About
Aidan Burrell is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Acute & Critical Care at Monash University, affiliated with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC). He is an Intensive Care Specialist at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow. He co-leads major national research initiatives including SPRINT-SARI Australia (the National ICU COVID-19 Registry) and the ECMO Research Program. As a Chief Investigator on grants exceeding $14 million (with over $4 million as CIA), he plays a pivotal role in advancing critical care research in Australia and internationally.
His research interests center on critical care, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), resuscitation, and severe respiratory and cardiac failure. He employs clinical trials, registry data, simulation modeling, and device innovation to improve patient outcomes. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.
The most recent articles highlight a strong focus on ECMO optimization—ranging from in-silico modeling of pharmacological interventions to novel cannula design and long-term functional outcomes post-ECMO. This reflects a multidisciplinary approach integrating clinical medicine, engineering, and epidemiology to tackle challenges in critical care.
Scientific Awards:
- NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow
He is actively involved in research supervision, currently mentoring a Master’s student (Ms Natalie Robertson), and is accepting PhD students via Monash’s Supervisor Connect program. He has secured multiple active research projects, including platform trials for severe pneumonia and ECMO-related interventions, demonstrating sustained grant leadership and collaborative research activity.
Dr Burrell is embedded in a robust research network through the ANZIC-RC and collaborates with national and international teams on large-scale critical care studies, contributing significantly to evidence generation in intensive care medicine.
