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Our team
Bazian has one of the most experienced and cohesive teams producing evidence-based analyses in the UK. We employ doctors, epidemiologists, librarians and scientists, and train them intensively in evidence-based methods, analysis, communication, and implementation before they start work. Our core in-house team includes:
Dr Vivek Muthu
Vivek is cofounder and Chief Executive of Bazian. The depth of Vivek's clinical and scientific knowledge has been key to Bazian's ability to innovate, design and scale systems for producing large volumes of high quality evidence quickly and efficiently. Vivek holds a first class honours degree in medicine and surgery from Oxford and Cambridge and worked at London's Queen Square, the Hammersmith and John Radcliffe Hospitals before becoming a Clinical Editor for Clinical Evidence at the British Medical Journal. Vivek has also held an honorary post at the Wessex Institute for Health Research and Development at the University of Southampton.
Dr Rob Cook
Rob is Bazian's Clinical Programmes Director, responsible for running our scientific unit and its team of informaticists and evidologists. Rob earned his medical degree from Guy's Hospital in London before working in general practice in Britain and New Zealand. While enrolled in a Masters of Public Health at Auckland University in 2001, Rob became the Medical Director and Senior Project Manager for the New Zealand Guidelines Group, coordinating and managing the development of cardiovascular guidelines. Joining Bazian at the beginning of 2006, he applies evidence to knowledge management systems, quality processes and clinical decision support tools.
Harri Mandhar
Harri is responsible for Operations and Business Development at Bazian. She has a first class honours degree in Applied and HumanBiology from Aston University. Harri worked as a research scientist at GlaxoSmithKline, followed by product development and operational roles at Mars Inc. She then moved into healthcare, specifically pharmaceutical procurement and operating models at Nuffield Health, followed by programme management and business development at Humana Healthcare.
Dr Alicia White
Alicia is Bazian's Health Research Analyst Manager, overseeing the production of systematic reviews. Alicia has a first class honours degree in Genetics from the University of Sheffield and received her doctorate from the University of Manchester. She worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at University College London before joining Bazian.
Dr Alan Lovell
Alan is Bazian's Senior Informaticist, responsible for searching, collating and appraising the ever growing mountain of medical literature; he is also managing director for the journals Evidence-Based Mental Health, Evidence-Based Medicine and Evidence-Based Nursing. Alan has a degree in Biology from Royal Holloway, University of London, and gained his doctorate from the University of Warwick. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal before receiving an MA with distinction in Information Studies from the University of Brighton.
Dr Rachel Taft
Rachel is a Medical Research Analyst. Rachel holds a degree in medicine from University of Wales College of Medicine and has worked in general medicine, care of the elderly, surgery and general practice. Having developed an interest in epidemiology and health behaviour, she worked in the public health department of the Mid Sussex PCT prior to joining Bazian in 2006. At Bazian she has worked on more than 150 NHS-approved pathways for the Map of Medicine, and has been the lead analyst on projects for various clients including NHS PASA-CEP.
Ceilidh Stapelkamp
Ceilidh is a Senior Health Research Analyst with a special interest in public health. She has a Masters in Public Health (with distinction) from King's College London and has completed a programme of post-graduate courses in Public Health, including Epidemiology, Statistics, Infectious Diseases and Evidence-based Medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Before joining Bazian, Ceilidh lectured with the Open University, undertook primary mental health research and was an NHS programme coordinator for a project to deliver child and adolescent community mental health services.
Dr Mary Hughes
Mary is a Health Research Analyst. Mary holds a first class degree in Neuroscience from the University of Sussex. She completed a Masters in Clinical Neuroscience (with distinction) and a PhD from the Institute of Neurology, University College London. Prior to joining Bazian, Mary was a postdoctoral research fellow at King’s College London.
Urmila Bhatt
Urmila is Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Corporate Services Manager. She ensures the day to day functioning of Bazian goes as smoothly and seamlessly as possible, including liaising with clients and suppliers, financial control and HR. She has worked in the public and private sectors, with responsibility for close liaison with senior staff from private companies to government departments. She has attained MBA from the University of Westminster, London.
Li Kuan Stubbs
Li Kuan is editorial assistant for the journals Evidence-Based Mental Health, Evidence-Based Medicine and Evidence-Based Nursing. Before joining Bazian in August 2007, Li Kuan was pursuing a doctorate in Science and Technology Policy Studies in the University of Sussex where she gained an MSc in Technology and Innovation Management in 2005. She started a teaching career in the University of Malaya (Malaysia) in 2002 before receiving an MSc with distinction in Philosophy and Science and Technology Studies from the same university.