About
James Altunkaya is a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) within Oxford Population Health at the University of Oxford. His work focuses on generating economic evidence for precision medicine applications in prediabetes through advanced modeling of long-term health outcomes and cost trajectories.
His academic background includes:
- MSc in Public Health (Health Economics) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford
Specializing in health economics, Altunkaya develops economic models integrating clinical trial and cohort data to evaluate cost-effectiveness of precision interventions for prediabetes. His research bridges clinical medicine and economic evaluation, emphasizing individualized treatment pathways and resource allocation efficiency in chronic disease management.
His publication portfolio reveals strong thematic focus on diabetes modeling complexity, with multiple studies examining structural uncertainty in economic models and data-driven subgroup identification. Recent work extends to pandemic-related resource utilization, demonstrating methodological versatility across health economics applications.
Key recognitions include:
- NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship supporting his DPhil research
- NIHR Research Methods Fellowship at University of York
As an early-career researcher, Altunkaya has not yet supervised students. His work is funded through competitive NIHR fellowships, with prior contributions to NICE evidence reviews evaluating pharmaceutical and medical device cost-effectiveness for NHS adoption.
He is an active member of HERC's research ecosystem at Oxford Population Health and previously collaborated with the Centre for Health Economics at University of York on national health technology assessments.
