Claire Wainwright


Claire E. Wainwright is a paediatric respiratory physician currently residing and working in Queensland. She started her medical training in London, but completed them at the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, where she is now head of the Cystic Fibrosis Service and a senior lecturer at the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Wainwright has published numerous academic papers focusing upon her main area of interest; the impacts of fungal infections upon children with Cystic Fibrosis. However, her interests also expand to include other airway complications within children.

Personal life

Claire Wainwright is of European descent, she is half French and half Welsh. She grew up in the Middle East, but then attended medical school in London. After marrying an Australian, she moved to Queensland where she completed her medical training.

Career

Wainwright decided to pursue research medicine after doing a research elective with the paediatric renal team at Guys Hospital London. Since then she has collaborated on 43 academic articles investigating cystic fibrosis and other respiratory issues in children. She is currently employed by the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane and the University of Queensland as a Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health.
In 2016 Wainwright was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Publications by Wainwright