Prof Jackie Cassell
BMBCh, MD, FFPH, BA (Philosophy)
Professor of Primary Care Epidemiology
Honorary Consultant in Public Health
Area of Expertise:
Electronic patient records, sexually transmitted infections, public health research
Research Area(s):
Infection & Immunology, Primary Care & Health Services, Medical Informatics
+44 (0)1273 644741
j.cassell@bsms.ac.uk
Prof Cassell's DA:
Jessica Stockdale
+44 (0)1273 641924
Brighton & Sussex Medical School,
Division of Primary Care & Public Health,
Mayfield House,
Rm 318a, University of Brighton, BN1 9PH
Biography
Professor of Primary Care Epidemiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, October 2007-present
Honorary Consultant in Health Protection with region-wide responsibility for HIV and STIs in the South East, Surrey and Sussex Health Protection Team, Horsham, West Sussex, October 2006-present
Honorary Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Avenue House Sexual Health Clinic, Eastbourne, October 2006-present
Honorary Associate Professor, Research Dept Infection and Population Health, University College London, October 2006-present
Education
MD, University of Cambridge, 2008
MSc (Epidemiology), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, 1999
BA (Philosophy), University of Sussex, Brighton, 1992
BM BCh, University of Oxford, 1988
BA, University of Cambridge, 1985
Patient Record Enhancement Programme (PREP)
Research focus
Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infection and epidemiological methods for using large primary care databases for public benefit
Current research
Professor Jackie Cassell is based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK. She is a clinically qualified consultant in Public Health and in sexually transmitted infections. In recent years she has developed a wide-ranging interest in electronic patient records, and currently leads a Wellcome Trust funded programme "The Ergonomics of Electronic Patient Records". Jackie has also published widely in the field of sexually transmitted infections, focussing on primary care and the impact of delayed care on disease transmission. She leads an NIHR funded trial of partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in primary care and other community settings, working closely with the Health Protection Agency, University College London, and a GUM clinic in Eastbourne, where she holds honorary posts. Jackie is also the editor in chief of the journal 'Sexually Transmitted Infections'.