Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at University of York for 2026
The University of York’s recent Medicine research spans public health, clinical care, trial methods, and health policy. Looking across the last year, the picture is one of researchers tackling practical questions that affect patients, families, and health systems alike.
Below, you’ll find a selection of researchers whose work reflects that breadth, from prevention and treatment to evaluation, reporting, and the social factors that shape health outcomes.
Featured Researchers
Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad
Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad’s recent work at the University of York centers on public health, nutrition, and hematology, with publications exploring iron metabolism, non-communicable disease burden, and the ethics of food marketing.
Activity over the last year: 21 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Unlocking iron: nutritional origins, metabolic pathways, and systemic significance (Aug 2025)
- Non-communicable disease (NCD) burden and their contributing factors among women (Mar 2025)
- Obesity and food marketing: a narrative review of consumer influence, regulatory gaps, and ethical implications (Aug 2025)
Catherine Hewitt
Catherine Hewitt’s recent publications combine economics, statistics, and social psychology to examine gender dysphoria in primary care, end-of-life care in acute settings, and the cost-effectiveness of wound therapy.
Activity over the last year: 31 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Epidemiology of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in children and young people attending primary care practices in England: retrospective cohort study (Jan 2025)
- Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study (Feb 2025)
- Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention is not cost-effective (Apr 2025)
Bob Phillips
Bob Phillips focuses on pediatrics, oncology, and general health professions, with recent work on end-of-life care for children, psychosocial support for teenage and young adult cancer survivors, and family impacts of care.
Activity over the last year: 16 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study (Feb 2025)
- Psychosocial Interventions to Improve Wellbeing in Teenage and Young Adult Post‐Treatment Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review (Feb 2025)
- Parents’ experiences of the financial and employment impacts of their child receiving end-of-life care: a national qualitative study (Jun 2025)
Kamran Siddiqi
Kamran Siddiqi’s recent research at the University of York addresses tobacco control through studies of illicit cigarette sales, smokeless tobacco cessation, and nicotine pouch marketing in South Asia.
Activity over the last year: 14 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
David Torgerson
David Torgerson’s recent output is anchored in economics, statistics, and orthopedics, including the CONSORT and SPIRIT updated guidelines for reporting and protocol development in randomised trials.
Activity over the last year: 16 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Noreen Dadirai Mdege
Noreen Dadirai Mdege’s work links physiology, epidemiology, and organizational behavior to tobacco control, with studies on smoke-free law compliance and adolescent tobacco use across African countries.
Activity over the last year: 11 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Compliance with smoke-free laws in hospitality venues in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional observational study in 10 cities (Feb 2025)
- Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in 53 African countries: Evidence from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (Jan 2025)
- Adherence to smoke-free laws at retail points-of-sale and associated factors in 10 cities in Ethiopia (Oct 2025)
Simon Walker
Simon Walker’s recent University of York research touches on urban studies, finance, and epidemiology, including work on second-line antiretroviral therapy for children living with HIV in Africa.
Activity over the last year: 14 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Saima Afaq
Saima Afaq’s recent research spans endocrinology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases, with studies on immunisation refusal, diabetes and tuberculosis outcomes, and maternal dietary diversity in Pakistan.
Activity over the last year: 12 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Prevalence and associated factors of parental refusal rates for routine immunisation: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-2024 (Jan 2025)
- Effect of glycemic control on tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (Jun 2025)
- Maternal Dietary Diversity in Pakistan: Influences of Education, Poverty, and Food Insecurity from a Cross-Sectional Survey (Oct 2025)
What University of York's Medicine Community Is Working On
Across the featured researchers, epidemiology appears most often, alongside recurring strengths in economics and econometrics, statistics, physiology, and organizational behavior. That mix suggests a community working at the intersection of population health, evidence synthesis, service evaluation, and the practical conditions that shape care delivery. The result is a research profile that balances clinical questions with the methods and systems needed to understand them.- Epidemiology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Economics and Econometrics - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Physiology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
These researchers show how medicine at the University of York connects evidence with everyday decision-making across prevention, care, and research quality. Explore the profiles below to see how their recent work fits together, and if you’re managing your own academic output, Resub can help streamline discovery, formatting, and submission preparation.
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