Brian Nicholson, MRCGP MSc (Health Res) DPhil

Brian Nicholson, MRCGP MSc (Health Res) DPhil is an Associate Professor at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Brian's academic interests include cancer, global health, and evidence-based diagnosis. His research aims to improve the diagnostic process for patients with symptoms of cancer. This work focusses on understanding symptoms, appropriate test use, and developing clinical pathways.

Dr. Nicholson also leads the departmental Cancer Theme that conducts research in four main areas: health records data; implementation science; diagnostic reasoning; and clinical trials and prospective studies. He is Early Detection lead for the CRUK Oxford Cancer Centre investigating community-based multi-cancer early detection testing.