I am a health services researcher and medical doctor, specialising in kidney disease and transplantation. I split my time between clinical practice as a Consultant in Renal Medicine at Southmead Hospital, and research in the Population Health Sciences department at the University of Bristol. My mixed-methods research focuses on improving access to and outcomes following kidney transplantation. I have been funded by NIHR, Kidney Research UK and the Wellcome Trust. I was awarded the AEG Raine award for 2018 by the UK Renal Association. This annual award recognises one early career researcher for their significant contribution to UK renal research. 

The ASK Trial: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a patient and family outreach service to improve AccesS to living-donor Kidney transplantation - NIHR Funding and Awards

In my NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship I used mixed-methods to understand the relationship between socioeconomic position and reduced uptake of living-donor kidney transplants. I was awarded my PhD in September 2016. From 2016-2018 whilst working as a Clinical Lecturer I was the Chief Investigator for a large multicentre project funded by Kidney Research UK to further investigate and quantify the effect of barriers to living-donor kidney transplantation identified in my doctoral work. From 2019-2024 I was funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship to undertake the first stage of intervention work 'The development and feasibility trial of a complex intervention to improve AccesS to living-donor Kidney transplantation: the ASK trial'. In 2024 I was awarded a £1.9 million NIHR HSDR grant to undertake 'The ASK trial: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a patient and family outreach service to improve AccesS to living-donor Kidney transplantation' with the NHS Blood and Transplant Clinical Trials Unit.

The OPTIMAL feasibility trial: OPTimising IMmunosuppression for older Adult kidney transpLant recipients - NIHR Funding and Awards

I am Chief Investigator for this NIHR funded feasibility study to investigate whether a trial of reduced immunosuppression for older adult kidney transplant recipients is feasible. The study will be undertaken at 4 NHS hospitals from 2025-2026.

Investigating the experiences and management of individuals with failing kidney transplants: preparation for a randomised controlled trial - NIHR Funding and Awards

I am Chief Investigator for this NIHR funded qualitative study to investigate the experiences and management of individuals with failing kidney transplants. The study was undertaken at 3 NHS hospitals from 2023-2025.

FAKTOR: FAiling Kidney Transplant Outcomes Registry Analysis

I am a Co-Investigator for this Kidney Research UK funded UK Renal and Transplant registry analysis to investigate the management of and outcomes following transplant failure in the UK, investigating differences according to patient and treating centre variables.

I supervise clinical academics undertaking Masters or Doctoral research degrees, with topics including the management of major adverse cardiac events in people with chronic kidney disease, transplant immunosuppression in older adults, and the evaluation of equity in access to genomic testing for suspected genetic kidney disease in England.