Our Keynote Speakers
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Professor Julie McMullen
PhD
Our keynote public lecture, the Princesses’ Lecture, named in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, will be given by Professor Julie McMullen, Deputy Director of the Heart Research Institute. Prof McMullen is internationally renowned for her research defining molecular pathways for physiological and pathological heart enlargement and for her expertise in preclinical models of exercise, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and cardiotoxicity in males and females.
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A/Prof Nitesh Nerlekar
MBBS(Hons); FRACP, MPH, PhD
The Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium Lecture will be given by Associate Professor Nitesh Nerlekar, Deputy Director (Clinical Research) at the Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University. A/Prof Nerlekar is an accomplished academic cardiologist and imaging specialist with expertise in coronary heart disease, and novel methods for cardiovascular risk prediction in women.
Confirmed Speakers
Professor Jason Kovacic, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Professor Sophia Zoungas, The George Institute for Global Health
Dr Lucy McGrath-Cadell, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Associate Professor Sradha Kotwal, The George Institute for Global Health
Associate Professor Alex Pinto, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Associate Professor Kavitha Muthiah, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Associate Professor Julieann Coombes, The George Institute for Global Health
Dr Ignacia Allende, The George Institute for Global Health
Professor André La Gerche, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Dr Julia Isbister, Montreal Heart Institute
Professor Mary Kavurma, Heart Research Institute
Professor Rachael Cordina, Heart Research Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Dr Yen Chin Koay, The University of Sydney
Professor Aaron Sverdlov, University of Newcastle
Associate Professor Erin Howden, UNSW
Associate Professor Eoin O’Dwyer, Macquarie University, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Northern Beaches Hospital
Dr Sanjay Dutta, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute