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Sonia Gran ( n茅e Ratib)

Associate Professor of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Sonia Gran (n茅e Ratib) has a BA in Mathematics and French studies from the University of Birmingham and a MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. In August 2014 she completed a PhD, at the 糖心原创, in liver disease epidemiology using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics.

Before commencing her PhD in the Division of Epidemiology & Public Health, she worked as a medical statistician at the former Trent Institute for Health Services Research, a study co-ordinator for the Trent Hepatitis C cohort, and as a project manager for the MRC's Institute of Hearing Research.

Sonia joined the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology as an Assistant Professor in October 2014. She provides statistical/epidemiological support and is leading projects using large routine healthcare data sources.

Expertise Summary

Medical statistics

Epidemiology

Routine healthcare data sources

Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Teaching Summary

Undergraduates:

Sonia is module convenor for the optional module: 'Improving your chances of publication', for 3rd year medical students.

Postgraduates:

Sonia teaches on the Master of Public Health programme. She is module convenor for the Further Medical Statistics module and contributes to the Medical Statistics module.

She also teaches on the CEBD's annual short courses: BEES and Summer Schools.

Research Summary

Sonia Gran's current research is focused mainly on using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics in the area of eczema, vitiligo and blistering diseases including… read more

Recent Publications

  • C SIMPSON, S LEDUCQ, ZZN YIU, LE RHODES, I IDRIS and S GRAN, 2024. The association between prescribed oral anti-diabetic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus and skin cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis British Journal of Dermatology.
  • A TAQI, S GRAN and RD KNAGGS, 2024. Application of five different strategies to define a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a large primary care database Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
  • S FATHIMA, MJ GRAINGE, H WAINMAN, M SWIDERSKI and S GRAN, 2024. Risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, following drug administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.
  • ZC VENABLES, S GRAN, NJ LEVELL, ZZN YIU and CM PROBY, 2024. International melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer mortality trends: is it time to refocus our attention? Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.

Current Research

Sonia Gran's current research is focused mainly on using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics in the area of eczema, vitiligo and blistering diseases including bullous pemphigoid.

She currently leads and collaborates on externally funded projects by the NIHR.

