Matthew Smyth

MD

Investigator and Pediatric Gastroenterologist, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Smyth’s research focuses on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), specifically in outcomes of advances therapies and non-invasive diagnosis and management strategies. Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD is a specialized use of ultrasound to detect and monitor inflammation in the GI tract, does not require sedation or radiation, and can be done quickly in clinic to allow treating clinicians to make informed treatment decisions for a patients care at the time of the clinic visit. Dr. Smyth leads IUS programs at BCCH and the IBD Centre of BC, and his research program aims to expand the understanding of how the bowel responds to different medicines, and how we can use ultrasound to guide treatment in order to maximize a patient's chance of achieving disease remission.