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About
About
Yihan Xu, PhD
Yihan Xu, PhD
Senior research scientist and health economist, Flo Health, UK
“I am passionate about helping AI-powered health technology unlock its potential by making it more intuitive to users and more cost effective to the health care systems.”
Areas of expertise
  • Health economics
  • Behavioral science
  • Decision modeling
  • Digital health
  • Impact evaluation
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“I have always been passionate about improving public health and health care systems through innovative, scalable digital health technologies. My background in behavioral economics and health economics naturally led me to focus on evaluating real-world interventions and understanding how they impact people’s health and well-being. Joining Flo Health allows me to combine my expertise with my passion to help people make more informed decisions about their health through technology.”
— Yihan Xu, PhD
Career
  • Flo Health – Senior research scientist and health economist, since 2024
  • NHS – Senior health economist, 2022–2024
  • The Behavioural Insights Team – Research advisor, 2019–2022
Education
  • Nanyang Technological University – PhD in behavioral economics
  • Barcelona School of Management – Master’s in health economics 
  • University Pompeu Fabra – Master’s in public health
  • Xiamen University – Bachelor of Science in life science