Heather Zar
Heather J Zar | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand Columbia University University of Cape Town |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics, Pulmonology |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital |
Heather J Zar is a South African physician and scientist specialising in the care of children with respiratory diseases like asthma, tuberculosis and pneumonia.
Career and impact
Professor Zar is the Chair of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Cape Town[1] and also serves as the President of the Pan African Thoracic Society.[2]
Her work on HIV/AIDS related lung disease has helped to change World Health Organization and national guidelines.[3] Work on using low cost recycled plastic bottles as spacers,[4] to help children more easily inhale aerosolized asthma medication, has garnered Zar global attention. Zar is one of the leaders of a study of about 1000 children that are being closely followed up over time to better understand and develop preventive strategies to address childhood lung disease and other ailments.[5] She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.[6] Professor Zar has published over 200 scientific articles.[7]
Awards and honors
- American Thoracic Society World Lung Health Award 2014[8]
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards in 2018[9]
References
- ^ Kirby, Tony (2010). "Heather Zar—improving lung health for children in Africa". The Lancet. 376 (9743): 763. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61366-9. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 20816534. S2CID 2373854.
- ^ "Professor Heather Zar". panafricanthoracic.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Correspondent, Mail & Guardian. "Doctor helps African kids breathe easy". The M&G Online. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "SA doctor's asthma spacer is a winner | IOL News". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Zar, H J; Barnett, W; Myer, L; Stein, D J; Nicol, M P (2015). "Investigating the early-life determinants of illness in Africa: the Drakenstein Child Health Study". Thorax. 70 (6): 592–594. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206242. ISSN 0040-6376. PMC 5107608. PMID 25228292.
- ^ "Members". www.assaf.org.za. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Zar HJ[Author] - Search Results - PubMed". PubMed. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Heather Zar: Clinician-Scientist & World Lung Health Champion : ATS News". news.thoracic.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Five Laureates Named for 2018 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards". en.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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External links
- Heather Zar publications indexed by Google Scholar
| International | |
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| National | |
| Academics | |
- South African women scientists
- Living people
- University of the Witwatersrand alumni
- South African paediatricians
- Women pediatricians
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
- University of Cape Town alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Cape Town
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates
- Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa