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King’s College London

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4.08/20/2025

Always goes above and beyond for students.

5.04/30/2025

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About Emily

Emily Simonoff is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1977 and a Doctor of Medicine from Harvard University in 1983. A Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 2003, she heads the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and serves as Academic Lead for the CAMHS Clinical Academic Group within King’s Health Partners. Appointed as a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator in 2023, she leads significant research initiatives including the PATHWAYS study investigating puberty suppression and transitional services for young people experiencing gender-related distress, the OPTIMA trial, the STEPS app for ADHD management, MyJournE for mood monitoring, and projects on mental health in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD. Her epidemiological and clinical research encompasses longitudinal cohorts and trials exploring underlying mechanisms of neurodevelopmental conditions.