Prof Peter Psaltis
Grant-Funded Research Professor
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Not eligible, but is currently at capacity - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Prof Peter J Psaltis (MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FESC)
Professor Peter Psaltis is an academic Interventional and Preventative Cardiologist who holds a Level 3 National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship and Faculty positions at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network, University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He is the co-Deputy Director of SAHMRI, co-leads its largest research department (Lifelong Health Theme) and leads its Heart and Vascular Health Program. Concurrently, he is Head of Interventional Cardiology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Among national and state leadership positions, Peter is a Board Director of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance and co-Chair of its Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Theme, past-President of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society, co-Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Heart and Stroke Leadership Group, and co-Chair of the Heart Foundation’s South Australian Cardiovascular Research Network.
Peter has expertise across all three disciplines of basic, translational, and clinical research and leads bench-to-bedside projects spanning topics of developmental macrophage biology, vascular stem cells, inflammatory regulation of atherosclerosis, pharmacological modification of atherosclerosis, coronary plaque imaging, the modelling of biomechanical forces in coronary arteries and cardiometabolic disease. He has received >$22 million of peer-reviewed grant funding and received the 2021 NHMRC Marshall and Warren Award for Innovation. As of early 2025, Peter has published >240 manuscripts and book chapters. His research has global impact and reach, and he ranks in the top 0.05% worldwide for productivity and impact in coronary artery research over the last 5 years, also receiving numerous national and international awards for his scientific discoveries. Peter has supervised 10 EMCRs and graduated 13 PhD (4 as principal supervisor, all Dean’s commendation, including one Doctoral Research Medal) and 12 Hons students (all first class).
Prof Psaltis’ impact’s reach and significance are evidenced by >275 papers, cited >10,000x from 134 countries and 28 disciplines, with citations in 66 patents, 26 clinical guidelines from 9 countries and 21 policy statements from 6 countries. Public outreach includes 176 news stories from 111 global outlets in 22 countries, 9 Wikipedia pages and 1,602 “X” posts from 76 countries.
Vision
Prof Psaltis’ vision is to replace today’s uniform, reactive approach to secondary prevention after MI with one that is precise, mechanism-informed and personalised to each patient’s residual atherosclerotic risk.
Research Overview
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, costing $150 billion/year. Over the last decade, Prof Psaltis’ bench-to-bedside program has made world-first discoveries of new cellular1,2, molecular3,4 and biomechanical5 mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis, and provided key insights on patterns of coronary disease6-8 and post-MI outcomes9-12. Peter’s work has also helped define the responsiveness of coronary plaque to different antiatherosclerotic therapies13-15.
Three themes of his work’s transformative impact include groundbreaking findings of:
- SCAD (spontaneous coronary artery dissection) as a non-atherosclerotic cause of MI 6,16,17;
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Anti-atherosclerotic properties of the anti-inflammatory drug, COLCHICINE 15,18-20; and
- Ability of PCSK9 inhibitors to stabilise and regress coronary plaque after MI14,21-24.
Peter is also interested in atherosclerotic plaque buildup in arteries following heart attacks. Despite current care standards, heart attack survivors are at high risk of repeat, life-threatening events from continued arterial plaque build-up. His research aims to transform management after a heart attack by using CT imaging to visualise remaining plaque, monitor how it changes over time, and study how it relates to inflammation. This will allow us to better predict an individual’s risk, reduce repeat events, and develop novel treatments 4,8,25.
*Psaltis first/last author. +Psaltis author.
1. *Toledo-Flores D, et al. Vasculogenic properties of adventitial Sca-1(+)CD45(+) progenitor cells in mice: a potential source of vasa vasorum in atherosclerosis. Sci Rep. 2019;9:7286.
2. *Williamson AE, et al. Discovery of an embryonically derived bipotent population of endothelial-macrophage progenitor cells in postnatal aorta. Nat Commun. 2024;15:7097.
3. *Fernando S, et al. Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase regulates foam cell formation via translation of CD36. FASEB J. 2022;36:e22154.
4. *White JB, et al. Changes to the serum lipidome and their relation to coronary plaque in the first six months after acute myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis. 2025;408:120421.
5. *Carpenter HJ, et al. On the nonlinear relationship between wall shear stress topology and multidirectionality in coronary atherosclerosis. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2023;231:107418.
6. *Rashid HN, et al. Incidence and characterisation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection as a cause of acute coronary syndrome--A single-centre Australian experience. Int J Cardiol. 2016;202:336-338.
7. *Bogana Shanmugam V, et al. Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Caused by Ectatic Infarct Related Arteries. Heart Lung Circ. 2017;26:1059-1068.
8. *Baumann AAW, et al. Prevalence and real-world management of NSTEMI with multivessel disease. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2022;12:1-11.
9. +Spoon DB, et al. Trends in cause of death after percutaneous coronary intervention. Circulation. 2014;129:1286-1294.
10. +Spoon DB, et al. Prediction of Cardiac and Noncardiac Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015;8:e002121.
11. *Nguyen MT, et al. Thirty-Day Unplanned Readmissions Following Elective and Acute Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ. 2023;32:619-628.
12. +Nguyen MT, et al. High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Reporting, Clinical Outcomes, and Health Care Resource Use. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7:e2438541.
13. +Nicholls SJ, et al. Effect of Serial Infusions of CER-001, a Pre-beta High-Density Lipoprotein Mimetic, on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Following Acute Coronary Syndromes in the CER001 Atherosclerosis Regression Acute Coronary Syndrome Trial: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2018;3:815-822.
14. *Nicholls SJ, et al. Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Phenotype and Burden in StatinTreated Patients Following Myocardial Infarction. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022;15:1308-1321.
15. *Psaltis PJ, et al. Optical coherence tomography assessment of the impact of colchicine on nonculprit coronary plaque composition after myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Res. 2025;121:468-478
16. *Franke KB, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:34-39.
17. +Dang QM, et al. The Australian-New Zealand spontaneous coronary artery dissection cohort study: predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events and recurrence. Eur Heart J. 2025 Jun 2;46(21):2012-2023.
18. *Schwarz N, et al. Colchicine exerts anti-atherosclerotic and -plaque-stabilizing effects targeting foam cell formation. FASEB J. 2023 Apr;37(4):e22846.
19. *Montarello NJ, et al. Assessing the Impact of Colchicine on Coronary Plaque Phenotype After Myocardial Infarction with Optical Coherence Tomography: Rationale and Design of the COCOMO-ACS Study. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2022 Dec;36(6):1175-1186.
20. *Psaltis PJ, et al. Persistent inflammation after myocardial infarction: Elevated IL-6 associates with impaired coronary plaque stabilisation despite optimal therapy. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep 1:zwaf563.
21. *Nicholls SJ, et al. Assessing the impact of PCSK9 inhibition on coronary plaque phenotype with optical coherence tomography: rationale and design of the randomized, placebo-controlled HUYGENS study. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2021 Feb;11(1):120-129.
22. *Nicholls SJ, et al. Coronary Atheroma Regression With Evolocumab in Stable and Unstable Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Jan;16(1):130-132.
23. +Fujino M, et al. Achieved levels of apolipoprotein B and plaque composition after acute coronary syndromes: Insights from HUYGENS. Atherosclerosis. 2025 Apr;403:119145.
24. +Di Giovanni G, et al. Impact of evolocumab on plaque phenotypic changes in patients with acute coronary syndrome and elevated lipoprotein(a) levels: a HUYGENS secondary analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Apr 8:zwaf211.
25. *Allahwala M, et al. Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights into Admission Complexity and Readmission Rates in a Tertiary Centre. Heart Lung Circ. 2025 Sep 11.
