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Professor Christopher Semsarian

University of Sydney, Sydney (Australia)

Member of:

European Society of Cardiology
European Heart Rythm Association

Prof Semsarian is a cardiologist with a specific research focus in the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease. He trained at the University of Sydney, and Harvard Medical School. A focus area of his research is in the investigation and prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young, particularly amongst children and young adults. Prof Semsarian has an established research program which is at the interface of basic science, clinical research and public health, with the ultimate goal to prevent the complications of genetic heart diseases in our community. Prof Semsarian has published over 280 peer-reviewed scientific publications, in the highest-ranking cardiovascular and general medical journals. He has also been the primary supervisor of over 30 PhD, honours, and medical honours students since 2003, and is an active member of the mentoring program at the University of Sydney, particularly in supporting gender equity. He is Editor-in-Chief of Circulation: Genomic Precis Med.

New horizons in sudden death in the young

Event: EHRA 2023

Topic: Pathophysiology and Mechanisms

Session type: Symposium

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