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Ronan Lyons holds the following key positions:
- Clinical Professor of Public Health at Swansea University Medical School
- Honorary Consultant in Public Health with Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Adjunct Professor at Monash University, Australia
- Research Director for Health Data Research UK (HDRUK)
- Principal Investigator for Wales and Northern Ireland site of HDRUK
- National Lead for Improving Public Health scientific programme (HDRUK)
- Co-Director of SAIL Databank
His research centers on leveraging routine health data for cohort studies, trials, and evaluations of natural experiments across public services. He pioneered total population electronic cohorts in Wales to assess life-course interventions and policies while developing learning health systems through clinical collaborations. A major focus involves injury prevention and control through leadership of the All Wales Injury Surveillance System and chairing the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics and Methods (US CDC).
Lyons plays a leading role in UK-wide cohort initiatives as Associate Director for the MRC's Dementias Research Platform UK, supporting cross-cohort research infrastructure. His work bridges public health policy evaluation with clinical implementation through platforms like the SAIL Databank (www.saildatabank.com), which enables secure analysis of anonymized health and social care data.
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As principal investigator for HDRUK's Wales/Northern Ireland site and national lead for public health research, Lyons directs major funding streams evaluating complex interventions across health and social care systems. His leadership in the All Wales Injury Surveillance System demonstrates sustained grant management for longitudinal population health monitoring.
He co-directs the SAIL Databank research environment and leads the All Wales Injury Surveillance System, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across academic, NHS, and international partners including the US CDC's injury statistics collaboration.
