ProfessorClara Chow
(She/Her)
NHMRC Leadership Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Orcid identifier0000-0003-4693-0038 (opens in a new tab)
- NHMRC Leadership FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Professor Chow’s research program focuses on:
- Cardiovascular disease prevention across diverse populations
- Innovative models of cardiovascular care, including remote and community‑based services
- Digital health and m‑health interventions to support behaviour change, medication adherence, and chronic disease management
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical trials
- Frugal and scalable innovations suitable for both high‑income and resource‑limited settings
- Women’s cardiovascular health, including pregnancy‑related cardiovascular conditions
- Global health research, especially in India and low‑income regions
- Secondary prevention in high‑risk groups, including post‑ACS populations, patients undergoing non‑cardiac surgery, and individuals with familial risk
Her work integrates behavioural science, clinical medicine, epidemiology, health economics, implementation science, and digital technologies to advance scalable cardiovascular prevention.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTBP-CLIPS- Community-Led Insights for blood Pressure SupportNSW Health1 Jul 2026People funded by this grant:
- GRANTCPC Co-Leader, WestmeadCharles Perkins Centre3 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTCPC Co-Leader, WestmeadCharles Perkins Centre1 Jan 2025People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTCARDIOvascular support for patients after disCHARGE - CardioCHARGEDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2028People funded by this grant:
- Sarkies M,
- Hills G,
- Laranjo L,
- Marschner S,
- Luscombe G
- GRANTOptimising chest pain pathways that ensure earlier access to definitive care for patients in remote and rural communitiesDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028People funded by this grant:
- Zaman S,
- Stub D
- GRANTRewarding Research 2024Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTA double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a quadruple ultra-low dose treatment for hypertension(QUARTET USA)National Institutes of Health (USA)1 Aug 2023People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTImplementing novel approaches to transform blood pressure controlNSW Health1 Jul 2023People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK,
- Shuard C
- GRANTREMOTE-CARE: REmote MOnitoring deTEcting CArdiac issues Rapidly to Enable careDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027People funded by this grant:
- Sivagangabalan G,
- Hawke C,
- Chew DP,
- Shaw TT,
- Hillis G
- GRANTA double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a quadruple ultra-low dose treatment for hypertension(QUARTET USA)National Institutes of Health (USA)9 Aug 2022People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK,
- Huffman M
- GRANTAnticoagulation for Stroke Prevention In patients with Recent Episodes of perioperative Atrial Fibrillation after noncardiac surgery - The ASPIRE-AF trialMedical Research Future Fund1 Feb 2022 - 31 Jan 2027People funded by this grant:
- Chow C,
- Hillis G,
- Brieger D,
- Sverdlov A,
- Atherton J
- GRANTAnticoagulation for Stroke Prevention In patients with Recent Episodes of perioperative Atrial Fibrillation after noncardiac surgery - The ASPIRE-AF trialDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Feb 2022 - 30 Sep 2026People funded by this grant:
- Thomas L,
- Brieger D,
- Sverdlov A,
- Ferguson C,
- Conen D
- GRANTAppointment as CPC Westmead Co-LeaderCharles Perkins Centre1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTAustralian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA)MTP Connect1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Figtree GA,
- Ugander M,
- Chiang J,
- Thiagalingam A,
- Laranjo L
- GRANTSydney Health Partners Cardiovascular Clinical Academic GroupSydney Health Partners (Sydney Local Health District)1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK,
- Figtree GA
- GRANTSydney Health Partners Virtual Care CAGSydney Local Health District1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK,
- Shaw TT
- GRANTWestmead Applied Research Centre (WARC)Faculty/School Research Contributions1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK
- GRANTPredictive Modelling: Application of machine learning to the development of a metabolic risk score for cardiovascular disease and a patient/clinician interface to effectively deliver risk informationNational Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jul 2021People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK,
- Carrington M,
- Miekle P,
- Figtree GA
- GRANTNew Frontiers in Personalised Prevention of Coronary Artery DiseaseDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)15 Jun 2021 - 14 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Jenkins A,
- Simes RJ,
- Chow CK,
- Ellinor PT,
- Celemajer D
- GRANTDigital solutions for heart failure best practice careDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2021 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Macdonald P,
- Kilov G,
- O'Connell R,
- Ferguson C,
- Ryan C
- GRANTInduced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes: a new therapy for no-option end stage heart failureDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Chong J,
- Palpant N,
- Gray P,
- Trounson A,
- MacDonald P
- GRANTInnovation for health service provision and clinical management of cardiovascular disease preventionNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Chow CK