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Dr Alexander Perkins

Research Fellow

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

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Alexander has worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine since 2016, and has been involved with clinical trials in Canada, the UK, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa since 2014. His research is mainly in cardiovascular medicine, specifically in emergency and low-resource settings. Alexander is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, and runs a cardiovascular research interest group. Prior to joining the LSHTM, he worked at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada studying muscle cell biology and genetics in fruit flies.

Affiliations
Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Centre for Global Chronic Conditions

Teaching

Alexander's teaching focusses on clinical trials and epidemiology. He teaches on both distance learning and in person modules as well as short courses. He is the Module Organiser for CTM210, the final project for the distance learning MSc in Clinical Trials. Alexander has been involved with the Clinical Trials short course since 2018. Since 2023 he has co-organised and delivered the Clinical Trials short course at MRC Unit The Gambia.

Alexander completed the Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning (PGCILT) in 2022 and is an AdvanceHE Fellow (FHEA).

Research
Research Area
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Field epidemiology
Research ethics
Randomised controlled trials
Artificial Intelligence
Diagnostics
Cardiovascular system
Disease and Health Conditions
Heart disease
Hypertension
Cardiovascular diseases
Country
United Kingdom
Kenya
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Nigeria
Region
European Union
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
North America

Selected Publications
Prevalence of target organ damage in rural Kenya and The Gambia: a cross-sectional study
PERKINS, AD; JOBE, M; Lucinde, R; Awori, JO; Sanneh, S; Kalu, C; Mwagwabi, C; Saru, E; Paixão, GM M; Mwazo, K; LEON, DA; CLAYTON, T; Herrett, E; Murphy, A; Ogola, EN; Ehret, G; Schutte, AE; Prentice, AM; SHAH, AS V; Etyang, A; PEREL, P; Tsofa, B; Barasa, E; Oyando, R; Kinyanjui, S; ... Foster-Nyarko, M.
2026
The Lancet Regional Health - Africa
Feasibility of a community-based intervention for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in two rural populations in Kenya and The Gambia: IMPLEMENT-IHCoR feasibility study protocol.
HASSAN, S; Kagwanja, N; Diallo, B; WILLIS, R; Hine, J; Brazeal, A; Obure, V; Kalu, C; Mwagwabi, NC; SHAH, AS; Mumba, N; Oyando, R; PERKINS, A; NOLTE, E; Tsofa, B; Barasa, E; PEREL, P; JOBE, M; Etyang, A; Murphy, A;
2026
BMJ open
Expedited transfer to emergency department vs. cardiac catheter laboratory in a cardiac arrest centre for non-ST-elevation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: ARREST trial as-treated analysis.
Patterson, T; Perkins, GD; DODD, M; PERKINS, A; Mellett-Smith, A; Fothergill, RT; CLAYTON, T; Evans, R; ROBERTSON, S; KWOK, M; Wilson, K; McDonaugh, B; McCrone, P; Dalby, M; Firoozi, S; Malik, I; Rakhit, R; Jain, A; MacCarthy, P; Nolan, JP; Redwood, SR; ARREST Trial Collaborators,;
2025
European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care
Launch of WHF Roadmap on Single Pill Combination Therapy
PERKINS, A;
2025
European Society of Cardiology Congress
Implementing community-based interventions for the management of chronic conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.
HASSAN, S; Kagwanja, N; Diallo, B; Oyando, R; PEREL, P; Etyang, A; Tsofa, B; NOLTE, E; IHCoR-Africa Collaborators,;
2025
PLOS global public health
Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burden, Barriers and Priorities for Improving Treatment Outcomes.
JOBE, M; Beye, SM; Gaye, ND; Ka, MM; PEREL, P; PERKINS, AD; Kane, A; PRENTICE, AM; Ojji, DB; Jaiteh, LE S; Etyang, AO; SHAH, AS V; Gaye, B;
2025
Circulation research
Implementation strategies to improve outcomes in patients with established cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.
Sanga, LA; Hudson, JA; PERKINS, AD; MURPHY, A; Etyang, A; PEREL, P; SHAH, AS V;
2025
PLOS global public health
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) for promoting recovery in long covid: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial (APRIL Trial).
MALLINSON, PA C; Joshi, M; Mathpathi, M; PERKINS, A; CLAYTON, T; SHAH, AS; Mathur, R; Birk, N; Dhillon, A; LIEBER, J; Beg, SS; HOPKINS, L; Khan, A; Allaham, S; Kam, VT; SUTARIA, S; R, G; Rajagopala, S; Bhamra, A; Pillai, GK G; Khunti, K; Nesari, T; KINRA, S;
2025
BMJ open
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation.
Kharbanda, RK; Kennedy, J; JAMAL, Z; DODD, M; Evans, R; Bal, KK; PERKINS, AD; Blackman, DJ; Hildick-Smith, D; Banning, AP; Baumbach, A; Ludman, P; Palmer, S; Stables, RH; Henderson, R; Appleby, C; Cotton, J; Curzen, N; Ozkor, M; Byrne, J; Aggarwal, R; Das, R; Doshi, S; Watkins, S; Muir, DF; ... BHF PROTECT-TAVI Investigators,
2025
New England Journal of Medicine
Determining the optimal diagnostic and risk stratification approaches for people with hypertension in two rural populations in Kenya and The Gambia: a study protocol for IHCoR-Africa Work Package 2.
PERKINS, AD; Awori, JO; JOBE, M; Lucinde, RK; Siemonsma, M; Oyando, R; LEON, DA; HERRETT, E; PRENTICE, AM; SHAH, AS; PEREL, P; Etyang, A; IHCoR-Africa Collaborators,;
2024
NIHR Open Research
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom