Dr. Matthew Moore was born and raised in Livingston, Tenn., where he completed high school with honors at Livingston Academy. Moore earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and subsequently completed a master’s degree in public health and his medical doctorate degree at East Tennessee State University.

Following his medical education, Moore completed his internal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University and gastroenterology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Moore received advanced training in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and single balloon enteroscopy (SBE) of the small bowel. He presented at national meetings and published abstracts and articles about inflammatory bowel disease, deep enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy.

He serves as a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and his specialty is gastroenterology.

Moore lives in West Knoxville with wife Kendal Moore, a Knoxville native who is a special education teacher and currently is staying home with their 2-year-old son, Cole. They are expecting their second child in October. Leisure activities include reading and fitness training.