Filippos Filippidis

Chair of the Tobacco Control Committee

European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Filippos Filippidis is the Chair of the Tobacco Control Committee of the European Respiratory Society. He is also a Reader in Public Health at the School of Public Health of Imperial College London and the School's Director of Education.

He has studied Medicine at the University of Athens, in Greece, and has earned an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, with a focus on Quantitative Methods. He has also pursued a Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Education and a PhD at the University of Athens. He has served in the past as the deputy delegate of Greece at the Health Committee of OECD.

His current research is focused on the epidemiology of tobacco use, including emerging tobacco and nicotine products, and the evaluation of tobacco control policies in Europe, as well as in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Examples include studies examining the impact of tobacco taxation and smoke-free legislation on tobacco consumption and health outcomes, especially related to child health. He is also interested in exploring and preventing industry interference in public health policies. His research interests also include social and economic determinants of health, health services and health-related behaviours. He has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Updated: August 2024