Clara Chow
{{Short description|Australian cardiologist}}
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Clara Chow is an Australian cardiologist who is the program director of community-based cardiac services at Sydney's Westmead Hospital.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=Westmead’s Prof Clara Chow elected first female president of 68-year-old cardiac society - thepulse.org.au |url=https://thepulse.org.au/2019/08/13/westmeads-prof-clara-chow-elected-first-female-president-of-51-year-old-cardiac-society/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |language=en-AU}} She is a professor of medicine at the University of Sydney in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemiology, prevention, treatment and innovation.{{Cite web |title=Professor Clara Chow |url=https://www.georgeinstitute.org.au/people/clara-chow|access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The George Institute for Global Health |language=en}} In 2019, she was appointed the academic director of the [https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/our-research/research-centres/westmead-applied-research-centre.html 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.{{Cite web |title=Staff Profile |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/staff-profile.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The University of Sydney |language=en-US}}
Career
After her medical training, Chow completed a PhD in medicine at the University of Sydney{{Citation |author1=Chow |first=Clara Kayei |title=Cardiovascular risk factor levels and cardiovascular risk estimation in a rural area of India |publication-date=2007 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33543213 |access-date=25 July 2024 |author2=University of Sydney. Department of Medicine}} 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.
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.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-13 |title=Westmead’s Prof Clara Chow elected first female president of 68-year-old cardiac society - thepulse.org.au |url=https://thepulse.org.au/2019/08/13/westmeads-prof-clara-chow-elected-first-female-president-of-51-year-old-cardiac-society/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |language=en-AU}} 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.{{Cite web |title=The ASHRA Grant: Accelerating Cardiovascular Research Impact |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2024/07/the-asrha-grant-accelerating-cardiovascular-research-impact |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=UNSW Sites |language=en}} In 2023 she was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.{{Cite web |last=Rowney |first=Katie |date=2023-10-12 |title=Professor Clara Chow - AAHMS |url=https://aahms.org/fellowship/professor-clara-chow/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=aahms.org |language=en-AU}}
Awards
Chow's research and clinical innovation have been recognised in a number of awards, including:
- 2024 Finalist for Premier's NSW Woman of Excellence.{{Cite web |last=NSW |first=Women |date=2024-01-30 |title=Professor Clara Chow AM {{!}} NSW Government |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/women-nsw/awards-and-events/nsw-women-of-year-awards/professor-clara-chow-am |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.nsw.gov.au |language=en-AU}}
- 2023 Member of the Order of Australia (for significant service to medicine as a cardiologist, and to research).{{Cite web |title=Professor Clara Kayei CHOW Award |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2012611 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=honours.pmc.gov.au}}
- 2023 Elected Fellow of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences{{Cite web |last=Rowney |first=Katie |date=2023-10-12 |title=Professor Clara Chow - AAHMS |url=https://aahms.org/fellowship/professor-clara-chow/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=aahms.org |language=en-AU}}
- 2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards.{{Cite web |last=James |first=Claire |date=2022-05-02 |title=2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards nominations open - recognising women in health and aged care |url=https://www.telstrahealth.com/2022-brilliant-women-in-digital-health-awards/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Telstra Health |language=en-AU}}
- 2020 NSW Women of the Year Award (finalist).{{Cite web |last=NSW |first=Women |date=2021-12-03 |title=2020 Women of the Year Awards {{!}} NSW Government |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/women-nsw/awards-and-events/past-nsw-women-of-year-awards/2020-awards |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.nsw.gov.au |language=en-AU}}
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.{{Cite web |last=PHRI |date=2022-09-13 |title=Digital innovation in cardiovascular care during the pandemic - News |url=https://www.phri.ca/digital-innovation-in-cardiovascular-care-during-the-pandemic/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=PHRI |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Westmead team collaborates on health tech with Google |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/news-and-events/2023/05/23/westmead-team-collaborates-on-health-tech-with-google.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The University of Sydney |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Google awards 1m to University of Sydney to put AI into health |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/07/google-awards-1m-to-university-of-sydney-to-put-ai-into-health.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The University of Sydney |language=en-US}}
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