Nadia Badawi

Nadia Badawi is an Australian medical researcher and neonatologist with expertise in newborn encephalopathy and cerebral palsy.

Life Badawi grew up in Egypt, where she trained in paediatrics and neonatology. After spending time living in Dublin, Ireland, Badawi relocated to Australia in 1992 to undertake a Ph.D under the supervison of Fiona Stanley at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth.

In 1997, Badawi moved to Sydney and took up the position of head of the Grace Centre for Newborn Care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, now called the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Badawi was nominated for 2026 Australian of the Year.