Rate My Professor Charlotte Greer

Dr Charlotte Greer is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Clinical Training Fellow in the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch, part of the Faculty of Medicine in the Health Sciences Division. Affiliated with the Christchurch Heart Institute, her research specializes in cardiology, with a focus on advanced cardiac imaging techniques including computed tomography cardiac angiography (CTCA) for acute chest pain assessment and innovative photon-counting CT for evaluating heart failure and coronary artery disease. She holds the MBChB degree and examines the enduring cardiovascular impacts of preterm birth and very low birth weight, investigating alterations in left and right ventricular function, exercise capacity, and epigenetic markers such as DNA methylation patterns that forecast adult health outcomes. Greer's clinical work at Christchurch Hospital complements her academic efforts, promoting efficient non-invasive diagnostics.

Key publications by Greer include 'Preterm birth and cardiac function in adulthood' (Heart, 2022), 'Right Ventricular Structure and Function in Young Adults Born Preterm at Very Low Birth Weight' (Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021), 'Role of computed tomography cardiac angiography in acute chest pain syndromes' (Heart, 2023), 'Convalescent Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Coronary Syndrome' (The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 2024), 'DNA methylation patterns at birth predict health outcomes in adulthood' (Clinical Epigenetics, 2023), and studies on prognostic performance of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in cardiovascular risk stratification (International Journal of Cardiology, 2024). She has secured major funding, including a $337,000 Heart Foundation Senior Fellowship to pioneer photon-counting CT applications and a $251,000 Health Research Council Explorer Grant over 36 months for novel cardiac CT uses in coronary disease. These achievements underscore her contributions to enhancing cardiac diagnostic precision and patient management.