Stuart J. Pocock is a British
medical statistician. He has been professor of medical statistics at the
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The institu ...
since 1989. His research interests include statistical methods for the
design
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...
, monitoring, analysis and reporting of
randomized clinical trials. He also collaborates on major clinical trials, particularly in
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumati ...
.
In 2003, the
Royal Statistical Society awarded him the
Bradford Hill Medal "for his development of clinical trials methodology, including group
sequential methods, his extensive applied work, notably in the
epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and Risk factor (epidemiology), determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population, and application of this knowledge to prevent dise ...
and treatment of heart disease, and his exposition of good practice nationally and internationally, especially through his book ''Clinical Trials: a Practical Approach'' and through his service on influential government committees."
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References
British statisticians
Academics of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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