Simon De Lusignan

Biography

I am a senior academic GP and Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Informatics; Chair in Health Care Management; and Head of Department of Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at University of Surrey. My current post brings together the medically qualified people at the University into a single Department. This department spans from surveillance, diabetes and cardiology; through a cancer research institute, to Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved clinical research facility and a newly approved Clinical Trials Unit (CTU). I also lead a Surrey Health Partners, Primary Care Clinical Academic Group.

Research Interest

The Clinical Informatics research group I lead has raised over £5 million in funding and published over 200 peer reviewed papers and articles. My quality improvement work has been in: cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, mental health dermatology, and osteoporosis. I have led the development of on-line information sources for primary care but latterly focussed more on the evaluation of how these and electronic patient record (EPR) systems might best be incorporated into clinical practice. I have been active in developing metrics for improving the quality of management of chronic kidney disease, diabetes and mental health.