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Andy Vail

Andy Vail

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-2726

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Overview

Andy sits within the Cente for Biostatistics in the School of Health Sciences and contributes to the NIHR Research Support Unit, NIHR Statistics Group and Division of Research & Innovation at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.  His time is divided between offices in the Centre for Biostatistics and at Salford Royal Hospital, where he collaborates with and supports clinician-led research.

Most of his clinical research collaboration is within the field of neurosciences.  Andy is a member of the Stroke Association's grant-funding panel and works across experimental medicine, acute stroke and rehabilitation research with a focus on intervention studies.

Methodological interests include issues arising in the meta-analysis of subfertility trials, identified through his longstanding role as lead Statistical Editor of the Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Review Group (formerly Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility).  He regularly provides critical appraisal of the available evidence to advise the UK Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) patient-facing advice on 'treatment add-ons' offered by fertility clinics.

Biography

Andy completed his MSc under a Special Training Award at the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyons.  His first post, under the mentorship of Sheila Bird (MRC Biostatistics Unit), was a national cohort study of corneal transplant outcome based at the UK Transplant Service in Bristol.  This was followed by seven years at the University of Leeds Institute of Epidemiology & Health Services Research, where he developed a portfolio of collaborative research in gynaecology, obstetrics & midwifery.

In 1999 Andy crossed the Pennines to join Graham Dunn's Biostatistics Group. He developed and expanded a statistical team at Salford Royal using funding raised through successful research bids. His research collaborations have focused on clinical neuroscience, and stroke in particular.

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

Royal Statistical Society

International Society for Clinical Biostatistics

NIHR Statistics Group (Steering Committee)

Cochrane Collaboration: Review Group Editor

Reproduction: Statistical Associate Editor

NIHR Research Support Service (Lancaster Hub Executive)

Stroke Association: Project Grant Adjudication Panel

NIHR PGfAR Funding Panel (2017-2020)

NIHR HTA Clinical Evaluation and Trials Funding Board (2010-2014)

Qualifications

BSc. Pure Mathematics & Mathematical Statistics, University of Exeter, 1988

MSc. Medical Statistics & Information Technology, University of Leicester, 1989

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • A core outcome set for future male infertility research: development of an international consensus

    Rimmer, M. P., Howie, R. A., Anderson, R. A., Barratt, C. L. R., Barnhart, K. T., Beebeejaun, Y., Bertolla, R. P., Bortoletto, P., Brannigan, R. E., Cantineau, A. E. P., Caroppo, E., Collura, B. L., Coward, K., Duncan, W. C., Eisenberg, M. L., Gellatly, S. A., Geyter, C. D., Goulis, D. G., Henkel, R. R. & Ho, V. N. A. & 38 others, Hussein, A. F., Huyser, C., Kadijk, J. H., Kamath, M. S., Khashaba, S., Khattak, H., Kobori, Y., Kopeika, J., Kucuk, T., Luján, S., Matsaseng, T. C., Mathur, R. S., McEleny, K., Mitchell, R. T., Mol, B. W., Murage, A. M., Ng, E. H. Y., Pacey, A., Perheentupa, A. H., Du Plessis, S., Rives, N., Sarris, I., Schlegel, P. N., Shabbir, M., Śmiechowski, M., Subramanian, V., Sunkara, S. K., Tarlarzis, B. C., Tüttelmann, F., Vail, A., van Wely, M., Vazquez-Levin, M. H., Lan N Vuong, Wang, A. Y., Wang, R., Duffy, J. M. N., Farquhar, C. M. & Niederberger, C., 9 Jun 2025, In: Fertility and Sterility. 123, 6, p. 1017-1028 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • A core outcome set for future male infertility research: development of an international consensus (vol 40, pg 865, 2025)

