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Nadine Kasparian

Nadine Kasparian
Primary Position
Head of Psychology and Supportive Care, Heart Centre for Children, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Dr Nadine Kasparian is Head of Psychological Research and Supportive Care at the Heart Centre for Children, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She is also a Clinical Research Fellow in Medicine at the University of NSW.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
eMAIL
n.kasparian@unsw.edu.au
Phone(s)
+61 2 9382 0110
Keywords
Infant mental health
childhood heart disease
melanoma
genetic testing
supportive care interventions
Publications of Interest

Kasparian NA, Sholler GF, Pye V, Cole A, Winlaw DS. Fetal and postnatal diagnosis of major congenital heart disease: Implications for medical and psychological care in the current era. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Accepted 22 November 2010. *Shared first authorship.

Kasparian NA. Psychological stress and melanoma: Are we meeting our patients’ psychological needs?Clinics in Dermatology. Accepted 22 February 2011. Invited paper.

Kasparian NA, McLoone JK, Butow PN. Psychological responses and coping strategies among patients with malignant melanoma: A systematic review of the literature. Archives of Dermatology 2009; 145: 1415-1427. Accompanied by an invited editorial: Psychoneuro-oncology: Its Time Has Arrived. Nana Smith; Tracy Fuhrmann; Francisco Tausk. Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(12):1439-1442.

Kasparian NA, Meiser B, Butow PN, Simpson JM, Mann GJ. Genetic testing for melanoma risk: A prospective cohort study of uptake and outcomes among Australian families. Genetics in Medicine 2009; 11 (4): 265-278.

Kasparian NA, Sansom-Daly U, McDonald RP, Meiser B, Butow PN, Mann GJ. The nature and structure of psychological distress in people at high risk for melanoma: A factor analytic study. Psycho-Oncology 2011 May 24. doi: 10.1002/pon.1976. [Epub ahead of print]