Lee D. Hudson PhD, MBChB, MRCPCH, FRACP

Dr. Hudson is a consultant pediatrician at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, working within the departments of General and Adolescent Paediatrics and Mental Health. Dr. Hudson's particular clinical interest is in medical aspects of psychological medicine, in particular, eating disorders as well as general adolescent health. However, he is a generalist with interests in all areas of child and adolescent health. He is also the medical consultant for the Adolescent Medicine and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service at University College London Hospital (UCLH). Dr. Hudson set up one first clinic in the UK providing medical care for children and young people with eating disorders and feeding disorders, working alongside mental health professionals. He worked for 2 years in the paediatric and adolescent obesity service at UCLH.

Dr Hudson trained in medicine at Sheffield University and trained in Paediatrics in Sheffield, London and Melbourne (Australia), completing his specialist training as a General Paediatrician in both Australia in and the UK. He is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians of Australasia. He has had unique training in adolescent health. Dr Hudson completed his doctorate (PhD) in 2018 at UCL on the topic of cardiovascular risk in stress and obesity in adolescents. Dr Hudson also works as a senior lecturer within the General and Adolescent Paediatric Unit at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

His research interests mirror his clinical interests and expertise. Dr Hudson lectures in paediatrics at UCL and Imperial College London for medical school and postgraduate trainees. He regularly supervises medical students from the UK and overseas, as well as supervising research trainees. Dr Hudson is a member of the steering group for the Young People's Health Special Interest Group (YPHSIG). He is also the council member for education and training for the International Association of Adolescent Health (IAAH). He is an independent editorial board member of Youth Voice, a publication which facilitates young people's participation in research. He is also the paediatric member of guideline group for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Eating Disorders Guideline (2015-17). Dr Hudson is the officer for mental health and wellbeing for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and is a life fellow of the British American Project.