Dr. Dwight Matthew FASN
physicians
Dr. Dwight Matthew joined Shoals Kidney and Hypertension Center as a Transplant Nephrologist in August 2013 upon completion of his Transplant Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Before starting his transplant fellowship at UAB, Dr. Matthew had completed his Nephrology Fellowship program at Hahnemann University Hospital – Drexel University in Pennsylvania, PA. He is from St. George’s Grenada where he completed his Doctorate of Medicine in June 2003 before coming to the United States to complete his Nephrology training.
Dr. Matthew is board certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and recognized as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension by the American Society of Hypertension. He also completed a mini-fellowship program in Renal Ultrasonography at Emory University.
Dr. Matthew has active privileges at Helen Keller, North Alabama Medical Center & Shoals Hospitals as well as DaVita Dialysis.
He is a member of the American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Transplantation, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, and others. He has been active in research and has been published in several medical journals.