Rate My Professor Matthew Ridd

Professor Ridd's research focuses on applied studies of common skin and allergy conditions managed in primary care, with an emphasis on pragmatic clinical trials. His work addresses childhood eczema, including leading the Best Emollients for Eczema (BEE) trial, which demonstrated equivalence among different emollients and earned the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research Paper of the Year award in 2023; the Bathing and Additives for the Treatment of Eczema in Children (BATHE) study on emollient bath additives; the Trial of Eczema allergy Screening Tests (TEST); and the Trial of food allergy (IgE) tests for eczema relief (TIGER). He has also contributed to the One in a Million study on primary care consultations and research on patient-doctor relationships, notably the 2009 paper 'The patient-doctor relationship: a synthesis of nine qualitative studies,' cited over 500 times. His research has twice received the RCGP Research Paper of the Year award and the 2017 John Fry Award for contributions to general practice research. Professor Ridd continues to practice as a GP in Portishead, North Somerset, influencing primary care management of skin conditions.