
Lead Epidemiologist, UKHSA
Steering Committee
Researchers
Dr Ruth Simmons is the lead epidemiologist within the hepatitis section of the Blood safety, Hepatitis, STIs and HIV division at the UK Health Security Agency, leading on the national surveillance of viral hepatitis. Ruth Simmons has a MSc in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a PhD with the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London. She has honorary positions with UCL, University of Bristol and NHS England.