Media Engagement
- Mills R. Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding [Internet]. Adelaide (Australia): University of Adelaide; 2020 Dec 15. Available from: Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding | Newsroom | University of Adelaide. Also available from: Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding | Mirage News
- Black E. Adelaide uni leaders honoured for health research excellence [Internet]. Adelaide (Australia): University of Adelaide; 2021 Jun 17. Available from: Adelaide uni leaders honoured for health research excellence | Newsroom | University of Adelaide Also available from: Adelaide uni leaders honoured for health research excellence | Mirage News
- Simos M. Peter Psaltis awarded for his research into atherosclerosis [Internet]. Sydney: The Greek Herald; 2021 Jun 23. Available from: Peter Psaltis awarded for his research into atherosclerosis – The Greek Herald
- Maios T. Dr Peter Psaltis, a Greek-Australian scientist among the best in Australia [Internet]. Melbourne: Neos Kosmos; 2021 Jul 1. Available from: Dr Peter Psaltis, a Greek-Australian scientist among the best in Australia - Neos Kosmos
- Swain S. Cost of life-saving heart disease drugs slashed. 9News [Internet]. 2022 Oct; Available from: PBS Verquvo Repatha Australia: Cost of life-saving heart disease drugs slashed
- Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. A/Professor Peter Psaltis – Life as a clinician-scientist [video presentation]. AAHMS 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist SA symposium; 2022. Available from: A/Professor Peter Psaltis - Lessons and skills as a clinician-scientist - AAHMS
- Gaskin L. Heart attack causes under the microscope [Internet]. Adelaide (Australia): University of Adelaide; 2022 Oct 20. Available from: Heart attack causes under the microscope | Newsroom | University of Adelaide Also available from: Heart attack causes under microscope | Mirage News
- Butler M. Minister Butler doorstop in Adelaide – 27 November 2022 [transcript]. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing; 2022 Nov 27. Available from:Minister Butler doorstop in Adelaide - 27 November 2022 | Health, Disability and Ageing Ministers | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Gaskin L. 3D printed catheter enters commercialisation phase [Internet]. Adelaide (Australia): University of Adelaide; 2022 Dec 19. Available from:3D printed catheter enters commercialisation phase | Newsroom | University of Adelaide Also available from: 3D printed catheter enters commercialisation phase | Mirage News
- Dow A. Wider testing urged for ‘bad cholesterol’ linked to heart attacks in younger people [Internet]. Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald; 2023 Jan 27. Available from:Doctors call for testing of ‘bad cholesterol’ linked to heart attacks in younger people Also available from: Doctors call for testing of ‘bad cholesterol’ linked to heart attacks in younger people
- King A. The test that could save you from a heart attack. Australian Financial Review [Internet]. 2023 Apr 27; Available from: Lp(a): The test that could save you from a heart attack
- Medical Republic staff. The silent killer cholesterol: what GPs need to know. Medical Republic [Internet]. 2023 May 2; Available from:Don't ignore the other killer cholesterol - Medical Republic
- Heart Foundation. Webinar: Managing CVD risk. Heart Foundation [Internet]. 2023 May 3; Available from:Webinar: Risky business: Understanding and managing residual CVD risk | Heart Foundation
- Bench Side Story. RESEARCHER PROFILE Associate Professor Peter Psaltis [video]. Adelaide: Bench Side Story; 2024 Feb. Available from:RESEARCHER PROFILE Associate Professor Peter Psaltis (Filmed Feb 2024)
- Silva S. Cholesterol Awareness Week encourages patients to act on lipid risks [Internet]. Sydney: The Limbic; 2024 Nov 12. Available from:Cholesterol Awareness Week encourages patients to act on lipid risks
- Simos M. Professor Peter Psaltis leads landmark discovery in tissue regeneration research [Internet]. Sydney: The Greek Herald; 2025 Mar 22. Available from:Professor Peter Psaltis leads landmark discovery in tissue regeneration research – The Greek Herald
- SAHMRIMedia. A Window on SAHMRI – At the Heart of It | Professor Peter Psaltis [video podcast]. Adelaide: SAHMRI; 2025 May. Available from:At the Heart of It | Professor Peter Psaltis
- Lee S. Afternoons with Stacey Lee [audio podcast]. Adelaide: FIVEAA; 2025 May 15. Available from: Afternoons with Stacey Lee - Afternoons with Stacey Lee - 15 May 2025
- Psaltis P. Interview on DrivetimeGP [Podcast]. Adelaide; 2026 Jan 15. Available from: https://drivetimeradio.com.au/programs/gp/
- Psaltis P. Interview on Mornings with Rory McClaren [Radio broadcast]. Adelaide: ABC Radio Adelaide; 2026 Jan 19. Available from: https://sahmri.au/DrDr-Psaltis
- Psaltis P. Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Community Engagement Event. Adelaide; 2026 Mar 19.
- Psaltis P. Interview on Mornings with Rory McClaren [Radio broadcast]. Adelaide: ABC Radio Adelaide; 2026 Apr 20. Available from: https://soundcloud.com/sahmri/cardiovascular-health
- Psaltis P. SAHMRI Tax Appeal Advertisement. Nova 91.9, performance by Peter Psaltis, Adelaide:2026 Jun 1.
- Psaltis P. Interview on Breakfast with David & Will [Radio broadcast]. Adelaide: Fiveaa; 2026 Jul 2. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssmDC3AO6IY
Projects available for Honours 2026 and 2027
Project 1
Title: Human EndoMac progenitor cells - Isolation and characterisation
Description: Blood vessel formation is essential for tissue development, growth, and repair. Macrophages and endothelial cells play interlinked roles in blood vessel formation. In adult tissues, these cell types are thought to originate independently of each other. We have discovered unique adult stem cells in mouse tissues termed Endothelial-Macrophage (EndoMac) progenitor cells that give rise to both macrophages and endothelial cells and contribute to blood vessel formation after tissue injury. We have found analogous cells in human tissues. This project aims to isolate, characterise, and investigate the properties of human EndoMac progenitor cells, for therapeutic manipulation.
Project 2
Title: Investigating mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of scleroderma-related vasculopathy
Description: Scleroderma, a chronic autoimmune disorder, is characterised by inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Vasculopathy can affect both micro- and macro- blood circulation, resulting in blue fingertips or Raynaud’s phenomenon, fingertip ulcers, and lung and renal complications. Injury and dysfunction of endothelial cells, the building blocks of blood vessels, are thought to trigger vasculopathy of the skin that manifests as Raynaud’s phenomenon but the causes are poorly understood. This project will investigate the role of cellular senescence and autophagy in endothelial cell injury/ dysfunction and fingertip ulcers in scleroderma, to identify biomarkers for early diagnosis and disease management.
Supervisors: Peter Psaltis, Shiwani Sharma, Sanuri Liyanage
Projects available for: Honours and Masters
Location: South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Level 6 South
Research projects start: Semester 1 and 2
Most Influential Publications
40% of Psaltis’ papers are first/senior author, and since 2022 these have had mean FWCI 2.9. In the past 2 years, he has produced 72 papers and >3,600 citations, underlining accelerating trajectory and intellectual leadership. He is in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% World Scientist Rankings.
Publication 1.
Citation: PSALTIS PJ*, Nguyen MT, Singh K, Sinhal A, Wong DTL, Alcock R, Rajendran S, Dautov R, Barlis P, Patel S, Salagaras T, Marathe JA, Bursill CA, Montarello NJ, Nidorf SM, Thompson PL, Butters J, Cuthbert AR, Yelland LN, Ottaway JL, Kataoka Y, Di Giovanni G, Nicholls SJ. “Optical coherence tomography assessment of the impact of colchicine on non-culprit coronary plaque composition after myocardial infarction.” CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 2025; 121:468-78. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvae191
Explanation: Reported results of investigator-led COCOMO-ACS trial (9 sites) that used optical coherence tomography to study colchicine’s effects on coronary plaque after myocardial infarction (MI). The key finding was that colchicine required >16 months duration to stabilise plaque and reduce rupture. Editorialised by leading trialist Tardif (Canada), included in 8 meta-analyses (e.g., EHJ 2025, PMID 40314333) and EU statement paper (PMID 41206215) as explaining colchicine’s mixed effects in Phase 3 trials. Led to me giving 11 invited talks (e.g., Greece, Hong Kong), 2 commentaries (Nat Cardiovasc Res; Eur J Prev Cardiol), and an engineering collaboration that supported 1 patent and plaque analytics start-up (Corcillum).
Publication 2.
Citation: Schwarz N, Fernando S, Chen YC, Salagaras T, Rao SR, Liyanage S, Williamson AE, Toledo-Flores D, Dimasi C, Sargeant TJ, Manavis J, Eddy E, Kanellakis P, Thompson PL, Tan JTM, Snel MF, Bursill CA, Nicholls SJ, Peter K, PSALTIS PJ*. “Colchicine exerts anti-atherosclerotic and plaque-stabilizing effects targeting foam cell formation.” FASEB JOURNAL 2023; 37:e22846. doi: 10.1096/fj.202201469R
Explanation: One of the first studies to show anti-atherosclerotic properties of colchicine in two mouse models. Identified new mechanisms in plaque-forming macrophages: e.g., inhibition of cholesterol crystal-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation; reduced foam cell formation; increased cholesterol efflux.
Cited in Nat Rev Cardiol, 2xNat Cardiovasc Res, 2xEur Heart J, 2xCardiovasc Res as providing key insights into NLRP3 and foam cell biology, and foundational mechanistic evidence that underpins clinical use of colchicine in atherosclerosis. Directly informed studies exploring colchicine delivery by nanoparticles (PMID 38037046) and in proinflammatory settings (e.g., clonal haematopoiesis, PMID 39212933) and my COCOMO-ACS trial (PUBLICATION 1).
Publication 3.
Citation: Williamson AE, Liyanage S, Hassanshahi M, Dona MSI, Toledo-Flores D, Tran DXA, ….Harvey NL, Drummond GR, Vinh A, Chandrakanthan V, Misra A, Neufeld Z, Tan JTM, Martelotto L, Polo JM, Bonder CS, Pinto AR, Sharma S, Nicholls SJ, Bursill CA, PSALTIS PJ*. “Discovery of an embryonically derived bipotent population of endothelial-macrophage progenitor cells in postnatal aorta.” NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 15:7097. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51637-7
Explanation: Reports discovery of EndoMac progenitor cells in arterial adventitia. These embryonically derived, self-renewing cells are bipotent for macrophages and endothelium and drive local inflammation and neovascularisation, providing rigorous evidence for a century-old haemangioblast hypothesis and a new paradigm for arterial biology.
