Medical Director, Shore Physicians Group Endocrinology
Dr. Matthew Corcoran is founder and president of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation, a unique clinical resource entirely devoted to providing general fitness and multi-sport camps and services for teens and adults with diabetes. The mission of the Diabetes Training Camp Foundation is to inspire, motivate and educate by delivering unique and customized programs and coaching that empower the community of people with diabetes to thrive.
Dr. Corcoran earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine before moving to the University of Chicago Hospitals and completing his internship and residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Corcoran is board-certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and currently works for Shore Medical Group Endocrinology in South Jersey.
Corcoran’s commitment to improving the lives of those with diabetes extends to his work as a member of the Board of Directors for both the South Jersey Chapter of Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) and Diabetes Training Camp Foundation.
Dr. Corcoran is recognized nationally and internationally in diabetes, exercise and sport and speaks nationally on the topic. Corcoran has worked extensively with recreational and endurance athletes with diabetes, and has consulted with high school, collegiate, Olympic & professional athletes with type 1 diabetes. He was honored for his work as a physician and educator by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as one of twelve diabetes “Game Changers” in their 2016 People to Know edition of their Diabetes Forecast publication. He has also been recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Philadelphia Magazine the past two years.
Additional experience in national leadership roles include his role on the faculty of the JDRF PEAK program that is committed to educating health care providers and patients regarding the management of diabetes and exercise. Corcoran also served on the research and writing group for the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Scientific Statement on Diabetes and Exercise in the Active Individual, and was a member of the research and writing committee for the National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) Position Statement: Management of the Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. He is also a member of the ADA Council on Exercise.
Dr. Corcoran is a gifted speaker and teacher committed to advocacy for people with diabetes. He and his wife Jody, and their sons Brennan and Finn, currently call Margate City, New Jersey home and love spending time together being active outdoors.