Dr. Armando Vargas-Palacios, Senior Research Fellow, Academic Unit of Health Economics, University of Leeds
Dr Vargas-Palacios, holds a PhD in Health Economics from the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on the economic evaluation of medical devices, new technologies digital health and AI. He is an expert on the use of simulation techniques to evaluate system-wide implications of implementing a new technology or an alternative treatment pathway. As an expert in Health Economics, he supports the development of new technologies in the field of surgery aimed at improving health care provision and quality of life for patients.