Associate Professor Ben Lacey
Contact information
Ben Lacey
MBChB MSc DPhil FFPH
UK BIOBANK
Ben Lacey is Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at UK Biobank, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford.
His research interests are in population health metrics, health inequalities, and the enhancement of large-scale observational epidemiology, focusing particularly on the use of linked administrative records.
He studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 2004. After a few years clinical work, he undertook specialty training in Public Health Medicine, and received a master’s degree in Global Health Science and a doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Oxford. He joined Oxford Population Health in 2015.
He is also an Honorary Consultant Physician in Public Health at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians.
Recent publications
IFPHOR0081 Hospital-Embedded Prevention Across Oxfordshire University Hospitals: Evaluation of a Large UK- Based Behaviour Change Service
Journal article
Davies D. et al, (2026), European Journal of Public Health, 36
Combined impact of smoking, alcohol and social inequalities on premature mortality in urban India
Journal article
Gajalakshmi V. et al, (2026), Nature Health
Missing by omission: the hidden heart of cardiovascular inequity in the UK
Journal article
Goyder CR. et al, (2026), British Journal of General Practice the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 76, 229 - 232
Reproducibility and associated regression dilution bias of accelerometer-derived physical activity and sleep in UK Biobank
Journal article
Zisou C. et al, (2026), International Journal of Epidemiology, 55
Harmonised Health Outcomes Across Administrative Data: Lessons, Opportunities, and Challenges from UK Biobank
Conference paper
Domzaridou E. et al, (2026), International Journal of Population Data Science, 11
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Journal article
Zuniga YMH. et al, (2025), Nature Communications, 16