Our Team

We are a team of dedicated and experienced systematic reviewers, health economists, statisticians, information specialist, and a research administrator, with a network of clinical collaborators.

Name Role Name Role

Penny Whiting

Co-Director

Clinical Lead 

Nicky Welton

Co-Director

Health Economics & Statistics Lead

Deborah Caldwell

Deputy Clinical Lead

Howard Thom

Deputy Health Economics Lead

Marie Westwood

Co-Lead for Clinical Effectiveness

Joanna Thorn

Co-Lead for Cost Effectiveness

Chris Cooper

Co-Lead for Clinical Effectiveness

Qian Xin

Co-Lead for Cost Effectiveness

Jelena Savovic

 Co-Lead for Clinical Effectiveness

Josephine Walker

Co-Lead for Cost Effectiveness

Julian Higgins

 Co-Lead for Clinical Effectiveness

Ayman Sadek

Cost Effectiveness Team

Eve Tomlinson

Clinical Effectiveness Team 

Joe Carroll

Cost Effectiveness Team

Ali Ghanbari

Clinical Effectiveness Team 

Mary Ward

Cost Effectiveness Team

Katie Kerr

Clinical Effectiveness Team 

Hugo Pedder

Deputy Statistics Lead

Catalina Manzano Lopez

Clinical Effectiveness Team 

Hayley Jones

Statistics Team

Rachel James

Clinical Effectiveness Team 

David Phillipo

Statistics Team

Amanda Owen-Smith

Qualitative Lead

Isy Lindsay-Wiles

Senior Research Administrator