José Leal

MSc DPhil

Associate Professor

José Leal joined the Health Economics Research Centre in January 2004, having completed his MSc in Health Economics at the University of York in 2003. Since joining HERC, José has worked on several projects, including an economic evaluation of genetic testing for sudden cardiac death, an economic evaluation of MS/MS screening for Medium Chain Acyl-CoenzymeA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, elicitation of expert opinion and several cost-of-illness studies.

José has recently completed a doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford on the use of multi-parameter evidence synthesis to inform economic evaluations. His current research interests include the use of expert opinion to inform decision models, evidence synthesis frameworks in economic evaluation and individual patient level modelling.

Recent publications

Costs of joint replacement in osteoarthritis: a study using the National Joint Registry and Clinical Practice Research Datalink datasets
Journal article

LEAL J. et al, (2020), Arthritis Care and Research
COmmunity-based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty: A randomised controlled trial with economic and qualitative evaluations (CORKA Trial).
Journal article

KNIGHT R. et al, (2020), NIHR Journals Library
Accurately reflecting uncertainty when using patient-level simulation models to extrapolate clinical trial data
Journal article

DAKIN H. et al, (2020), Medical Decision Making
Enhanced recovery following hip and knee arthroplasty: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness evidence
Journal article

Pritchard M. et al, (2020), BMJ Open
Within-Trial Evaluation of Medical Resources, Costs, and Quality of Life Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Participating in the Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering (EXSCEL)
Journal article

Reed SD. et al, (2020), Diabetes Care, dc190950 - dc190950