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Professor Edward Meinert

Professor of Digital Health and Clinical Artificial Intelligence

  • Email: edward.meinert@ncl.ac.uk
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  • Address: DEPTH AI Lab
    Henry Wellcome Building for Biogerontology Research
    Campus Of Ageing And Vitality
    Westgate Road
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE4 5PL
Background

Edward studied Software Engineering at the University of Oxford (Exeter College). Subsequently, he became a technology consultant advising a global portfolio of companies implementing complex information systems, including , , , and . In 2009, Edward returned to Oxford to complete a Master of Business Administration. He then began consulting for the public sector, including projects with , the ,  and . Following further study for a Bachelor of Arts (reading Theology and Religious Studies) at the University of Cambridge (Hughes Hall) and a Master of Public Administration at the London School of Economics, he earned a PhD (reading Clinical Medicine Research) from the , Imperial College London. Edward was supervised by  and , investigating factors impacting cost measurements of online learning in health professions education. In August 2017, he was appointed Sir David Cooksey Fellow in Healthcare Translation at the , University of Oxford, where his research focused on digital health in child health. Edward took his first tenured appointment at the , University of Plymouth, as an Associate Professor of eHealth in September 2020. He later earned a Master of Public Health at the , Harvard University. In February 2023, Edward was appointed NU Futures Professor of Digital Health and Clinical Artificial Intelligence at the Translational and Clinical Research Institute, 缅北禁地 where he is Principal Investigator of the . He is an Editorial Board Member of and . Edward is an author of over 100 publications and a patent application and has been awarded nine prizes.

Research

Professor Edward Meinert is a Chartered Engineer with extensive experience implementing complex information systems. Prof. Meinert's research is centred on software engineering and evaluating digital technology in healthcare. His primary research interests include clinical artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and digital health, aiming to enhance population health insight. He is particularly interested in applications to novel regulatory and therapeutic contexts, such as adaptive and long-term trials focused on preventive medicine, where there are significant opportunities to derive insight from improved data analytics and where standards are emerging.


The use of health information technologies (HITs) has been associated with positive benefits, such as improved health outcomes and enhanced health services. Results from empirical studies report the potential benefits of HITs in preventive medicine measures such as primary prevention. While significant efforts are underway to establish frameworks to manage digital services, much work is required to determine how these technologies can improve health outcomes sustainably. Prof. Meinert aims to develop evidence to inform improvement in the design of technologies and to influence policy to promote the adoption of systems that achieve positive health impact.


Teaching

Prospective PhD Students

I am accepting home (UK) and international PhD students from MSc-trained: health and social care professionals, engineers or psychology specialists keen to change the world by using technology to enable health and care. My interests include clinical artificial intelligence, digital health, child health, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, preventive medicine and public health. My expertise in research design is in implementation science and mixed methods. 


Contact me if you are interested in doctoral study and need support in finding funding for a PhD scholarship. If you have funding, contact me to start your PhD journey. When emailing me, please review my publication history closely and prepare a one-page research abstract for your proposed PhD project.

