Professor Sarah Lewington

Sarah Lewington is Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics in the Clinical Trial Service Unit & Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), University of Oxford and Governing Body Fellow at Green Templeton College. She leads the Global Population Studies Group at CTSU 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 support and build the local capacity required to conduct epidemiological studies in low-resourced settings. Such studies generate the reliable epidemiological evidence from diverse populations required to inform national and global health strategies for cost-effective control of non-communicable diseases. Over the past 20 years, the group has developed several international collaborations and is the Oxford-based lead for studies conducted in Russia, Cuba and India, involving >1M participants.