Clara Chow

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Clara Chow
AM FAHMS
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NationalityAustralian
Occupation Cardiologist

Clara Chow is an Australian cardiologist who is the program director of community-based cardiac services at Sydney's Westmead Hospital. [1] She is a professor of medicine at the University of Sydney in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemiology, prevention, treatment and innovation. [2] In 2019, she was appointed the academic director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre, a collaborative centre with a mission to better understand the causes of cardiovascular disease and translate their research to new treatments. She has also held the role of academic co-director of the Charles Perkins Centre since 2016. [3]

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Career

After her medical training, Chow completed a PhD in medicine at the University of Sydney [4] followed by a post-doctoral position at McMaster University, Canada. She held the role of director of the Cardiovascular Division at The George Institute for Global Health from 2014 to 2017, where she now is a professorial fellow. [2]

In 2020 Chow was selected as president of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, the first women to hold the position in the 68 year history of the cardiac society. [5] She was appointed director of the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator, a centre funded in 2021 through the MTPConnect-supported Targeted Translation Research Acceleration initiative to support entrepreneurship in cardiovascular health. [6] In 2023 she was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. [7]

Awards

Chow's research and clinical innovation have been recognised in a number of awards, including:

Research

Chow has built a strong track record as a clinician researcher spanning the areas of cardiovascular disease prevention, clinical trails and the evaluation of digital health innovations as effective tools for the cardiovascular disease. She has been successful in receiving government funding for her research, listed as the Chief Investigator on 17 grants since 2003. She has embedded the idea of 'frugal-innovation' in to her research program looking at how simple technological tools like SMS can be used to improve healthcare delivery for cardiovascular disease. [13] In 2017 and again 2019, Chow and her team were the successful recipient of funding from technology giant Google as part of their Impact Challenge to help them design and evaluate digital innovations for prevention and treatment of heart attacks. [14] [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Professor Clara Chow". The George Institute for Global Health. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Chow, Clara Kayei; University of Sydney. Department of Medicine (2007), Cardiovascular risk factor levels and cardiovascular risk estimation in a rural area of India , retrieved 25 July 2024
  5. ↑ "Westmead's Prof Clara Chow elected first female president of 68-year-old cardiac society - thepulse.org.au". 13 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "The ASHRA Grant: Accelerating Cardiovascular Research Impact". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Rowney, Katie (12 October 2023). "Professor Clara Chow - AAHMS". aahms.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ↑ NSW, Women (30 January 2024). "Professor Clara Chow AM | NSW Government". www.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Professor Clara Kayei CHOW Award". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Rowney, Katie (12 October 2023). "Professor Clara Chow - AAHMS". aahms.org. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ↑ James, Claire (2 May 2022). "2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards nominations open - recognising women in health and aged care". Telstra Health. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ↑ NSW, Women (3 December 2021). "2020 Women of the Year Awards | NSW Government". www.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ↑ PHRI (13 September 2022). "Digital innovation in cardiovascular care during the pandemic - News". PHRI. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Westmead team collaborates on health tech with Google". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Google awards 1m to University of Sydney to put AI into health". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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