Associate Professor Jose Leal
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José Leal
MSc DPhil
Associate Professor
José Leal joined the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) in January 2004, having completed his MSc in Health Economics at the University of York in 2003. In 2010, José completed a doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford on the use of multi-parameter evidence synthesis to inform economic evaluations.
During his time in HERC, José has been involved on projects evaluating the economic burden of chronic diseases as well as several economic evaluations across a range of diseases.
His main research interests concern cardiovascular disease, diabetes and musculoskeletal diseases.
José is also a health economics advisor for the NIHR RDS South Central and supervises MSc and DPhil students.
Recent publications
Assessing clinical and cost effectiveness of total versus partial knee replacement (TOPKAT): 10-year follow-up of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
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Beard DJ. et al, (2026), Lancet Rheumatol, 8, e116 - e126
Real-world waitlist randomised controlled trial of gameChange VR to treat severe agoraphobic avoidance in patients with psychosis: a study protocol.
Journal article
Freeman D. et al, (2025), BMJ Open, 15
Effects of empagliflozin on quality of life and healthcare use and costs in chronic kidney disease: a health economic analysis of the EMPA-KIDNEY trial.
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Zhou J. et al, (2025), EClinicalMedicine, 85
Efficacy of a 6-month supported online programme (Feeling Safer) for the treatment of persecutory delusions: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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Freeman D. et al, (2025), BMJ Open, 15
Perceptions of Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Regarding Clinical Trials: A Survey-Based Study from the Middle East.
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Dakhil ZA. et al, (2025), Glob Heart, 20
