Stephen Nicholls

He is a Principal Research Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council, an inaugural Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He is the Honorary Secretary of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, President of the Australian Atherosclerosis Society and serves as a board member of the International Atherosclerosis Society and Australian Cardiovascular Alliance. In August 2021 he was announced as the next president of The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australia's peak body for cardiologists, commencing in mid-2022 and running for 24 months.

Nicholls completed his cardiology training at John Hunter Hospital, undertook his doctoral studies at the University of Adelaide focussing on the anti-inflammatory properties of HDL and had a faculty appointment at the Cleveland Clinic before returning to Australia in 2012.

Stephen J. Nicholls (born 29 May 1971) FRACP, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FAHMS, is an Australian cardiologist. He was appointed to the position of director of MonashHeart, Monash Health and professor of cardiology, Monash University in October 2018. He will be the inaugural clinical director of the Victorian Heart Hospital, due to open in late 2022. He is also the inaugural director of Monash University’s Victorian Heart Institute, an organisation dedicated to creating the cardiovascular health solutions of the future.