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Emily Gordon is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland. She is also a Consultant Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, where she leads a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive geriatric assessment and management for frail older adults in both acute and subacute settings. Her academic work positions her as an emerging leader in frailty research, particularly in sex differences and the pathophysiology of frailty.
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Her research focuses on the biological and clinical aspects of frailty, with a strong emphasis on sex differences, outcomes important to patients and caregivers, and the application of comprehensive geriatric assessment across diverse clinical populations including kidney disease, oncology, and mental illness. She has published extensively in high-impact journals and has led several national initiatives, including the Australian Frailty Network.
Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on frailty across multiple domains—its measurement, clinical implications, and interventions. Key themes include frailty in transplantation, oncology, mental health, and perioperative care, with strong methodological diversity including systematic reviews, cohort studies, and clinical trials.
- Princess Alexandra Research Support Scheme Grant
- Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowship
Emily Gordon is actively involved in research supervision, mentoring PhD students in areas such as sex differences in dementia, reversible frailty through transplantation, and frailty in emergency medicine. She supervises both as a principal and associate advisor, often collaborating with Professor Ruth Hubbard. Her funded projects include NHMRC and MRFF grants on frailty in transplantation and dementia. She also leads the development of tools like the self-reported frailty index (SELFI) and patient resources such as the FI Guide.
