Research Interests: Systematic Review in methodology, Diabetes, Pain, Maternal Health, Renal Diseases
Tara Gurung joined Warwick Evidence as a Research Fellow (Systematic Reviewer) in May 2011. She graduated as a medical doctor from the Kathmandu University in 2006. She gained an MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research in 2007 from the University of Aberdeen. She then joined the Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment group where she worked as a Research Assistant undertaking systematic reviews in health technology assessment. She was also responsible for literature searching and reference management for the team. In this post, her main responsibility is to undertake systematic reviews in health technology assessment for NICE and other policy-making bodies.
- Auguste, Peter, Tsertsvadze, Alexander, Pink, Joshua, Court, Rachel A., Seedat, Farah, Gurung, Tara, Freeman, Karoline, Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Walker, Clare, Madan, Jason, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Clarke, Aileen, Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), 2016. Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children, people who are immunocompromised or at risk from immunosuppression and recent arrivals from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis : systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20 (38), pp. 1-678
- Freeman, Karoline, Saunders, Mark P., Uthman, Olalekan A., Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Connock, M., Court, Rachel A., Gurung, T., Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Clarke, Aileen, 2016. Is monitoring of plasma 5-fluorouracil levels in metastatic / advanced colorectal cancer clinically effective? A systematic review. BMC Cancer, 16 (1)
- Gurung, Tara, Waugh, Norman, O'Hare, J. Paul, Shyangdan, Deepson S., 2015. A novel, long-acting glucagon-like peptide receptor-agonist : dulaglutide. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 8, pp. 363-386
- Freeman, Karoline, Connock, M., Cummins, Ewen, Gurung, Tara, Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Court, Rachel A., Saunders, Mark, Clarke, Aileen, Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), 2015. Fluorouracil plasma monitoring : systematic review and economic evaluation of the My5-FU assay for guiding dose adjustment in patients receiving fluorouracil chemotherapy by continuous infusion. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (91), pp. 1-322
- Tsertsvadze, Alexander, Gurung, T., Court, Rachel A., Clarke, Aileen, Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), 2015. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of elemental nutrition for the maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (26)
- Hislop, J. (Jennifer), Adewuyi, Temitope E., Vale, L. (Luke), Harrild, Kirsten, Fraser, Cynthia, Gurung, T. (Tara), Altman, Douglas G., Briggs, Andrew H., Fayers, Peter M., Ramsay, C. R. (Craig R.), Norrie, John D., Harvey, Ian M., Buckley, Brian R., Cook, Jonathan A., Dr., 2014. Methods for specifying the target difference in a randomised controlled trial : the difference ELicitation in TriAls (DELTA) systematic review. PLoS Medicine, 11 (5)
- Simkhada, Padam P., Shyangdan, D. (Deepson), van Teijlingen, Edwin R., Kadel, Santosh, Stephen, Jane, Gurung, T. (Tara), 2013. Women's knowledge of and attitude towards disability in rural Nepal. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35 (7), pp. 606-613
- Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Connock, M., Gurung, T., Freeman, Karoline, Johnson, Samantha Ann, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Grove, Amy L., Gurung, Binu, Morrow, Sarah, Stranges, Saverio, Clarke, Aileen, 2013. Aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer : a systematic review of the balance of evidence from reviews of randomized trials. PLoS One, 8 (12)
- Simkhada, Padam P., Shyangdan, D. (Deepson), van Teijlingen, Edwin R., Kadel, Santosh, Stephen, Jane, Gurung, T. (Tara), 2013. Women's knowledge of and attitude towards disability in rural Nepal. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35 (7), pp. 606-613
- Robertson, C., Close, A., Fraser, Christophe, Gurung, T. (Tara), Jia, X., Sharma, Pawana, Vale, L., Ramsay, C., Pickard, R., 2013. Relative effectiveness of robot-assisted and standard laparoscopic prostatectomy as alternatives to open radical prostatectomy for treatment of localised prostate cancer : a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis. BJU International, 112 (6), pp. 798-812
- Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Connock, M., Gurung, T., Freeman, Karoline, Johnson, Samantha Ann, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Grove, Amy L., Gurung, B., Morrow, S., Clarke, Aileen, 2013. Aspirin for prophylactic use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer : a systematic review and overview of reviews. Health Technology Assessment, 17 (43), pp. 1-253
- Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Connock, M., Pulikottil-Jacob, Ruth, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Suri, G., Gurung, T., Grove, Amy L., Shyangdan, D., Briscoe, Simon, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Clarke, Aileen, 2013. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second- and third-generation left ventricular assist devices as either bridge to transplant or alternative to transplant for adults eligible for heart transplantation : systematic review and cost-effectiveness model. Health Technology Assessment, 17 (53), pp. 1-500
- Ramsay, C. R. (Craig R.), Pickard, R., Robertson, C., Close, A., Vale, L. (Luke), Armstrong, N., Barocas, D. A., Eden, C. G., Fraser, C., Gurung, T. (Tara), Jenkinson, D., Jia, X., Lam, T. B., Mowatt, G., Neal, D. E., Robinson, M. C., Royle, J., Rushton, S. P., Sharma, P., Shirley, M. D. F. et al (Select to open full list), 2012. Systematic review and economic modelling of the relative clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery for removal of the prostate in men with localised prostate cancer. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 16 (41), pp. 1-313
- Shyangdan, D. (Deepson), Clar, C., Ghouri, N., Henderson, R., Gurung, T. (Tara), Preiss, D., Sattar, Naveed, Fraser, A., Waugh, Norman, 2011. Insulin sensitisers in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease : a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment, Vol.15 (No.38), pp. 1-110
- Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Gurung, T. (Tara), Smith, W. C. S. (William Cairns Stewart), Bhattacharya, Sayantan, 2009. Obesity as an independent risk factor for elective and emergency caesarean delivery in nulliparous women - systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Obesity Reviews, Vol.10 (No.1), pp. 28-35
- Freeman, Karoline, Connock, M., Cummins, E., Gurung, T., Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Court, Rachel A., Saunders, Mark, Clarke, Aileen, Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), 2014. Diagnostic Assessment Report commissioned by the NIHR HTAProgramme on behalf of the National Institute for Health and CareExcellence ? Final report. Fluorouracil plasma monitoring : the My5-FU assay for guiding dose adjustment in patients receiving fluorouracil chemotherapy by continuous infusion. NICE, NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
- Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Clar, Christine, Tsertsvadze, Alexander, Briscoe, Simon, Court, Rachel A., Gurung, T., Hundt, Gillian, Clarke, Aileen, 2013. Clinical and cost-effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of a variety of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions : a systematic review and narrative synthesis. The University of Warwick