Dr. Veronica Preda

Biography

Veronica Preda is a practicing Academic Endocrinologist and the Head of the Department at Macquarie University. She leads research at the Medical Faculty with a focus on medical education, and teaching about cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, thyroid disease, obesity, and diabetes. Dr. Preda was part of the original team that designed and implemented the medical program at Macquarie University, which welcomed its first intake in 2018. She is passionate about teaching and serves as the clinical lead for the MD Research, overseeing the internal medicine core units in Year 2. Additionally, she teaches in the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences. Before joining Macquarie, Dr. Preda was the course coordinator for the Masters in Internal Medicine Endocrinology Program at the University of Sydney and has been actively involved in medical student training at various universities. She completed a clinical research fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, where she identified new genetic mutations in sellar masses using clinical specimens stored in the Thomas Willis Brain Collection in Oxford. Over her career, she has published 80 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and book chapters. Currently, Dr. Preda continues to collaborate with multiple research groups and leads international clinical trials at Macquarie University. In 2016, she established a multidisciplinary Healthy Weight Clinic in collaboration with a bariatric surgeon, which enhances patient outcomes through clinical trials focused on metabolic health. Dr. Preda is committed to expanding Macquarie’s vision of excellence in medical education and research, excited to be part of training the next generation of doctors.

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