After internship he completed the first part of anesthesia residency, and subsequently has been working on his PhD, including a thesis project on "influence of neuromuscular blockade in abdominal surgery" at Herlev Hospital in Copenhagen. After finishing the Stanford research fellowship in Advanced Training in Medical Education Matias will return to Denmark to complete his PhD and his residency. In his free time Matias enjoys swimming, running and biking and spending time with his wife and two young children.