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 Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College. Professor Lewington 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. Sarah is also Scientific Director for the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology, and Director of Graduate Studies.

Professor Lewington graduated in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Leicester and spent five years working as a medical statistician in the pharmaceutical industry before returning to university to study for a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Statistics at the University of Southampton. She then completed a DPhil in Clinical Medicine (Epidemiology) at the University of Oxford.