Dr Karen Duggan – Founder

03/15/2010

Dr Karen Duggan was a founder of the Company, and the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer from September 2006 until May 2024. She was formerly director of the Hypertension Service – South Western Sydney Area Health Service (SWSAHS), and was a past Chair of the National Blood Pressure and Vascular Disease Advisory Committee. Dr Duggan was also a member of the Cardiovascular Health Advisory Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia, the Post-Acute Stroke Guidelines Advisory Committee of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aging, and the Cardiovascular Clinical Expert Reference Group of the NSW Department of Health. In Dr Duggan’s role as Director of the Hypertension Service SWSAHS she was responsible for managing a multidisciplinary team (medical, nursing, laboratory and administrative staff), as well as developing and implementing new and innovative strategies in patient care within SWSAHS. The Hypertension Service participated in a number of clinical trials of both new therapeutics as well as evaluation of new diagnostic devices. It was with great sadness and regret that Vectus announced the death of Dr Duggan.  Dr Duggan expressed her desire to see the technologies that she helped pioneer utilised for the benefit of humanity.  She was a visionary, a world-leading Nephrologist and a Research Scientist of outstanding talent who contributed to cardiovascular science and medicine.