  • C SIMPSON, S LEDUCQ, ZZN YIU, LE RHODES, I IDRIS and S GRAN, 2024. The association between prescribed oral anti-diabetic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus and skin cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis British Journal of Dermatology.
  • A TAQI, S GRAN and RD KNAGGS, 2024. Application of five different strategies to define a cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a large primary care database Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
  • S FATHIMA, MJ GRAINGE, H WAINMAN, M SWIDERSKI and S GRAN, 2024. Risk factors for the development of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, following drug administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.
  • ZC VENABLES, S GRAN, NJ LEVELL, ZZN YIU and CM PROBY, 2024. International melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer mortality trends: is it time to refocus our attention? Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.
  • S LEDUCQ, F ZAKI, LM HOLLESTEIN, C APFELBACHER, NP PONNA, R MAZMUDAR and S GRAN, 2024. The majority of observational studies in leading peer-reviewed medicine journals are not registered and do not have a publicly accessible protocol: a scoping review Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
  • RA BOITOR, S VARMA, A SHARMA, S ODEDRA, S ELSHEIKH, K ELDIB, A PATEL, A KOLOYDENKO, S GRAN, K DE WINNE, S KOLJENOVIC, HC WILLIAMS and I NOTINGER, 2024. Diagnostic accuracy of autofluorescence-Raman microspectroscopy for surgical margin assessment during Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma British Journal of Dermatology.
  • B VAN BODEGRAVEN, S VERNON, C EVERSFIELD, R BOARD, P CRAIG, S GRAN, C HARWOOD, S KEOHANE, NJ LEVELL, RN MATIN, C PROBY, N RAJAN, B ROUS, A ASCOTT, GWM MILLINGTON and ZC VENABLES, 2023. 鈥楪et Data Out鈥橲kin: national cancer registry incidence and survival rates for all registered skin tumour groups for 2013鈥2019 in England British Journal of Dermatology.
  • A TAQI, S GRAN and RD KNAGGS, 2023. Analgesic utilization in people with knee osteoarthritis: A population鈥恇ased study using primary care data Pain Practice.
  • S GRAN, C APFELBACHER and LM HOLLESTEIN, 2023. Observational studies: it鈥檚 time to be transparent British Journal of Dermatology.
  • JM BATCHELOR, S GRAN, P LEIGHTON, L HOWELLS, AA MONTGOMERY, W TAN, I AHMED and KS THOMAS, 2022. Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability British Journal of Dermatology.
  • B VAN BODEGRAVEN, S VERNON, C EVERSFIELD, R BOARD, P CRAIG, S GRAN, C HARWOOD, S KEOHANE, N LEVELL, RN MATIN, CM PROBY, N RAJAN, B ROUS and ZC VENABLES, 2022. Skin tumours in England 2013-2019: in-depth reporting of a new consensus classification to improve prospective data extraction and clinical interpretation British Journal of Dermatology.
  • MSM PERSSON, N BEGUM, MJ GRAINGE, KE HARMAN, D GRINDLAY and S GRAN, 2022. The global incidence of bullous pemphigoid: a systematic review and meta鈥恆nalysis British Journal of Dermatology.
  • A HASANAJ, F ZAKI, KE HARMAN, D GRINDLAY and S GRAN, 2022. Cause鈥恠pecific mortality in people with bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris: a systematic review and meta鈥恆nalysis British Journal of Dermatology.
  • E BURDEN鈥怲EH, R MURPHY, S GRAN, T NIJSTEN, C HUGHES, C HUGHES, A ABDUL-WAHAB, A BEWLEY, N BURROWS, S DARNE, JE GACH, R KATUGAMPOLA, CS JURY, K KUET, J LLEWELLYN, T MCPHERSON, J RAVENSCROFT, S TAIBJEE, C WILKINSON and KS THOMAS, 2022. Identifying the best predictive diagnostic criteria for psoriasis in children (< 18 years): a UK multicentre case鈥揷ontrol diagnostic accuracy study (DIPSOC study) British Journal of Dermatology.
