Dr Ada Cheung is a clinician scientist and holds a prestigious Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellowship and a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship in the Department of Medicine (Austin Health), The University of Melbourne. She is also an endocrinologist in private practice and at Austin Health.
She currently leads a research group (www.transmedicalresearch.org) which strives to improve transgender health. Her research focusses on improving gender-affirming hormone therapy as well as overall health of community members and medical education in trans health. Her PhD thesis studied the prevention of muscle effects of androgen deprivation therapy, and was supported by the NHMRC. She continues an active role in prostate cancer research. Dr Cheung has won a large number of international and national awards for her research including being one of five recipients worldwide (and the only Australian) of the prestigious US Endocrine Society Early Investigator Award in 2016 and a finalist in the Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research (Government of Victoria) in 2018.
Dr Cheung is the primary supervisor of PhD and MD research project students and is also a tutor and lecturer at the University of Melbourne Medical School. Furthermore, she is actively involved in the Endocrine Society of Australia, is on the Policy Committee for the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism as well as Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism. Committed to community service in the not-for-profit sector, Dr Cheung is a Fellow of the Institute of Community Directors Australia and has a Diploma in Business (Governance).
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FEATURED Journal article
Global Coagulation Assays in Transgender Women on Oral and Transdermal Estradiol Therapy.
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Projects
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Project Types
7
Research Grant
2
Internal Research Grant
Scholarly Works
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Special Commendation
Young Investigator Award
Student Travel Award
Outstanding Abstract Award at the Endocrine Society's 98th Annual Meeting
Early Investigator Award for outstanding accomplishments in endocrine research
Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award for the best clinical research presentation
Medical Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Medical Education Award for the Most Outstanding HMO Supervisor
Deans Honours List
Senior Medical Staff Award for the Top Medical Student
NHMRCF - NHMRC Fellowship
FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Credentials
Positions
Senior Research Fellow In Endocrinology
Medicine - Austin Health
Member
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
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Australian Professional Association for Trans Health
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Endocrine Society of Australia
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US Endocrine Society
Member
Australian Medical Association
Education
Diploma of Business (Governance)
Federation University Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)
University of Melbourne
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Medicine and Surgery
University of Melbourne