Professor Nadia Badawi
AM
Macquarie Group Foundation Professor and Chair of Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Medical Director, Co-Head, Grace Centre for Newborn Care, Children's Hospital at Westmead
Clinical Professor, Paediatrics & Child Health
Telephone | 02 9845 0000 |
Fax | 02 98452251 |
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Biographical details
Professor Badawi is an expert on newborn encephalopathy and cerebral palsy and is the Macquarie Foundation Chair of Cerebral Palsy at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute. In this role, Professor Badawi is a member of the steering group of IMPACT for CP (International Multidisciplinary Prevention and Cure Team for Cerebral Palsy), the Scientific Advisory Council of the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, and has been a Co-Chair of 5 International Cerebral Palsy Prevention and Cure Summits. Professor Badawi co-established the International Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation in the USA, 2015, and continues to play an integral role in the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register Group; a National CP Register hosted by Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Professor Badawi was selected one of the ‘100 Australian Women of Influence’, and one of Australia’s most highly-respected researchers in the NHMRC publication "Working to build a Healthy Australia. Australian Research that's changing the world." Professor Badawi is also a neonatologist, the Medical Co-director of the Grace Centre for Newborn Care and a member of NICUS Managers Group. She has been a leader in changing developmental follow-up procedures for all infants who have surgery, and is involved in the establishment of an Australian and NZ Neonatal surgery network. The Newborn Encephalopathy study, her PhD project, remains unique in the world literature with the results extensively cited. A joint publication on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy, from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics, cited her papers as the "best available evidence" on neonatal encephalopathy. Professor Badawi has given 81 international and national keynotes or conference chairs, and a further 157 international presentations, obtained research grants over $17M, philanthropic grants over $6M; published 141 peer reviewed journal articles, 76 peer-reviewed journal abstracts, 10 book chapters, and 74 reports and media interviews.
Research interests
Research into prevention, best intervention and ultimately a cure for cerebral palsy
Newborn encephalopathy
Optimizing the survival and long term outcomes for babies admitted to neonatal intensive care
Primary education in developing countries
Teaching and supervision
Supervision of post-graduate students in health related fields to carry out research in cerebral palsy, neonatal encephalopathy and the outcomes of neonatal intensive care
Current research students
Project title | Research student |
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An exploration of cerebral palsy aetiology: assisted reproductive technology and congenital anomalies. | Shona GOLDSMITH |
The Mechanisms of Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy | Xun LI |
Health-related quality of life, including psychological and sexual wellbeing, of adolescents with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh and mental health of their primary caregiver (Bangladesh CP QoL Study) | Rosalie POWER |
Phenotype-genotype studies of multiplex families with cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. | Yana WILSON |
Current projects
Neuroprotective role of sulphate among preterm babies: SuPreme study (NHMRC 1081911)
REACH: Randomised trial of EArly Rehabilitation in Congenital Hemiplegia (NHMRC 1078877)
Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy: CRE-CP (NHMRC 1057997)
Preventing Adverse Outcomes of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy with Erythropoeitin: A Randomised Controlled Multicentre Australian Trial (NHMRC 1064294)
IMPACT for CP: International Multidisciplinary Prevention and Cure Team for Cerebral Palsy
The Aetiology of cerebral palsy
The association between Cytomegalovirus and cerebral palsy
Developmental outcomes following major surgery in infancy
The use of umbilical cord blood as treatment for cerebral palsy
Keywords
Public health; Epidemiology; Brain injuries; Intensive Care; Paediatrics and Child Health
Clinical Specialty
Paediatrics
Selected grants
2017
- Assistive Technology Adaption of Standardised Cognitive Assessment tools for People with Motor and Speech Impairments; Badawi N; Sydney Medical School Foundation/Foundation Grant.
- Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Improve Motor Performance in Infants with Cerebral Palsy: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial; Novak I, Morgan C, Badawi N, Boyd R, Spittle A, Dale R, Kirby A, Hunt R, Whittingham K, Pannek K; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2016
- Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN): optimising interventions and effective services for children with Cerebral Palsy; Boyd R, Novak I, Badawi N; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Centres of Clinical Research Excellence.
- Evaluating recently introduced prevention strategies and investigating further aetiologies of cerebral palsy; Badawi N, McIntyre S; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Early Career Fellowships.
- Hospital based-surveillance of cerebral palsy (CP) in Hanoi, Vietnam; Elliott E, Van Bang N, Badawi N, Khandaker G; Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation/Special Call for Avant Project Grant.
2015
- Neuroprotective role of sulphate among preterm babies (SuPreme study); Badawi N; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2014
- Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Cerebral Palsy; Reddihough D, Graham H, Imms C, Badawi N, Waters E, Blair E, Carter R; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Centres of Research Excellence.
- Preventing Adverse Outcomes of Neonatal Encephalopathy with Erythropoietin - the PAEAN Study; Liley H, Hunt R, Jacobs S, Badawi N, Novak I, Askie L, Battin M, O'Connell R; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2012
- What is the profile and burden of cerebral palsy (CP) due to congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in Australia - population based molecular testing for CMV on stored newborn screening cards from children on Australian National CP register; Jones C, Badawi N, Smithers-Sheedy H, Kesson A; Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation/Equipment Grant.
Selected publications & creative works
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