Prof. Mandana Nikpour is a distinguished rheumatologist based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and a leading researcher in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases at the University of Sydney. Her work spans both clinical practice and academic research, with a focus on improving outcomes for patients with lupus and scleroderma.
Her research interests include:
Identifying risk and prognostic factors for clinically significant outcomes in autoimmune diseases.
Developing clinical tools for screening and predicting disease progression.
Measuring disease activity and damage.
Conducting clinical trials of novel therapies in rheumatic diseases.
Professor Nikpour is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, a recognition of her outstanding contributions to medical research. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the ARA Parr Prize, a once-per-career honour for excellence in rheumatology research
