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Matthew Hogan was born in Philadelphia and raised in an Irish family skilled in the art of brash pessimism. In the fall of 1992, Matt’s eldest brother was involved in a head-on collision that took the life of the woman whose lane he veered into, a wife and mother of two. It was too much, even for brash pessimists, and the Hogan family fell apart. Matt gave up his pursuit of a career in writing and opted for a career in medicine after spending countless hours in the hospital where his brother recovered. He completed his internal medicine residency and moved on to a career in hospital medicine where he is now the Medical Director and Vice Chief of Staff at Emory Decatur Hospital. One fateful encounter with an author dying from cancer reignited his passion for writing, and after a few failed starts, including a science fiction novel called Mr. November that nobody read, he finally found his voice when the absurdities of the public’s response to COVID forced him to remember that brash pessimism can be both entertaining and enlightening.
"""Really serious points--not just medical--are embedded in each anecdote, but heavily camouflaged in humour, smut, irreverence, and blissfully fearless rants so that the reader is constantly ambushed when least prepared. Fun, intelligent, moving, and stimulating, Foot in Mouth Disease is a spectacular read."" --Ileana von Hirsch, author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chemo: A Rather Unusual Memoir ""What an enjoyable book! In Foot in Mouth Disease, Dr. Matthew Ryan Hogan takes the reader through a series of hilarious, thought-provoking, and sometimes deeply touching vignettes spanning from his early years in Philadelphia through his current life as a husband, father, and practicing physician near Atlanta. Hogan's writing style is at once highly intelligent and self-effacing and almost always funny. He tackles the challenges and opportunities in society and his own life from the COVID pandemic to his calling to become a 'weekend novelist' with what he terms brash pessimism. The result is a delightful collection of stories that is completely entertaining. Foot in Mouth Disease is a wonderful read and most highly recommended."" --Michael Godin, MD, author of The Big Prick and Fighting Gravity"