Cited by Nature Protocols and Nature Immunology papers, and by stem cell experts (e.g., Porello) as opening new avenues for cell therapy and tissue repair. Findings received broad attention, attracting >16,000 views, generated 21 news stories globally (e.g., COSMOS, Yahoo!, MSN) and a new Wikipedia page.
Publication 4.
Citation: Nicholls SJ, Kataoka Y, Nissen SE, Prati F, Windecker S, Puri R, Hucko T, Aradi D, Herrman JR, Hermanides RS, Wang B, Wang H, Butters J, Di Giovanni G, Jones S, Pompili G, PSALTIS PJ*. “Effect of evolocumab on coronary plaque phenotype and burden in statin-treated patients following myocardial infarction.” JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2022; 15:1308-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.002
Explanation: Reported the primary results of the HUYGENS trial (27 sites, 7 countries) - the first study to show using intracoronary imaging that intensive cholesterol lowering with the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab, started early after MI, stabilises coronary plaques beyond what statins achieve alone.
This was presented as a late-breaking trial at the ESC ASM and editorialised by world leaders Stone and Narula (USA). Cited by the 2025 Lancet Commission on coronary artery disease, 2023 and 2025 ESC, 2025 ACC/AHA and 2025 Australian guidelines, it is recognised as defining how plaques heal after MI and helped transform clinical practice by providing mechanistic rationale for lowering post-MI cholesterol targets. Its findings also informed ongoing EVOLVE-MI and AMUNDSEN Phase 3/4 trials.
Publication 5.
Citation: Nicholls SJ, Andrews J, Kastelein JJP, Merkely B, Nissen SE, Ray KK, Schwartz GG, ……….Di Giovanni G, Pisaniello AD, Scherer DJ, PSALTIS PJ*, Butters J. “Effect of serial infusions of CER-001, a pre-β High-Density Lipoprotein mimetic, on coronary atherosclerosis in patients following acute coronary syndromes in the CER-001 Atherosclerosis Regression Acute Coronary Syndrome Trial: A randomized clinical trial.” JAMA CARDIOLOGY 2018; 3:815-22. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.2121
Explanation: International randomised trial (272 patients, 4 countries, 34 sites) that used intracoronary imaging to show that infusion of a new high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) mimetic has no effect on residual plaque in statintreated patients post-MI.
Editorialised by leading HDL expert, Rader (USA) and extensively referenced in leading journals (e.g., NEJM, Lancet, 5xNature Reviews, 3xJACC, Circulation, 2xCirculation Research). Findings provided critical mechanistic insights to explain why HDL-C-promoting therapies consistently fail to prevent ischaemic events in Phase 3 trials (e.g., AEGIS-II) and reinforce why they are not suitable for clinical practice.
Publication 6.
Citation: Nguyen MT, Fernando S, Schwarz N, Tan JT, Bursill CA, PSALTIS PJ*. “Inflammation as a therapeutic target in atherosclerosis.” JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE 2019; 8:1109. doi: 10.3390/jcm8081109
Explanation: Invited state-of-the-art review discussing pathways of inflammation that mediate atherosclerosis and its complications, bench-to-bedside evidence for established and new anti-inflammatory therapies, biomarkers and upcoming clinical trials.
Awarded 'Best Cover Paper' for the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Attracted >20,000 views and 22-47 cites/year since 2020 across 18 disciplines. Used as a foundational reference to shape the academic framing of anti-inflammatory therapies in cardiovascular disease, including natural products, long non-coding RNA, colchicine, IL-6 inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, GLP-1R agonists and nanoparticles, as well as studies of biomarkers and plaque imaging.
Publication 7.
Citation: Li J, Montarello NJ, Hoogendoorn A, Verjans JW, Bursill CA, Peter K, Nicholls SJ, McLaughlin RA, PSALTIS PJ*. “Multimodality intravascular imaging of high-risk coronary plaque.” JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2022; 15:145-59. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.03.028
Explanation: Expert review article published in the leading cardiology imaging journal, providing a comprehensive and forwardlooking update on new developments in imaging to diagnose high-risk coronary plaques.
A widely used reference by world experts across different imaging modalities (e.g., Budoff, Narula, Jiang) and studies advancing lens/catheter technologies and integration of nanotechnology and AI with plaque analytics. As one of the first papers from my collaboration with imaging bioengineers, Rob McLaughlin and Jiawen Li, it informed subsequent development of our new 3D-printed micro- and hybrid lenses, which gave rise to start-up, Vysena Medical, supported by $9M Cat 1 funding and valued at $24.5M.
Publication 8.
Citation: Carpenter HJ, Ghayesh MH, Zander AC, PSALTIS PJ*. “On the nonlinear relationship between wall shear stress topology and multi-directionality in coronary atherosclerosis.” COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2023; 231:107418. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107418
Explanation: Ground-breaking study using computational fluid dynamics and the more rigorous fluid-structure interaction technique to identify relationships between 12 new biomechanical metrics and coronary plaque, showing they are most critical in early-stage plaque development.
It opened a new biomechanical dimension to understanding plaque growth and instability, and informed studies in carotid and peripheral artery disease and aortic aneurysms. It led to a patent and creation of start-up, Corcillum Systems - founded by first author Carpenter, whom I mentored from PhD to industry leadership. Corcillum is valued at $20M and employs 7.6FTE staff, providing analytical software for studies at Mayo Clinic, UniSyd and UniQld, and firstin-human trials by NuevoSono Inc in North and South America.
Publication 9.
Citation: Dang QM, PSALTIS PJ*, Burgess S, Chandrasekhar J, Mukherjee S, Kritharides L,… Watts M, Marathe JA, Bhagwandeen R, Wing-Lun E, Bhindi R, Ford T, Lo S, Marschner S, Zaman S.
“The Australian-New Zealand spontaneous coronary artery dissection cohort study: predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events and recurrence.” EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2025; 46:2012-23. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf097.ehaf097
Explanation: Reported the primary results of the ANZ-SCAD registry of 505 patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Key aspects included recruitment of Indigenous patients and the finding that dual antiplatelet use led to worse outcomes.
Editorialised by SCAD expert Tweet (Mayo Clinic, USA), cited by AUS and USA guidelines and widely disseminated on "X" to >500K followers, including by world leaders Gibson (USA) and Mamas (UK). It informed SCAD registries from Japan, EU and USA, the German-led SCAD-ALIGN trial comparing antiplatelet strategies and my new senior author paper in JAHA, which describes dysautonomia in SCAD for the first time.
Publication 10.
Citation: Kurugalage R, Bhatia A, Mukherjee A, Gunaseelan K, Figtree GA, Bursill CA, Dey D, Wong DTL, Marathe JA, PSALTIS PJ*. “Comparison of photon-counting and energy-integrating computed coronary tomography angiography for coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2026; Online ahead of print Jul 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2026.05.021
Explanation: Meta-analysis of 15 studies (N=11,350) showing that advances in CT coronary angiography with photon-counting detector (PCD) technology result in down-classification of coronary stenosis severity compared to traditional energy integrating CT, with less downstream referrals for invasive angiography but greater yield of revascularisation when angiography is performed.
