Kinda Ibrahim

Dr. Kinda Ibrahim is an Associate Professor in Academic Geriatric Medicine at the University of Southampton, with a pharmacy background. She serves as Deputy Lead for the NIHR Wessex Applied Research Collaboration's Ageing and Dementia Theme and Associate Lead for Academic Career Development, overseeing training for early-career researchers. Her research focuses on Medicines Optimization and Deprescribing, particularly in older adults with frailty or dementia.

Her work includes leading projects like MODIFY (reducing polypharmacy in frail older patients) and STOP-DEM (deprescribing for dementia patients). She co-chairs the Network for European Researchers in Deprescribing (NERD) and contributes to the European Geriatric Medicine Society's Polypharmacy Special Interest Group.

Dr. Ibrahim has extensive expertise in qualitative research methods and implementation science, developing interventions to translate evidence into clinical practice. She established the ARC Qualitative Network, a multidisciplinary group with over 200 members. Her teaching roles include Deputy Lead for the MMedSci program and mentoring for postgraduate students.

Her publications highlight themes of deprescribing strategies, polypharmacy risks, and barriers in healthcare implementation. She has received the Shine a Light Award (2022) and supervises multiple PhD students focused on geriatric pharmacology and health services research.