Over the past six months, our Chair, Professor Paul Bannon, has received significant recognition for his leadership and contribution to cardiothoracic surgery – an achievement that reflects the calibre of work taking place at the Institute.
Paul has been awarded the ANZCTS President’s Award, a prestigious honour from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons. This award recognises not only Paul’s excellence as a surgeon, but also his dedication as a teacher, mentor and colleague, and his lasting contribution to the field.
He has also been named the leading Australian researcher in heart and thoracic surgery in The Australian’s 2026 Research Magazine, which identifies the nation’s top 250 researchers. To determine the Top 250 research leaders, the magazine assigns each researcher an impact score based on research output across 250 fields. Rankings reflect quality (papers published in the top journals), impact (citations over the past five years), and volume (sustained output meeting quality and impact standards). This is the second time Paul has received this distinction, having also been recognised in 2021.
These honours are a powerful reminder that the research you support is being recognised at the highest level and continues to make a meaningful impact both here in Australia and internationally.
