Jerin Mathew

Dr. Mathew is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Anatomy and a neuroscientist at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His research focuses on chronic pain and non-invasive neuromodulation. Drawing on his background in physiotherapy and neuroscience, he conducts applied and clinical research to investigate brain–pain mechanisms underlying chronic musculoskeletal pain and to improve clinical outcomes through endogenous neuromodulation approaches. Beyond his core research interests, Dr. Mathew is engaged in collaborative research across professional clinical education, dissection and cadaveric studies, brain–organ interactions, rehabilitation, and clinical sonoanatomy. He teaches across professional programmes, including Medicine, Physiotherapy, the Pain and Pain Management Programme, and the Postgraduate Surgical Anatomy Programme at the University of Otago, and supervises postgraduate students in medicine, anatomy, and neuroscience.