Robert Hatch

Robert Hatch is a Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and a retained lecturer in medicine at Pembroke College, specializing in critical care research. His work focuses on long-term outcomes after critical illness, rehabilitation, and healthcare data utilization to enhance patient care quality.

His research spans critical care medicine, post-ICU rehabilitation, and health informatics, with emphasis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), psychopathology (anxiety, depression, PTSD) in critical illness survivors, and cardiovascular outcomes. He leverages large-scale datasets from initiatives like ICON and I-Canuk to identify recovery barriers and optimize clinical pathways.

Recent publications (2022-2023) reveal a strong focus on neuropsychiatric aspects of critical illness and infections, anticoagulation strategies in renal replacement therapy, and predictive modeling for cardiac events. Key themes include mental health comorbidities influencing infection severity, CRRT protocol optimization, and data-driven tools for atrial fibrillation prediction in ICU settings.

His scientific awards include:

• NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship
• NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship

As chief investigator of the C3 Study and key contributor to ICON/I-Canuk networks, Hatch secures substantial grants for cardiovascular outcomes research and develops digital tools (e.g., clinical handover apps) to improve efficiency. His NIHR fellowship funds current work on post-critical illness cardiovascular risks.

Hatch is integral to Oxford's Critical Care Research Group, co-leading ICON—the UK's largest HRQoL and psychopathology database for critical illness survivors—and the I-Canuk aftercare network. He also collaborates with the Enhanced Recovery After Critical Illness Programme (ERACIP) to advance rehabilitation frameworks.