Portrait of Lisa Faria

Director of Healthcare Data Research

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contact:

Email address: lisa.faria@uhb.nhs.uk

Lisa Faria

Community Member


Biography

Lisa joined University Hospitals Birmingham as Director of Healthcare Data Research in March 2024. This role has oversight of the PIONEER, PATHWAY and INSIGHT research hub teams, the research statistics team, and the West Midlands Secure Data Environment development team.

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Lisa went on to specialise in healthcare analysis, data science and population health management. She has led teams in the public, private and charity sectors, and most recently worked at Alzheimer’s Research UK. In addition to informatics, Lisa’s experience encompasses aspects of data governance and research infrastructure, including the development of bespoke secure data environments.

Alongside her role in the Research, Development and Innovation Department at UHB, Lisa also sits on the Hospital Episodes Statistics Advisory Board at Wilmington Healthcare and is a Trustee of a charity in Nottingham providing community-based therapeutic services.

Additional HDR Midlands Team Members

Portrait of Zhaozhang Sun

Dr Zhaozhang Sun

Research Fellow
University of Birmingham

Portrait of Georgina Cosma

Professor Georgina Cosma

Professor of AI & Data Science
Loughborough University

Portrait of Lizzie Dolan

Dr Lizzie Dolan

Research Fellow in Health Data Science
University of Nottingham’s N/LAB research centre

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Chris Hatton

Clinical Research Fellow
NIHR Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration at the University of Birmingham