The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a large medical research institute located at Westmead in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

The institute is closely affiliated with Sydney Medical School and Westmead Hospital and comprises approximately 450 medical research and support staff.

The Westmead Institute has grown rapidly on the basis of peer-reviewed funding.

[citation needed] Research is organised into five key biological areas: Professor Tony Cunningham AO has been the executive director of the institute since its inception.

As of 20 March 2016, the institute hosted more than 119 higher-degree research students.