Houssami, Nehmat

Prof Nehmat Houssami

Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Professor Nehmat Houssami (MBBS, FAFPHM, FASBP, MPH, MEd, PhD) is Professor of Public Health, NBCF Chair in Breast Cancer Prevention and NHMRC Investigator (Leader) Fellow at the University of Sydney (Daffodil Centre).

She is a breast physician and public health physician with expertise in breast cancer, in particular population screening and breast diagnostics.

Research interests include: evaluation of new technologies; the impact of testing on clinical outcomes in breast cancer; evidence-based practice in breast diagnostics; pre-operative staging in newly diagnosed breast cancer; test accuracy; image-guided intervention; population breast screening; screening women with a personal history of breast cancer (cancer survivors); and systematic reviews.

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