Shaheen Hasmat

Shaheen Hasmat is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, affiliated with the Central Clinical School and Faculty of Medicine and Health. Her research bridges Biomedical Engineering and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, focusing on facial nerve paralysis and cancer treatment innovations.

Key research areas include designing implantable prosthetics for dynamic eye closure, clinical assessment of facial palsy, and immunotherapy in advanced cancers. Her work emphasizes patient-centered qualitative studies and multidisciplinary collaboration between engineering and clinical specialties.

Recent publications (2023-2019) span Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, and Oncology, addressing implantable device development, cancer survival trends, and neural interface systems. A 2020 National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant supported her Bionic Lid Implant for Natural Closure (BLINC) project.