Dr. Matthew Nichols was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. After obtaining his undergraduate degree at Rice University in Houston, Texas, he went on to receive his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he graduated with honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. He then completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. After conducting a year of hepatology research, Dr. Nichols continued his training as a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow at the University of Colorado, where he served as Chief Fellow in 2006. His areas of special interest include the management of liver and inflammatory bowel diseases. Dr. Nichols is an active participant in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

Education:
Rice University, Houston, Texas, BA, 1996
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, MD with honors, 2000
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Internal Medicine Residency, 2000-2003
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Gastroenterology Fellowship, 2004-2007

Board Certification and Societies:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology 2007
American Gastroenterological Association
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy