Faculty and Staff
Matthew Whitaker Wilson, MD, FCCP
| Title: | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Medicine | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | matthew.wilson@prismahealth.org |
Bio
| Background: | I earned my Doctor of Medicine degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, in 2014. I subsequently completed my Internal Medicine residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where I was selected to serve an additional year as Chief Resident. Throughout residency, I developed a strong interest in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, which led me to pursue fellowship training at the University of Michigan from 2018 to 2021. A significant portion of my fellowship occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing an unparalleled experience in the management of critically ill patients and further shaping my clinical expertise in critical care medicine. Medical education has remained a central focus of my career, and I was excited to join Prisma Health in the fall of 2021 because of its strong commitment to academic medicine and the numerous opportunities to contribute to education, clinical leadership, and scholarship. Since joining Prisma Health, I have served as the Medical Director of the 5C Pulmonary Unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital and previously served as a Core Faculty member for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. I continue to mentor internal medicine residents and pulmonary and critical care fellows while serving on the Internal Medicine Clinical Competency Committee. Clinically, I am a member of the Advanced Bronchoscopy Program, with particular interests in lung cancer, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy, and chronic respiratory failure. Throughout my time at Prisma Health, I have remained deeply committed to the institution's academic mission through resident and fellow education, mentorship, curriculum development, clinical leadership, and scholarly activity. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | My primary educational interests focus on the use of simulation- and mannequin-based training to enhance clinical reasoning, procedural competency, and crisis resource management. From 2022 to 2026, I served as the Director of the Simulation Center for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, where I developed and implemented a comprehensive longitudinal simulation curriculum. This curriculum emphasized mastery of common bedside procedures while providing residents with deliberate practice in a structured, evidence-based learning environment. I also designed and facilitated high-fidelity simulation scenarios that replicated critical clinical events, including rapid response activations and cardiac arrests, to strengthen learners' clinical decision-making, leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in the care of critically ill patients. In addition to simulation-based education, I dedicate a significant portion of my teaching efforts to the education of Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows. My teaching emphasizes the critical appraisal of scientific literature, the principles of evidence-based medicine, and the thoughtful integration of emerging clinical evidence into patient care. Through bedside teaching, case-based discussions, and mentorship, I strive to foster independent clinical reasoning and prepare trainees to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care throughout their careers. |
| Research Interest(s): | My scholarly interests span clinical research, quality improvement, and medical education, with a particular emphasis on projects that directly enhance patient care. I have a strong interest in quality improvement initiatives within the intensive care unit and played a key role in implementing the ICU ABCDEF (A–F) Bundle at our institution in 2023 to promote evidence-based critical care practices and improve patient outcomes. The bundle has been successfully integrated into routine clinical practice and continues to be used daily in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital, demonstrating its sustained impact on patient care and unit operations. My primary clinical research interest is chronic respiratory failure, particularly the use of noninvasive ventilation. I have authored multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters in this area and continue to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Michigan on scholarly projects related to noninvasive ventilation and respiratory failure. In addition to my research activities, I am committed to mentoring trainees in scholarly work. Over the past five years, I have collaborated with internal medicine residents and Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows to develop and present numerous case reports and case series at the annual CHEST meeting, the premier national conference for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. These projects have provided valuable opportunities to mentor trainees in clinical investigation, scientific writing, and academic presentation while contributing to the dissemination of clinically relevant findings. |
| Honors & Awards: | Outstanding Faculty Award selected by pulmonary/critical fellows Subspecialty Clinical Educator of the Year (second time) Subspecialty Clinical Educator of the Year (first time) Recipient of Training in Medical Specialty Scholarship Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Tinsley R. Harrison Translational Research Scholar Program Gray Scholars Award for Excellence in Clinical Research Most Valued Resident Teacher for Medical Students Resident of the Year Award O.B. Weed Scholarship for Academic Excellence “Marilyn Vitek” Merit Biology Scholarship |
| Professional Affiliations: | ATS Member CHEST Member |