Sina Azadnajafabad
- Position: Research Fellow in Health Epidemiology
- Areas of expertise: Clinical Epidemiology, Chronic Diseases, Biostatistics
- Email: S.Azadnajafabad@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Chapel Allerton Hospital
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Profile
Sina is a Research Fellow in Health Epidemiology at the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine. Using large linked health datasets and advanced statistical and pharmacoepidemiologic methods, he studies osteoarthritis and other long-term conditions, and how emerging treatments may affect musculoskeletal health.
Sina has been trained as a medical doctor and public health researcher. He previously held roles as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington University in St. Louis, Research Data Analyst at University of Leeds, and Research Fellow at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Research interests
- Clinical epidemiology (risk factor discovery, biomarkers research, prevention, patient-reported outcomes)
- Chronic diseases (musculoskeletal, cancer, cardiovascular)
- Population health metrics and burden of disease
- Biostatistics and data science
Qualifications
- MPH, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 2023
- MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Research groups and institutes
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine