Professor Simon Hart
| Biography | Graduated from Edinburgh University and trained in respiratory and general medicine in south-east Scotland. PhD in neutrophil and macrophage biology in the MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, followed by an MRC Clinician Scientist fellowship. Lead clinician for the Hull interstitial lung disease and Sarcoidosis services since 2008. Research interests include the biology and clinical care of pulmonary fibrosis, other interstitial lung diseases, and sarcoidosis. |
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| Research Interests | I work on rare lung diseases, defined as affecting fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. My group's research focus is on pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive, incurable scarring disease of the lungs with a worse prognosis than most cancers. Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ inflammatory disease that can cause considerable loss of quality of life and economic hardship. For both conditions, current treatments are inadequate. My group's research aims to ultimately improve outcomes for patients through: - Translational science (using patient samples) to understand the biological processes that drive pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. - Multinational collaborative research to determine genetic risks factors and hence understand the cells and molecules that drive pulmonary fibrosis. - Principal investigator for clinical trials of novel and repurposed treatments, both investigator-initiated clinical research and commercial trials, with the expert team in the respiratory clinical trials unit at Castle Hill hospital. - Co-investigator on clinical research to improve patients’ symptoms and quality of life, focussing on breathlessness and cough, such as our award-winning collaboration between respiratory medicine and Wolfson palliative care at HYMS. |
| Teaching and Learning | Deputy TPD for integrated academic training (IAT), North & East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Former co-lead for academic foundation program at Hull York Medical School Former chair, Hull York Medical School Academic Progress Committee |
| Scopus Author ID | 54905889200 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |