Residence UK Fields Epidemiology Name George Smith | Influences Jerry Morris Citizenship British Influenced by Jerry Morris | |
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Born 9 May 1959 ( 1959-05-09 ) Institutions Welsh Heart Programme, Cardiff (1985–86)
University College & Middlesex School of Medicine (1986–89)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (1989–92)
University of Glasgow (1992–94)
University of Bristol (1994–) Thesis Physical fitness and risk factors for coronary heart disease (1991) Known for Health inequalities; Life course approach to epidemiology; Mendelian randomization Books The Grim Reaper's Road Map Education The Queen's College, Oxford, Jesus College, Cambridge People also search for Mary Shaw, Danny Dorling, Bethan Thomas Institution Cardiff, University of Glasgow, University of Bristol | ||
Mendelian Randomization - How our genes conduct randomized clinical trials
George Davey Smith (born 9 May 1959) is a British epidemiologist. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol since 1994, honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow since 1996, and visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since 1999.
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- Mendelian Randomization How our genes conduct randomized clinical trials
- Cshl keynote dr george davey smith university of bristol
- Education
- Honours and awards
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He is also the scientific director of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, and a former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Cshl keynote dr george davey smith university of bristol
Education
Davey Smith attended Stockton Heath Primary School and Lymm Grammar School Schools in Warrington in North West England. He received a BA from Queen's College, Oxford in 1981, an MB BChir from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1984, an MSc from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1988, an MD from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1991, and a DSc from Queen's College, Oxford in 2000.
Honours and awards
Davey Smith is an ISI highly cited researcher, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.
