Erik Mayer

Dr. Erik Mayer is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, serving as Programme Director for the MSc Health Policy and Module Lead for 'Measuring and Improving Performance in Healthcare'. He holds a PhD in Health Services Research and has extensive clinical training in surgery. His research focuses on leveraging big data analytics and AI to enhance healthcare quality, safety, and equity, with leadership roles in the Imperial Clinical Analytics, Research & Evaluation (iCARE) Secure Data Environment and the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre's Digital Health Theme.

Education: MBBS/BSc (Kings College London), Surgical Training (St Mary's Hospital), PhD in Health Services Research (Imperial College London).

Research interests include AI-driven healthcare optimization, patient safety informatics, and digital health innovation. He leads projects like the insightFall mobility platform and the Isla frailty care study. His work frequently addresses healthcare disparities, such as ethnic leadership diversity and maternal care equity.

• Scientific Awards: Fellow of the British Computer Society, Chartered Institute for IT
• Roles: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Transformation CCIO (Analytics & Informatics), NIHR NWL Patient Safety Research Collaborative Theme Lead

Labs/Teams: iCARE Secure Data Environment, Digital Collaboration Space (Paddington Life Sciences).