Angela Webster is a clinical epidemiologist at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, nephrologist and transplant physician at Westmead Hospital and director of Evidence Integration at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney.
Biography Webster is a clinical academic with a focus on transplant medicine, kidney disease and epidemiology.
Webster's research themes include multimorbidity and the interaction of chronic diseases, specifically kidney disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, infection, and mental illness, addressed through evidence integration. Her researched is focused on improving clinical outcomes and using data to improve clinical decision making, by communicating and evaluating risk. She has a particular interest in health inequalities and mitigating factors that create disadvantage in health and healthcare settings.
Select publications +YearTitleJournal2017Chronic Kidney DiseaseThe Lancet2021Sex differences in mortality among binational cohort of people with chronic kidney disease: population based data linkage studyBMJ2016Cognition in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysisBiomed Central Medicine.2015Readability of Written Materials for CKD Patients: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Kidney Diseases2021Supporting patients to be involved in decisions about their health and care: Development of a best practice health literacy App for Australian adults living with Chronic Kidney Disease. Health Promotion Journal of Australia2019Residual risk of infection with blood-borne viruses in potential organ donors at increased risk of infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.Medical Journal of Australia2014Survival after cutaneous melanoma in kidney transplant recipients: a population-based matched cohort studyAmerican Journal of Transplantation2021The landscape of COVID-19 trials in AustraliaMedical Journal of Australia.2022Searching clinical trials registers: guide for systematic reviewers. BMJ2013Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophreniaCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Awards +YearAwardOrganisation2023Elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical SciencesAustralian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences2020TJ Neale Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nephrological ScienceAustralian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology2019Josette Eris Memorial Award for emerging female leadersTransplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand2015Ian McKenzie Prize for outstanding contribution in transplantationTransplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
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