Dmitri Nepogodiev is a public health doctor and surgical epidemiologist at the University of Birmingham. He trained in surgery before moving into public health, and is an NIHR academic clinical lecturer working with the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.

His research focuses on improving surgical care and outcomes around the world, and he has led major international studies and papers in The Lancet on surgical health policy and strengthening health systems through surgery. In 2026 he became co-lead of STRIDE-RCT, a University of Birmingham trial in at least 200 GP practices in England testing whether multi-cancer blood tests can help doctors detect abdominal cancers earlier.