José Leal
MSc DPhil
University Research Lecturer
José Leal joined the Health Economics Research Centre in January 2004, having completed his MSc in Health Economics at the University of York in 2003. Since joining HERC, José has worked on several projects, including an economic evaluation of genetic testing for sudden cardiac death, an economic evaluation of MS/MS screening for Medium Chain Acyl-CoenzymeA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, elicitation of expert opinion and several cost-of-illness studies.
José has recently completed a doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford on the use of multi-parameter evidence synthesis to inform economic evaluations. His current research interests include the use of expert opinion to inform decision models, evidence synthesis frameworks in economic evaluation and individual patient level modelling.
Recent publications
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Longitudinal medical resources and costs among type 2 diabetes patients participating in the Trial Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes with Sitagliptin (TECOS).
Reed SD. et al, (2018), Diabetes Obes Metab, 20, 1732 - 1739
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The impact of hospital costing methods on cost-effectiveness analysis: a case study
Leal J. et al, (2018), PharmacoEconomics
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Estimating the sensitivity of a prostate cancer screening programme for different PSA cut-off levels: A UK case study.
Leal J. et al, (2018), Cancer Epidemiol, 52, 99 - 105
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Computer Modeling of Diabetes and Its Transparency: A Report on the Eighth Mount Hood Challenge.
Palmer AJ. et al, (2018), Value Health, 21, 724 - 731
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Computer simulation models of pre-diabetes populations: a systematic review protocol.
Leal J. et al, (2017), BMJ open, 7, e014954 - e014954