Baird News

The Aortic Research Group, led by Professor Richmond Jeremy, undertakes both clinical and laboratory research into genetic causes of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Approximately 50,000 Australians, of all ages, have a genetic aneurysm, which are typically asymptomatic until the potentially fatal event of aortic dissection. Detection of affected individuals, understanding of clinical features and discovery of…

This research was presented by Dr. Smith at the General Surgeon’s Australia Annual Scientific Meeting on Friday 8 October 2021. Gastrointestinal (GI) complications following cardiac surgery are known to lead to significant morbidity and mortality.

We are very excited to announce that Professor Paul Bannon, Chair of The Baird Institute, has just been named the top researcher in Australia in the field of cardiology by The Australian Newspaper’s 2021 Research Magazine. This ranking is based on the number of citations for papers published in the top 20 journals in his…

We continue to focus as always on the areas of research that can be expanded so as to support the different surgical programs we have in the Cardiothoracic Department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.  Our pillars of research are outlined below – Professor Paul Bannon Clinical Trials: Our clinical trials have been significantly impacted by…

In the past 6 months we have held 2 webinars educating ICU, operating theatre and ward nurses, junior doctors and medical students on various forms of cardiothoracic surgery. Advanced Robotic Surgery for Lung Cancer: Presenter: Associate Professor Christopher Cao. This webinar, presented by RPA Institute of Academic Surgery and The Baird Institute, was designed to…

Dr Charis Tan is a Cardiothoracic surgical registrar, a Master of Philosophy candidate at University of Sydney and the recipient of a Baird Institute Scholarship.

The cardiovascular research team at Royal Prince Alfred hospital consists of Lisa Turner, Carmel Oostveen, Lorna Beattie and we welcome our new recruit, Dhairya Vayada. Dhairya has extensive knowledge in implementing data science principles to a clinical research setting. 2021 has continued to be a challenge for the Research Department, working within pandemic conditions.  However,…

Dr Jacky Loa – Vascular Surgeon RPA and IAS Vascular Research Lead The Sydney Heart Bank is a well-established biobank that procures aortic and valvular tissues. It is a joint collaboration between The Baird Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney. With the expansion of the biobank to include vascular surgical tissues,…

Dhairya commenced with The Baird Institute in September having recently completed his Bachelor of Biomedical Science at The University of Queensland. He has a strong interest in computer science and his goal has always been to use his computational skills in a healthcare setting. Throughout his undergraduate degree, Dhairya was extensively involved in research, working…