Professor John French

Professor John French is Director of Coronary Care, and Director of Cardiovascular Research at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney Australia, and is a conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales. After basic physician training he undertook a PhD at the University of Adelaide, further cardiology training at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, and a Wellcome Trust PostdoctoralFellowship at University College London, UK. Prior to his current position Professor French was appointed to Green Lane Hospital and the University of Auckland from 1992-2003. Prof French has been an investigator and co-investigator in numerous randomised controlled trials, and was on the steering committees of the SHOCK, OAT, HERO-2 and CRISP-AMI trials. Professor French has served on the clinical endpoints committees (CECs) of several major trials, and chaired of the ACROSS (Australian Coronary Research OutcomeS Scientific) Group 2007-11. Prof French has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 short communications (abstracts and letters). Professor French’s current major research interests include the acute coronary syndromes especially ST elevation MI, and cardiac biomarkers, especially high-sensitivity troponins.

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