G J Melendez-Torres

I am a Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology, Associate Dean for Global at the University of Exeter.  As part of this, I lead the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), one of nine research units in the UK providing expert advice on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new drugs to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.  I am also Deputy Director of the Exeter NIHR Policy Research Programme Evidence Reviews Facility.  My interest in health technology assessment stems from an enjoyment of the kinds of knotty methodological problems, both statistical and conceptual, that this area can present, as well as an appreciation for the impact that timely and rigorous scientific advice can have on the policy process.  Indeed, the development of methods to support HTA and systematic reviews of complex interventions is my major research focus.