
Marie-Claire Seeley
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Marie-Claire Seeley (RN, PhD) is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Adelaide. With a perspective as a researcher with 'lived experience,' she has dedicated her research efforts to exploring postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Her significant contributions include the establishment of the only Australian patient registry for POTS, which currently holds more than 500 registrants. Dr. Seeley's research work has elucidated the prevalence of autonomic nervous system disorders in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). Her work has also been instrumental in quantifying reduced quality of life compared to age- and sex-matched populations in PASC and POTS.
As the CEO of the Australian POTS Foundation, Dr. Seeley has successful advocated for the adoption of a unique International Disease Code for POTS in Australia. She also serves as a member of the Long COVID Collaboration and facilitator of the ADARC Long COVID Consumer and Community Advisory Committee. Dr. Seeley continues to make significant contributions to the field of autonomic nursing, driving forward research, advocacy, and policy changes to improve outcomes for individuals affected by cardiac dysautonomia.
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Marie-Claire is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide where she is exploring the association between autonomic and cardiac disease. Marie-Claire has utilised her own 25 years of personal experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome [POTS] and hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome [hEDS] to contribute to research in this domain. She has a keen interest in reducing time to diagnosis in female dominated cardiac disorders and in collaborating in research that focuses on improving outcomes for those living with POTS other non obstructive cardiac conditions.
She is passionate about translating this work into her clinical practice as a dysautonomia practice nurse at an Adelaide POTS clinic. It is here that she utilises her clinical, educational and research skills to provide a multidisciplinary clinic for those with POTS and other similar post viral syndromes.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Research Fellow | Title Holder University of Adelaide 2021 - ongoing CEO The Australian POTS Foundation 2016 - 2018 Lecturer University of South Australia 2011 - 2016 Level B Lecturer Monash University -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2024 Scholarship EO Myers Travel Scholarship Heart Foundation Australia 3000 -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD Monash University Australia Master of Nursing Monash University Australia Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University Australia Bachelor of Nursing -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Seeley, M. -C., O'Brien, H., Wilson, G., Coat, C., Smith, T., Hickson, K., . . . Lau, D. H. (2025). Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction.. Scientific reports, 15(1), 3487.
2025 Seeley, M. -C., Hooper, M., Tan, J., Wells, R., Gallagher, C., & Lau, D. H. (2025). Plasma exchange improves cognitive function in long-COVID related postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and autoimmune neurological dysfunction. American Journal of Medicine, 138(1), 153-154.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Seeley, M. C., O'Brien, H., Gallagher, C., Schild, C., & Lau, D. H. (2024). Autonomic dysfunction in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 127, 161-163.
2024 Seeley, M. -C., Gallagher, C., & Lau, D. H. (2024). Emerging Role of Autonomic Modulation by Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Electrifying Hope in POTS?. JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 10(2), 356-358.
2023 Seeley, M. C., Gallagher, C., Ong, E., Langdon, A., Chieng, J., Bailey, D., . . . Lau, D. H. (2023). Poor health-related quality of life in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in comparison with a sex- and age-matched normative population. Clinical Autonomic Research, 33(4), 469-477.
Scopus6 Europe PMC22023 Seeley, M. -C., Gallagher, C., Ong, E., Langdon, A., Chieng, J., Bailey, D., . . . Lau, D. H. (2023). High incidence of autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in patients with long-COVID: Implications for management and healthcare planning. The American Journal of Medicine, 138(2), 354-361.e1.
Scopus19 Europe PMC132023 Seeley, M. C., Gallagher, C., Colman, F., & Lau, D. H. (2023). Impact of Long-COVID on Australian Sufferers: Implications for Healthcare Planning. Heart Lung and Circulation, 32(10), e76-e77.
Scopus22023 Seeley, M. -C., Lau, D. H., & Gallagher, C. (2023). Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management Guide for Nurses. NURSING-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, 13, 41-49.
2022 Malik, V., Nguyen, M. T., Seeley, M. C., Thiyagarajah, A., Elliott, A. D., Arnolda, L. F., . . . Lau, D. H. (2022). Abnormal Cardiac Remodeling in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Further Insights Into its Cardiac Origin. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 8(8), 1044-1046.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12021 Seeley, M. -C., & Lau, D. H. (2021). Raising the bar in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome research: Evidence and challenges. Autonomic Neuroscience, 233, 102790.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC22021 Seeley, M. -C., Thynne, T. R., Braund, W. J., Worthley, D. L., Gallagher, C., Sanders, P., & Lau, D. H. (2021). Desmopressin as a novel long-term treatment in postural tachycardia syndrome patients with polyuria. The American Journal of Medicine, 134(9), e486-e487.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12015 Seeley, M. C., McKenna, L., & Hood, K. (2015). Graduate nurses' knowledge of the functions and limitations of pulse oximetry. Journal of clinical nursing, 24(23-24), 3538-3549.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Seeley, M. -C. (2024). Paradigm Shift: The Lived Experience of a Researcher with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. In Research Partners with Lived Experience (pp. 1-16). Springer Nature Singapore.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Seeley, M. C., Gallagher, C., Wilson, G., Page, A., & Lau, D. H. (2024). Autonomic dysfunction is prevalent in PASC of Covid-19 [PASC]. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING Vol. 23 (pp. I125). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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FUNDING SUPPORT
2024 MRFF | Emerging from the long shadow | $4999855.75 AUD
2024 MRFF | HEAL | $249893.20 AUD
2024 EO Meyers Travel Fellowship $3000
2024 CSANZ ACNAP Travel Fellowship $5000
2023 Dysautonomia International Research Grant 100 000 USD
2022 Adelaide Medical School/Biomedicine Research Travel Awards $1200
2021 Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
2021 Standing up to POTS – Research Grant- 100 000 USD
2021 Awesome Foundation - $1000 grant
Marie-Claire supervisors honours and masters students through varying University of Adelaide programs.
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Association of gastrointestinal dysfunction and health related quality of life in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Annabelle Dennis 2021 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Exploring the lived experience of those with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome diagnostic odyssey: a qualitative study University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Erin Welford
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2022 - ongoing Founder The Australian POTS Foundation The Australian POTS Foundation Australia -
Event Participation
Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country 2024 - 2024 ISAN 2024 Conference International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience - 2024 - 2024 ISAN 2024 Conference International Society of Autonomic Neuroscience United Kingdom 2024 - 2024 Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Health 2024 Conference ACNAP - 2021 - 2024 ACRA 2023 Plenary or general session Australian Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Association Australia -
Presentation
Date Topic Presented at Institution Country 2022 - 2022 POTS Unmasked - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia
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