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Professor Umesh Kadam is a clinical epidemiologist and health services researcher at the University of Exeter's School of Health and Community Sciences, where he also practices as a GP. His career has been supported by prestigious personal fellowships from the MRC, NIHR, and Royal Society, culminating in a Fellowship by Distinction from the UK Faculty of Public Health.
Education:
- MB ChB, University of Birmingham
- MPhil, Keele University
- MSc in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- PhD, Keele University
- FFPH, UK Faculty of Public Health
Professor Kadam pioneered multimorbidity research in the UK since 2001, focusing on population-based patient outcomes in musculoskeletal aging, cardiometabolic disease, and cardio-oncology. His work integrates clinical epidemiology, pharmaco-epidemiology, and AI applications for predictive modeling in healthcare systems, addressing conflicts in managing patients with multiple chronic conditions under policy and cost constraints.
Scientific Awards:
- MRC Fellowship
- NIHR Fellowship
- Royal Society Fellowship
- Fellowship by Distinction (UK Faculty of Public Health)
As primary supervisor, he mentors academics securing NIHR, BHF, and Wellcome Trust Fellowships. He chairs the NIHR Advanced Fellowship panel, serves as deputy Chair for the MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship panel, and previously chaired the CPRD committee. His research programs are funded by MRC, NIHR, Wellcome Trust, HDRUK, and BHF, leveraging NHS networks and international collaborations across Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, India, and Singapore.
He leads the EXETER RESEARCH NETWORKS initiatives in Children & Young People Wellbeing and Health Analytics, driving interdisciplinary work on integrated data systems and patient portal innovations.
