Prof Gemma Figtree

Gemma is a Professor in Medicine at the University of Sydney and an Interventional and Imaging Cardiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Gemma is committed to improving the care for heart attack patients, unravelling key mechanisms underlying susceptibility and response to heart attack. Discoveries in her Laboratory have been published in leading journals including the Lancet, Circulation, JACC and European Heart Journal, with > 350 publications. Gemma is founder and CSO for Australian start-ups Prokardia and Kardiomics, and the not-for-profit CAD Frontiers Pty Ltd. She is a passionate advocate for cardiovascular research, working as President of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance from 2017-23. In 2023, Gemma was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in the Australia Day Honours.