Principal Research Fellow Ada Cheung PhD | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Melbourne (MBBS) University of Melbourne (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Transgender studies |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne Austin Hospital |
Ada Cheung is an Australian clinical scientist, endocrinologist and researcher who is known for her research in transgender studies.
She holds both a NHMRC and Dame Kate Campbell Research fellowship as a principal research fellow at the University of Melbourne and works as a clinician scientist and endocrinologist at Austin Hospital in Melbourne. [1]
Cheung earned a MBBS (Hons) in 2003, [2] and a PhD in 2017 at the University of Melbourne.
Prior to completing her PhD, together with Jeffrey Zajac, Cheung established a clinic in 2016 to serve trans and gender-diverse people. [3] [4]
After completing her degree in 2017, she established the Trans Health Research group at the University of Melbourne to improve the "health and wellbeing of trans and gender-diverse communities". [1] [5] Through the research led at the Trans Health Research group, she was able to help secure government funding for two trans health clinics and a state-wide training program for health professionals. Cheung promotes an informed consent approach to gender-affirming care and through her work has helped inform national guidelines in Australia on gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender patients. [4] [6] [7]
Cheung serves as a board member on the Endocrine Society of Australia Council. [8] She also serves as a member of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CoDI) at the international Endocrine Society. [9]
Cheung is an associate editor of the International Journal of Transgender Health. [10] She is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, [11] as well as a member of the editorial board of the journal on Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism. [12]
Cheung has been a guest on various medical podcasts. In 2019 she appeared on the Medical Journal of Australia podcast where she explained the new national guidelines on gender affirming care she helped co-author. [13] In 2020, Cheung appeared as a guest on the podcast MDQueer on the topic of gender-affirming hormone therapy. [14] In November 2023, she appeared on the Australian podcast The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy. [15] In June 2024, Cheung appeared as a guest on the podcast Science Vs on the topic of Trans Kids’ Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong? alongside Professor Stephen Russell and Dr Cal Horton. [16]
Cheung has published a large number of highly cited research papers in peer-reviewed journals during her career. [22] Some select articles:
