The University of Sheffield
Public Health

Dr Andrew Lee MB ChB MSc (Dist) MRCGP MFPH DCH DTM&H

Andrew Lee

Public Health
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Office: Room 2037, 2nd Floor, Regent Court

Tel: (+44) (0) 114 222 0872
Fax: (+44) (0) 114 272 4095

email : andrew.lee@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Following paediatric and tropical medicine training, I then worked overseas running primary health care and tuberculosis control programmes in Afghanistan before returning to the UK to embark on public health training. After a period of general practice training, I joined the Section of Public Health in February 2008 as a Clinical Lecturer.

Research Interests

My research interests are in disaster response and international health, with a particular focus on strengthening health systems. My previous research projects include an evaluation of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, a survey of deliberate self-harmers in North Kent, a study of the drivers of smoking in young people in Pakistan, and a study on beneficiary perspectives of humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka after the Asian Tsunami disaster in 2004. I am currently working on a study of emergency planning in health.

Teaching Interests

I am keen on teaching and especially on global health issues, humanitarian aid and communicable disease control. I currently lecture on international health needs assessment, disaster planning and impact evaluation on the MPH course. I also developed and teach on the Communicable Disease Control, and Disaster and Emergency Management modules. In addition, I teach on the undergraduate medical programme. In the past, I have worked as a trainer on orientation courses for relief workers, and I have also delivered training to healthcare workers abroad. I currently lead on an online module on `Disaster Management and Emergency Planning´ for the People´s Open Access Education Initiative.

Professional Activities

In addition to teaching responsibilities here at ScHARR, I work for the Public Health Department at NHS Rotherham and I am a practicing general practitioner in Sheffield.

I am a member of the Sheffield Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and was previously the chair of the International Health Trainees Group, Faculty of Public Health (2009-10).

I also carry out a variety of external consultancy work such as training on patient safety and clinical audit, health needs assessments, health equity audits and humanitarian aid programme evaluation and impact assessment.

Current Projects

Key Publications

Lee A C, Maheswaran R. The health benefits of urban greeen space: A review of the evidence. J Public Health 2010; September (epub)

Lee A. Coalition plans for English NHS: A recipe for disaster? (letter). BMJ 2010; 341: c4182.

Lee A. Humanitarian disaster response (letter). Lancet 2010; 375 (9718): 891-2.

Siddiqi K., Lee ACK. An integrated approach to treat tobacco addiction in countries with high tuberculosis incidence. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 2009; 14(4):1-9.

Lee ACK. Local Perspectives on humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka after the tsunami. Public Health, 2008; 122(12): 1410-1417.

Lee ACK. Review: The tsunami and the dangers of goodwill. BMJ 2005; 330: 261

Lee ACK. Real-time evaluation of Medair's 'Tsunami Emergency Response' Programme in Sri Lanka. Tsunami Evaluation Coalition Single Agency Evaluations (August 2005)