Toby Prevost

Roles and Affiliations: Toby Prevost is the Nightingale-Saunders Chair of Complex Clinical Trials and Statistics and Director of the Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Unit at King's College London. Previously, he held positions at Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge. He is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and an Honorary Senior Fellow at Cambridge's Palliative Care Group. His work spans academic leadership, statistical research, and advisory roles in healthcare policy.

Education: Toby Prevost holds a BSc in Mathematics with Statistics (1990), MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine (1991), and a PhD in Social Statistics (1996) from the University of Southampton, focusing on multilevel modeling of child mortality.

Research Interests: Prevost’s work centers on clinical trials methodology, medical statistics, and their applications in palliative care, ophthalmology, and rheumatology. He specializes in complex intervention trials, meta-analysis, and statistical methods for clustered data. His research addresses critical challenges in public health, including diabetes management, chronic disease outcomes, and evidence-based policy.

Grants and Awards: Prevost has secured funding from MRC, NIHR, and Wellcome Trust. His work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2013 BMJ Research Paper of the Year and the 2012 Diabetes Paper of the Year. He contributes to NICE advisory committees and international funding boards, shaping healthcare guidelines and research priorities.

Labs and Collaborations: He leads the Nightingale-Saunders Unit, collaborating with institutions like Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge. Key projects include the INSPIRE cancer rehabilitation initiative and the SMARTIndia diabetic retinopathy study. His research teams address global health issues, such as palliative care for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and arthritis prevention trials.