Rate My Professor Jacky Hewitt

In her professional career, Dr Hewitt has served as Director of Médecins Sans Frontières Australia and held positions involving clinical practice at institutions like Monash Children's Hospital. She examines candidates for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and sits on multiple national and international health advisory committees. Dr Hewitt is an active peer reviewer for prominent journals including Clinical Endocrinology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Pediatrics, and Nature Publishing Group since 2010. Her accolades include the Advanced Trainee Research Prize in 2009, Alan Charters Elective Prize in 2000, Best Intern Finalist in 2001, Emerging Researcher Prize in 2011, and President's Prize Finalist in 2011. Notable publications include "Human sex reversal is caused by duplication or deletion of core enhancers upstream of SOX9" published in Nature Communications in 2018, "Defining the role of pre-operative hormonal therapy in hypospadias" in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health in 2022, and contributions to clinical practice guidelines for Turner syndrome in 2024. Dr Hewitt consults for government and legal agencies on variations of sex characteristics, performs humanitarian aid work, and advocates for children's health, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being.