Largest and most rigorous meta-analysis of its kind, published in the top Cardiology imaging journal and praised by all 3 reviewers as “very relevant”, “timely”, “well-conducted”. Highlights key advantages of PCD-CT as the new gold standard for non-invasive plaque assessment, which is the basis for its use in my current proposal.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Co-Deputy Director | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2024 - ongoing | Level E Professor | Adelaide University |
| 2023 - 2025 | Deputy Director | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2021 - ongoing | Head, Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 2021 - ongoing | Co-Lead, Lifelong Health Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2021 - ongoing | Program Lead, Heart and Vascular Health | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2016 - 2021 | Deputy Leader, Heart and Vascular Health Program, Lifelong Health Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2015 - 2018 | Level C, Clinical Academic | The University of Adelaide |
| 2015 - ongoing | Co-Director, Vascular Research Centre | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute |
| 2015 - ongoing | Consultant Cardiologist | Adelaide Heart Clinic |
| 2015 - ongoing | Clinical Academic and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist | Central Adelaide Local Health Network |
| 2013 - 2014 | Post-doctoral Research Fellow | Monash University |
| 2013 - 2014 | Interventional Cardiology Fellow | Monash Health |
| 2010 - 2014 | Post-doctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2010 - 2012 | Senior Research Fellow | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| 2009 - 2012 | Post-doctoral Research/Senior Research Fellow | Mayo Clinic |
| 2004 - 2014 | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Award | Professional Excellence Award | Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Award | NHMRC Marshall and Warren Innovation Award, Most Innovative Ideas Grant for 2020 Round | National Health and Medical Research Council | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Award | Best Cover Paper | Journal of Clinical Medicine | Australia | - |
| 2016 | Research Award | Best Research Award, 5th International Congress on Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis | 5th International Congress on Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis | Korea, Republic of | - |
| 2013 | Recognition | Top Ten Abstract | Gordon Research Conference - Atherosclerosis, Stowe | United States | - |
| 2011 | Award | Early Career Investigator Award (Inaugural), American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA | Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council | United States | - |
| 2011 | Award | Best Poster Presentation Award, Mayo Research Fellows’ Association | Mayo Clinic | United States | - |
| 2011 | Recognition | Top Ten Abstract | Gordon Research Conference - Atherosclerosis | United States | - |
| 2009 | Award | The Ross Wishart Memorial Award for the Best Young Investigator | Australian Society of Medical Research | Australia | - |
| 2009 | Award | Best mini-oral Presentation - Runner-up Award, Australasian Section, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting | International Society for Heart Research | Australia | - |
| 2009 | Recognition | Top 5% Abstract Ranking | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia | - |
| 2009 | Award | Nimmo Prize, Best Oral Research Presentation | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia | - |
| 2008 | Award | Best Poster Prize, Research Expo | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2007 | Award | Hugh Gilmore Prize, Best Oral Research Presentation | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia | - |
| 2006 | Scholarship | First ranked application, National Heart Foundation Post-Graduate Scholarship | National Heart Foundation | Australia | - |
| 2004 | Teaching Award | Outstanding Teaching and Service to Medical Students | The University of Adelalaide | Australia | - |
| 2004 | Award | Best Registrar Award, Selected by Interns | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia | - |
| 2003 | Teaching Award | Outstanding Teaching and Service to Medical Students | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Greek, Modern (1453-) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Society of Cardiology | France | Fellowship |
| 2015 | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia | Fellowship |
| 2010 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2006 | Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Australia | Fellowship (Cardiology and Internal Medicine) |
| 1999 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2022 | Carpenter, H. J., Ghayesh, M. H., Zander, A. C., & Psaltis, P. J. (2022). Effect of Nonlinear Blood Viscosity on LDL Transport and Fluid-Structure Interaction Biomechanics of a Multi-stenosis Left Circumflex Coronary Artery. In W. Lacarbonara (Ed.), NODYCON Conference Proceedings Series (pp. 39-48). Springer International Publishing. DOI |
| 2021 | Gholipour, A., Carpenter, H. J., Hajghayesh, M. H., Zander, A., & Psaltis, P. J. (2021). Effect of Blood Flow Models on the Flow-Induced Vibrations of Coronary Arteries. In S. Oberst, B. Halkon, & J. Ji (Eds.), Vibration Engineering for a Sustainable Future (Vol. 3, pp. 345-351). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. DOI |
| 2020 | Nankivell, V., Primer, K., Vidanapathirana, A., Psaltis, P., & Bursill, C. (2020). Vascular Biology of Smooth Muscle Cells and Restenosis. In R. Fitridge (Ed.), Mechanisms of Vascular Disease A Textbook for Vascular Specialists (3rd ed., pp. 117-139). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Scopus7 |
| 2020 | Fernando, S., Bursill, C. A., Nicholls, S. J., & Psaltis, P. J. (2020). Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis. In Mechanisms of Vascular Disease A Textbook for Vascular Specialists Third Edition (pp. 19-45). Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus7 |
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| 2025 | O'Brien, J., Easey, K., Redwood, E., Ford, T., Marathe, J., Psaltis, P., . . . Wong, D. (2025). A Prospective Observational Study of Diagnostic Accuracy and Feasibility of Quantitative Flow Ratio When Compared to Fractional Flow Reserve. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 85 (pp. 2 pages). SOUTH KOREA, Seoul: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. |
| 2024 | Dang, Q., Psaltis, P., Burgess, S., Chandrasekhar, J., Mukherjee, S., Kritharides, L., . . . Zaman, S. (2024). Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: First Report From the Australian-New Zealand Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (ANZ-SCAD) Registry. In Heart Lung and Circulation Vol. 33 (pp. S366-S367). Elsevier BV. DOI |
| 2024 | Solly, E. L., Bouman Chen, Z., Luo, Y., Mulangala, J., Di Bartolo, B. A., Nicholls, S. J., . . . Tan, J. T. M. (2024). Inhibition of microRNA-181c-5p rescues diabetes-impaired angiogenesis through activation of key mediators of angiogenesis, cell survival and novel genes, elmo3 and trib1. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 45 (pp. 1 page). ENGLAND, London: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. DOI WoS1 |
| 2024 | Bursill, C., Pullen, B. J., Debebe, D., Sandeman, L., Wattchow, N. E., Vidanapathirana, A., . . . Packer, N. H. (2024). Deletion of the asialyloglycoprotein receptor-1 (ASGR1) causes atheroprotective effects in vitro and in vivo. In Abstracts of the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC, 2024) as published in European Heart Journal Vol. 45 (pp. ehae6663875-1). London, England and Virtual Online: Oxford University Press. DOI |
| 2024 | Bursill, C., Sandeman, L., Layland, M., Lee, D., Nankivell, V., Tan, J., . . . Abell, A. (2024). DIROXIMEL FUMARATE REDUCES ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE SIZE AND INSTABILITY. In ATHEROSCLEROSIS Vol. 399 (pp. 2 pages). OMAN, Muscat: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI |
| 2023 | Liyanage, S., Williamson, A., Salagaras, T., Hassanshahi, M., Long, A., Tran, D., . . . Psaltis, P. (2023). Inhibitory And Metabolic Effects Of Diabetes On Yolk Sacderived Endothelial-macrophage Progenitors In Postnatal Murine Tissues. In ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY Vol. 43 (pp. 2 pages). PA, Philadelphia: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. DOI |
| 2022 | Wang, X., Ghayesh, M. H., Kotousov, A., Zander, A. C., & Psaltis, P. J. (2022). Wall Shear Stress for an Aorta with Aneurysms Via Computational Fluid Dynamics. In Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics. NODYCON Conference Proceedings Series (pp. 27-37). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. DOI |
| 2022 | Solly, E. L., Mulangala, J., Di Bartolo, B. A., Nicholls, S. J., Psaltis, P. J., Bursill, C. A., & Tan, J. T. M. (2022). Inhibition of microRNA-181c rescues diabetes-impaired angiogenesis through activation of key angiogenesis mediators. In DIABETOLOGIA Vol. 65 (pp. S25-S26). Stockholm, SWEDEN: SPRINGER. |
| 2022 | Wang, X., Ghayesh, M. H., Kotousov, A., Zander, A. C., & Psaltis, P. J. (2022). Dynamical influences of different aneurysm sizes on rupture risk of abdominal aorta. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Mechanical System Dynamics (ICMSD 2022) Vol. 2022 (pp. 33-38). Hybrid Conference, Nanjing, China: Institution of Engineering and Technology. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2021 | Carpenter, H. J., Gholipour, A., Hajghayesh, M., Zander, A., & Psaltis, P. J. (2021). Flow-Induced Dynamics of Bifurcated Coronary Arteries. In Vibration Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Numerical and Analytical Methods to Study Dynamical Systems, Vol. 3 (pp. 339-344). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2021 | Heath, S. J., Carpenter, H. J., Ghayesh, M. H., Zander, A. C., & Psaltis, P. J. (2021). Fluid-Elastic Versus Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques in the Biomechanical Analysis of Coronary Arteries. In 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 686-698). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia. |
| 2021 | Hiwase, D., Leslie, A., Montarello, N., Friel, O., Chhetri, R., & Psaltis, P. (2021). BURDEN AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME (MDS). In LEUKEMIA RESEARCH Vol. 108 (pp. S8). PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. |
| 2020 | Carpenter, H. J., Gholipour, A., Ghayesh, M. H., Zander, A., & Psaltis, P. J. (2020). IN VIVO BASED BIOMECHANICS OF THE LEFT MAIN CORONARY BIFURCATION REGION. In ATHEROSCLEROSIS Vol. 315 (pp. E23). ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. |
| 2019 | Pisaniello, A. D., King, P., Di Bartolo, B. A., Liu, G., Gibson, R. A., Tan, J. T. M., . . . Nicholls, S. (2019). IMPACT OF FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTATION ON ACUTE VASCULAR INFLAMMATION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 73 (pp. 2091). New Orleans, LA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2019 | Bursill, C., Primer, K. R., Solly, E., Psaltis, P. J., & Tan, J. T. M. (2019). High-density lipoproteins rescue diabetes-impaired angiogenesis by restoring cellular metabolic reprogramming responses to hypoxia. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 40 (pp. 337). FRANCE, Paris: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. WoS1 |
