Anita Simonds#
| Membership Number: | 5977 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.simonds/publications.html |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-9637-491X |
| Twitter: | @anitaS1 |
Present and Previous Positions
- August 2020 - present Honorary Consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, London UK
- September 2020 - present Health Professional Medical Expert Advisor to Covid Task Force, European Medicines Agency
- March 2012 - present Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London UK
- November 1990 - July 2020 Consultant in Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital & Harfield, London UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Pandemic preparedness and management
- Non-invasive respiratory support
- Telemonitoring and home care in chronic respiratory disease
- Obstructive sleep apnoea and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy
Honours and Awards
- 2016 Fellow, European Respiratory Society
- 2016 European Respiratory Society (ERS) Yernault (Lecture) award
- 2015 Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) award for services to Respiratory Technology
- 2006 Margaret Pfrommer Medal for Long Term Mechanical Ventilation: Awarded by American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP/Chest)
- 2015 - 2018 Inaugural Chief Editor ERJ Open Research
