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Rate My Professor Damian McLeod

University of Newcastle

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5.08/20/2025

A true inspiration to all who learn.

4.05/21/2025

Always goes the extra mile for students.

5.03/31/2025

Creates a positive and motivating atmosphere.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages innovative and creative solutions.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Damian

Dr. Damian McLeod is a physiologist and Honorary Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy within the Discipline of Human Physiology at the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Health and Medicine. He earned his PhD in Human Physiology and Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) from the University of Newcastle. As an Emlyn and Jennie Thomas post-graduate scholar, his doctoral research investigated the neural control of the airway circulation during exercise. McLeod's postdoctoral work began in stroke research alongside Professors Mike Calford and Neil Spratt in the Translational Stroke Research laboratory at the University of Newcastle. There, he helped uncover critical pathophysiological mechanisms of ischaemic stroke, demonstrating that intracranial pressure elevates dangerously after both large and small strokes, independent of cerebral edema. The team showed that mild hypothermia, cooling the brain by just a few degrees, effectively prevents this pressure rise. They also established that elevated intracranial pressure impairs blood flow through endogenous collateral vessels, offering a explanation for infarct progression following the initial stroke event.