Charlotte Verrall

Ms. Charlotte Verrall is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Sydney Medical School within the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. She holds dual qualifications: MClinNeuro and PhD. Her research focuses on neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital heart disease patients, particularly those with a Fontan circulation. She is affiliated with the Charles Perkins Centre, exploring multidisciplinary approaches to chronic health conditions.

Her work emphasizes neurocognitive dysfunction, structural brain changes, and exercise interventions in congenital heart disease (CHD) survivors. Notable studies investigate MRI-derived brain microstructure, exercise intolerance, and long-term healthcare utilization patterns in Fontan patients. She co-leads the Fontan Fitness Intervention Trial (F-FIT), a randomized controlled trial evaluating exercise therapies.

Key themes across her publications include:

• Neurological sequelae of CHD
• Cardiac neuroimaging
• Exercise physiology in cardiac patients
• Pediatric long-term outcomes

Her research bridges clinical cardiology, neuropsychology, and exercise science to improve quality of life for CHD survivors.