Katie Gallacher

Dr. Katie Gallacher is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in General Practice & Primary Care at the University of Glasgow’s School of Health & Wellbeing. She joined the institution in 2009 after completing her medical degree (2004), an intercalated BSc in Developmental Medicine (2002), and GP training in Glasgow (2008). Her PhD (2016) focused on treatment burden and patient capacity in stroke survivors. She holds a Stroke Association Clinical Lectureship (2017) and is actively involved in national advisory roles, including representing the Royal College of General Practitioners on the National Advisory Committee for Stroke and the UK Stroke Forum.

Her research interests center on long-term conditions management, particularly stroke care, multimorbidity, treatment burden minimization, and patient capacity. She develops patient-reported outcome measures and employs mixed-methods approaches. Key grants include studies on kidney failure risk in multimorbid populations, telerehabilitation post-stroke, and optimizing healthcare for stroke survivors.

Notable contributions include advancing the Burden of Treatment Theory, validating measures like PETS-stroke, and exploring frailty’s role in chronic kidney disease. Her work emphasizes minimizing treatment disruptions and maximizing patient autonomy through evidence-based interventions.

Scientific awards include the Stroke Association Clinical Lectureship. Her grant-funded projects address critical gaps in stroke rehabilitation, kidney disease management, and healthcare equity. Collaborations span academic, clinical, and policy domains to translate research into actionable healthcare improvements.