{{short description|British obstetrician and gynaecologist, researcher and chief executive officer}}
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{{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = Professor | name = Lucy Chappell | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FRCOG|FMedSci}} | image = Lucy Chappell.jpg | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = St Thomas's Hospital Medical School<br/>University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine<br/>King's College London | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = Lucilla Poston | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Chief Scientific Adviser for the UK Department of Health and Social Care | awards = | spouse = | children = | field = Obstetrics<br/>Academic administration | work_institution = NIHR<br/>King's College London | education = }}
'''Lucy Chappell''' is a British professor of obstetrics at King’s College London and the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for the UK Department of Health and Social Care. As part of her CSA role, she oversees the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as Chief Executive Officer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Lucy Chappell |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lucy-chappell |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Lucy Chappell begins role as NIHR Chief Executive |url=https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/professor-lucy-chappell-begins-role-as-nihr-chief-executive/28299 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.nihr.ac.uk |language=EN}}</ref> Her research areas include medical problems during pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, and the safety of medicines in pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation |title=Trust academic appointed as Chief Scientific Adviser |url=https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/Home.aspx |access-date=2022-02-03 |website=www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Lucy Chappell - Biography - Research Portal, King's College, London |url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/lucy-chappell(a55f6dbd-d1c9-4605-9f97-20157df27c70)/biography.html |access-date=2022-02-03 |website=kclpure.kcl.ac.uk}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Chappell received her education at Guy's and St Thomas’ Medical School in London and later at the University of Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy Chappell |url=https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-consultants/lucy-chappell |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> Her PhD focused on prevention of pre-eclampsia and included work on the placental growth factor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Lee |first=Naomi |date=2021-08-07 |title=Lucy Chappell: setting the agenda for UK research policy |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01705-0/abstract |journal=The Lancet |language=English |volume=398 |issue=10299 |pages=481 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01705-0 |issn=0140-6736 |pmid=34364511|s2cid=236931468 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> She also completed a subspeciality training in maternal–fetal medicine and acquired a Master's degree in education from King's College London.<ref name=":2" />
== Research and career == Chappell holds the positions of Senior Investigator for the NIHR, Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Professor of Obstetrics at King's College London. She directs a research program that uses observational studies and randomised controlled trials to investigate the prediction and prevention of unfavorable pregnancy outcomes, particularly in women with pre-existing co-morbidities such chronic hypertension and chronic renal disease.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Professor Lucy Chappell |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/lucy-chappell |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.kcl.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Lucy Chappell {{!}} The Academy of Medical Sciences |url=https://acmedsci.ac.uk/fellows/fellows-directory/ordinary-fellows/fellow/Professor-Lucy-Chappell-0021565 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=acmedsci.ac.uk}}</ref>
She has been a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) since 2002 and a fellow since 2017. She was the President of the Blair Bell Research Society, affiliated to the RCOG, from 2018 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directory: Chappell, Lucy {{!}} NIHR |url=https://www.nihr.ac.uk/people/chappell-lucy/10819 |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=www.nihr.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blair Bell Research Society |url=https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/careers-training/academic-og/blair-bell-research-society/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists |language=en-US}}</ref> Her editorial work includes being a board member at the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine and formerly at PLoS Medicine.<ref name=":12"/>
Chappell participated as national pregnancy lead investigator for the RECOVERY Trial, a major trial that looked into possible COVID-19 infection therapies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Lucy Chappell, NIHR Research Professor in Obstetrics, and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician, Guy's and St Thomas' |url=https://www.bmj.com/careers/article/professor-lucy-chappell-nihr-research-professor-in-obstetrics-and-honorary-consultant-obstetrician-guy-s-and-st-thomas- |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=BMJ Careers |language=en-GB}}</ref> Since August 2021 she works as Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and CEO of the NIHR.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=Professor Lucy Chappell to lead NIHR as DHSC's chief scientific adviser |url=https://healthcareleadernews.com/news/people-moves/professor-lucy-chappell-to-lead-nihr-as-dhscs-chief-scientific-adviser/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Healthcare Leader |language=en}}</ref>
=== Awards and honours ===
* NIHR Senior Investigator * NIHR Research Professorship * Gold Medal, Blair Bell Research Society * Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-13 |title=50 leading biomedical and health scientists elected to the prestigious Academy Fellowship |url=https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/50-leading-biomedical-and-health-scientists-elected-to-the-prestigious-academy-fellowship |access-date=2026-05-10 |website=Academy of Medical Sciences}}</ref>
<!--== Personal life ==--> == Selected publications ==
* {{Cite Q|Q57624866}} * {{Cite Q|Q45747422}} * {{Cite Q|Q64067071}}
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == {{Scholia}} * {{Google scholar id|XklaBAIAAAAJ}} * {{Scopus|56240206400}} * [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chappell+LC&sort=date Lucy Chappell] at PubMed
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