Luke Paterson

Luke is a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow undertaking a DPhil in Population Health at the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) within Oxford Population Health. He largely works in evidence synthesis and decision-analytical modelling, with a particular interest in economic simulation models for diabetes. 

For his DPhil, he aims to develop a new type 2 diabetes economic model capable of evaluating current generations of diabetes therapeutics and interventions. Luke is grateful to be funded through the NIHR Doctoral Fellowship Programme under the title: Measuring Additional Generalised Impacts on Cardiovascular outcomes (MAGIC) model for diabetes. His research will combine several clinical trials from newer anti-diabetic drugs to predict long-term outcomes and costs for individual patients. This research has the potential to improve certainty in cost-effectiveness evidence for future diabetes treatments. 

Before joining HERC in 2024, Luke worked at the Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE) for three years as a research associate in health economics. At MCHE, he contributed to over ten research projects in some way and had direct involvement, as a supporting or leading analyst, on eight separate research projects spanning diabetes, dementia, self-harm, psychosis mental health, non-psychosis mental health, and patient safety. He has experience in a variety of statistical and decision-modelling methods to inform health policy and health technology assessment decisions.