Heather J Zar is a South African physician and scientist specialising in the care of children with respiratory diseases like asthma, tuberculosis and pneumonia.
Heather J Zar | |
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| 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 |
Career and impact
editProfessor 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
edit- American Thoracic Society World Lung Health Award 2014[8]
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards in 2018[9]
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. 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
edit- Heather Zar publications indexed by Google Scholar