Professor Chris Cowell
Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Director of Research, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, and Paediatric Endocrinologist, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Professor Chris Cowell is a Conjoint Professor of the University of Sydney; staff specialist in paediatric endocrinology; and was Head of the Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes from 2003-2010. He co-led the development of the Paediatric Trials Network Australia (PTNA).
Professor Cowell has >160 peer reviewed papers. For the past 5 years, he has been cited >300 times annually. He has designed and conducted randomised controlled trials (RCT’s) and an NHMRC part funded birth cohort study and is a Co-CI on a NHMRC funded longitudinal follow up study.
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Endocrinology and network development
Professor Chris Cowell’s profile combines paediatric endocrinology, research leadership and experience designing randomised and longitudinal studies. Endocrine research in children can involve long follow-up periods, changing developmental stages and outcomes that must be interpreted in an age-appropriate clinical context.
His involvement in PTNA’s development is part of the Network’s history of linking children’s hospitals and research organisations nationally. Explore the Committee, the Concept Development Scheme, and WebSpirit.