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Dr Simon Broughton has been working in Paediatrics since 1995 and a Consultant from 2007 based in London at King's College Hospital and Women's Health Dulwich. He completed his medical degree at the University of Southampton in 1994 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. He was awarded a PhD for his research work surrounding the long term consequences of bronchiolitis on prematurely born infants in 2007.

Simon focuses on developing systems of care to enhance patient safety. He has a particular interest in early recognition and prompt management of clinical deterioration of the unwell child. Simon has held senior managerial roles within his NHS work, and regional and national roles for education and training.

In his current clinical practice, Simon provides a wide range of services, including: vaccinations, well baby checks and routine growth and development checks, as well as routine childhood illnesses. Simon is very experienced in managing respiratory tract infections, cough and wheeze, constipation, abdominal pain, headaches, fatigue and malaise.

Simon also has an impressive research background, having completed his PhD in 2009 and authored over 30 publications, which have been recognised and cited by his peers.

Examples of papers published are:

1) Effect of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 on children and young people. Sarah
Brookman, James Cook, Mark Zuckerman, Simon Broughton, Katharine Harman, Atul
Gupta. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Published:February 10, 2021.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00030-4

2) A meta-analysis of montelukast for recurrent wheeze in preschool children HR
Hussein, A Gupta, S Broughton, G Ruiz, N Brathwaite, C Bossley. Eur J Pediatr.
2017 Jul;176(7):963-969

3) Drysdale SB, Lo J, Prendergast M, Alcazar M, Wilson T, Zuckerman M, Smith M, Broughton S, Rafferty GF, Peacock JL, Johnston SL, Greenough A.Lung function of preterm infants before and after viral infections.Eur J Pediatr. 2014 Nov;173 11):

4) Drysdale SB, Wilson T, Alcazar M, Broughton S, Zuckerman M, Smith M, Rafferty GF, Johnston SL, Greenough A. Lung function prior to viral lower respiratory tract infections in prematurely born
infants. Thorax. 2011 Jun;66(6):468-73

5) Broughton S, Thomas M, Marston L, Calvert S, Marlow N, Peacock J, Rafferty G and Greenough A. Very prematurely born infants wheezing at follow-up: lung function and risk factors. Arch Dis Child 2007; 92; 776-80..

6) Broughton S, Bhat R, Roberts A, Zuckerman M, Rafferty G and Greenough A. Diminished lung function, RSV infection and respiratory morbidity in prematurely born infants. Arch Dis Child 2006; 91; 26-30.

7) Broughton S, Roberts A, Zuckerman M, Fox G and Greenough A. Prospective study of risk factors for healthcare utilisation and RSV infection in prematurely born infants. Thorax 2005; 60:1039-44.

8) Broughton SJ, Berry A, Jacobe S, Cheeseman P, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Greenough A. The Mortality Index for Neonatal Transportation (MINT) score: a new mortality prediction model for retrieved neonates. Pediatrics 2004; 114: e424-8.

9) Broughton S and Greenough A. Drugs for the management of respiratory syncytial virus infection. Current opin inv drugs 2004; 5(8).

10) Broughton SJ, Berry A, Jacobe S, Cheeseman P, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Greenough A. An illness severity score and neonatal mortality in retrieved neonates. Eur J Pediatr 2004; 163:385-389.