Amanda Piper

Amanda Piper is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. She obtained her PhD in Medicine from the University of Sydney in 1998 with a thesis entitled 'Sleep Disordered Breathing And Its Management In Chronic Respiratory Failure.' Her academic qualifications also include a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) and a Master of Education (MEd). Professionally, Piper serves as Clinical Lead of the Respiratory Support Service in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is an affiliate of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and was a tutor in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney from August 2012 to November 2012. She has been supported by an NHMRC Health Professional Research Fellowship. Piper contributes to several research initiatives, including membership in the Respiratory and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Management Research Group, the Precision Sleep Medicine (PRISM) group at the Charles Perkins Centre, and the Executive Committee of the Sydney Sleep Biobank.

Piper's research specializations encompass non-invasive ventilation, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, hypoventilation syndromes, chronic respiratory failure, and sleep-disordered breathing. Her influential publications include 'Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Mechanisms and Management' in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2010), 'Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Weighing in on Therapy Options' in Chest (2016), 'Hypoventilation Syndromes' (2014), 'Non-invasive ventilation: Inspiring clinical practice' in Respirology (2019), and 'Advances in non-invasive positive airway pressure technology' (2019). More recent works feature 'Long-term mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using long-term non-invasive ventilation' (2024), 'A comparison of two obesity-related hypoventilation disorders' (2024), contributions to 'Standards for the care of people with cystic fibrosis (CF); recognising and addressing inequities in access to care' (2024), and 'Polysomnographic titration of non-invasive ventilation in motor neurone disease' (2025). Her scholarship has shaped clinical management of respiratory disorders, including applications of NIV in COPD, cystic fibrosis, and motor neurone disease. Piper also serves as faculty for Sleep Medicine courses through Sydney Health Executive Education.

Professional Email: amanda.piper@sydney.edu.au