Professor Chris Kipps
Consultant Neurologist
Diagnosis and prognosis, Improving care

Chris is a Consultant Neurologist with subspecialty interest in behavioural neurology and cognitive disorders, and Professor of Clinical Neurology and Dementia at University Hospital Southampton and the University of Southampton. He leads the Cognitive Disorders service at the Wessex Neurological Centre.
Chris is Clinical Director for Research and Development at University Hospital Southampton and Director of the Southampton Emerging therapies and Technologies (SETT) Centre. He is the Wessex Clinical Research Network regional lead for Division 4 (Mental Health, Dementia, Nervous System Disorders), and a co-lead in the Ageing and Dementia theme within the Wessex NIHR-ARC.
As chief and principal investigator for a number of clinically-based research studies, he has a particular interest in the diagnosis of dementia using imaging and biomarkers, the use of digital care platforms and improving processes to support clinical excellence.
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Recent Publications:
research projects:
EnTech (Enabling Technology): Investigating the enabling and inhibiting factors to the use of internet-based support tools for caregivers of people with dementia, and how to promote engagement
Neurological LTC: Online Integrated care platform study
Optimising Outpatients: Effective service transformation through face-to-face, remote and digital care delivery.
YODA
BRAIN AI: Biomarker Research Assessing Inflammation in Neurodegeneration using Artificial Inteligence
Clinician attitudes to dementia investigations (CADI)
Progression modelling of cognitive decline and associated imaging and biomarker patterns
Neuro Digital: From Attitudes to Strategies
Outpatient perspectives
Impact Inventory development for neurological pathways
the neuroLTC team

Dr Patricia Fuller
Research Fellow
Patricia is a Research Fellow within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. She is currently working on the Optimising Outpatients project.

Dr Rachel Chappell
Southampton Emerging Therapies and Technology (SETT) Center Manager
Following a PhD in chemistry Rachel worked in the IT industry for 10 years before joining the NHS where she has now spent 20 years working across many areas. From […]

Dr Dave Evenden
Visiting Research Fellow
Dave is a visiting research fellow at the University of Southampton. Previously Dave was a Chartered Engineer in contract R&D, working with high-tech communications systems and medical electronics for over 30 years. Embarking on a […]

Dr Sofia Michopoulou
Medical Physics Expert
Sofia is a medical physics expert (MPE) for nuclear medicine and an NIHR clinical lecturer. She supports the nuclear medicine, SPECT/CT and PET/CT services at UHS and leads the introduction […]

Dr Angus Prosser
Senior Research Fellow
Angus is a Senior Research Fellow within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton and Innovation Project Manager for the Southampton Emerging Therapies and Technologies (SETT) Centre. Angus’s […]

Dr Sarah Fearn
Senior Research Fellow
Sarah joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton as a Senior Research Fellow in 2016 and has extensive experience carrying out research into care for people with […]

Dr John Spreadbury
Senior Research Fellow
John is a senior research fellow within the NIHR ARC Wessex, Ageing and Dementia Theme, based in the Faculty of Medicine at University Hospital Southampton. John’s research interests include digital health […]

Professor Chris Kipps
Consultant Neurologist
Chris is a Consultant Neurologist with subspecialty interest in behavioural neurology and cognitive disorders, and Professor of Clinical Neurology and Dementia at University Hospital Southampton and the University of Southampton. […]
