
Professor Chris Metcalfe
B.Sc.(Hons.)(York), Ph.D. (Cambridge), M.Sc. (London), PGCHE
Expertise
I provide statistical expertise or supervision to a number of major research studies of public health interventions, including both randomised and observational study designs.
Current positions
Professor of Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I provide statistical expertise or supervision to a number of major research studies, including:
- The ProtecT and CAP studies of prostate cancer detection and management
- The ASCENT evaluation of an adapted CBT for treating social anxiety in adults with autism.
- The IPAP-UTI study, using routinely collected data to identify regions with high resistance to antimicrobials used in the treatment of urinary tract infection, and to advise GPs in changing their prescribing to reduce that resistance.
My research into statistical methods is opportunistic, addressing questions that arise during my diverse mix of applied work.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
27/04/2023Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine
Patient-Reported Outcomes 12 Years after Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment
NEJM Evidence
Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening and 15-year Prostate Cancer Mortality
JAMA
Recent publications
20/02/2026Colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical testing versus usual care in diagnostic colorectal cancer screening
Nature Medicine
Effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in early childhood education and care settings (NAPSACC UK)
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Patient perspective on pre-operative communication; a post-operative cross-sectional survey of patients with gastro-intestinal malignancy
Surgery Open Science
Patient-reported outcome measures in prostate research
BJU International
Rapid Respiratory Microbiological Point-of-Care Testing and Antibiotic Use in Primary Care
JAMA Internal Medicine




