I joined LSHTM in 2007. My training is in health economics and public health. Previously I worked at Oxford in the Department of Public Health and York Health Economics Consortium. I have specific expertise in modelling and economic evaluation.
Affiliations
Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Centres
Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
Global Health Economics Centre
Teaching
I am a tutor for the MSc in public health and teach on the economic evaluation module
I'm currently supervising four PhD/MD students on the following topics:
Health Related Quality of iife and economic impact of return to work after Breast cancer in Malaysia
Economic evaluation of surgical prevention options for Breast and Ovarian cancer
Evaluation of direct to patient genetic testing
HRQOL and cost-effectivenes of prevenative surgery for endometrial cancer
I'm currently supervising four PhD/MD students on the following topics:
Health Related Quality of iife and economic impact of return to work after Breast cancer in Malaysia
Economic evaluation of surgical prevention options for Breast and Ovarian cancer
Evaluation of direct to patient genetic testing
HRQOL and cost-effectivenes of prevenative surgery for endometrial cancer
Research
My main research interests relate to conducting economic evaluations in both developed and developing country settings.
My current research projects include:
Health economics alongside a trial of population genetic testing for breast,womb, ovarian and colorectal cancer sponsored by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Economic evaluation of school based intervention to improve mantal health in schools sponsored by NIHR.
Health Economics lead on CBIG-SCREEN - An EU sponsored project to increase cervical cancer screening in vulnerable women
Economic evaluation of a peer support intervention for homeless people funded by NIHR
The Economics of genetic testing all breast cancer patients in China sponsored by the Royal Society
My current research projects include:
Health economics alongside a trial of population genetic testing for breast,womb, ovarian and colorectal cancer sponsored by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Economic evaluation of school based intervention to improve mantal health in schools sponsored by NIHR.
Health Economics lead on CBIG-SCREEN - An EU sponsored project to increase cervical cancer screening in vulnerable women
Economic evaluation of a peer support intervention for homeless people funded by NIHR
The Economics of genetic testing all breast cancer patients in China sponsored by the Royal Society
Research Area
Economic evaluation
Health economics
Disease and Health Conditions
Cancer
Mental health
Country
United Kingdom
China
Brazil
India
Selected Publications
Cost-Effectiveness of Unselected Multigene Germline and Somatic Genetic Testing for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
2024
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
Cost-Effectiveness of Gene-Specific Prevention Strategies for Ovarian and Breast Cancer.
2024
JAMA network open
The Evolving Nature of Health Technology Assessment: A Critical Appraisal of NICE's New Methods Manual.
2023
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Patient decision aids in mainstreaming genetic testing for women with ovarian cancer: A prospective cohort study.
2023
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of interventions to increase cervical cancer screening among underserved women in Europe.
2023
The European journal of health economics
Patient-reported quality of life following prophylactic surgery for breast and ovarian cancer prevention: response.
2023
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology