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Professor Richard Feltbower

Professor Richard Feltbower

  • Position: Professor of Epidemiology
  • Areas of expertise: Cancer epidemiology; Paediatric oncology; Adolescent and Young Adult oncology; Paediatric critical care; Data linkage; Health and Social outcomes.
  • Email: R.G.Feltbower@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 4841
  • Location: 11.71 Worsley Building
  • Website: CHORAL | YSRCCYP | X | Bluesky | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | ORCID

Profile

I joined the University in 1998 as a Research Statistician examining the epidemiology childhood and young adult cancer, drawing data from the Yorkshire Specialist Register of Cancer in Children and Young People.

I am now the Director of the Yorkshire Register and lead a programme of epidemiological and applied health research funded by the Child Health Outcomes Research at Leeds (CHORAL) programme. Current research involves the use of linked datasets such as primary/secondary care and the National Pupil Database to evaluate long-term health and social outcomes including mental health, educational attainment and treatment toxicity.

I am a member of the Childhood, Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Expert Advisory Group for the National Cancer Registry and the also Chair of the CCLG Epidemiology and Registry Group.

In 2018 I became co-PI for the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) which assesses PICU activity through the UK and Ireland. The work is a joint collaboration with the University of Leicester, co-led by Dr Sarah Seaton.

In 2023, I was appointed Deputy Director for the CHORAL research programme and lead the “Transforming Outcomes Through Data LInkage” research theme.

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Director, CHORAL
  • Director, Yorkshire Specialist Register of Cancer in Children & Young People
  • Co-PI, Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet)

Qualifications

  • PhD - Epidemiology
  • MSc - Medical Statistics
  • BSc - Mathematics

Professional memberships

  • CCLG
  • Society for Social Medicine & Population Health
  • SIOP
  • PCCS

Student education

Module Manager: Research Methods for Medical Imaging.

ENQUIRE-3 tutor for MBChB.

Research groups and institutes

  • Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine
  • Cancer
  • Clinical and Population Science

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>
Projects
    <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1487-limr-clinical:-adherence-with-cancer-treatment-in-adolescents-and-young-adults">LIMR Clinical: Adherence with Cancer Treatment in Adolescents and Young Adults</a></li>