Personal profile
Qualifications
- PhD in Biostatistics | 2019-05-06 to 2025-05-06 | University of Birmingham: Birmingham, England, GB
- Bachelors (Hons) in Mathematics and Music | 2012-09-24 to 2015-07-14 | University of Birmingham: Birmingham, England, GB
Biography
Simon is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) funded Medical Statistician working within the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and prediction Models (BESTEAM) research team at the University of Birmingham. His expertise are in test evaluation, biological variability, longitudinal modelling, and routine data. Simon works closely with Professor's Jon Deeks and Alice Sitch under the Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools programme of work, and was examined for a PhD by Professor's Peter Diggle and Tom Marshall. His previous work has led him to collaborate with the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Simon has experience presenting at the Methods for Evaluating Models, Tests and Biomarkers (MEMTAB) conference, and International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) conference. His provision of statistical support has led to the completion of a number of projects, several of which have now been published.
Research interests
- Test evaluation
- Biological variability
- Longitudinal modelling
- Routine data
Keywords
- HA Statistics
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- R Medicine (General)
- ZA4450 Databases
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of information on intended use, instructions for use, and post-test decision making
Davenport, C., Richter, A., Hillier, B., Scandrett, K., Agarwal, R., Baldwin, S. W., Kale, A. U., Alderman, J., Macdonald, T. & Deeks, J. J., 23 Jul 2025, In: BMJ. 390, 14 p., e085546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of regulation and evidence of performance
Hillier, B., Deeks, J. J., Alderman, J., Kale, A. U., Macdonald, T., Baldwin, S. W., Scandrett, K., Agarwal, R., Richter, A. & Davenport, C., 23 Jul 2025, In: BMJ. 390 , 16 p., e085547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of prostate cancer: a national cohort study focusing on the development of stricture and fistulae
Dosanjh, A., Harvey, P., Baldwin, S., Mintz, H., Evison, F., Gallier, S., Trudgill, N., James, N. D., Sooriakumaran, P. & Patel, P., Mar 2021, In: European Urology Focus. 7, 2, p. 340-346 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A national study of artificial urinary sphincter and male sling implantation after radical prostatectomy in England
Dosanjh, A., Baldwin, S., Mytton, J., King, D., Trudgill, N., Belal, M. & Patel, P., Mar 2020, In: BJU International . 125, 3, p. 467-475 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS-CoV-2
Deeks, J., Dinnes, J., Takwoingi, Y., Davenport, C., Spijker, R., Taylor-Phillips, S., Adriano, A., Beese, S., Dretzke, J., Ferrante di Ruffano, L., Harris, I., Price, M., Dittrich, S., Emperador, D., Hooft, L., Leeflang, M. M. G., Van De Bruel, A., McInnes, M. D. F., Stuyf, T. & Domen, J. & 27 others, , 25 Jun 2020, In: Cochrane Library. 2020, 6, 310 p., CD013652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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