Anushka Patel


Anushka Patel is the Vice Principal Director and Chief Scientist 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.

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.
Patel's research is focused on improving cardiovascular care in the community and in acute care hospital settings. 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.
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". Patel wrote an essay on "Making Asia fit for Growth" for the Asia Society in Australia.

Awards and recognition