Sultana Shajahan

About Sultana Shajahan

Senior Research Assistant, Professorial Unit

  • MD, MPH

Sultana Shajahan is a Senior Research Assistant within the Professorial Unit at the George Institute for Global Health. After completing her medical degree, she further pursued a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Macquarie University, Sydney.

Her Master’s thesis included a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at sex differences in cardiovascular mortality among chronic kidney disease patients. Her current work involves looking at sex and gender differences in stroke and multimorbidity, while supporting various research and clinical trial activities within the Professorial Unit.  

Sultana is passionate about combining her clinical experience and research skills to address complex questions in medicine and public health. Her research interests include sex and gender differences, stroke, multimorbidity, chronic kidney disease and clinical trials.

Publications

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Effect of randomised blood pressure lowering treatment and intensive glucose control on dementia and cognitive decline according to baseline cognitive function and other subpopulations of individuals with type 2 diabetes: Results from the ADVANCE trial

Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior Date published:

Hypertension and Mild Cognitive Impairment: State-of-the-Art Review

American Journal of Hypertension Date published:

Sex differences in the utilization and outcomes of endovascular treatment after acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Global Women's Health Date published:

Sex differences in the utilization and outcomes of endovascular treatment after acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Global Women's Health Date published:

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