George Davey Smith (born 9 May 1959)
is a British
epidemiologist
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.
It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...
. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the
University of Bristol
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since 1994,
honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow
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since 1996, and visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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since 1999.[
He was also the scientific director of the ]Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s and formerly the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood, is a cohort study of children born in the former county of Avon, England during 1 ...
(until replaced in 2017 by Nic Timpson) and a former editor-in-chief
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of the ''International Journal of Epidemiology
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Education
Davey Smith attended Stockton Heath Primary School and Lymm Grammar School
Lymm is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, which incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and ...
in Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
in North West England. He received a BA from Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, ...
in 1981, an MB BChir from Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes fr ...
in 1984, an MSc from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine.
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in 1988, an MD from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1991, and a DSc DSC may refer to:
Academia
* Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
* District Selection Committee, an entrance exam in India
* Doctor of Surgical Chiropody, superseded in the 1960s by Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Educational institutions
* Dalton State Col ...
from Queen's College, Oxford in 2000.[
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Honours and awards
Davey Smith is an ISI highly cited researcher,[ a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,][ and a fellow of the ]Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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. In 2019 Smith became foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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British public health doctors
Living people
1959 births
People from Warrington
Academics of the University of Bristol
Academic journal editors
Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom)
Academics of the University of Glasgow
Academics of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
British epidemiologists
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Members of the National Academy of Medicine