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Montasir Ahmed, MSc, MPhil

Montasir

Health Economist

Email: montasir.ahmed@qmul.ac.uk

Profile

I am a Health Economist at the Health Economics and Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Centre for Evaluation and Methods, within the Wolfson Institute of Population Health at Queen Mary University of London, where I joined in July 2022. My work focuses on economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and the application of real-world data and advanced econometric methods to inform healthcare decision-making across clinical trials and applied health research.

My work is closely linked to clinical partners at Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant, where I contribute to research aimed at improving transfusion safety and efficiency across NHS hospitals, including evaluating Bedside Electronic Transfusion Checks (BETC). I am also involved in the NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) programme, supporting research on data-driven transfusion practice. I also contribute to the Co-SMART feasibility randomised controlled trial, which evaluates a cognitive strategy intervention for children and young people with hyperkinetic movement disorders.

Before joining QMUL, I gained valuable experience working at the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, and NordicRWE: Nordic Real-World Evidence. Over the course of my career, I have provided expertise in economic evaluation to various organisations. I hold an MPhil in Health Economics, Policy, and Management with a specialization in Economic Evaluation in Healthcare from the University of Oslo, Norway. Additionally, I have an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oslo and an MSc in Economics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.

My expertise includes Health Economics, Decision-analytic modelling, Statistics, Economic Evaluation, and Health Technology Assessment, with a strong methodological foundation in causal inference, econometrics, methods for effective evaluation in health care, and evidence synthesis. I have extensive experience conducting cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and survival analysis. My work aims to generate robust, policy-relevant evidence on the cost, effectiveness, and health outcomes of healthcare interventions across diverse disease areas.

Research

Research Interests:

Economic Evaluation, Decision-analytic modelling and Cost-effectiveness analysis.

Publications

Outstanding publications:

  • F Oyekan, M Ahmed, C Booth, L Bowles, O Djurdjevic, Y Feng , K Hancock, S Makki , H McAleese, J McCullagh, K Mon, M F Murphy, S J Stanworth, N Proudlove, L Green. “Staff satisfaction with the use of Bedside Electronic Transfusion Checks at three hospitals in London”. Journal: Vox Sanguinis.

    PMID: 42091447    DOI: 10.1111/vox.70282

  • F Oyekan, M Ahmed, C Booth, L Bowles, O Djurdjevic, Y Feng, C Gerac, Green L, Hancock K, Makki S, McAleese H, Michael F Murphy M F, Proudlove N, McCullagh J: “Transforming transfusion safety: Insights from implementing bedside electronic checks at a large UK National Health Service trust.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70189      PMID: 41724497     PMCID: PMC12982001    DOI: 10.1111/vox.70189

  • Ahmed M, Green L, Bhatti I, Booth C, Bowles C, Djurdjevic O, McAleese H, McCullagh J, Murphy MF, Oyekan F, Proudlove N, Tomini F, Feng Y . Implementing Bedside Electronic Transfusion Checks at Barts Health NHS Trust: A Study Protocol for evaluating the effectiveness and value-for-money. Transfusion Medicine. 2025 Aug 19. DOI: 10.1111/tme.70002. PMID: 40827531 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tme.70002
  • Oyekan F, McAleese H, Ahmed M, Booth C, Bowles L, Murphy MF, Tomini F, Green L, McCullagh J. Quantifying Harms Associated with Red Cell ABO Incompatible Blood Transfusion: A Systematic Review of the UK SHOT Literature. Transfusion Medicine Review. 2025 July 14;39(3):150906. PMID: 40628158  DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2025.150906 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887796325000318

 

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