Stephen Evans (pharmacoepidemiologist)

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Stephen James Weston Evans MBE (born c.1943) is a British pharmacoepidemiologist and medical statistician, as of 2020 professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).[1]

Evans earned a bachelor's degree in physics and chemistry, and a master's in medical statistics from LSHTM.[2]

Evans worked in statistics and computing at the London Hospital Medical College for 25 years, leaving there in 1995 as Professor of Medical Statistics.[2]

He was president of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology for 2010/2011,[2] and a member of the statistics expert group for the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Evans was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to the safety of medicines.[3]

Evans, aged 5, was a survivor of the 1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NHS told not to give Covid vaccine to those with history of allergic reactions". The Guardian. 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Stephen Evans". LSHTM.
  3. ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N19.
  4. ^ Trevor Baxter (15 July 2016). "Plane crash survivor makes poignant first return to Saddleworth site". Saddleworth Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2024.