Dr Thomas was previously Clinical Director Designate / Clinical Co-Director from October 2017. She takes over the role from Dr Stephen Falk.

Her main research interests are around examining the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of smoking cessation medicines (and e-cigarettes) and the development of complex interventions to prevent and reduce opioid painkiller dependence in patients with chronic non-cancer pain.

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