ProfessorClara Chow

Professor Chow provides extensive leadership across healthcare, academia, and national policy.

Key leadership roles include:

• Academic Director, Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC)
• Clinical Academic Cardiologist, Westmead Hospital
• Centre Director, Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA)
• Board Member, National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Board Member, Western Sydney Local Health District
• Program Director, Community Based Cardiac Services, Westmead Hospital
• Academic Co‑Director, Charles Perkins Centre Westmead
• Immediate Past President & former President, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
• Co‑Chair, Secondary Prevention Alliance

She has also contributed significantly to national health policy development through roles with the MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission Grant Assessment Committee and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.

Her leadership is recognised through numerous awards, including the 2025 ACvA Translation Award, acknowledging the national impact of her digital health research.