Professor Paul Dimitri is the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Children’s Specialty Lead, UK, the Director of the NIHR Children & Young People MedTech Co-operative (www.cypmedtech.nihr.ac.uk ), and the Clinical Director for the National Technology Innovation Transforming Child Health (TITCH) Network (www.titch.org.uk ).
Paul has led on the development and implementation of national technology networks that specifically focus on the development and adoption of technology for paediatrics and child health through private and public sector collaboration, to ensure children and young people receive the best and most advanced healthcare. Paul currently works at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust UK, as a Professor of Child Health, Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Director of Research & Innovation.
He has previously held national positions on UK national committees at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), and the Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges, and will commence his position as Vice President for Science and Research at the RCPCH in March 2022.