Prof Anna Nowak (Medical Oncologist)

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Name
Prof Anna Katherine Nowak
Qualifications
MBBS University of Western Australia 1991
FRACP 1999
Occupation
Medical Oncologist
Gender
Female
Medical Specialties
Medical Oncology

Prof Anna Nowak is a Medical Oncologist and member of the Perth Mesothelioma Centre and National Research Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) who has participated actively in mesothelioma research over the past 10 years, and has received international recognition in this area. She works closely with other researchers in this field at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and UWA.


Prof Nowak has been active in pre-clinical research in this disease. Her laboratory work in mesothelioma includes a PhD thesis on combination chemo-immunotherapy in a murine model; this work was awarded at local, national, and international level, winning the International Mesothelioma Interest Group New Investigator Award in 2002. She returned to UWA in 2005 to pursue laboratory work and clinical translational work in mesothelioma after a postdoctoral fellowship working in clinical trials research. She has given numerous oral presentations and published abstracts of her work at national and international meetings.

Hospital Affiliations
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Affiliated Organisations
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA)
Affiliated Universities
University of Western Australia
Medical Conditions
Mesothelioma
Lung cancer
Brain tumor
Topics
Cancer

Practice Locations

WA

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
B Block
Department of Medical Oncology B8
Hospital Avenue
Nedlands WA 6009 
Australia
08 9346 3841