Ewen M Harrison
Also known as: Ewen Harrison, EM Harrison
University of Edinburgh
Research areas: Medicine · Infectious Diseases · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Global Health and Surgery · Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
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About
Ewen Harrison is Professor of Surgery and Data Science at the University of Edinburgh and a Consultant HPB Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
He is Director of the Centre for Medical Informatics in the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh. He leads the Surgical and Critical Care Informatics group which pioneers data-driven, collaborative research to improve patient outcomes after surgery across both the global north and south.
His work spans AI/machine learning, decision modelling, wearable sensing, and clinical trials. He has a PhD in Molecular Biology, an MSc in Statistics, and has contributed to over 300 research publications including authoring the popular book, R for Healthcare Data Science. He is Deputy Editor at the NEJM AI.
He leads the NIHR Unit on Global Surgery at the University of Edinburgh, a collaboration with the University of Birmingham and partners in eight countries. This provides a platform for the GlobalSurg/COVIDSurg Collaborative which, with over 15,000 individuals in 116 countries, is one of the largest scientific consortia in the world (Guinness World Records 2021).
He has been appointed a Fellow of both the Academic of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His work during the COVID-19 pandemic was recognised with an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours.
Employment
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University of Edinburgh Director. Professor of Surgery and Data Science. Consultant Surgeon.
Education
Education history is unavailable.
Projects & Funding
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Causality in Healthcare AI Hub Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council2024 - 2029
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Reducing Delays in Cancer Care in sub-Saharan Africa National Institute for Health and Care Research2024 - 2029
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NIHR Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low and Middle Income Countries National Institute for Health and Care Research2024 - 2028
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OpenSAFELY, ISARIC, PHOSP: tracking consequences of COVID-19 infection across UK primary and secondary care. UK Research and Innovation2021 - 2023
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IRC Next Steps Plus: Photonic Pathogen Theranostics - Point-of-care image guided photonic therapy of bacterial and fungal infection Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council2019 - 2023
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Feasibility of a cluster randomised trial of a nutritional intervention to improve outcomes after cancer surgery in low-income countries Medical Research Council2018 - 2021
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Human validation of RIP1 Kinase inhibitor for acture kidney injury (AKI) Chief Scientist Office2018 - Present
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Development grant for a multicentre, randomised trial to reduce surgical site infection following emergency gastrointestinal surgery in LMICs Medical Research Council2016 - 2017
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Wellcome Leap SAVE Wellcome Leap? - 2026
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NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery National Institute for Health and Care Research? - 2026
Publications (457)
- OneEHR: Reproducible and AI Agent-Ready Longitudinal EHR Analysis Toolkit Save
- Explainable AI for Data-Driven Design of High-Dimensional Predictive Studies Save
- Matching clinicians with clinical trials using AI Save
- Class imbalance correction in artificial intelligence models leads to miscalibrated clinical predictions: a real-world evaluation Save
- Which Human-in-the-Loop? Why Context, Culture, and Health Systems Matter Save
- The Impact of Home Energy Efficiency Measures on Children’s Respiratory Health: A Scoping Review Save
- Non-linear regression modelling for medical professionals; making curved paths straightforward. Save
- The safety, physiological response and repeatability of the incremental shuttle walk test in survivors of COVID-19. Save
- Continuous physiological monitoring for the detection of postoperative deterioration: a protocol for a multistage, multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Save
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of diverse posthospitalisation pathways for COVID-19: a UK evaluation using the PHOSP-COVID cohort. Save
- Correction: Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes in Pancreatic Surgery with Vascular Resection from a Prospective Multicenter Global Study. Save
- Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study. Save
- Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes in Pancreatic Surgery with Vascular Resection from a Prospective Multicenter Global Study. Save
- Impact of social deprivation upon the preoperative pathway and early surgical outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy for PDAC and non-PDAC periampullary cancer in England: the Surg-Panc-UK study. Save
- Modeled Carbon Footprint of Change of Sterile Gloves and Instruments for Abdominal Wound Closure. Save
- Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: a multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model. Save
- Surgical health policy 2025-35: strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs. Save
- Risk factors and mitigating measures associated with bile duct injury during cholecystectomy: meta-analysis. Save
- Validation of nutritional screening tools in patients undergoing cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries. Save
- Evolving patterns of adjuvant chemotherapy and survival after surgery for peri-hilar cholangiocarcinoma: results from the UK nationwide CAPBIL study. Save