  • KIRBY L, GRAN S, KRESUER-GENIS I, OWEN C and SIMPSON R, 2021. Skin Health Disease. 1, e13
  • MSM PERSSON, KE HARMAN, KS THOMAS, JR CHALMERS, Y VINOGRADOVA, SM LANGAN, J HIPPISLEY COX and S GRAN, 2021. BMC Med Res Methodol.
  • KIRBY L, GRAN S, OREKOYA F, OWEN C and SIMPSON R, 2021. British Journal of Dermatology.
  • CUNLIFFE, A, CUNLIFFE, A, GRAN, S, ALI, U, GRINDLAY, D, LAX, S.J, WILLIAMS, H.C and BURDEN-TEH, E, 2021. Skin Health and Disease.
  • HOWELLS, L, GRAN, S, CHALMERS, J.R, STUART, B, SANTER, M, BRADSHAW, L, GAUNT, D.M, RIDD, M.J, GERBENS, L.A.A, RIDD, M.J, SPULS, P.I, HUANG, C, FRANCIS, N.A and THOMAS, K.S, 2021. Skin Health and Dis.
  • A TAGI, S GRAN and R D KNAGGS, 2021. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 3(2),
  • PERSSON, M.S.M., HARMAN, K.E., VINOGRADOVA, Y., LANGAN, S.M., HIPPISLEY-COX, J., THOMAS, K.S. and GRAN, S., 2020. British Journal of Dermatology. Published Online First: 9 March 2020,
  • PERSSON, M.S.M., HARMAN, K.E., VINOGRADOVA, Y., LANGAN, S.M., HIPPISLEY-COX, J., THOMAS, K.S. and GRAN, S., 2020. BMJ Open. 10(7), e035934
  • A. DURACK, S. GRAN, M.D. GARDINER, A. JAIN, E. CRAYTHORNE and C.M. PROBY, 2020. British Journal of Dermatology.
  • FLETCHER-SMITH JC, WALKER DM, ALLATT K, SPRIGG N, JAMES M, RATIB S, BOADU J, RICHARDSON C and PANDYAN AD, 2019. Clinical rehabilitation. 269215519868834 (In Press.)
  • L.HOWELLS, CHALMERS JR, GRAN S, AHMED A, APFELBACHER C, BURTON T, HOWIE L, LAWTON S, RIDD M, ROGERS NK, SEARS AV, SPULS P and THOMAS KS, 2019. Br J Dermatol.
  • ANDERSEN YMF, EGEBERG A, BAN L, GRAN S, WILLIAMS HC, FANCIS NA, KNOP FK, GISLASON GH, SKOV L and THYSSEN JP, 2019. Diabetes Care. 42(6),
  • BURDEN-TEH E, THOMAS KS, GRAN S and MURPHY R, 2019. Br J Dermatol.
  • BURDEN-TEH E, MURPHY R, GRAN S, NIJSTEN T and HUGHES C, 2019. BMJ Open.
  • HOWELLS L, THOMAS KS, SEARS AV, NASR I, WOLLENBERG A, SCHUTTELAAR MLA, ROMEIJN GLE, PALLER AS, MUELLER K, DOYTCHEVA K, KATAOKA Y, DAGUZE J, BARBAROT S, VON KOBYLETZKI L, BECKMAN L, GRAN S, COWDELL F, SANTER M and JR CHALMERS, 2019. J EADV.
  • 2019. Br J Dermatol.
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  • CHARLOTTE B. VAN LEE, WILNER CHRISTOPHER KAN, SONIA GRAN, ANTIEN MOOYAART, MARC A.M. MUREAU, HYWEL C. WILLIAMS, RUBETA MATIN, RENATE VAN DEN BOS and LOES M. HOLLESTEIN, 2019.
  • OSINUBI O, GRAINGE MJ, HONG L, AHMED A, BATCHELOR JM, GRINDLAY D, THOMPSON AR and RATIB S, 2018. The British journal of dermatology. 178(4), 863-878
  • BURDEN-TEH E, PHILLIPS RC, THOMAS KS, RATIB S, GRINDLAY D and MURPHY R, 2018. The British journal of dermatology. 178(5), 1035-1043
  • HOWELLS L, RATIB S, CHALMERS JR, BRADSHAW L, THOMAS KS and , 2018. The British journal of dermatology. (In Press.)
  • BAN L, LABBOUZ S, GRINDLAY D, BATCHELOR J and RATIB S, 2018. The British journal of dermatology. 179(4), 971-972
  • BAN L, LANGAN SM, ABUABARA K, THOMAS KS, ABDUL SULTAN A, SACH T, MCMANUS E, SANTER M and RATIB S, 2018. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 141(5), 1927-1929.e8
  • HOWELLS L, RATIB S, CHALMERS JR, BRADSHAW L and THOMAS KS, 2018. British Journal of Dermatology. 178(5), 1135-1142
  • MORRISON B, BURDEN-TEH E, BATCHELOR JM, MEAD E, GRINDLAY D and RATIB S, 2017. The British journal of dermatology. 177(6), e338-e339
  • RATIB S, WEST J and FLEMING KM, 2017. BMJ open. 7(7), e013752
  • HOWELLS, LAURA, RATIB, SONIA, CHALMERS, JOANNE, BRADSHAW, LUCY E. and THOMAS, KIM S., 2017. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of the patient oriented eczema measure (POEM): do different methods of calculation give different MCIDs? TRIALS. 18,
  • HOWELLS LM, CHALMERS J, COWDELL F, RATIB S and SANTER M, 2017. BMJ Open.