| 2018 | Gholipour, A., Ghayesh, M., Zander, A., Nicholls, S., & Psaltis, P. (2018). Fluid-structure analysis of an atherosclerotic coronary artery. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society. Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Akers, E. J., Mulangala, J., Psaltis, P. J., Bursill, C., Nicholls, S. J., & Di Bartolo, B. A. (2018). Lipoproteins and their Modified Forms Regulate Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification. In ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY Vol. 38 (pp. 2 pages). CA, San Francisco: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. DOI |
| 2018 | Mulangala, J., Akers, E. J., Solly, E. L., Psaltis, P. J., Tan, J. T., Nicholls, S. J., . . . Di Bartolo, B. A. (2018). Elevated Calcium Drives Inflammatory-Driven Angiogenesis. In ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY Vol. 38 (pp. 2 pages). CA, San Francisco: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. DOI |
| 2018 | Shanmugam, V. B., & Psaltis, P. (2018). BIFURCATIONAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 72 (pp. B165). CA, San Diego: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. |
| 2018 | Shishikura, D., Kataoka, Y., Di Giovanni, G., Janssan, A., Takata, K., Andrews, J., . . . Nicholls, S. (2018). Progression of Plaque Attenuation and Echogenicity Associates With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events; Insights From Intravascular Ultrasound.. In CIRCULATION Vol. 138 (pp. 2 pages). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2017 | Honda, S., Kataoka, Y., Shishikura, D., Takata, K., Andrew, J., Butters, J., . . . Nicholls, S. J. (2017). Comparison of plaque microstructures between two high-intensity statin therapies: rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 38 (pp. 117-118). Barcelona, SPAIN: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. |
| 2017 | Takata, K., Honda, S., Sidharta, S., Duong, M., Shishikura, D., Kim, S., . . . Nicholls, S. J. (2017). Association between cholesterol efflux capacity and coronary plaque lipid composition on near infrared spectroscopy. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 38 (pp. 467). OXFORD UNIV PRESS. |
| 2017 | Shishikura, D. S., Kataoka, Y. K., Honda, S. H., Takata, K. T., Kim, S. K., Andrews, J. A., . . . Nicholls, S. J. N. (2017). The effect of apabetalone on attenuated coronary atherosclerotic plaque: insights from the ASSURE trial. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 38 (pp. 232). SPAIN, Barcelona: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. |
| 2016 | Munnur, R. K., McCormick, L., Ko, B., Psaltis, P., Cameron, J., Meredith, I., . . . Wong, D. (2016). DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ASLA SCORE (A NOVEL CT ANGIOGRAPHIC INDEX) AND AGGREGATE PLAQUE VOLUME IN THE ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CORONARY STENOSIS. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 67 (pp. 1673). IL, Chicago: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2016 | Raphael, C. E., Spoon, D., Bell, M., Psaltis, P. J., Kidd, S., Loh, S. X., . . . Gulati, R. (2016). IMPACT OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA ON PROGNOSIS AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 67 (pp. 185). IL, Chicago: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2014 | Nerlekar, N., Nasis, A., Ko, B., Leung, M., Cameron, J., Wong, D., . . . Seneviratne, S. (2014). IMPACT OF HEART RATE ON DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF SECOND GENERATION 320-DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 63 (pp. A1051). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2013 | Spoon, D. B., Psaltis, P. J., Singh, M., Holmes, D. R., Gersh, B. K., Rihal, C. S., . . . Gulati, R. (2013). Trends in Cause of Long-Term Death After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. In CIRCULATION Vol. 128 (pp. 1 page). TX, Dallas: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. WoS1 |
| 2013 | Spoon, D. B., Psaltis, P. J., Kidd, S., Prasad, A., Lennon, R., Singh, M., & Gulati, R. (2013). OUTCOMES AFTER PCI IN PATIENTS WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 61 (pp. E1718). CA, San Francisco: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2013 | Spoon, D. B., Psaltis, P. J., Holmes, D., Simari, R., Gersh, B., Lennon, R., . . . Gulati, R. (2013). TEMPORAL TRENDS IN THE CAUSE OF LONG-TERM DEATH AFTER PCI: A 20-YEAR SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 61 (pp. E1590). CA, San Francisco: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2012 | Spoon, D. B., Psaltis, P. J., Hoffman, S. J., Witt, T. A., Lerman, A., Khosla, S., & Simari, R. D. (2012). Delivery of Osteocalcin (OCN plus ) Expressing Myeloid Cells is Sufficient to Generate Vascular Calcification. In CIRCULATION Vol. 126 (pp. 1 page). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2011 | Psaltis, P. J., Peterson, K., Xu, R., Franchi, F., Chen, I. Y., Simari, R. D., . . . Rodriguez-Porcel, M. G. (2011). In vivo Imaging of Oxidative Stress in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Transplanted After Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. In CIRCULATION Vol. 124 (pp. 2 pages). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2011 | Psaltis, P. J., Harbuzariu, A., Delacroix, S., Witt, T., Kleppe, L., Mueske, C., . . . Simari, R. D. (2011). Sca-1 Identifies a Monocyte-Predisposed Hierarchy of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in the Postnatal Murine Aorta. In CIRCULATION Vol. 124 (pp. 1 page). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2010 | Lau, D. H., Carbone, A., Psaltis, P. J., Mackenzie, L., Metcalf, R., Kuklik, P., . . . Sanders, P. (2010). ATRIAL PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS: A LONG TERM STUDY IN OVINE CHRONIC HEART FAILURE. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Vol. 55 (pp. 1 page). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. |
| 2010 | Delacroix, S., Boylan, B. J., Harbuzariu, A., Psaltis, P. J., Pan, S., Holroyd, E., . . . Simari, R. D. (2010). NPR-B Expression In Megakaryocytes and Platelets.. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 1751-1752). FL, Orlando: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. |
| 2010 | Harbuzariu, A., Psaltis, P. J., Witt, T. A., Kleppe, L. S., Delacroix, S., Holroyd, E. W., . . . Simari, R. D. (2010). Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Contribute to the Vascular Hematopoietic Niche. In CIRCULATION Vol. 122 (pp. 2 pages). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2009 | Psaltis, P. J., Carbone, A., Manavis, J., Jantzen, T., Lau, D., Sanders, P., . . . Worthley, S. G. (2009). Catheter-based Electromechanical Mapping Accurately Characterizes Segmental Distribution of Left Ventricular Fibrosis in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. In CIRCULATION Vol. 120 (pp. S906). Orlando, FL: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2009 | Psaltis, P. J., Zannettino, A., Carbone, A., Manavis, J., Williams, K., Jantzen, T., . . . Worthley, S. G. (2009). Cardiac Repair With Transendocardial Injection of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells for Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. In CIRCULATION Vol. 120 (pp. S827). Orlando, FL: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2009 | Psaltis, P. J., Worthley, S. G., See, F., Itescu, S., Martens, T., Gronthos, S., & Zannettino, A. (2009). Enrichment for Stro-1 Enhances Paracine-mediated Cardiovascular Repair From Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Cells. In CIRCULATION Vol. 120 (pp. S821). Orlando, FL: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2007 | See, F., Seki, T., Psaltis, P., Martens, T., Gronthos, S., Worthley, S., . . . Itescu, S. (2007). Human stroll mesenchymal precursor cells induce proliferative effects on vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelium via P13 kinase dependent pathways. In CIRCULATION Vol. 116 (pp. 104). Orlando, FL: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2004 | Roberts-Thomson, K. C., Psaltis, P. J., Kee, P., & Young, G. D. (2004). Long term follow up of patients undergoing electrophysiological study on amiodarone. In JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY Vol. 37 (pp. 264). Brisbane, AUSTRALIA: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. |
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| 2025 | Mahadevan, J. J., Jannes, J., Psaltis, P. J., Thrift, A. G., & Kleinig, T. J. (2025). Adelaide Stroke Incidence Study 2: Stroke incidence and mortality declining despite population aging. Poster session presented at the meeting of CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. KARGER. |
| 2024 | Nankivell, V., Sandeman, L., Stretton, L., Vidanapathirana, A. K., Rajora, M. A., Chen, J., . . . Bursill, C. A. (2024). Biomimetic porphyrin-lipid nanoparticles - novel nanoscale theranostics for multimodal imaging and therapy in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the European Society of Cardiologists ESC Congress 2024, as published in European Heart Journal. London, UK: Oxford University Press. DOI WoS1 |
| 2022 | Nankivell, V. A., Vidanapathirana, A., Rajora, M., Psaltis, P., Tan, J. T., Tieu, W., . . . Bursill, C. A. (2022). Theranostic Properties of Porphysome Nanoparticles in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. IL, Chicago: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. WoS2 |
| 2022 | Primer, K. R., Tan, J. T., Psaltis, P. J., & Bursill, C. A. (2022). Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 is a Novel Regulator of Endothelial Cell Mitochondrial Respiration in Diabetes-Impaired Angiogenesis: Implications for Preventing Diabetic Vascular Complications. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. IL, Chicago: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2022 | Pullen, B. J., Vidanapathirana, A. K., Sandeman, L., Everest-Dass, A., Kolarich, D., Tan, J. T., . . . Bursill, C. A. (2022). Deletion of the Asialyloglycoprotein Receptor-1 Causes Athero-Protective Effects in vitro and in vivo. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. IL, Chicago: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. WoS2 |
| 2022 | Dorraki, M., Liao, Z., Abbott, D., Psaltis, P. J., Baker, E., Bidargaddi, N., . . . Verjans, J. W. (2022). Cardiovascular disease risk prediction via machine learning using mental health data. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC 2002), as published in European Heart Journal. Barcelona, Spain: Oxford University Press. DOI WoS2 |
| 2019 | Akers, E. J., Mulangala, J., Wilsdon, L. A., Psaltis, P. J., Bursill, C. A., Nicholls, S. J., & Di Bartolo, B. A. (2019). Lipoproteins and Their Modified Forms Regulate Early Stage Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification. Poster session presented at the meeting of ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. Boston, MA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2019 | Opperman, K., Vandyke, K., Psaltis, P., Croucher, P., Noll, J., & Zannettino, A. (2019). Macrophages as a potential therapeutic target: Clodronate-liposome treatment inhibits multiple myeloma tumour establishment in vivo. Poster session presented at the meeting of CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA. CIG MEDIA GROUP, LP. DOI |
| 2019 | Solly, E., Hourigan, S. T., Mulangala, J., Psaltis, P. J., Di Bartolo, B., Martin, N., . . . Tan, J. T. M. (2019). Inhibition of miR-181c Rescues Diabetes-Impaired Angiogenesis. Poster session presented at the meeting of DIABETES. CA, San Francisco: AMER DIABETES ASSOC. DOI |
| 2019 | Williamson, A., Toledo, D. F., Schwarz, N., Fernando, S., Dimasi, C., Liyanage, S., . . . Psaltis, P. J. (2019). Postnatal mouse aorta contains yolk sac-derived haemangioblasts with myeloid and endothelial plasticity and vasculogenic capacity. Poster session presented at the meeting of European Heart Journal. Paris, France: Oxford University Press. |
