Andrew Boyle

Professor Andrew Boyle is a clinically trained cardiologist and respected leader in cardiovascular research. He has a keen interest in the reparative processes in the heart after damage and how to reverse scarring and tissue damage after heart attacks.

After completing his PhD in cardiac regeneration at the University of Melbourne and a prestigious postdoctoral position at Johns Hopkins University in the US, he then studied the effects of ageing on the ability of the heart to pump oxygenated blood to the rest of the body (left ventricular remodeling).

Professor Boyle now leads a successful research laboratory based at HMRI where he studies pre-clinical models of left ventricular remodeling, and is also an active clinician and clinical researcher at the John Hunter Hospital working to improve the outcomes of people affected by heart attacks and heart muscle damage.

In the laboratory, Professor Boyle and his team study several important aspects of heart function and heart remodeling after damage. He is currently investigating the potential for stem cells to repair the human heart after events like a heart attack and believes that this avenue of research holds promising results for the future treatment of patients.

He is also involved in a number of clinical trials that aim to find new drug treatments for people affected by cardiovascular disease and also to develop new heart valves for implantation in patients.

Professor Boyle is a Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, a Professor and also the Head of the Cardiovascular Medicine Disciple at the University of Newcastle. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has presented at numerous national and international conferences around the world.