Professor Christopher Chapple
D4D Urology Lead

Christopher Chapple is a Professor of Urology at Sheffield Hallam University and a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. He has over 25 years experience in the urology field and leads D4D’s work in this area. He has published research and clinical findings extensively and published four internationally renowned books. Christopher brings both surgical and research expertise to D4D. His long-standing interest is in clinical pharmacology and surgical management of functional urological conditions, and his research is focused in these areas. He is regularly called on to speak about the management of urological conditions at international conferences.

Dr Elizabeth Lindley, D4D Renal theme lead

Dr Elizabeth Lindley is the clinical lead for D4D's Renal Technology theme. She is a clinical scientist at St James's Hospital in Leeds and has worked in the field of renal medicine for 20 years. Elizabeth's expertise is wide ranging and includes a combination of technology assessment, clinical audit, clinical research and practice development. Throughout her time working in the field she published numerous research papers and has been - and continues to be - a member of a number of professional bodies, including the ERA/EDTA European Renal Best Practice Advisory Board.

Professor Mark Hawley

Mark Hawley is Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Sheffield and Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Over the last 20 years he has worked as a clinician and researcher - providing, researching, developing and evaluating assistive technology (AT). Mark leads a number of future product development projects funded by the NIHR and leads the AT theme at D4D. He is a founder non-executive director of Medipex Ltd, the NHS Innovation Hub for Yorkshire & the Humber.

Dr Louise Moody

Dr Louise Moody is based in the Industrial Design Department at Coventry University. Her research centres on determining user needs and translating these into the design of new products; the aim being to ensure that products are fit for purpose whilst also satisfying patient and clinician expectations and requirements. Her expertise in user-centred design for health technology has grown out of a background in occupational psychology and ergonomics. Louise has been working with D4D since its inception in 2008.

Marcus Drake

Marcus Drake is a Consultant Surgeon at the Bristol Urological Institute, Bristol, UK and specialises in Female and Reconstructive Urology, Neurourology and Urodynamics. He is a Visiting Professor in Health and Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England and Chairman of the Urogenital Specialty Group in the UK’s Comprehensive Clinical Research Network. He is also co-chairman of the Neural Control Committee for the fourth International Consultation on Incontinence and Editor of the BJU International Website and Map of Medicine Urology. He undertook his medical training at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and was awarded his Doctorate by the University of Oxford.

Sam Waller

Dr Sam Waller is a researcher within the inclusive design group at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge. Sam's research focuses on how statistical information can be collected, analysed and used to predict how many people might not be able to use a particular product. More recently Sam has been involved in co-ordinating the production of the inclusive design toolkit, which provides a range of tools to assist designers in ensuring their products meet the needs of their intended audience.

Professor Stephen Smye

Stephen Smye is Director of Research & Development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and of the NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network. He aims to encourage high quality translational research and innovation, including supporting good working relationships between physical scientists and clinicians at a local and national level. Stephen played a leading role in the creation of D4D and is actively engaged in a number of high profile research projects.

Adele Long

Adele is Executive Director of the Bristol Urological Institute and Director of the BioMed Healthcare Technology Co-operative, a DoH supported initiative to stimulate innovation to improve health and quality of life for people relating to their bladder function. She has extensive experience in the fields of intellectual property management and research and business development in the medical and life sciences sectors. She was a founder of the NHS Innovation Hub company in Yorkshire and has worked in industry, higher education, the NHS and the charitable sectors.

Zoe Robertson

Zoe Robertson is an Assistive Technology Clinical Specialist with the Barnsley Assistive Technology (AT) Team, part of Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust. An engineer by background, Zoe works with patients to assess appropriate AT to meet their needs and how these may need to be altered to ensure the patient can use them easily and effectively. She is also involved in research into new technologies and their suitability for patients. This part of her work sees her working alongside academics at the University of Sheffield.