| 2019 | Franke, K., Marshall, H., Worthley, M., & Psaltis, P. J. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis on spontaneous coronary artery dissection: epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. Paris, FRANCE: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. |
| 2019 | Fernando, S., Schwarz, N., Sandeman, L., Skoumbourdis, T., Zareh, J., Williamson, A., . . . Psaltis, P. J. (2019). Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 Kinase Regulates Cholesterol Uptake by Macrophages via Cd36 Scavenger Receptor Expression. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. Philadelphia, PA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2019 | Wong, N. K., Solly, E., Nicholls, S., Psaltis, P., Ng, M. K., Bursill, C. A., & Tan, J. T. (2019). <i>TRIM2</i> an<i>d CREBRF</i> Are Novel Regulators of Angiogenic Functions in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. Philadelphia, PA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2018 | Takata, K., Duong, M., Honda, S., Sidharta, S. L., Kim, S. W., Shishikura, D., . . . Nicholls, S. J. (2018). Association of Apolipoprotein C-III Distribution With Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Coronary Plaque Burden. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2017 | Pisaniello, A., Di Bartolo, B., Liu, G., Gibson, R., Kim, S., Psaltis, P., & Nicholls, S. (2017). THE IMPACT OF ORAL OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID SUPPLEMENTATION ON ACUTE VASCULAR INFLAMMATION IN A MOUSE MODEL. Poster session presented at the meeting of ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI WoS1 |
| 2017 | Takata, K., Duong, M., Kim, S., Di Bartolo, B., Butters, J., Mani, P., . . . Nicholls, S. J. (2017). GREATER CIRCULATING CONCENTRATIONS OF LARGE HDL PARTICLES ASSOCIATE WITH MORE FAVORABLE HDL FUNCTIONALITY IN YOUNG ADULTS. Poster session presented at the meeting of ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI |
| 2017 | Shishikura, D., Sidharta, S. L., Honda, S., Takata, K., Kim, S., Andrews, J., . . . Nicholls, S. J. (2017). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEGMENTAL WALL SHEAR STRESS AND NIRS-DERIVED LIPID CORE PLAQUE. Poster session presented at the meeting of ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI |
| 2017 | Mulangala, J., Akers, E. J., Psaltis, P. J., Nicholls, S. J., & Di Bartolo, B. A. (2017). Calcium Dose Dependently Influences Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis. Poster session presented at the meeting of ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. Minneapolis, MN: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2017 | Honda, S., Sidharta, S., Shishikura, D., Takata, K., Andrews, J., Kim, S., . . . Nicholls, S. (2017). GENDER RELATED DIFFERENCES OF SERIAL CHANGE IN CORONARY PLAQUE COMPOSITION. Poster session presented at the meeting of ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI |
| 2017 | Honda, S., Sidharta, S., Shishikura, D., Takata, K., Andrews, J., Kim, S., . . . Nicholls, S. (2017). HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AS A DETERMINANT OF CHANGE IN CORONARY PLAQUE LIPID BURDEN ASSESSED BY NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY. Poster session presented at the meeting of ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI |
| 2016 | Pullen, B., Nguyen, T., Gosnell, M., Anwer, A., Goldys, E., Nicholls, S., & Psaltis, P. (2016). Label-free assessment of endothelial cell metabolic state using autofluorescent microscopy. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. SPIE. DOI |
| 2009 | Lau, D. H., Mackenzie, L., Kelly, D. J., Psaltis, P. J., Worthington, M., Rajendram, A., . . . Sanders, P. (2009). Hypertension and atrial fibrillation: a long term study of remodeling in a conscious ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 82nd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, as published in Circulation. Orlando, FL: American Heart Association. |
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| 2026 | Seeley, M. -C., Tran, D. X. A., Marathe, J., Sharma, S., Wilson, G., Atkins, S., . . . Psaltis, P. (2026). Antecedent autonomic symptoms predict contemporary autonomic symptom burden and reduced health-related quality of life after spontaneous coronary artery dissection. DOI |
| 2025 | Liu, J., Geremew, D., Sandeman, L. Y., Nankivell, V. A., Chen, R., Xiang, L., . . . Bursill, C. A. (2025). Development of a novel murine model of in-stent neoatherosclerosis. DOI |
| 2024 | Nankivell, V., Sandeman, L., Stretton, L., Vidanapathirana, A., Rajora, M., Chen, J., . . . Bursill, C. (2024). Multifunctional biomimetic porphyrin-lipid nanoparticles – novel nanoscale theranostics for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. DOI |
| 2024 | Freidoonimehr, N., Atkins, T., Marathe, J. A., Psaltis, P. J., & Arjomandi, M. (2024). Evaluating the severity of tandem coronary stenoses: Insights from simulated FFR and iFR techniques. |
| 2024 | Ruchka, P., Kushwaha, A., Marathe, J. A., Xiang, L., Chen, R., Kirk, R., . . . Li, J. (2024). 3D-printed axicon enables extended depth-of-focus intravascular optical coherence tomography. |
| 2024 | Primer, K. R., Tan, J. T. M., Sandeman, L., Nankivell, V., Stretton, L. G., Solly, E., . . . Bursill, C. (2024). Reconstituted high-density lipoproteins rescue diabetes-impaired endothelial cell metabolic reprograming and angiogenic responses to hypoxia. DOI |
| 2026-31 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centres of Research Excellence (ID:2026/GNT2054843) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Centre for Research Excellence to Detect and Treat Silent Coronary Artery Disease. |
$3,000,000. |
| 2026-28 Medical Research Future Fund. (ID:2026/MRF2054345) |
Peter James Psaltis (CI) Title: Novel biomarkers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in diabetes: the Asialoglycoprotein Receptor 1 and the glycome. |
$926,815.10 |
| 2026-29 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID:2025/GNT2046944) |
Peter James Psaltis (AI) Title: Novel atheroprotective properties of Diroximel Fumarate |
$1,262,404.43 |
| 2026-30 Medical Research Future Fund, Early to Mid-Career Researchers (ID:2037779) |
Peter James Psaltis (AI) Title: Personalised cardiovascular risk assessment nano-tools for older people experiencing diseases of ageing: nanotechnology to transform clinical cardiology. |
$4,239,608.53 |
| 2025-27 CALHN CEO Clinical Rapid Implementation Project Scheme Grant |
Peter James Psaltis (Lead Researcher) Title: Systematic lipid profiling and therapy optimisation in vascular surgical patients with Very High-Risk atherosclerotic disease. |
$200,000 |
| 2025-27 Heart Foundation Catalyst Partnership Grant (ID108710-2024_CPG). |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Hybrid 3D-printed imaging device for precision heart care. |
$100,000 |
| 2025-27 Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Hybrid 3D-printed intravascular imaging device for accurate detection of high-risk coronary artery disease. |
Tranche A Investment $1,000,000 |
| 2024-27 Partnership Projects PRC3 (ID 2044775) |
Peter James Psaltis (CID) Title: Developing an evidence-based clinical pathway for reducing coronary artery disease risks related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighters and communities with high exposure levels. |
$3,741, 231 |
| 2024-27 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID2028599) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Predicting delirium vulnerability from pre-surgery neurophysiological measures. |
$1,215,441 |
| 2024-27 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID2029177) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Inhibition of asialoglycoprotein receptor 1: a novel strategy for atherosclerosis prevention. |
$1,184,728 |
| 2024 Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Mature Grant Development Award | Peter James Psaltis | $62,972 |
| 2023-27 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Medical Research Future Fund |
Peter James Psaltis (CIG) Title: Towards a culturally appropriate coordination, rehabilitation and secondary prevention model in primary care for Aboriginal people hospitalised with chronic disease. |
$2,388,524.70 |
| 2023-26 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Level 3 Future Leaders Fellowship (ID106656) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: Defining a new player in atherosclerosis: The role of Adventitial Endothelial-Macrophage Progenitor Cells as an “outside-in” driver of plaque growth and stability. |
$693,200 |
|
2023-26 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Development Grant (ID GNT2022337) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Hybrid 3D-printed imaging catheter for more accurate cardiovascular disease detection. |
$985,058.50 |
| 2023-25 The Hospital Research Foundation Innovations in Disease Diagnostics Grant (ID 2022-CP-IDMH-014-83100) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: More accurate detection of heart disease in patients using the world's smallest 3D-printed imaging catheter. |
$250,000 |
|
2023-25 The Hospital Research Foundation (ID 2022-CP-Heart-010-83100) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: The “Can SeMaglutide Achieve Stabilisation of coronary atHerosclerosis after Myocardial Infarction (SMASH-MI)” study. |
$250,000 |
|
2022-25 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (MRF2016053) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: The Asialoglycoprotein Receptor 1 (ASGR1): a novel target for atherosclerosis. |
$999,989.20 |
|
2022-25 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (MRF2016221) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Atheroma Progression in Clonal Haematopoiesis Investigation with Imaging, Biomarkers and Genomic Sequencing (ARCHIMEDES) . |
$996,384.68 |
| 2022-24 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID2010804) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Measuring healthy ageing: finding an autophagy biomarker for a scalable clinical test. |
$818,964.40 |
|
2022-24 The Hospital Research Foundation (ID 2022-CP-Heart-023) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Biomechanical stress profiling of coronary atherosclerosis: Towards predicting plaque progression. |
$250,000 |
| 2022 Vascular Foundation Grant |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Evaluation of a novel blood-based biomarker to measure autophagy as a driver of atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease. |
$30,000 |
| 2022 Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (ID 20658466) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Human umbilical cord-derived haemangioblasts: discovery of a robust stem cell population for skin wound healing in children. |
$40,000 |
| 2020-25 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centres of Research Excellence (ID1196629) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIH) Title: NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Better Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease. |
$2,500,000 |
| 2021-22 The Hospital Research Foundation Translational Grant (ID C-PJ-004_Transl-2020) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: World’s smallest 3D-printed imaging catheter to identify patients at high risk for myocardial infarction and optimise treatments. |
$70,000 |
| 2021-23 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID2001541) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: Defining a new player in atherosclerosis: The role of Adventitial Haemangioblasts as an "outside-in" driver of plaque growth and stability. ** Winner of Marshall Warren Innovation Award. |
