Matthew Harris

Matthew Harris is a Clinical Reader in Public Health at Imperial College London’s Department of Primary Care and Public Health, and an Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. His research focuses on global health, innovation diffusion, and bidirectional learning between the NHS and low-income countries, particularly through Reverse Innovation. He holds a DPhil from Oxford and has extensive international experience, including roles in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Key roles include Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes in the School of Public Health and co-Editor of the Reverse Innovation series in Globalization and Health.

Education:

• DPhil (Public Health), University of Oxford (2009)
• MSc (Public Health in Developing Countries), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2004)
• MBBS, University College London (1998)

Research Interests: Reverse Innovation, global health equity, primary care reform, and frugal innovation. His work challenges geographic bias in healthcare knowledge and advocates for decolonizing healthcare curricula and practices.

Awards:

• Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship (2014)
• NHS National Clinical Impact Award (2024)
• Imperial College Teaching & Learning Grant (2018)

Advising & Grants: Directed the MSc in Public Health (2016–2022), led Imperial’s Global Health Innovations modules, and secured grants for decolonizing curricula. Advises the Pan-American Health Organization and chairs Primary Care International, a social enterprise supporting low-resource healthcare systems.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Centre for Health Policy and involved in global health initiatives like the UNHCR partnership for refugee healthcare.