Prof Liam Smeeth
Director
United Kingdom
I am Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a professor of clinical epidemiology. I am also a practicing doctor in NHS general practice. During my career I have been supported by fellowships from MRC, NIHR and Wellcome. I was previously a Trustee of the British Heart Foundation and a non-executive director of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. I am a member of the strategic oversight committee for UK Biobank and an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. I co-chair the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS.
Affiliations
Executive Office
Professional Support Services
Teaching
I am involved in a range of teaching activities across LSHTM.
Research
Much of my research was based on making better use of computerised clinical data for research. I co-led the creation of the OpenSafely resource in response to the Covid pandemic and helped lead the creation of the 100 million cohort in Brazil. My broad interests include disease aetiology, drug effects, genetics, health and climate change, and non-communicable diseases in low income settings.
Research Area
Electronic health records
Selected Publications
2022
The New England journal of medicine
2022
Diabetologia
2021
Lancet (London, England)
2021
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England)
2020
Nature
2015
International journal of epidemiology
2004
The New England journal of medicine
2004
Lancet
2024
PLOS Medicine
2024
Heart rhythm