Claire E. Wainwright is a paediatric respiratory physician and

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

, residing and working in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. She commenced her medical training in London and completed her specialist training at the

Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) was a hospital for children in Herston, Queensland, Herston, Brisbane, Australia. RCH was located next to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital before it was demolished and the land was used to build the Surg ...

. She is now head of the Cystic Fibrosis Service at the

Queensland Children's Hospital The Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) is a public children's hospital on Stanley Street, Brisbane, Stanley Street in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QCH is the primary facility of Children's Health Queensland, the state-wide Hospita ...

and a professor of pediatric medicine at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

, Australia. Wainwright has published numerous academic papers focusing upon her main area of interest; the impacts of fungal infections upon children with

cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. Long-term issues include difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus as a result of frequent lung infections. O ...

. However, her interests also expand to include other airway complications within children.

Personal life

Claire Wainwright is of European descent, she is half French and half Welsh. She grew up in the Middle East, but then attended medical school in London. After marrying Australian Professor Brandon Wainwright, she moved to

where she completed her medical training.

Career

Wainwright decided to pursue research medicine after doing a research elective with the paediatric renal team at Guy's Hospital London. Since then she has collaborated on 43 academic articles investigating

and other respiratory issues in children. She is currently employed by the

and the

as a professor of Paediatrics and Child Health. In 2016 Wainwright was elected Fellow of the

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is an academy to promote health and medical sciences in Australia. It was established in June 2014. It cites "The Academy will serve the three purposes identified as of high priority in the 20 ...

Publications by Wainwright

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wainwright, Claire Australian women scientists Australian paediatricians Women pediatricians Australian people of French descent Australian people of Welsh descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Order of Australia Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences