CCRG hosts visiting academics from Sweden and the USA.
This month, CCRG welcomed a delegation of visitors from Sweden and the USA to lend their expertise to our ongoing heart transplantation research.
Prof Göran Dellgren is Senior Consultant of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. He was joined by colleagues, Dr Maya Landenhed Smith, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Dr Maria Tholén, Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist.
The visit from our Swedish colleagues coincided with a visit to Brisbane by Dr James (Jim) McCully. Dr McCully is Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA. Dr McCully is a world leading expert in mitochondrial transplant. His research focuses on the development of novel and specific cardioprotective protocols.
Following a Guest Lecture by Dr McCully, we were fortunate to host 45 VIPs for a dinner reception with Dr McCully, Professor Dellgren and his team and executive team from Metro North Health Service and The Common Good, an initiative of The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation.
Dr McCully’s visit to Australia has been supported by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.
Standing: Chris Morton, Board Chair, The Common Good; Dr Jacky Suen, Lead Scientist, CCRG; Hannah Marrinan, Manager, CCRG; Prof David McGiffin, Lead, Cardiothoracic Transplantation Research, CCRG; Professor Göran Dellgren, University of Gothenburg; Helen Dellgren; Natalie Cothill, Principal Clinical and Scientific Liaison, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Bernard Curran, Board Chair, Metro North Health Service, Prof John Fraser AO, Director, CCRG; Dr Jim McCully, Harvard University; Steve Francia, CEO, The Common Good. Seated: Dr Maya Landenhed Smith and Dr Maria Tholén, Sahlgrenska University Hospital; and Tami Photinos, Executive Director, The Prince Charles Hospital. Photo: Visual Poets Society/Jade Ferguson.
Chris Morton, Prof David McGiffin, Professor Göran Dellgren, Helen Dellgren, Professor John Fraser AO, Dr Jim McCully, Mr Steve Francia and Lauren Kelly. Photo: Visual Poets Society/Jade Ferguson.
