Carl Schultz

Carl Schultz is a Professor and Chair in Cardiology at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Royal Perth Hospital, affiliated with the UWA Medical School. He specializes in interventional cardiology, clinical research, and cardiovascular disease prevention. His work focuses on atherosclerosis, intra-coronary imaging, arterial calcification, and acute coronary syndrome. Schultz holds a D.Phil. in clinical epidemiology from the University of Oxford and an MBChB from the University of Stellenbosch.

• Affiliations: Royal Perth Hospital, UWA Medical School, Heart Foundation (WA Director, 2015–2018).
• Education:
  • MBChB, University of Stellenbosch (1994)
  • D.Phil., University of Oxford (2001)
  • FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2014)

His research integrates clinical practice with bioengineering to develop imaging technologies (e.g., optical coherence tomography, 18F-PET) and medical devices. Key contributions include FDA-approved image analysis approaches for coronary interventions. He leads projects like the West Australian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (WACOR) and the Prevention of Aortic Stenosis Progression (PASSPORT) trial, aiming to improve cardiovascular risk stratification and treatment strategies.

Recipient of the Western Australian Innovator of the Year 2021, Schultz emphasizes training future researchers and clinicians while advancing translational cardiovascular medicine.