Bruce Guthrie

Professor Bruce Guthrie is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and leads the Usher Institute. He specializes in applied research to translate clinical findings into primary care practices.

• Director of the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC)
• Edinburgh Co-Director of the Wellcome Trust Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals
• Co-lead of the Primary Care and Multimorbidity Research Group

His research explores multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and healthcare quality using mixed methods, including quantitative dataset analysis, cluster trials, and qualitative interviews. Recent work addresses morbidity clustering, intervention development for multimorbidity, and AI-driven clinical risk prediction.

Scientific contributions include leadership in national advisory roles (e.g., NICE Quality and Outcomes Framework, SAGE Social Care Working Group during COVID-19) and fellowships from the Commonwealth Fund, MRC, and NIHR.