Dr Matthew Parker
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Dr Matthew Parker

Clinical Senior Lecturer
Sydney Medical School
Central Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Matthew Parker
Dr Matthew Parker is a Staff Specialist and Head of the Department of Rheumatology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has a special clinical and research interest in autoimmune and related muscle diseases and in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease.

New Investigator Award, Australian Rheumatology Association 2023

Brian Eaton Memorial PhD Scholarship, Lung Foundation Australia and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand 2020-2023

The Leanne Stafford Scholarship, Australlian Rheumatology Association and Arthritis Australia 2017-2018

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Parker, M., Bleasel, J. (2023). Hemophilia-associated arthritis. In Mark C. Hochberg (Eds.), Rheumatology 8th ed., (pp. 1840-1847). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
  • Parker, M. (2022). Skeletal Muscle and its Disorders. In Sean O'Neill, Lyn March, Leslie Schrieber, Terence Moopanar, Bill Walter (Eds.), The Musculoskeletal System Systems of the Body Series. Poland: Elsevier.
  • Parker, M., Chinoy, H., Cooper, R., Lamb, J. (2019). Myositis Basics/Who Gets Myositis. In Oddis CV and Aggarwal R Editors (Eds.), Managing Myositis: A Practical Guide, (pp. 7-15). Switzerland: Springer Books. [More Information]

Journals

  • Parker, M., Jee, A., Hansen, D., Proudman, S., Youssef, P., Kenna, T., Stevens, W., Nikpour, M., Sahhar, J., Corte, T. (2024). Multiple serum biomarkers associate with mortality and interstitial lung disease progression in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology, 63(11), 2981-2988. [More Information]
  • McColl, H., Cordina, R., Lal, S., Parker, M., Hunyor, I., Medi, C., Gray, B. (2024). Recurrent immunosuppressive-responsive myocarditis in a patient with desmoplakin cardio-myopathy: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 8(3), ytae129. [More Information]
  • Parker, M., Lilleker, J., Chinoy, H. (2022). Adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Medicine (United Kingdom), 50(1), 70-75. [More Information]

2024

  • Parker, M., Jee, A., Hansen, D., Proudman, S., Youssef, P., Kenna, T., Stevens, W., Nikpour, M., Sahhar, J., Corte, T. (2024). Multiple serum biomarkers associate with mortality and interstitial lung disease progression in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology, 63(11), 2981-2988. [More Information]
  • McColl, H., Cordina, R., Lal, S., Parker, M., Hunyor, I., Medi, C., Gray, B. (2024). Recurrent immunosuppressive-responsive myocarditis in a patient with desmoplakin cardio-myopathy: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 8(3), ytae129. [More Information]

2023

  • Parker, M., Bleasel, J. (2023). Hemophilia-associated arthritis. In Mark C. Hochberg (Eds.), Rheumatology 8th ed., (pp. 1840-1847). Philadelphia: Elsevier.

2022

  • Parker, M., Lilleker, J., Chinoy, H. (2022). Adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Medicine (United Kingdom), 50(1), 70-75. [More Information]
  • Parker, M. (2022). Skeletal Muscle and its Disorders. In Sean O'Neill, Lyn March, Leslie Schrieber, Terence Moopanar, Bill Walter (Eds.), The Musculoskeletal System Systems of the Body Series. Poland: Elsevier.

2021

  • Jee, A., Parker, M., Bleasel, J., Troy, L., Lau, E., Jo, H., Teoh, A., Adelstein, S., Webster, S., Corte, T. (2021). Baseline Characteristics and Survival of an Australian Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features Cohort. Respiration, 100(9), 853-864. [More Information]
  • Jee, A., Sheehy, R., Hopkins, P., Corte, T., Grainge, C., Troy, L., Symons, K., Spencer, L., Reynolds, P., Chapman, S., Jo, H., Bleasel, J., Parker, M., et al (2021). Diagnosis and management of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease in Australia and New Zealand: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand*. Respirology, 26(1), 23-51. [More Information]
  • Jee, A., Parker, M., Bleasel, J., Troy, L., Lau, E., Jo, H., Teoh, A., Webster, S., Adelstein, S., Corte, T. (2021). Diagnosis of myositis-associated interstitial lung disease: Utility of the myositis autoantibody line immunoassay. Respiratory Medicine, 187, 106581. [More Information]

2020

  • Parker, M., Corte, T. (2020). First risk, next reward? A new clinico-radiological risk model predicts mortality in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease. Respirology, 25(12), 1225-1226. [More Information]

2019

  • To, F., Parker, M., Ventín-Rodríguez, C., Lilleker, J., Chinoy, H. (2019). Including myositis-specific autoantibodies improves performance of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies classification criteria. Rheumatology, 58(12), 2331-2333. [More Information]
  • Parker, M., Chinoy, H., Cooper, R., Lamb, J. (2019). Myositis Basics/Who Gets Myositis. In Oddis CV and Aggarwal R Editors (Eds.), Managing Myositis: A Practical Guide, (pp. 7-15). Switzerland: Springer Books. [More Information]
  • Parker, M., McGill, N. (2019). The Established and Evolving Role of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Connective-Tissue Disease. In Akira Takeda (Eds.), Connective Tissue Disease - Current State of the Art, (pp. 1-20). London: IntechOpen. [More Information]

2018

  • Parker, M., Oliffe, M., McGill, N. (2018). An evaluation of two novel capillaroscopy techniques in suspected scleroderma-spectrum disorders: A single-centre cross-sectional study. Modern Rheumatology, 28(4), 676-680. [More Information]
  • Parker, M., Roberts, M., Lorigan, P., du Plessis, D., Chinoy, H. (2018). Autoimmune fasciitis triggered by the anti-programmed cell death-1 monoclonal antibody nivolumab. BMJ Case Reports, 2018, 223249. [More Information]
  • Parker, M., Lilleker, J., Roberts, M., Chinoy, H. (2018). Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Medicine (United Kingdom), 46(2), 140-145. [More Information]

2017

  • Parker, M., Bleasel, J. (2017). Hemophilia and von Willebrand disease. In Hochberg MC (Eds.), Rheumatology (7th Ed.). London: Elsevier.
  • Parker, M., Chinoy, H. (2017). The Treatment Approach of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. European Medical Journal (Chelmsford, England), , 14-18. [More Information]

2016

  • Parker, M., Khoo, L., Bleasel, J. (2016). Haemophilic arthropathy: can it be prevented? Medicine Today, 17(11), 55-60.

2013

  • Parker, M., Guha, N., Stedman, B., Hacking, N., Wright, M. (2013). Trans-jugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt placement for refractory ascites: a 'real-world' UK health economic evaluation. Frontline Gastroenterology, 4(3), 182-186. [More Information]

Published abstracts:

