Alan Emond

Alan Emond is a clinical academic paediatrician at the Bristol Medical School, where he directs the multi-disciplinary Centre for Child and Adolescent Health. He has 36 years of clinical experience in general and community paediatrics, and held national positions as chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) and the British Association of Community Child Health (BACCH). He has extensive research experience in epidemiology using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ...See more

Alan Emond is a clinical academic paediatrician at the Bristol Medical School, where he directs the multi-disciplinary Centre for Child and Adolescent Health. He has 36 years of clinical experience in general and community paediatrics, and held national positions as chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) and the British Association of Community Child Health (BACCH). He has extensive research experience in epidemiology using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), in health service evaluation across the NHS, and is active in clinical trials involving children, both as PI and chair of trial steering groups. He has published over 150 papers and books on a wide range of paediatric topics and advised successive governments on child health policy. See less