Dr Leonard Ho (FHEA, FRSPH, MACE)

Visiting Researcher (ACRC)

  • Usher Institute
  • Centre for Population Health Sciences
  • College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Contact details

Address

Street

Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) – University of Edinburgh
Bio Cube 1, Edinburgh BioQuarter
13 Little France Road

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH16 4UX

Availability

  • I am currently working remotely, and my working hours are not fixed. You may contact me anytime via email. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Biography

Background

Although I am a Visiting Researcher, I used to be a Systematic Reviewer at the Advanced Care Research Care (ACRC) where I conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses to investigate the complex interventions and outcome prediction tools for community-dwelling older adults. Apart from carrying out research, I contributed to developing and delivering lectures for the Research and Evidence Based Medicine module at the Edinburgh Medical School and supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students in Edinburgh and other universities.

I completed my doctoral degree in Chinese Medicine and Evidence-Based Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research involved strengthening the evidence base for functional dyspepsia in Chinese Medicine with novel epidemiological methods. I also have expertise and extensive work experience in evidence synthesis, epidemiological research, and mixed-methods studies. Until today, I have published over 15+ academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Lancet Healthy Longevity, JAMDA, Age & Ageing, BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, BMC Medical Research Methodology, Phytomedicine, and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

I was a Chinese Medicine Practitioner at the largest non-profit organisation in Hong Kong, providing Chinese medical services and supporting Integrative Medicine programmes. I also used to work as a Research Intern at the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and as a Research Assistant at the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, for projects on Influenza Epidemiology and Public Health Education.

Qualifications

  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Member, American College of Epidemiology
  • Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Chinese Medicine & Evidence-Based Medicine), Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Master of Public Health (Control of Infectious Diseases), University of Hong Kong
  • Bachelor of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Research summary

  • Evidence Synthesis
  • Geriatrics & Gerontology
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Implementation Science
  • Gastroenterology
  • Integrative Medicine

Current research interests

Evidence Synthesis; Geriatrics & Gerontology; Clinical Epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Implementation Science

Past research interests

Gastroenterology; Integrative Medicine

Current project grants

Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Development Fund. Influence from the use of pattern differentiation on treatment effect estimates in Chinese herbal medicine trials: Meta-epidemiological study and network meta-analysis. 01/01/2022–31/12/2024. ~£202,122. On-going. Co-applicant/Co-investigator.

Past project grants

CUHK Direct Grant for Research 2019/2020. Development of Hong Kong version of the Rome IV Criteria for functional dyspepsia. 30/06/2020–29/06/2021. ~£5,700. Completed. Co-applicant/Coinvestigator.

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