Publications

  • Articles

    • Ananthakrishnan A, Sharma AN, Anderson D, Shankar R, Meinert E. . Systematic Reviews 2026, 15, 46.
    • Hall AM, Allgar V, Carroll CB, Meinert E. . BMJ Open 2025, 15(1), e088616.
    • Milne-Ives M, Homer S, Andrade J, Meinert E. . Internet Interventions 2024, 36, 100735.
    • Boege S, Milne-Ives M, Meinert E, Carroll C. . JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13, e58845.
    • Meinert E, Milne-Ives M, Lim E, Higham A, Boege S, de Pennington N, Bajre M, Mole G, Normando E, Xue K. . eClinicalMedicine 2024, 73, 102692.
    • Hall AM, Aroori S, Carroll CB, Meinert E, Allgar V. . BMJ Open 2023, 13(3), e069929.
    • Bounsall K, Milne-Ives M, Hall A, Carroll C, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12, e46581.
    • Meinert E, Milne-Ives M, Chaudhuri KR, Harding T, Whipps J, Whipps S, Carroll C. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(9), e40317.
    • Milne-Ives M, Fraser LK, Khan A, Walker D, van Velthoven MH, May J, Wolfe I, Harding T, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(5), e35738.
    • Lam C, Meinert E, Yang A, Cui Z. . Regenerative Medicine 2022, 17(3), 155-174.
    • de Pennington N, Mole G, Lim E, Milne-Ives M, Normando E, Xue K, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10(7), e27227.
    • Meinert E, Eerens J, Banks C, Maloney S, Rivers G, Ilic D, Walsh K, Majeed A, Car J. . JMIR Medical Education 2021, 7(1), e13681.
    • Milne-Ives M, Lam C, Rehman N, Sharif R, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10(6), e28616.
    • Lam C, Meinert E, Yang A, Cui Z. . Cytotherapy 2021, 23(5), 433-451.
    • Van Velthoven MH, Milne-Ives M, De Cock C, Mooney M, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2020, 9(2), e16929.
    • Meinert E, Milne-Ives M, Surodina S, Lam C. . JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 2020, 6(2), e19297.
    • Meinert E, Rahman E, Potter A, Lawrence W, van Velthoven M. . JMIR Research Protocols 2020, 9(7), e18068.

  • Reviews

    • Milne-Ives M, Burns L, Swancutt D, Calitri R, Ananthakrishnan A, Davis H, Pinkney J, Tarrant M, Meinert E. . International Journal of Obesity 2025, 49, 564-577.
    • Boege S, Milne-Ives M, Ananthakrishnan A, Carroll C, Meinert E. . Journal of Parkinson's Disease 2024, 14(7), 1387-1404.
    • Boege S, Milne-Ives M, Ananthakrishnan A, Cong C, Sharma A, Anderson D, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13, e56400.
    • Boege S, Milne-Ives M, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13, e52349.
    • Milne-Ives M, Homer SR, Andrade J, Meinert E. . Frontiers in Psychology 2023, 14, 1227443.
    • Milne-Ives M, Duun-Henriksen J, Blaabjerg L, Mclean B, Shankar R, Meinert E. . Seizure 2023, 110, 11-20.
    • Maramba ID, Jones R, Austin D, Edwards K, Meinert E, Chatterjee A. . JMIR Medical Informatics 2022, 10(3), e26511.
    • Milne-Ives M, Carroll C, Meinert E. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022, 24(8), e40181.
    • Milne-Ives M, Shankar R, McLean B, Duun-Henriksen J, Blaabjerg L, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(2), e33812.
    • Milne-Ives M, Shankar R, Goodley D, Lamb K, Laugharne R, Harding T, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(5), e31720.
    • Milne-Ives M, Homer S, Andrade J, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(3), e35172.
    • Chatterjee A, Strong G, Meinert E, Milne-Ives M, Halkes M, Wyatt-Haines E. . Patient Education and Counseling 2021, 104(9), 2189-2199.
    • Milne-Ives M, Swancutt D, Burns L, Pinkney J, Tarrant M, Calitri R, Chatterjee A, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10(6), e26619.
    • Milne-Ives M, Neill S, Bayes N, Blair M, Blewitt J, Bray L, Carrol ED, Carter B, Dawson R, Dimitri P, Lakhanpaul M, Roland D, Tavare A, Meinert E. . JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10(6), e27504.
    • Milne-Ives M, Lam C, Meinert E. . JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 2021, 4(3), e27999.
    • Cock C, Velthoven MV, Milne-Ives M, Mooney M, Meinert E. . JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2020, 8(5), e17371.
    • Vazirani AA, O'Donoghue O, Brindley D, Meinert E. . npj Digital Medicine 2020, 3, 1.