Dr Simon Baldwin PhD

Simon Baldwin

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Research Fellow in Medical Statistics

Contact details

Address
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Simon Baldwin is a Research Fellow in Medical Statistics focusing on test evaluation, biological variability, longitudinal modelling, and routine data. His work is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, under the Data, Diagnostics, Decision Tools Programme.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, 2025
  • Bachelors (Hons) in Mathematics and Music, University of Birmingham, 2015

Biography

Simon is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) funded Medical Statistician working within the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and prediction Models (BESTEAM) research team at the University of Birmingham. His expertise are in test evaluation, biological variability, longitudinal modelling, and routine data.

Simon works closely with Professor's Jon Deeks and Alice Sitch under the Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools programme of work, and was examined for a PhD by Professor's Peter Diggle and Tom Marshall. His previous work has led him to collaborate with the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Simon has experience presenting at the Methods for Evaluating Models, Tests and Biomarkers (MEMTAB) conference, and International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) conference. His provision of statistical support has led to the completion of a number of projects, several of which have now been published.

Teaching

Research

Research interests

  • Test evaluation
  • Biological variability
  • Longitudinal modelling
  • Routine data

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Davenport, C, Richter, A, Hillier, B, Scandrett, K, Agarwal, R, Baldwin, SW, Kale, AU, Alderman, J, Macdonald, T & Deeks, JJ 2025, 'Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of information on intended use, instructions for use, and post-test decision making', BMJ, vol. 390, e085546. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085546

Hillier, B, Deeks, JJ, Alderman, J, Kale, AU, Macdonald, T, Baldwin, SW, Scandrett, K, Agarwal, R, Richter, A & Davenport, C 2025, 'Direct-to-consumer self-tests sold in the UK in 2023: cross sectional review of regulation and evidence of performance', BMJ, vol. 390 , e085547. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085547

Dosanjh, A, Harvey, P, Baldwin, S, Mintz, H, Evison, F, Gallier, S, Trudgill, N, James, ND, Sooriakumaran, P & Patel, P 2021, 'High-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of prostate cancer: a national cohort study focusing on the development of stricture and fistulae', European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 340-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.11.014

Dosanjh, A, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, King, D, Trudgill, N, Belal, M & Patel, P 2020, 'A national study of artificial urinary sphincter and male sling implantation after radical prostatectomy in England', BJU International , vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 467-475. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.14955

Harvey, PR, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, Dosanjh, A, Evison, F, Patel, P & Trudgill, NJ 2020, 'Higher volume providers are associated with improved outcomes following ERCP for the palliation of malignant biliary obstruction', EClinicalMedicine, vol. 18, 100212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.11.005

Harvey, P, Rees, J, Baldwin, S, Waheed, H, Tanner, J-R, Evison, F, Patel, P & Trudgill, N 2019, 'Outcomes of colorectal stents when used as a bridge to curative resection in obstruction secondary to colorectal cancer', International journal of colorectal disease, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 1295-1302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-019-03302-5

Aldridge, C, Bion, J, Boyal, A, Chen, Y-F, Clancy, M, Evans, T, Girling, A, Lord, J, Mannion, R, Rees, P, Roseveare, C, Rudge, G, Sun, J, Tarrant, C, Temple, M, Watson, S, Lilford, R & HiSLAC Collaborative 2016, 'Weekend specialist intensity and admission mortality in acute hospital trusts in England: a cross-sectional study', The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10040, pp. 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30442-1

Abstract

Dosanjh, A, Baldwin, S, Evison, F, Gallier, S, Wallace, DMA & Patel, P 2019, '622 - Non-pulmonary visceral metastases are associated with poor survival in post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for non-seminomatous germ cell tumours (NSGCT) of the testis', European Urology Supplements, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. e829-e830. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1569-9056(19)30605-0

Harvey, P, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, Coupland, B, Evison, F, Patel, P & Trudgill, N 2018, 'PTH-031 The outcomes of ERCP for common bile duct gallstones in england between 2003 and 2015', Gut, vol. 67, no. Suppl 1, pp. A27-A28. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-BSGAbstracts.52

Harvey, P, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, Coupland, B, Evison, F, Patel, P & Trudgill, N 2018, 'PTH-032 Mortality following ERCP for benign pathology in england between 2003 and 2015', Gut, vol. 67, no. Suppl 1, pp. A28-A28. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-BSGAbstracts.53

Harvey, PR, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, Evison, F, Patel, P & Trudgill, N 2017, 'OC-002 The outcomes of ercp for the palliation of malignant jaundice in england between 2001 and 2014', Gut, vol. 66, no. Suppl 2, pp. A1-A2. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314472.2

Review article

Deeks, J, Dinnes, J, Takwoingi, Y, Davenport, C, Spijker, R, Taylor-Phillips, S, Adriano, A, Beese, S, Dretzke, J, Ferrante di Ruffano, L, Harris, I, Price, M, Dittrich, S, Emperador, D, Hooft, L, Leeflang, MMG, Van De Bruel, A, McInnes, MDF, Stuyf, T, Domen, J, Horn, S, Yang, B, Langendam, M, Ochodo, E, Guleid, F, Holtman, G, Verbakel, J, Stegeman, I, Salameh , JP, McGrath , TA, van der Pol , CB, Frank , RA, Prager , R, Hare , SS, Dennie , C, Jenniskens, K, Korevaar , DA, Cohen , JF, van de Wijgert, J, Damen , JAAG, Agarwal, R, Baldwin, S, Berhane, S, Herd, C, Kristunas, C, Quinn, L & Scholefield, B 2020, 'Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS-CoV-2', Cochrane Library, vol. 2020, no. 6, CD013652. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013652

Baracaia, S, McNulty, D, Baldwin, S, Mytton, J, Evison, F, Raine, R, Giacco, D, Hutchings, A & Barratt, H 2020, 'Mental health in hospital emergency departments: Cross-sectional analysis of attendances in England 2013/2014', Emergency Medicine Journal, vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 744-751. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-209105

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