I am an epidemiologist specialising in the use of electronic health records, with a focus on creating real-world evidence for the safety and effectiveness of medications.
Affiliations
Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Teaching
I am Programme Director for pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance training at LSHTM, including:
- Professional Certificate in Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacovigilance
- Real-World Evidence in Pharmacoepidemiology
- Professional Certificate in Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacovigilance
- Real-World Evidence in Pharmacoepidemiology
Research
In my roles within the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Research Group at LSHTM and the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) at Yale University, I perform epidemiological and pharmacoepidemiological research using some of the largest clinical and genetic cohorts in the world today.
I have received two prestigious awards from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology in 2021 (Emerging Leader Award) and 2022 (Special COVID-19 Award for "demonstrable impact on public health related to the COVID-19 pandemic"). In 2024, I was named a Fellow of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology and elected to the ISPE Board of Directors.
I was co-Editor of a free, online textbook, "COVID-19 Real-World Evidence Primer," which aims to promote careful design and methodological approaches supporting causal inferences on drug safety and effectiveness that guide clinical and regulatory decisions.
In my spare time, you can find me performing around town in the London City Brass band.
I have received two prestigious awards from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology in 2021 (Emerging Leader Award) and 2022 (Special COVID-19 Award for "demonstrable impact on public health related to the COVID-19 pandemic"). In 2024, I was named a Fellow of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology and elected to the ISPE Board of Directors.
I was co-Editor of a free, online textbook, "COVID-19 Real-World Evidence Primer," which aims to promote careful design and methodological approaches supporting causal inferences on drug safety and effectiveness that guide clinical and regulatory decisions.
In my spare time, you can find me performing around town in the London City Brass band.
Research Area
Electronic health records
Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacovigilance
Genetic epidemiology
Selected Publications
Excess mortality in US Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: an individual-level cohort study.
2023
International Journal of Epidemiology
Sex-specific risks for cardiovascular disease across the glycaemic spectrum: a population-based cohort study using the UK Biobank.
2023
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
How do we collect good-quality data on race and ethnicity and address the trust gap?
2022
Lancet (London, England)
Long COVID burden and risk factors in 10 UK longitudinal studies and electronic health records.
2022
Nature Communications
Predicting counterfactual risks under hypothetical treatment strategies: an application to HIV.
2022
European Journal of Epidemiology