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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 been a visiting fellow 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.

 

Tom Donald

Tom is responsible for Operations and Business Development at Bazian. Tom has a degree in History and Political Science from the University of Sydney, and spent 11 years working in strategy and new product development in New York advertising agencies, brand consultancies and design firms. He has conducted hundreds of focus groups, one-on-one interviews and executive workshops while helping companies such as SAP, Charles Schwab, US Trust, Meow Mix, Domino's Pizza and AT&T develop new products and services. He formally joined Bazian in 2006 but has been helping with strategy and business development since its foundation.

 

Dr Alicia White

Alicia is Bazian's Health Research Reviewer 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. 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 Clinical 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 Health Research Analyst with a special interest in public health. Ceilidh has a first class honours degree in Genetics and Microbiology from the University of Zimbabwe and 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.

 

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.

 

Founder and advisor Dr Anna Donald

Anna is a cofounder of Bazian. Anna originally worked as a physician and lecturer in epidemiology and public policy at University College London and was a founding Clinical Editor of the British Medical Journal's groundbreaking compendium, Clinical Evidence. A former Rhodes Scholar, Kennedy Fellow, Caltex Scholar and Menzies Scholar, Anna holds degrees in medicine, public policy and history from Oxford, Harvard and Sydney Universities.