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Research interests
Shamil is a clinical epidemiologist with a special interest in respiratory and chronic diseases. Shamil's research focuses on long COVID, asthma, and COPD, although he has a broad interest in public health, primary care, and health data science.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Improving case finding for COPD in primary care, The University of Birmingham
Award Date: 1 Jul 2015
Master of Public Health
Award Date: 10 Dec 2010
Keywords
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring Patient Perspectives on the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Inform Joint Decision-Making for Patients With Multiple Conditions in Primary Care in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Study
Flanagan, S., Spurway, C., Jackson, L., Cooper, J., Crowe, F. L., Haroon, S., Marshall, T., Fitzsimmons, L., Hathaway, E., Nirantharakumar, K., Jackson, T. & Greenfield, S., 21 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 28, 12 p., e87507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sickness absence in the working age population: a retrospective cohort study using primary care health record data
Guan, N., Rockey, J., Marshall, T., Hathaway, E., Roberts, T., Crowe, F., Jackson, L. J. & Haroon, S., Dec 2026, In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1, 13 p., 829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between mental health disorders and asthma exacerbations in adults: a retrospective cohort study in UK primary care
Pickard-Michels, T., Adderley, N. J., Nagakumar, P., Simms-Williams, N., Sitch, A., Thayakaran, R., Punyadasa, D., Nirantharakumar, K. & Haroon, S., 17 Nov 2025, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 12, 1, 9 p., e003244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining phenotypes of disease severity for long-term cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, and mental health conditions in primary care electronic health records: A mixed-methods study using the nominal group technique
Cooper, J., Jackson, T., Haroon, S., Crowe, F., Hathaway, E., Fitzsimmons, L. & Nirantharakumar, K., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 166, 12 p., 104831.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of a risk prediction tool for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in patients presenting in primary care with abdominal symptoms
Umar, N., Wambua, S., Harvey, P., Cusworth, S., Nirantharakumar, K., Haroon, S., Trudgill, N. & Adderley, N., 18 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. jjaf044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Internal BhamBRC: PsyMetRiC in Practice: Digital Risk Prediction to Prevent Cardiometabolic Disease in people with Severe Mental Illness
Cooper, J. (Principal Investigator), Haroon, S. (Co-Investigator), Griffiths, L. (Co-Investigator) & Perry, B. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/26 → 31/03/27
Project: Other Government Departments
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Sickness absence and cost of sickness absence associated with lung diseases among the UK's working-age population
Guan, N. (Principal Investigator), Rockey, J. (Co-Investigator), Marshall, T. (Co-Investigator), Jackson, L. (Co-Investigator), Gokhale, K. (Co-Investigator) & Haroon, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/26 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Development of a behaviour change intervention to support identification of work -related asthma in primary care (The PURSUIT study – development phase)
Walters, G. (Principal Investigator), Haroon, S. (Co-Investigator), Adab, P. (Co-Investigator), Adams, R. (Co-Investigator) & Kudrna, L. (Co-Investigator)
1/08/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Other Government Departments
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Indoor domestic environmental exposures and asthma outcomes in the West Midlands (The IDEA WM Study) -WMSDE Project Investment Programme
Adderley, N. (Co-Investigator), Rudge, G. (Co-Investigator), Haroon, S. (Principal Investigator) & Gokhale, K. (Co-Investigator)
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
1/08/25 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Management of multiple-long-term-conditions through digitally integrated care-pathways and decision support systems in Sri Lanka
Gokhale, K. (Co-Investigator), Hemming, K. (Co-Investigator), Haroon, S. (Co-Investigator), Nirantharakumar, K. (Principal Investigator), Thomas, N. (Co-Investigator), Davies, J. (Co-Investigator), Gooden, T. (Co-Investigator), Gkoutos, G. (Co-Investigator), Jowett, S. (Co-Investigator) & Marwaha, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/24 → 30/06/29
Project: Other Government Departments