A/Prof Louise Owen

Louise Owen is a neonatologist and clinical researcher at The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. Louise trained in the UK and relocated to Melbourne in 2006, to take up a research position. Louise is now an NHMRC Fellow and Principal Researcher at the University of Melbourne. Louise has been a Consultant Neonatologist at the Women’s since 2010. As a clinician-researcher at the Women’s, Louise leads a program of research focused on newborn resuscitation and respiratory support for preterm infants. Her experience has included multiple randomised trials of respiratory support in the delivery room and in the NICU.

Louise is the Principal Investigator for the AIROPLANE Trial, and sits as a representative on both the Trial Management Committee (TMC) and the Trial Steering Committee (TSC). Louise is also the Site Investigator for the Royal Women's Hospital.