Biography
Dr. Mathew received a BA degree in Economics (2002) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's in Library Science degree (2009) from Queens College, City University of New York. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree (2016) from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Following his MD degree, he completed a three-year residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico, subsequently working as an attending Emergency Medicine physician in New Mexico from 2019 to 2023. In the aftermath of his time working on the frontlines throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Mathew re-evaluated his purpose in his work as a physician, subsequently stepping away from medicine for over a year. He then completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine (2025) at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, and additionally a fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (2025) at the University of New Mexico. He currently practices Integrative Palliative Care in his role as Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at the University of New Mexico, with an intention to bring integrative approaches to healing for those suffering from serious illness.
Areas of Specialty
Integrative medicine
Integrative approaches to palliative care
Healing the healer
Addressing moral distress and moral injury in healthcare providers
Gender
Male
Languages
- English
Research and Scholarship
Mathew JI, Cadnum JL, Sankar T, Jencson AL, Kundrapu S, Donskey CJ. Evaluation of an enclosed ultraviolet-C radiation device for decontamination of mobile handheld devices. American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Jun; 44(6): 724-6.
Cadnum JL, Tomas ME, Sankar T, Jencson A, Mathew JI, Kundrapu S, Donskey CJ. Effect of variation in test methods on performance of ultraviolet-C radiation room decontamination. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 May; 37(5), 555-560.
Glatman-Freedman A, Portelli I, Jacobs SK, Mathew JI, Slutzman JE, Goldfrank LR, Smith SW. Attack Rates Assessment of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A in children and their contacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11): e50228.
Weiner MG, Ross SJ, Mathew JI, Even-Shoshan O, Fox KR, Silber JH. Estimating the Costs of Chemotherapy-Associated Adverse Event Clusters. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. 2007 Jun; 7(1-2): 1-21.