Professor Aaron Sverdlov is a cardiologist and clinician-scientist specialising in heart failure and cardio-oncology. He is Professor at the University of Newcastle, Senior Cardiologist with Hunter New England Health, Director of Heart Failure, and Clinical Lead for Heart Failure and Cardio-Oncology.
Together with Professor Doan Ngo, Aaron founded and co-leads Newcastle’s cardio-oncology and heart failure clinical and research programs, bringing together specialist clinical care, discovery science, translational research and clinical studies. The Newcastle Centre of Excellence in Cardio-Oncology was the first Australian cardio-oncology program to achieve Gold Tier Centre of Excellence accreditation from the International Cardio-Oncology Society.
His research focuses on understanding, preventing and treating cardiovascular complications of cancer and cancer therapy, as well as heart failure and cardiometabolic disease. A major emphasis is translating discoveries from the laboratory into new treatments and models of care, including cardioprotective therapies, cardiovascular risk prediction, survivorship and regional delivery of specialist care.
Current Roles
- Professor, University of Newcastle
- Senior Cardiologist, Hunter New England Health
- Director of Heart Failure, University of Newcastle / Hunter New England Health
- Clinical Lead, Heart Failure and Cardio-Oncology, Hunter New England Health
- Co-Founder and Co-Director, Newcastle Centre of Excellence in Cardio-Oncology
- Inaugural Chair, CSANZ Cardio-Oncology Committee
- Board Director, International Cardio-Oncology Society
- Member, ESC Council of Cardio-Oncology Study Group on Translational and Immune Cardio-Oncology
- Associate Editor: Heart Failure Reviews, Heart Lung & Circulation
- Editorial Board: European Heart Journal – Cardio-Oncology, Scientific Reports, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
- International Advisor, JACC: CardioOncology
Research Profile
- More than 150 peer-reviewed publications
- h-index 40
- Approximately $24 million in career research funding as a Chief Investigator
- Site Principal Investigator on 18 multicentre clinical trials
- Five PhD completions since 2024, with four current PhD candidates
- Former Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow, NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow and American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow
Selected Recognition
- HNELHD Staff Member of the Year, 2025
- John Hunter Hospital Cardiovascular Medicine Senior Researcher of the Year, 2023–2026
- Heart Lung and Circulation High Impact Award, 2025
- HMRI Team Excellence Award, 2023
- HNE Health Excellence Award for Integrated Value Care, 2023
Aaron is board-certified in cardio-oncology by the International Cardio-Oncology Society and is a Fellow of CSANZ, ESC, HFA, ACC and IC-OS.
Research Interests
Cardio-oncology · Heart failure · Cardioprotective therapies · Cancer survivorship and cardiovascular risk · Biomarkers and risk prediction · Clinical and translational research · Cardiometabolic disease · Regional and integrated models of cardiovascular care.

