Dr Martilord is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Global Surgery Policy Unit (GSPU), Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). A Nigerian (trained) medical doctor, he obtained a PhD in global surgery economics from Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and possesses extensive experience in conducting empirical hospital- and community-level studies in sub-Saharan Africa. His research interests lie in surgical systems financing, priority setting and efficient resource allocation in resource-poor settings, and has published in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management, BMC Health Services Research, BMJ Open, Journal of Global Health, PLOS ONE, and BMJ Quality & Safety.