Anushka Patel is and Australian cardiologist who is Chief Executive Officer at The George Institute for Global health, a Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales, and Cardiologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.[2]
Anushka Patel | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Sydney The George Institute for Global Health |
| Thesis | Plasma lipid parameters, cardiovascular diseases and risk prediction, with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region[1] |
Career
Patel completed her medical training at the University of Queensland, and then obtained a Master of Science in Epidemiology at Harvard University and a PhD from University of Sydney.[2]
Patel's research is focused on improving cardiovascular care in the community and in acute care hospital settings.[2] and she also leads research projects in Australia, China and India. She is supported by a Principal Research Fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
She describes her motivations for treating those with heart disease, “Initially I was interested in how we could improve the treatment for people who are very sick with heart disease, such as those who have suffered a heart attack. However, as time went by, I became more interested in how you actually prevent this heart attack in the first place, because it is probably a lot more beneficial to the population if you can prevent it".[3] Patel wrote an essay on "Making Asia fit for Growth" for the Asia Society in Australia.[4]
Publications
Patel has over 82,000 citations and an H-index of 43, as at July 2024, according to Google Scholar.[5] Her publications focus on cardiology, and she has publications in various journals including The Lancet.[6] Select publications include:
- Patel, A. (2007) Effects of a fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide on macrovascular and microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (the ADVANCE trial): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. V370:9590. P829-840.[7]
- Maharani A, Sujarwoto, Praveen D, Oceandy D, Tampubolon G, et al. (2024) Implementation of mobile-health technology is associated with five-year survival among individuals in rural areas of Indonesia. PLOS Digital Health 3(4): e0000476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000476.[8]
- Dewi, A., Pisani, E., Ihsan, B. R. P., Hariadini, A. L., Patel, A., Palagyi, A., … Lyrawati, D. (2023). Continuity of CVD treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from East Java, Indonesia. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-022-00509-w.[9]
Awards and recognition
- 2018 — awarded Australian Academy of Science Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health.[10]
- 2015 — elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[11]
- 2011 — named one of the 100 most influential people in Sydney by The Sydney Morning Herald.[12]
- 2006 — received the Peter Bancroft Prize from the University of Sydney in 2006.[3]
References
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