Prof Stephen Worthley
Consultant Physician & Interventional Cardiologist
Prof Worthley graduated in Medicine from the University of Adelaide. His training included a Cardiology fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, a PhD at Mount Sinai Medical Centre (New York), and a post-doctoral fellowship at Monash Medical Centre (Melbourne). He established the first dedicated Cardiac CT and MR units in the Asia-Pacific region and led the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University of Adelaide as the Helpman Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine from 2004 to 2016.
Prof Worthley has published over 230 manuscripts, five book chapters, and co-edited a cardiovascular textbook. He leads multiple international multi-centre cardiovascular therapy trials and has extensive experience in first-in-human cardiovascular device procedures. His clinical and research expertise spans stem cell therapy, cardiac MRI and CT, transcatheter valve replacement, percutaneous mitral valve therapies, and renal artery denervation therapy. He also serves on numerous industry advisory boards, journal editorial boards, and government advisory groups.