About Winchester Travel Health

The Winchester Travel Health clinic is situated in the heart of the historic city of Winchester, close to the High Street.

Come and visit us, or call 01962 856646 or email us on info@winchestertravelhealth.co.uk.

Dr Matthew Dryden MA, MBBS, MSc, MD, FRCPath, FRGS

Matthew Dryden is a consultant specialising in microbiology and communicable disease and has been based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester since 1991. He is Medical Director of the Winchester Travel Health clinic. He has a long-term interest in travel and tropical medicine. In the past he has been an expedition doctor on expeditions in varied parts of the world including Africa and Central America. He has worked as a doctor in Sudan and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a founder member of its Medical Cell. He has published extensively on travel medicine, microbiology and infectious disease.

Joanna Lowry RN, DTN

The clinic is managed on a daily basis by Joanna Lowry. She is an experienced Travel Nurse Specialist who has travelled extensively throughout Northern Africa, South East Asia, Australasia and Europe.

She has a Diploma in Tropical Nursing from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has worked overseas recently for The Travel Doctor in New Zealand. Joanna was born and brought up in Winchester. She is pleased to be returning to the city to be working within the local community.