Dr Sophie Reiter joins the Lakeside Research Team

Dr Sophie Reiter’s passion is to ‘make research accessible to everyone’ and champion studies that have the most beneficial effect for patients locally and nationally.

As well as being a GP and Principal Investigator, she is also a regional lead for Primary Care Research in the East of England, supporting workforce development and research capacity and capability.

She has been involved in many academic and commercial studies involving vaccines, cardiovascular disease, lipid disorders, and cancer screening and said: ‘What really drives me is making research accessible. I believe that all patients should have access to the newest treatments, innovations and research opportunities as a part of routine General Practice.

‘To provide the highest standard of care, we prioritise research studies that have the potential to directly benefit our patients, while also contributing to the wider research community. For example, if we identify a high prevalence of COPD or cardiovascular disease within our patient population, we actively seek to participate in research studies focused on those conditions. The team has been incredibly welcoming, with a strong sense of camaraderie, and I am really looking forward to being a part of it.’

More information on the team and current studies

Published: Feb 27, 2026