Lynette Grant Sadleir (born 1 August 1963) is a New Zealand paediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and a former synchronised swimmer and coach.

Biography

Born on 1 August 1963 in

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, Canada, Sadleir competed for New Zealand in synchronised swimming at the

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. With her sister

Katie Sadleir Catherine Anne Grant Sadleir (born 14 August 1964) is a New Zealand sports executive and former synchronized swimmer. Biography Sadleir was born in Torphins, Scotland to Australian and Scottish parents. The family emigrated to Canada, then ...

, she finished 12th in the women's duet. After retiring from competition, Sadleir was the synchronised swimming coach for the New Zealand teams at three Commonwealth Games: in

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and

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Academic career

Sadleir completed her medical degree at the

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and also earned a Diploma in Paediatrics from the

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. Sadleir completed postdoctoral work at

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, then joined the faculty of Otago. Sadleir is a paediatric neurologist and epileptologist, and was promoted to full professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at

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on 1 February 2019. Sadleir's research focus is the genetics of families with paediatric epilepsy.

Selected works

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References

External links

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Professor Lynette Sadleir – Epilepsy: Teams, genes and dreams
', Inaugural lecture, 13 November 2019, via YouTube 1963 births Living people Swimmers from Vancouver Canadian synchronized swimmers New Zealand synchronised swimmers Canadian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Scottish descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of New Zealand descent Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic synchronised swimmers for New Zealand Canadian epileptologists New Zealand women academics New Zealand women scientists Academic staff of the University of Otago Synchronized swimming coaches New Zealand swimming coaches 20th-century Canadian sportswomen 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen {{NewZealand-swimming-bio-stub