Professor Paul Dimitri

Professor Paul Dimitri is a Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. He is Professor of Child Health Technology at the University of Sheffield and Professor of Child Health at Sheffield Hallam University. He has worked in the field of Paediatrics since 1998 and Paediatrics Endocrinology since 2004. As part of the paediatric endocrinology team, he sees patients with disorders of growth and puberty, and disorders of hormone excess and deficiency. Professor Dimitri leads the Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumour Service and co-leads the Paediatric Late Effects Endocrinology service developed to support childhood survivors of cancer with hormonal complications at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Professor Dimitri’s research spans paediatric endocrinology, childhood obesity, and skeletal development, and he is widely published in these fields.

Professor Dimitri is the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) HealthTech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Clinical Director for the National Technology Innovation Transforming Child Health (TITCH) Network (www.titch.org.uk). He was the previous Director of the NIHR Children & Young People MedTech Cooperative, the UK’s first paediatric NIHR MedTech Co-operative. He is the Vice President for Science and Research at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and was the NIHR National Children’s Specialty Lead, UK from 2016-2024. Paul is leading on the development of the National Centre for Child Health Technology, a global first 42,000 ft2 centre bringing together industry, universities, healthcare professionals, children and young people and their families to develop the most advanced healthcare technologies for children worldwide. Paul has led on the development and implementation of national technology networks that specifically focus on the development and deployment of technology for paediatrics and child health through private and public sector collaboration. These networks have leveraged over £50 million to support the development of child health technology over the last decade. For his achievements, Paul was awarded NIHR Senior Investigator status in 2025. NIHR Senior Investigator status is a prestigious national award recognising the UK’s leading researchers in applied health and care. Senior Investigators shape research strategy and mentor emerging talent.