  • HOWELLS LM, CHALMERS JR, COWDELL F, RATIB S, SANTER M and THOMAS KS, 2017. BMJ open. 7(11), e017731
  • DEPESH N. CHAUHAN, SALLY R. WILKES, SONIA RATIB, ELIZABETH DONEY, JONATHAN M. BATCHELOR, NATASHA ROGERS and HYWEL C. WILLIAMS, 2016. British Journal of Dermatology. [Epub ahead of print],
  • E BURDEN-TEH, KS THOMAS, S RATIB, D GRINDLAY, E ADAJI and R MURPHY, 2016. British Journal of Dermatology.
  • SCHMITT J, DECKERT S, ALAM M, APFELBACHER C, BARBARIC J, BAUER A, CHALMERS J, CHOSIDOW O, DELAMERE F, DONEY E, ELEFTHERIADOU V, GRAINGE M, JOHANNSEN L, KOTTNER J, LE CLEACH L, MAYER A, PINART M, PRESCOTT L, PRINSEN CA, RATIB S, SCHLAGER JG, SHARMA M, THOMAS KS, WEBERSCHOCK T, WELLER K, WERNER RN, WILD T, WILKES SR and WILLIAMS HC, 2016. The British journal of dermatology. 174(2), 287-95
  • S RATIB, A WALKER, T R CARD and M J GRAINGE, 2016. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 9(1),
  • RATIB S, WILKES SR, GRAINGE MJ, THOMAS KS, TOBINSKA C and WILLIAMS HC, 2016. The British journal of dermatology.
  • RATIB, S, BURDEN-TEH, E, LEONARDI-BEE, J, HARWOOD, C and BATH-HEXTALL, F, 2016. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep.. 14(12), 64-73
  • HOWELLS, L., THOMAS, K., RATIB, S. and CHALMERS, J., 2016. Is the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) fit for purpose as the core instrument for patient reported eczema symptoms? A series of linked validation studies to inform the Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) initiative BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 175, 48-49
  • RATIB S, FLEMING KM, CROOKS CJ, WALKER AJ and WEST J, 2015. The American journal of gastroenterology.
  • RATIB S, WILKES SR, NANKERVIS H, THOMAS KS and WILLIAMS HC, 2015. Journal of clinical medicine. 4(6), 1312-24
  • S RATIB, J WEST, CJ CROOKS and KM FLEMING, 2014. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 109(2), 190-198
  • S RATIB, KM FLEMING, CJ CROOKS, GP AITHAL and J WEST, 2013. Journal of Hepatology. 60(2), 282-9
  • MOORE, D.R., FERGUSON, M.A., EDMONDSON-JONES, A.M., RATIB, S. and RILEY, A., 2010. Pediatrics. 126(2), e382-e390
  • THOMSON, B.J., KWONG, G., RATIB, S., SWEETING, M., RYDER, S.D., DE ANGELIS, D., GRIEVE, R. and IRVING, W.L., 2008. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 15(4), 271-278
  • LAWSON A., HAGAN S., RYE K., TAGURI N., RATIB S., ZAITOUN A.M., NEAL K.R., RYDER S.D., IRVING W.L. and TRENT HCV STUDY GROUP, 2007. Journal of Hepatology. 47(1), 37-45
  • SACKLEY, C., RICHARDSON, P., MCDONNELL, K., RATIB, S., DEWEY, M. and HILL, H.J., 2005. Clinical Rehabilitation. 19(2), 216-223 (In Press.)
  • WARD, C. D., TURPIN, G., DEWEY, M. E., FLEMING, S., HURWITZ, B., RATIB, S., VON FRAGSTEIN, M. and LYMBERY, M., 2004. Clinical Rehabilitation. 18(7), 717-725
  • O'CONNO, A.R., STEPHENSON, T., JOHNSON,A ., TOBIN, M.J., MOSELEY, M.J., RATIB, S., NG, Y. and FIELDER, A.R., 2002. Pediatrics (English Edition). 109(1), 12-18
  • O'CONNOR, A., STEPHENSON, T., JOHNSON, A., TOBIN, M., RATIB, S. and FIELDER, A., 2002. Strabismus in children of birth weight less than 1701g Archives of Ophthalmology. 120(June 2002), 767-773
  • STEPHENSON, T., WRIGHT, S., O'CONNOR, A., FIELDER, A., JOHNSON, A., NG, Y., RATIB, S. and TOBIN, M., 2001. Children born weighing less than 1701g: visual outcome determines cognitive outcome at 11 to 14 years Archives of Disease in Childhood. 84(Suppl I), G91
  • O CONNOR, A. R., STEPHENSON, T. J., JOHNSON, A., TOBIN, M. J., RATIB, S. and FIELDER, A. R., 2001. Education attainment associated with ophthalmic morbidity in a low birth weight population BRITISH ORTHOPTIC JOURNAL. VOL 58, 19-23

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