My Expertise
Vascular dementia; Parkinson's disease; aged care; geriatrics, stroke and rehabilitation
digital health and falls
Biography
Research Interests:
Daniel KY Chan is a senior staff specialist and director of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. He is also a conjoint Professor of Geriatrics at the University of New South Wales and an adjunct Professor at the University of Western Sydney. He has qualifications in clinical practice (FRACP, FHKCP), research (MD) and health service management (MHA, AFCHSE). He has been involved with many molecular...view more
Research Interests:
Daniel KY Chan is a senior staff specialist and director of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. He is also a conjoint Professor of Geriatrics at the University of New South Wales and an adjunct Professor at the University of Western Sydney. He has qualifications in clinical practice (FRACP, FHKCP), research (MD) and health service management (MHA, AFCHSE). He has been involved with many molecular biology, epidemiological, Parkinson's disease, stroke, vascular dementia and health service related research. He has over 160 publications in journals, many of these as first author or corresponding author. Many are internationally reputable journals, some highly prestigious. Some of the best journals include New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, the top journals in neurology and geriatrics. Published Chan's Practical Geriatrics 4th edition which has been translated into Chinese and endorsed as China's national teaching material
My Grants
Past NHMRC grants (2005-2007,2008-2011) and current NHMRC ideas grant (2022-2024)
Current: ACI, industrial grants, NHMRC,
My Qualifications
MBBS, MD, FRACP, FHKCP, MHA, AFCHSE
My Awards
International expert member of the National Center of Gerontology in China 2018
My Research Activities
Current research include:
Vascular dementia: genetics and environmental interactions
Parkinson's disease
Falls prevention
Acute geriatric outreach service to nursing homes
Traditional herbal medication drug trial for vascular dementia
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
Vascular dementia: environmental and genetics interaction
Falls prevention
Parkinson's disease
Other neurodegenerative diseases
Stroke and rehabilitation
Digital health and Artificial Intelligence
Currently supervising
ILP students, honours students, PhD student
My Teaching
Published Chan's Practical Geriatrics 3rd and 4th editions which have both been translated into Chinese and endorsed as China's national teaching material