$728,004.50 |
| 2021-24 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID2001646) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Serial imaging of molecular and microstructural changes in atherosclerosis: tracking plaques towards destabilisation. |
$992,112 |
| 2020-2021 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Vanguard Grant (ID102981) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: What role do local stem cells play in atherosclerosis? |
$140,000 |
| 2020-2022 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Development Grant (ID1175142) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIC) Title: Bioinvisible stents – a new device coating to repair cardiovascular disease. |
$671,960 |
| 2020-2024 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies (ID1187193) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIJ) Title: COLchicine CARDIovascular Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome (COLCARDIO-ACS) Study. |
$4,238,895.50 |
| 2020-2023 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, MRFF (ID1201375) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Target Statin Therapy in Primary Prevention. |
$1,400,000 |
| 2020-2023 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Ideas Grant (ID1184571) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Novel nanoscale theranostic applications of porphysomes in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. |
$632,690 |
| 2020 South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, seed funding. |
Peter James Psaltis (CIB) Title: Finding disease drivers for atherosclerosis: measurement of autophagic flux in a human cohort. |
$30,000 |
| 2019-2022 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Level 2 Career Development Fellowship (ID1161506) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: New approaches to target plaque inflammation in atherosclerosis. |
$386,724 |
| 2019-2022 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Level 2 Future Leaders Fellowship (ID102056) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: New approaches to target plaque inflammation in atherosclerosis. |
$200,000 |
| 2018-2020 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Project Grant (ID1142794) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: The novel role of Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 Kinase (eEF2K) in atherosclerosis. |
$650,531 |
| 2018-2020 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Project Grant (ID1140996) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIC) Title: Bone marrow macrophages: “Resident Evil” in the establishment and progression of multiple myeloma. |
$570,585 |
| 2018-2020 National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Project Grant (ID1138917) |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Title: Role for zinc and ZIP2 in the action of nitric oxide and in vascular protection against cigarette smoke and cardiovascular disease. |
$685,940.60 |
| 2018 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Clinical Investigator Award (VIERCI2017016) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: Colchicine for coronary plaque modification in acute coronary syndrome. |
$85,000 |
| 2018 Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Career Development Fellowship |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: A Novel Role for Adventital Macrophage Progenitor Cells (AMPCs) in providing a local source of macrophages in atherosclerosis. |
$100,000 |
| 2018 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Tom Simpson Trust Fund |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA)
|
$16,500 |
| 2018 Foundation for Children. Project (ID 289) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIC) Title: Improving the long-term cardio-metabolic health of preterm infants through nutritional interventions: A role for omega-3 fatty acids? |
$124,550 |
| 2017-2020 NHMRC Project Grant (ID 1127159) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: A study of the plaque - modifying actions of colchicine in stable and unstable atherosclerosis: from mouse models to clinical imaging |
$1,198,460 |
| 2017 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Vanguard Project Grant (ID 101370) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: Colchicine for coronary plaque modification in acute coronary syndrome - A serial optical coherence tomography study |
$75,000 |
| 2017 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Tom Simpson Trust Fund | Peter James Psaltis (CIA) | $9,150 |
| 2017 Abbott Vascular Pty Ltd, Research Grant | Peter James Psaltis (CIA) | $10,000 |
| 2016 5th International Congress on Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis, Travel Grant | Peter James Psaltis | $1,500 |
| 2015-2017 NHMRC Project Grant (ID 1086796) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: A study of the origins of macrophages in healthy and atherosclerotic vasculature focusing on a novel population of resident adventitial macrophage progenitor cells (AMPCs) |
$451,125.50 |
| 2015-2018 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Future Leadership Fellowship (FLF100412) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: Investigating the development of macrophages in atherosclerosis through a novel pathway of resident adventitial macrophage progenitor cells |
$412,000.00 |
| 2014-2020 ARC Centre of Excellence |
Peter James Psaltis (Associate Investigator) Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics |
$23,000,000 |
| 2010-2014 NHMRC Post-doctoral Overseas Biomedical Fellowship (ID 0627055) |
Peter James Psaltis (CIA) Title: The myelopoietic potential of vascular adventitial progenitor cells (APCs) and their role in atherosclerosis |
$369,519 |
| 2010 Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Marjorie Hooper Overseas Fellowship | Peter James Psaltis | $20,000 |
| 2006-2009 NHMRC (co-funded), Post-graduate Biomedical Scholarship |
Peter James Psaltis Title: A study of the properties of STRO-1 selected mesenchymal stem cells and their potential for cardiac repair |
$110,385 |
| Date | Position | Institution Name |
| 2024 - | Level E, Clinical Academic, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School | University of Adelaide |
| 2019 - 24 | Level D, Clinical Academic, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School | University of Adelaide |
| 2015 - 18 | Level C, Clinical Academic | University of Adelaide |
| 2004 - 14 | Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | The role of biomechanical forces in coronary atherosclerosis progression after myocardial infarction. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Alex Binnie |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | REFORM CVD: RE-Focusing on Obesity as a Risk Factor to Manage in Cardiovascular Disease | Master of Philosophy (Clinical Science) | Master | Part Time | Mr Matthew Yi-Wei Lim |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | The role of intracoronary biomechanical forces in the natural history of coronary artery disease | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Alex Binnie |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Exploring novel approaches to residual inflammation in coronary artery disease | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Rajesh Pathy |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Novel INfluential Factors in the natural histOry of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery disease syndrome (INFO-NOCA) study | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Alex Tran |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Predictors of recurrent ischaemic events post myocardial infarction in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Miss Momina Ahmed Allahwala |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Continuous imaging of molecular and microstructural changes in atherosclerosis by a 3d-printed multimodal endoscope | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yujia Kong |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Predictors of recurrent ischaemic events post myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus | - | Master | Full Time | Miss Momina Ahmed Allahwala |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Improved classification of cardiovascular plaques in intravascular imaging using deep learning. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yi Chen |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | The role of coding and non-coding RNA in atherosclerotic plaque phenotype in diabetic vs non-diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Benjamin Thurston |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Biomechanical Analysis of Diseased Coronary Arteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Yaofeng Ju |
| 2023 | Principal Supervisor | New Predictive Factors that Drive Coronary Artery Disease | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Naomi Elizabeth Wattchow |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | The role of the asialoglycoprotein receptor-1 in immune cell regulation of atherosclerosis | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Demeke Geremew Debebe |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The Evaluation and Validation of Autophagy as a Novel Biomarker of Coronary Artery Disease | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Mau Tam Nguyen |
| 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Population Based Studies of Stroke Incidence, Subtypes, Treatments and Outcomes in South Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Joshua Mahadevan |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Nonlinear Biomechanics of Aortic System | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Xiaochen Wang |
| 2019 - 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Applications of Clinical Lipidomics to Metabolic Diseases: Methodology and Implications | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jake White |
| 2019 - 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Fluid-Structure Interaction for Heart Attack Prediction | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Harry James Carpenter |
| 2019 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Inhibitory and metabolic effects of diabetes on yolk sac-derived endothelial-macrophage progenitors in postnatal murine tissues | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Sanuri Rashmitha Liyanage |
| 2018 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Discovery and characterisation of yolk-sac derived Endothelial-Macrophage progenitor cells in postnatal murine tissues | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Anna Emilie Williamson |
| 2018 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | Plaque Rupture Prediction in Human Arteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Alireza Gholipour |
| 2017 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Control of adipocyte differentiation and metabolism by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-interacting kinases (MNKs) | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr James Edward Merrett |
| 2017 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Macrophages, Myeloma, Mouse Models and Methodologies | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Khatora Shanae Opperman |
| 2017 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Molecular Mediators of Macrophage Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis and their Pharmacological Modification | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Sanuja Fernando |
