Dr Hopkins is an Honorary & Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine within CHAPS. His research interests relevant to CHAPS are ventilatory weaning and muscle rehabilitation after critical illness.

He is research lead for the Research Delivery Network (London South) and a Chief Investigator on three research programs, including UK-NAVA, a multicentre trial, examining the clinical effectiveness of Neural Drive Technology in ventilatory support, funded by the NIHR HTA Program. He has research interests and funding in research related to the Implementation Science of Digital & Imaging Systems and Rehabilitation from Critical illness. He is also Principal Investigator on several translational research programs and was awarded the National Award in Research Delivery by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

Dr Hopkins' training in Medicine was undertaken at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London and St Mary's Medical School, Imperial College, London. This included an intercalated BSc in Infection & Immunity. He subsequently obtained a PhD in Infectious Diseases at Imperial College, London and Sheffield University. His thesis was in the biology of Superantigen-Endotoxin Synergy, his work also leading to the Gold Medal research award from the Intensive Care Society. He obtained dual accreditation in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics and moved to be a substantive consultant at King's College Hospital.