    Rimmer, M. P., Howie, R. A., Anderson, R. A., Barratt, C. L. R., Barnhart, K. T., Beebeejaun, Y., Bertolla, R. P., Bortoletto, P., Brannigan, R. E., Cantineau, A. E. P., Caroppo, E., Collura, B. L., Coward, K., Duncan, W. C., Eisenberg, M. L., Gellatly, S. A., De Geyter, C., Goulis, D. G., Henkel, R. R. & Ho, V. N. A. & 38 others, Hussein, A. F., Huyser, C., Kadijk, J. H., Kamath, M. S., Khashaba, S., Khattak, H., Kobori, Y., Kopeika, J., Kucuk, T., Lujan, S., Matsaseng, T. C., Mathur, R. S., McEleny, K., Mitchell, R. T., Mol, B. W., Murage, A. M., Ng, E. H. Y., Pacey, A., Perheentupa, A. H., Du Plessis, S., Rives, N., Sarris, I., Schlegel, P. N., Shabbir, M., Smiechowski, M., Subramanian, V., Sunkara, S. K., Tarlatzis, B. C., Tuttelmann, F., Vail, A., van Wely, M., Vazquez-Levin, M. H., Vuong, L. N., Wang, A. Y., Wang, R., Duffy, J. M. N., Farquhar, C. M. & Niederberger, C., Oct 2025, In: Human Reproduction. 40, 10, p. 2025-2025 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • A core outcome set for future male infertility research: development of an international consensus

    Rimmer, M. P., Howie, R. A., Anderson, R. A., Barratt, C. L. R., Barnhart, K. T., Beebeejaun, Y., Bertolla, R. P., Bortoletto, P., Brannigan, R. E., Cantineau, A. E. P., Caroppo, E., Collura, B. L., Coward, K., Duncan, W. C., Eisenberg, M. L., Gellatly, S. A., De Geyter, C., Goulis, D. G., Henkel, R. R. & Ho, V. N. A. & 38 others, Hussein, A. F., Huyser, C., Kadijk, J. H., Kamath, M. S., Khashaba, S., Khattak, H., Kobori, Y., Kopeika, J., Kucuk, T., Luján, S., Matsaseng, T. C., Mathur, R. S., McEleny, K., Mitchell, R. T., Mol, B. W., Murage, A. M., Ng, E. H. Y., Pacey, A., Perheentupa, A. H., Du Plessis, S., Rives, N., Sarris, I., Schlegel, P. N., Shabbir, M., Śmiechowski, M., Subramanian, V., Sunkara, S. K., Tarlarzis, B. C., Tüttelmann, F., Vail, A., van Wely, M., Vazquez-Levin, M. H., Vuong, L. N., Wang, A. Y., Wang, R., Duffy, J. M. N., Farquhar, C. M. & Niederberger, C., 1 May 2025, In: Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 40, 5, p. 865-875 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Comparative evaluation of swabbing sites for Omicron variant detection in PCR testing

    Fowler, T., Blandford, E., Chapman, D., Futschik, M. E., Kulasegaran-Shylini, R., Tunkel, S., Lewis, C., Fellows, A., Sheppard, E., McCabe, L., Marks, P., Klapper, P. E., Dodgson, A., Sudhanva, M., Kidd, M., Vail, A., Hopkins, S. & Peto, T., 1 Jan 2025, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 111, 1, 116577.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Protocol for developing a core outcome set for male infertility research: an international consensus development study ( vol 2022 , hoac014 , 2022)

    Rimmer, M. P., Anderson, R. A., Barratt, C. L. R., Barnhart, K. T., Beebeejaun, Y., Bertolla, R. P., Bhattacharya, S., Bjorndahl, L., Bortoletto, P., Brannigan, R. E., Cantineau, A. E. P., Caroppo, E., Collura, B. L., Coward, K., Eisenberg, M. L., De Geyter, C., Goulis, D. G., Henkel, R. R., Ho, V. N. A. & Hussein, A. F. & 37 others, Huyser, C., Kadijk, J. H., Kamath, M. S., Khashaba, S., Kobori, Y., Kopeika, J., Kucuk, T., Lujan, S., Matsaseng, T. C., Mathur, R. S., McEleny, K., Mitchell, R. T., Mol, B. W., Murage, A. M., Ng, E. H. Y., Pacey, A., Perheentupa, A. H., Plessis, S. D., Rives, N., Sarris, I., Schlegel, P. N., Shabbir, M., Smiechowski, M., Subramanian, V., Sunkara, S. K., Tarlatzis, B. C., Tuttelmann, F., Vail, A., van Wely, M., Vazquez-Levin, M. H., Vuong, L. N., Wang, A. Y., Wang, R., Zini, A., Farquhar, C. M., Niederberger, C. & Duffy, J. M. N., 2025, In: Human Reproduction Open. 2025, 4, 1 p., hoaf065.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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