Dr Nicola Adderley BA, MSci (Cantab), MA, MPhil, PhD, MPH, PGCert, FHEA

Dr Nicola Adderley

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Health Informatics and Epidemiology
Health Informatics and Multimorbidity Team Lead
School of Health Sciences Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Contact details

Address
Department of Applied Health Sciences
IOEM building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Nicki Adderley is an Associate Professor of Health Informatics and Epidemiology. She leads the multidisciplinary Health Informatics and Multimorbidity team in the Department of Applied Health Sciences, and is Deputy Lead for the Birmingham BRC Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools theme.  Nicki is also the School of Health Sciences Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Nicki’s research focusses on real-world evidence; she uses routinely collected healthcare data to produce high quality research on epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, clinical practice and healthcare utilisation relevant to patients and clinicians.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2020
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, 2020
  • MPH in Public Health, University of Birmingham, 2016
  • PhD in Egyptology, University of Birmingham, 2009
  • MPhil in Egyptology, University of Birmingham, 2005
  • MA in Egyptology, University of Birmingham, 2003
  • MSci in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2001
  • BA in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2001

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Makhdom, E, Maher, A, Ottridge, R, Nicholls, M, Ali, A, Cooper, BG, Ajjan, RA, Bellary, S, Hanif, W, Hanna, F, Hughes, D, Jayagopal, V, Mahto, R, Patel, M, Young, J, Nayak, AU, Chen, MZ, Kyaw-Tun, J, Gonzalez, S, Gouni, R, Subramanian, A, Adderley, N & Tahrani, A 2025, 'Association Between Sleep Duration and Obesity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study', Diabetic Medicine.

Deslee, G, Fabry-Vendrand, C, Salmi, E, Poccardi, N, Coriat, A, Ghout, I, Eteve-Pitsaer, C, Adderley, N & Leleu, H 2025, 'Characteristics of patients initiated on budesonide/glycopyrronium bromide/formoterol fumarate single inhaler triple therapy for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based observational study', International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vol. 20, pp. 1131-1142. https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S495086

Kamran, U, Gronlund, TA, Morris, EJA, Brookes, M, Rutter, M, McCord, M, Adderley, NJ & Trudgill, N 2025, 'Consensus on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy key performance indicators to reduce post endoscopy upper gastrointestinal cancer', United European Gastroenterology Journal.

Umar, N, Wambua, S, Harvey, P, Cusworth, S, Nirantharakumar, K, Haroon, S, Trudgill, N & Adderley, N 2025, 'Development and validation of a risk prediction tool for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in patients presenting in primary care with abdominal symptoms', Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaf044

Wang, Z, Nirantharakumar, K, Copland, A, Quelch, D, Thayakaran, T, Chandan, J, Ferguson, J, Brookes, M, Lewis, M, Rajoriya, N, Trudgill, N, Arasaradnam, R, Bradberry, S, Haroon, S, Bhala, N & Adderley, N 2025, 'Estimating inequality in alcohol-related liver disease burden in the UK, 2009 to 2020: a population-based study using routinely collected data', The Lancet Primary Care.

Han, JED, Subramanian, A, Lee, WH, Coker, J, Denniston, AK, Nirantharakumar, K & Adderley, NJ 2024, 'Association of sildenafil use with age-related macular degeneration: a retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open Ophthalmology, vol. 9, no. 1, e001525. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2023-001525

CHAPTER Group, Hodgetts Morton, V, Man, R, Perry, R, Hughes, T, Tohill, S, MacArthur, C, Magill, L & Morris, RK 2024, 'Childbirth Acquired Perineal Trauma study (CHAPTER): a UK prospective cohort study protocol', BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 5, e086724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086724

Adderley, NJ, Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study & the GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators 2024, 'Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020', Eye, vol. 38, pp. 2083–2101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-03106-0

Wang, J, Antza, C, Lee, WH, Coker, J, Keane, PA, Denniston, A, Nirantharakumar, K & Adderley, NJ 2024, 'Pharmacological treatments for dementia and the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration', JAMA network open.

D'Elia, A, Baranskaya, A, Haroon, S, Hammond, B, Adderley, N, Nirantharakumar, K, Chandan, J, Falahee, M & Raza, K 2024, 'Prodromal symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in a primary care database: variation by ethnicity and socioeconomic status', Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae157

Simms-Williams, N, Nagakumar, P, Thayakaran, R, Adderley, N, Hotham, R, Mansur, A, Nirantharakumar, K & Haroon, S 2024, 'Risk factors for asthma-related hospital and intensive care admissions in children, adolescents, and adults: a cohort study using primary and secondary care data', BMJ Open Respiratory Research, vol. 11, no. 1, e001746. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001746

Makhdom, E, Maher, A, Ottridge, R, Nicholls, M, Ali, A, Cooper, BG, Ajjan, RA, Bellary, S, Hanif, W, Hanna, F, Hughes, D, Jayagopal, V, Mahto, R, Patel, M, Young, J, Nayak, AU, Chen, MZ, Kyaw-Tun, J, Gonzalez, S, Gouni, R, Subramanian, A, Adderley, N, Patel, S & Tahrani, A 2024, 'The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Treatment on Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial: CPAP Impact on Microvascular Complications in T2D Patients', The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 947–957. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.11020

Review article

Heppell, C, Subramanian, A, Adderley, N, Nirantharakumar, K, Denniston, A, Pavesio, C & Braithwaite, T 2025, 'Comprehensive Update on Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Uveitis and New Epidemiological Insights from the United Kingdom', Ocular immunology and inflammation, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 535-547. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2025.2491567

Cusworth, S, Deplano, Z, Denniston, A, Burns, D, Nirantharakumar, K, Adderley, N & Chandan, J 2025, 'Protocol: What are the ethnic inequities in care outcomes related to haematological malignancies, treated with transplant/cellular-therapies, in the UK? A Systematic Review', BMJ open.

Punyadasa, D, Adderley, NJ, Rudge, G, Nagakumar, P & Haroon, S 2024, 'Self-reported questionnaires to assess indoor home environmental exposures in asthma patients: A scoping review', BMC Public Health, vol. 24, 2915. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20418-8

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