Katie trained at Southampton University (BSc BM), completed junior medical jobs in London, and completed a PhD in neuro-developmental pain pathways and post-doctoral work in bone cancer pain at University College London.

Katie is currently Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Sussex, and Professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. She is also chair of the West London and GTAC (Gene Therapy Advisory Committee) Research Ethics Committee.

Her specialty interests are in complex pain management, palliative care, service development and transformation of services.

Previously she was a consultant in Palliative Medicine at Imperial College Health NHS Trust and Professor at Imperial College London.