Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC)

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Members of the SHTAC team with Professor Joanne Lord, gathered around a bright room with various posters in the background.

Some of the SHTAC team with Professor Joanne Lord in the centre of the group.

Dr Asyl Hawa PhD

Research Fellow (Health Tech Assmt&Mod)

Connect with Asyl

Email: [email protected]

Professor David Scott

Professorial Fellow-Research

Research interests

David’s current research interests focus on indirect treatment comparisons and early health technology assessment (HTA) modelling.
He specialises in the application and development of methodologies for indirect treatment comparisons of treatments not directly compared in clinical trials. David has taught training courses and published numerous academic papers in this field. Furthermore, he leads SHTAC’s evaluation of meta-analysis and indirect treatment comparison components of company submissions to NICE as part of the TAR programme.
David’s work in early health technology assessment focuses on medical devices and digital technologies (MedTech). He is currently supporting several academic and industry partners in their paths to reimbursement. David enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop research proposals. He has built decision-analytic models to evaluate cost-effectiveness and conducted value of information (VOI) analyses to inform future research priorities.

Connect with David

Email: [email protected]

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Dr Emma Maund

Research Fellow

Research interests

Evidence synthesis
Health Technology Assessment
Risk of bias in clinical trials

Connect with Emma

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 23 8059 2123

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Dr Fay Chinnery

Research Fellow (Health Tech Assmt&Mod)

Connect with Fay

Email: [email protected]

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Dr Geoff Frampton

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

1. Health technology assessment
2. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, rapid reviews, systematic maps
3. Environmental evidence and risk assessment methods

Connect with Geoff

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 23 8059 9299

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Miss Ines Ribeiro PharmD

Senior Research Assistant

Research interests

1. Health economics & modelling
2. Quality of life
3. Ophthalmic drugs

Connect with Ines

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 2380 592123

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Dr Jo Picot

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Evidence synthesis (systematic review, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis)

Connect with Jo

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 23 8059 5921

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Professor Joanne Lord

Director of SHTAC

Research interests

Joanne has research interests in health economic evaluation and decision modelling.
She has worked on a wide range of applied cost-effectiveness studies, including:
a review of newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism;trials of diagnosis, patient education, structured decision-making and therapeutic interventions for arthritis and back pain;evaluations of diagnostic tests, preventive treatment and contact tracing for tuberculosis;a model of geographic allocation of resources for control of Chagas disease in Central America; andanalyses relating to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Her methodological contributions include an MRC funded project on whole pathway modelling for NICE clinical guidelines and an economic perspective on test evaluation. She has also contributed to health outcome and quality of life studies.

Connect with Joanne

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 23 8059 3749

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