Frances Cowan is a perinatal neurologist. In 2018 she was awarded the James Spence Medal by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Education and career
Cowan undertook her medical training at the University of London with a MBBS and an MRCP. She then completed a Master of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of London.[1] Cowan has a PhD from the University of Oslo.[2] She is Professor of Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.[1][3][4]
Recognition
In 2018 Cowan was awarded the James Spence Medal by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health "for her contribution to clinical and academic perinatal neurology".[2]
Selected publications
- Connie Celum; Anna Wald; James Hughes; et al. (1 June 2008). "Effect of aciclovir on HIV-1 acquisition in herpes simplex virus 2 seropositive women and men who have sex with men: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial". The Lancet. 371 (9630): 2109–2119. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60920-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 2650104. PMID 18572080. Wikidata Q37114698.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Dixon Chibanda; Petra Mesu; Lazarus Kajawu; Frances Cowan; Ricardo Araya; Melanie A Abas (26 October 2011). "Problem-solving therapy for depression and common mental disorders in Zimbabwe: piloting a task-shifting primary mental health care intervention in a population with a high prevalence of people living with HIV". BMC Public Health. 11: 828. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-828. ISSN 1471-2458. PMC 3210104. PMID 22029430. Wikidata Q34058937.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - F M Cowan; A M Johnson; R Ashley; L Corey; A Mindel (1 November 1994). "Antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 as serological marker of sexual lifestyle in populations". The BMJ. 309 (6965): 1325–1329. doi:10.1136/BMJ.309.6965.1325. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 2541869. PMID 7866079. Wikidata Q36888658.
- Maryam Shahmanesh; Vikram Patel; David Mabey; Frances M. Cowan (11 February 2008). "Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in resource poor setting: a systematic review". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13 (5): 659–679. doi:10.1111/J.1365-3156.2008.02040.X. ISSN 1360-2276. PMID 18266784. Wikidata Q37081680.
References
- ^ a b "Professor Frances Cowan". LSTM. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Professor Frances Cowan". RCPCH. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Comprehensive services for sex workers reduce detectable viral load, but enhanced ARV services provide no extra benefit". aidsmap.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "CeSHHAR Working to Improve HIV Service Uptake, Self-testing in Zimbabwe". AJMC. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
