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Prof Alan Cass

Professor Cass is the Director of Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

Having trained as a kidney specialist at Sydney University and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Prof Cass has pursued a research career with a particular interest in the prevention and management of chronic disease and Indigenous health. His research has focused on developing, implementing and evaluating effective strategies to improve health outcomes. 

Professor Cass has a comprehensive understanding of health service delivery needs of Indigenous Australians. As a clinician, he has worked in a hands-on capacity providing care to patients and family members in urban, rural and remote settings. Professor Cass has been instrumental in leading the conduct of national and international clinical trials; conducting research to improve access to services and to improve the provision of care to patients with low health literacy, who speak a different language and have different understandings of health and illness. 

Professor Cass has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and seminal reports for governments and NGOs. He is immediate past-President of the ANZ Society of Nephrology (kidney specialists); Board Member for Top End Health and Hospital Services, the NT Heart Foundation, Australian Clinical Trials Alliance and Australian Spinal Cord Injury Network.

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