Dr Ann McCormack
MBBS Hons 1 FRACP PhD
A/Professor McCormack graduated in 2000 from the University of Sydney and undertook postgraduate training at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Her subsequent PhD examined the role of chemotherapy and genetic biomarkers in the management of aggressive pituitary tumours. In 2010 she completed a clinical and research fellowship in the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, with a focus on pituitary tumours. She was then appointed to her current position as senior staff specialist in the Department of Endocrinology at St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital in 2011. She also heads The Hormones and Cancer Group at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Her primary research interests are in exploring the biology of aggressive pituitary tumours and investigating new treatment options, along with pituitary tumour genetics. As a member for the European Society of Endocrinology鈥檚 Taskforce on Aggressive Pituitary Tumours, she was integral to the development of guidelines on the management of aggressive pituitary tumours published in 2017. She is on the Board of the International Pituitary Society, heads the St Vincent鈥檚 Campus pituitary multidisciplinary team, is chair of the Sydney Pituitary Collaborative Group (SPCG) and co-chair of the Australia New Zealand Pituitary Alliance (ANZPA). She is current President of the Endocrine Society of Australia. She is also passionate about navigating change within the health system, promoting and supporting Women in Medicine and mentoring young clinicians.
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2019聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 UNSW Promoting High Quality Research Papers Scheme (PHQRP) Key Incentive 2 publication award
2018聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 St Vincent鈥檚 Clinical School, Teaching Conjoint of the Month
2017聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA) Women in Endocrinology聽Outstanding Abstract Award
2010聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 ESA International Travel Award
2008聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 ESA Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award
2007聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cancer Institute of NSW Research Scholar Award
2005聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Northern Clinical School, Sydney University聽Registrar Teaching Award
My Research Supervision
Honours, PhD