Professor Clara Chow AM is Academic Director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is a cardiologist and Clinical Lead of Community Based Cardiac Services at Westmead hospital and is also a member of the Western Sydney Local Health District Governing Board. Professor Chow is Director of the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2023). She was honoured with a Telstra Brilliant Woman in Digital Health Award in 2022 and was the first female President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Professor Chow’s research focuses on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, innovation in the delivery of cardiovascular care and the evaluation of digital health interventions.