| 2016 - 2022 | Co-Supervisor | OPTIMISATION OF SURGICAL TIMING IN RHEUMATIC MITRAL VALVE DISEASE |
Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | APrf Ross Roberts-Thomson |
| 2015 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Triglyceride Rich Lipoproteins and Apolipoprotein C-III in Atherosclerosis | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Wenru Pan |
| 2008 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in an Ovine Model of Anthracycline-induced Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy | Master of Medical Science | Master | Full Time | Mr Angelo Carbone |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | External Supervisor | PhD Candidate | University of Sydney | - | Doctorate | - | Dr Daniel Brieger |
| 2024 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Honours Student | Flinders University | - | Honours | - | Mr Jiyon Ju |
| 2023 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | PhD Candidate | Flinders University | - | Doctorate | - | Dr Bronwyn Beelders |
| 2023 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor | Masters Candidate | University of Adelaide | - | Master | - | Dr Shabman Torabiardakani |
| 2023 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Ms Sylvia Kulesza |
| 2022 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | PhD Candidate | University of Sydney | - | Doctorate | - | Ms Pich Chhay, |
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (1st class Honours, scored 95%, top mark in Faculty) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Ms Dang Xuan Anh Tran |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (1st class Honours) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Ms Pich Chhay |
| 2021 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (1st class Honours) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Ms Helia Abdohali |
| 2019 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (scored 95%, top ranked) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Dr Aaron Long |
| 2019 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (scored 90%) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Esma Kararmaz |
| 2018 - 2018 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student (scored 90%) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Sanuri Liyanage |
| 2018 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Honours Student | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Jake White |
| 2017 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | PhD Candidate | University of South Australia | - | Doctorate | - | Ms Danielle Ann Greaves |
| 2017 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | PhD Candidate | University of South Australia | - | Doctorate | - | Ms Erica Chung Tilley |
| 2016 - 2016 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student Awarded Class IA Honours (scored 89%) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Sanuja Fernando |
| 2016 - 2016 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student Awarded Class IA Honours (scored 88%) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Anna Williamson |
| 2016 - 2016 | Principal Supervisor | Honours Student Awarded Class IA Honours (scored 88%) | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | - | Jonar Zareh |
| 2015 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | PhD Student | University of Adelaide | - | Doctorate | - | Daniel Scherer |
| 2015 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Doctor of Medicine | Monash University | - | Doctorate | - | Dr Vimal Boganashanmugan |
| Date | Topic | Location | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Marie-Claire Seeley |
| 2024 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Oscar Zi Shao Ong |
| 2023 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Sanuri Liyanage |
| 2023 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Harry Carpenter |
| 2022 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor - Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Vascular Research Centre, SAHMRI | Dr Shiwani Sharma |
| 2022 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor - Senior Clinician Scientist | Vascular Research Centre, SAHMRI | Dr Jessica Marathe |
| 2020 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor - Post-doctoral Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Mohammadhossein Hassanshahi |
| 2017 - 2018 | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Thao Nguyen |
| 2015 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide | Dr Nisha Schwarz |
| 2015 - 2018 | Principal Supervisor - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Heart Health Theme, SAHMRI | Dr Deborah Toledo-Flores |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Advisory Board Member | Scientific Advisory Committee | Vysena Medical | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Board | Corcillum Systems Pty Ltd | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Board | Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) | Australia |
| 2018 - 2021 | Member | Board | South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA) | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Public Officer | The Australian Atherosclerosis Society Incorporated | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Patron | Heart Support Australia | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Executive, Philanthropy Committee | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Co-Chair | Co-Chair, Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Theme | Australian Cardiovascular Alliance | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Member, Peripheral Artery Disease Clinical Theme | Australian Cardiovascular Alliance | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | National Coordinator, SURMOUNT-MMO multinational clinical trial (Eli Lilly) | Eli Lilly | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Co-Chair | SA Cardiovascular Research Network Executive Committee | Heart Foundation | Australia |
| 2023 - 2024 | Member | Executive Group Member | Adelaide Health Innovation Partnership | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Co-Chair | SA Cardiovascular Research Network Executive Committee | Heart Foundation | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Co-Chair | Heart and Stroke Leadership Group | South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | Steering Committee | NHMRC-funded COLCARDIO-ACS study | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | Steering Committee | NHMRC-funded Da Vinci study | Australia |
| 2020 - 2024 | Member | Scientific Committee | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| 2020 - 2021 | President | President | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Australia |
| 2019 - ongoing | Member | Leadership Executive Committee, Lifelong Health Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Chair | Scientific Program Chair | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Executive Committee | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Australia |
| 2017 - 2024 | Member | Principal Investigator, COCOMO-ACS trial | NHMRC | Australia |
| 2017 - 2022 | Member | Imaging Core Laboratory Head, multinational HUYGENS study | AMGEN | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | Clinical Council | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | Grant Review Panel | National Health and Medical Research Council | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Research Executive Committee | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Acute Coronary Syndrome Task Force | SA Health | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Research Executive Committee | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2015 - ongoing | Member | Bioscience Pillar Committee Member | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2015 - 2016 | Member | Scientific Program Committee and Interventional Stream Leader, 64th Annual Scientific Meeting | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Member | Australian Atherosclerosis Society, Life member | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | American College of Cardiology | United States |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Australian Vascular Biology Society | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (Fellow) | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Australian Cardiovascular Alliance | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | Member | Acute Coronary Syndrome Task Force, SA Health | Australia |
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | International Society for Heart Research | Australia |
| 2011 - ongoing | Member | American Heart Association, Councils of Basic Cardiovascular Sciences and Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology | United States |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | Australian Society of Medical Research | Australia |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | International Society of Heart Research | Australia |
| 2005 - ongoing | Member | Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Fellow) | Australia |
| 2004 - ongoing | Member | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (Fellow) | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Associate Editor | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology | - | United Kingdom |
| 2025 - ongoing | Editor | Special Issue Editor - Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, Heart, Lung and Circulation | - | Australia |
| 2024 - 2025 | Editor | Special Issue Editor, Role of Colchicine in Atherosclerosis, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine | - | Switzerland |
| 2024 - ongoing | Editor | International Editorial Board Member, JRSM Cardiovascular Disease | - | United Kingdom |
| 2018 - ongoing | Board Member | Cardiovascular Research | - | United Kingdom |
| 2017 - ongoing | Board Member | Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy | - | China |
| 2017 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Interventional Cardiology, Heart, Lung and Circulation | - | United States |
| 2015 - 2016 | Associate Editor | General Cardiology, Heart, Lung and Circulation | - | Australia |
| 2011 - ongoing | Board Member | Journal of Geriatric Cardiology | - | China |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Co-lead, Lifelong Health Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Leader, Heart and Vascular Program | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | President | Australian Atherosclerosis Society | Australia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Scientific Program Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting | Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| 2019 - ongoing | Principal Site Investigator, NHMRC-funded CAUGHT-CAD study | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Principal Site Investigator, NHMRC-funded CAUGHT-CAD study | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia |
| 2017 - ongoing | Head of Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Core Laboratory | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2016 - ongoing | National Lead Investigator, CLEAR study | ESPERION Therapeutics | Australia |
| 2016 - 2020 | Deputy Leader, Heart Heath Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | Australia |
| 2015 - ongoing | Co-director, Vascular Research Centre, Heart Health Theme | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute | Australia |
| 2015 - 2017 | Site Investigator, CARAT study | Royal Adelaide Hospital | Australia |