Simon is currently Professor of Veterinary Biosciences and Head of the Department of Veterinary Biosciences at the Melbourne Veterinary School. He has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and his research is focused on the areas of pathophysiology (particularly equine laminitis, endocrine disease and inflammation) and pharmacology. He is a member of national and international expert panels on clinical equine endocrinology, has served as Associate Editor of the journals Domestic Animal Endocrinology and The Veterinary Journal, and has been an Associate Editor of the Australian Veterinary Journal for the past 11 years. Before moving to Melbourne in 2007, Simon was based at the Royal Veterinary College in London for 12 years and has also worked at The Ohio State University and in private practice in the UK.