisions.  It is life affirming and hugely reassuring.’ – Professor Dame Sue Black, author of All That Remains: A Life in Death

‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.’ – Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt

‘Matt Morgan is an engaging, honest and perceptive doctor who has managed to pack an awful lot into his career. From the opening sentence, I was gripped. This book promises to offer a real insight into an area of life and death medicine that many of us will have seen dramatised on television.’ – ­Michael Mosley, author of bestsellers including The Fast Diet