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Biography

Edwin Amalraj Raja joined Public Health as a Research Fellow in Medical Statistics in May 2006. In 1983, Edwin Amalraj Raja got his undergraduate degree in Statistics from St.Joseph's College, Trichy, India and postgraduate degree in Statistics from Loyola College, Chennai, India.

Edwin Amalraj Raja completed advanced training on the application of Statistics in the Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore. He worked in 'Advanced Center for Clinical Epidemiological Research and Training Centre' at Madras Medical College, Chennai.  His work with the Tamil Nadu Government funded project on 'Epidemiology of Head Injury'   led him to pursue and obtain his PhD in 'Biostatistical Application in the Prediction of Outcome of Severe Head Injury' from the Tamil Nadu M G R Medical University, Chennai, India.

Within Institute of Apllied Health Sciences (IAHS), Edwin Amalraj Raja is involved in the analysis of research projects, especially statistical modelling of longitudinal data, Statistical methods in Epidemiology, etc., He is also involved in teaching and training in Medical statistics organised by the Medical Statistics Team for staff and students of this University.

Research Overview

Clinical Areas of Consulting Experience

Obstetric & Gynaecology  Factors associated with Maternal complications, Maternal BMI & Offspring CVD , Mortality

Infertility                      Classification of infertility and demographic factors affecting fertility

Maternal Obesity           Offspring developing CVD           

Renal disease                The relationship between renal function parameters and blood pressure

common Cancers           Factors contributing to time to consult GP, provider delay & stage , Mortality

Diabetes Mellitus            Prevalence, risk factors, incidence of complications,  patients perception of their complication

Current Research

Methodological research interests

Prediction Modelling

Categorical data analysis

Statistical methods in Epidemiology

Analysis of repeated measures / Longitudinal Data Analysis / Multilevel Modeling

Structural Equation Modelling

Cubic spline analysis - Non-linear relationship between continuous variable and outcome

Survival analysis- Competing risks- recurrent events

Funding and Grants

Murchie P, Lisa I, Raja EA, Lee AJ. Do melanoma excised in primary care have different outcomes to those excised in secondary care? Friends of ANCHOR £10,000

David M, Bhattacharya S, Abha M, Raja EA. Perinatal outcomes of singletons born following in-vitro fertilisation: a comparison of different embryo transfer strategies using UK data. NHS Grampian Endowment .(submitted)

Mairead B, Sohinee B, Andrea W, Gail F, EA Raja and Ipek. Maternal Body Mass Index in pregnancy ana cardiometabolic risk in monozygotic and dizygotic twin offspring (submitted to Wellbeing of Women)

Sohinee B, Geraldine M, Rebecca R and EA Raja. Reproductive consequences of third and fourth degree perineal tears (submitted to CHSS)

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching in the Short courses organised by Medical Statistics Team

Introduction to Medical Statistics

Intermediate Statistics Course

B medical Science SPSS practicals II

M Sc Public Health practicals