Prof Anne Abbott wins John Maddox Prize

A/Prof Anne Abbott has won the John Maddox
Prize for Early Career

Associate Professor Anne Abbott, an Australian neurologist at the Central Clinical School at Monash University in Melbourne, has been awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize for Early Career individuals. She received the award for her innovative research on, and tireless advocacy for, “evidence-true” stroke and arterial disease prevention treatment.

A/Prof Abbott’s innovative research was first published in 2009. It showed that in people without referable stroke symptoms, non-invasive medical intervention is at least as effective as carotid artery surgery (endarterectomy). The carotid artery is the main brain artery and commonly affected by arterial disease. Medical intervention, consisting of lifestyle changes and medication, has improved in stroke prevention effectiveness by at least 65% over the last 3-4 decades.  Medical intervention reduces all arterial disease complications, healthcare costs and healthcare risk.

Dispelling dogma and improving global health standards for stroke and arterial disease prevention

Associate Professor Anne Abbott joined the Department of Neuroscience last year. She is a neurologist, and her clinical and research interests are, broadly, in arterial disease prevention, and more specifically, stroke and carotid stenosis prevention.

A/Prof Abbott collaborates extensively through a group with over 320 members worldwide, called the Faculty Advocating Collaborative and Thoughtful Carotid Artery Treatments (FACTCATS, see FACTCATS.org). This is a multi-national, multi-specialty, multi-disciplinary network of clinicians and scientists of all career stages who debate evidence and collaborate to improve standards of preventing stroke and other arterial disease complications.

See more about A/Prof Abbott's research and projects at

www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/research/abbott-group/

Strategy for stroke prevention recognised by award for A/Prof Anne Abbott

Associate Professor Anne Abbott

Congratulations to Associate Professor Anne Abbott on how well she did in the 2019 Bond University Sustainability of Healthcare Awards! A/Prof Abbott was finalist in all five award categories (Health Literacy, Practice, Research, Education and Policy), and won the Policy Award for her nominated project, "Reimbursement indications for carotid revascularization procedures".

Monash CCS researchers receive Tall Poppy science awards!

Dr Doyle pictured fifth from the right and
A/Prof Abbott represented in photo, (centre)

A/Prof Anne Abbott and Dr Joseph Doyle have been honoured in the 2019 Victorian Tall Poppy Science Awards from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, awarded on 10 October.

A/Prof Abbott is a neurologist in Central Clinical School's Department of Neuroscience. She has been at the forefront of medical research regarding how to best prevent stroke, particularly associated with carotid arterial disease.