Anna De Simoni

Dr. Anna De Simoni is a Clinical Associate Professor in Primary Care Research at Queen Mary University of London. She specializes in improving self-management and adherence to medications for patients with long-term conditions, particularly asthma and stroke. She co-leads the Centre for Primary Care and leads the AD-HOC NIHR Programme Grant, focusing on digital social interventions and online peer support systems. Her research integrates network science, big data analytics, and computational social science to enhance primary care outcomes.

Education: MBBS (Medicine), PhD in Neurophysiology (University of Milan), followed by postdoctoral fellowships at UCL and the University of Cambridge. She holds NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship and Lectureship awards, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP).

Research Interests: Digital health interventions, medication adherence strategies, primary care after stroke/TIA, domestic violence in healthcare settings, and patient engagement in online communities. She employs mixed-methods approaches including systematic reviews, qualitative studies, and computational analyses.

Key Awards: EU Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (2010-2012), NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship (2013-2016). Current roles include co-leadership of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) and supervision of postgraduate students in MSc/PhD programs.

Grants and Projects: AD-HOC NIHR Programme Grant, PAM Programme on Adherence to Medication, TEAM-care project on asthma management. Collaborations include industry partners and charities to develop scalable digital solutions for chronic disease management.

Labs/Teams: Clinical Effectiveness Group at Queen Mary, Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR).