Dr Zhaonan Wang PhD, MPH

Dr Zhaonan Wang

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr. Zhaonan Wang is a Research Fellow in Health Informatics and Multimorbidity in the Department of Applied Health Sciences. She conducts epidemiological studies using large-scale routine health data to investigate medication safety and health inequalities, and contributes to teaching and student supervision.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, 2025
  • MPH in Public Health, University of Birmingham, 2017
  • MMeD in Foreign Language for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 2016

Biography

Dr. Zhaonan Wang is a Research Fellow who focuses on Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology. Her research specialises in using large-scale routinely collected health data to investigate chronic disease outcomes, medication safety, and health inequalities, particularly in relation to diabetes and its complications.

Zhaonan completed her PhD in Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham. Her doctoral research used linked primary care and hospital datasets, including THIN, CPRD, and Hospital Episode Statistics, to examine the risk, outcomes, and treatment effects of diabetic foot disease.

Zhaonan works on multiple research projects addressing public health priorities, including painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, alcohol-related liver disease, and maternal health. Her work involves designing epidemiological studies and analysing electronic health record data.

She also supports teaching and supervision of postgraduate students undertaking research using large-scale health datasets.

Teaching

  • Deputy Module Lead, Health Information and Health Informatics (MPH)
  • Facilitator, Practical Epidemiology and Statistics (MPH)
  • Advisor, Health Improvement Evidence Review (MBChB)

Research

Research interests

  • Epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology
  • Electronic health record data analysis
  • Diabetes and its complications
  • Medication safety and optimisation
  • Health inequalities and population health

Current projects:

Dr Zhaonan Wang is currently involved in the following projects:

Tackling Regional Inequalities in Alcohol-related Liver Disease in the West Midlands (TRIAL-WM). NIHR-funded project examines regional inequalities in alcohol-related liver disease using routine health data.

Addressing ethnic inequalities in painful diabetic neuropathy (ACTION-DN). NIHR-funded project investigates ethnic differences in healthcare use and outcomes.

School-based Public Health Research (SPHR) programme. This programme links routine health data with school-based interventions to study long-term health outcomes.

The Childbirth Acquired Perineal Trauma Study (The Chapter Study). This research aims to optimise the care of women following childbirth-related perineal trauma (CRPT).

Diabetes complications and medication safety research. This work investigates the risk and outcomes of diabetes complications using CPRD, IMRD, and linked hospital datasets.

Global violence and vulnerable populations research. This research examines the health impacts of gender-based violence and violence against vulnerable populations using UK routine health data.