  • Matthew JS Parker, Mandana Nikpour, Dylan Hanson, Susanna Proudman, Joanne Sahhar, Tamera J Corte, Tony J Kenna. High levels of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (VCAM-1) associate with a “vasculopathic phenotype” in systemic sclerosis with higher mortality. Oral Presentation ARA ASM 2024; Int J Rheum Dis e15171
  • Matthew JS Parker, Andre Chobanian, Ian Glaspole, Margaret Wilsher, Jeremy Wrobel, Yuben Moodley, et al. Myositis in the Australasian Interstitial Lung Disease Registry: an observational prospective cohort study of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopa-thies complicated by interstitial lung disease. Oral Presentation ARA ASM 2024; Int J Rheum Dis e15171
  • Cameron E, Parker MJS. Evaluating a novel muscle biopsy technique: A retrospective case series of semi-open conchotome muscle biopsies in a quaternary myositis clinic. Poster Presentation ARA ASM 2024; Int J Rheum Dis e15172
  • Parker MJS, Beer K, Panicker A, Fong G, Needham M. The Australian Myositis Registry: the rationale, objectives and design of a multicentre nationwide longitudinal prospective data-base for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Poster Presentation ARA ASM 2024; Int J Rheum Dis e15172
  • Li N, Frade S, Parker MJS, Youssef P, Nikpour M. Perspectives and Experiences regarding Exercise in Individuals with Myositis: A Qualitative study. Poster Presentation ARA ASM 2024; Int J Rheum Dis e15172
  • Parker MJS, Jee A, Hansen D et al. Serum biomarkers independently predict mortality in Systemic Sclerosis. Oral Presentation ARA ASM May 2023; Intern Med J 53(S1): 5-57 https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16057
  • Parker MJS, Jee A, Hansen D et al. High levels of VCAM-1 independently predict mortality in Systemic Sclerosis. Oral Presentation TSANZ 2023. Respirol. 28(S2) 110-246 https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.14460
  • Jee A, Parker MJS, Corte T. Nailfold capillaroscopy findings using a smartphone-dermatoscope in a prospective Interstitial Lung Disease cohort. Oral presentation ARA ASM 2020. Int Med J. 50(S2):5-52 https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14932
  • Loarce-Martos J, Lilleker JB, Parker MJS, Herrick A, McHugh NJ, Betteridge ZE, Chinoy H. Chipping away at polymyositis: a retrospective review at a tertiary myositis centre. EULAR 2020 Oral Abstract. Ann Rheum Dis 79(S1):1107
  • Jee A, Parker MJ, McGill NW, Bleasel JB, Troy, L, Jo H, Lau EM, Webster S, Geis M, Corte TJ. Nailfold Capillaroscopy in a prospective Interstitial Lung Disease Cohort: IPF, CTD-ILD and IPAF. American Thoracic Society 2019 Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 199:A2416
  • Parker MJS, Oldroyd A, Lilleker JB, Roberts ME, New RP, Ollier WE, Cooper RG, Chinoy H. The increasing incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies at a UK specialist neuro-muscular center: A ten-year epidemiological study. Oral Presentation British Society of Rheumatology May 2018. Rheumatology 2018;57(Suppl3):1-3.
  • Parker MJS, Oldroyd A, Lilleker JB, Roberts ME, Herrick AL, Cooper RG, Chinoy H. An ex-ternal validation of the 2017 EULAR/ACR Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Classification Criteria. Oral Presentation, European League Against Rheumatism Annual Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam June 2018. ARD 2018;77(Suppl2) DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.6056
  • Parker MJS, Oldroyd A, Lilleker JB, Roberts ME, New RP, Ollier WE, Cooper RG, Chinoy H. The increasing incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies at a UK specialist neuro-muscular center: A ten-year epidemiological study. Poster Presentation European League Against Rheumatism Annual Scientific Meeting June 2018. ARD 2018;77(Suppl2) DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.6079
  • Parker MJS, Oldroyd A, Lilleker JB, Roberts ME, New RP, Ollier WE, Cooper RG, Chinoy H. The increasing incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies at a UK specialist neuro-muscular center: A ten-year epidemiological study. Poster presentation ARA ASM 2018. In-tern Med J 48(S4) https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13772
  • Parker MJS, Oldroyd A, Lilleker JB, Roberts ME, Herrick AL, Cooper RG, Chinoy H. An ex-ternal validation of the 2017 EULAR/ACR Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Classification Criteria. Poster Presentation ARA ASM 2018. Intern Med J 48(S4) https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13772
  • Parker MJS, Oliffe MT, McGill NW. An evaluation of two novel techniques utilizing a smartphone digital camera in the assessment of nailfold capillaries in suspected Scleroder-ma-spectrum disorders: A single-center cross-sectional study. American College of Rheuma-tology Annual Scientific Meeting Nov 2017. Arthritis Rheum 2017;69 (Suppl10).