Dr Sam Merriel
Current positions
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Applied Health Research
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Research interests
Dr Merriel is a GP with research interests including cancer prevention and early diagnosis, preventive medicine in primary care, the application of genomic medicine in general practice, and global health.
Publications
Recent publications
13/10/2026Cancer incidence following platelet count and C-reactive protein testing across ethnic groups in English primary care: a cohort study of 5 million patients
BMJ Open
Identification of papilloedema in general practice in England: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study
BMJ Open
Understanding Ethnic Inequalities in Cancer Diagnosis in UK Primary Care: A Narrative Review
Cancers
Anaemia, ethnicity and cancer incidence: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
British Journal of General Practice
Calcium and albumin blood tests, ethnicity, and cancer incidence in primary care in the UK
Cancers
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