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Professor Daniel Kam Yin Chan is a senior staff specialist and director of Aged Care and Rehabilitation at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. He holds conjoint Professorship in Geriatrics at the University of New South Wales and an adjunct Professorship at the University of Western Sydney. His clinical and research expertise spans vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, falls prevention, acute geriatric outreach services, and traditional herbal medication trials for vascular dementia.
Key qualifications include FRACP, FHKCP (clinical practice), MD (research), and MHA, AFCHSE (health service management). His research has resulted in over 160 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals like New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet, with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and geriatric health service innovations.
- Vascular dementia: genetics and environmental interactions
- Parkinson's disease
- Digital health and artificial intelligence in geriatrics
- Health service management and policy
Scientific contributions include NHMRC grants (2005–2007, 2008–2011, and 2022–2024 IDEAS grant) and the publication of Chan's Practical Geriatrics (4th edition translated into Chinese and adopted as China's national teaching material). He actively supervises honours, PhD, and ILP students in neurodegenerative diseases, stroke rehabilitation, and digital health research.
