Sarah Lewington

Sarah Lewington is Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics and Deputy Head of Department (Epidemiology and Education)at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Population Health (Oxford Population Health) and Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College.

Sarah leads the department’s Global Population Studies Group studying the major avoidable causes of premature adult mortality (particularly tobacco, alcohol, blood pressure and obesity) in low- and middle- income countries. She co-ordinates the Richard Doll Consortium which aims to generate reliable epidemiological evidence from diverse populations on major causes of non-communicable diseases, and to build the local capacity required to conduct epidemiological studies in low-resourced settings.

Sarah is a member of HDRUK and co-leads the Molecules to Health Records Research Driver Programme, which integrates electronic health records (EHRs), genomics, and molecular data to enhance disease diagnosis, therapy, and prevention capabilities.

Sarah is Chair of the Medical Science Division’s Graduate School Committee, a Director of Graduate Studies in Oxford Population Health and Scientific Advisor for the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology and for a proposed MPH in Public Health Research.