DrPaul Benitez-Aguirre

Clinical Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

  • Clinical Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

- Establishment of the Australia New Zealand Paediatric Thyroid Cancer Register

- Diabetes Complications: Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Cardio-Renal intervention Trial (AdIT)

- Thyroid Eye Disease

Leadership Roles

-Chair– Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG) Thyroid working group.

-CXIO (Chief Medical Information Officer)for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network (SCHN) 2019 - current

-Clinical Lead for Technologies into clinical care for SCHN 2019- current

- Chair and Founderof the Paediatric Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Team - Collaboration

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of Type 1 Diabetes on Bone Health: Is Abnormal Bone Development during Childhood Related to Increased Fracture Risk?
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evolution of paediatric thyroid cancer management: from an orphan disease to a structured and targeted model of care
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    New insights into pathophysiology of early complications in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus