Rose Penfold

Dr Rose Penfold is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, currently pursuing her PhD through the Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals (Wellcome Trust-funded, 2022-2026). Supervised by Professor Alasdair MacLullich, her research focuses on multimorbidity, delirium, and their associations with mortality and dementia in older hospital patients.

• Specializes in Geriatric Medicine and epidemiology of frailty, delirium, and dementia
• Co-chair of the Public Health Scotland Scottish Hip Fracture Audit research subgroup
• Co-founder and co-director of Women Speakers in Healthcare, promoting gender balance in health-related events

Education:

• Master of Public Health, Harvard University (2018)
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Oxford (2015)
• Bachelor of Arts in Medical Sciences, University of Cambridge (2012)

Research Trends: Her recent work spans delirium epidemiology (linked to hip fractures, dementia, and mortality), long COVID outcomes, multimorbidity definitions, and AI applications in clinical documentation. She combines large-scale data analysis with policy-oriented studies.

Scientific Awards:

• Academy of Medical Sciences CATAC Best Predoctoral Plenary (2024)