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Luke Perry is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University’s Victorian Heart Institute and Scientific Director of the Victorian Cardiac Anaesthesia Research Laboratory (ViCARL). He serves as Head of Research in Cardiac Anaesthesia at the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH) and is a 2025 NHMRC and Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholar currently pursuing his PhD under Prof Rinaldo Bellomo. He leads international collaborations with MIT, Mayo Clinic, and Cornell, and oversees the research of 12 students and fellows alongside 27 clinical staff.
His research focuses on improving outcomes in cardiac surgery through innovations in haemodynamic monitoring, transfusion practices, and AI-guided pulmonary protection. Key research themes include the PUMA (pulmonary artery catheter use), CATO (transfusion outcomes), and GESTALT (computer vision-guided lung protection) programs, which represent cutting-edge translational research in perioperative medicine.
His recent publications highlight trends in pulmonary artery catheter utilization, platelet and plasma transfusion practices, and the design of major clinical trials like the ROMA trial. Collectively, his work emphasizes evidence-based practice, health policy impact, and large-scale data analysis in cardiac anaesthesia.
- 2025 NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar
- 2025 Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholar
- Co-founder, Cardiac Anaesthesia Research Accelerator (CARA)
- Published 72 articles, cited over 1,200 times
- Over $340K in chief investigator funding
Luke Perry is actively involved in mentoring, having co-founded CARA, which has awarded 35 scholarships and generated 32 student-led publications. He has secured competitive funding from the Heart Foundation and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. His leadership in multidisciplinary, vertically integrated research at ViCARL underscores his role in building collaborative research capacity at VHH.
ViCARL, under his scientific direction, is a world-leader in perioperative cardiovascular trials, integrating clinical, engineering, and data science expertise. The lab’s work spans haemodynamic monitoring, AI applications, and transfusion science, positioning it at the forefront of innovation in cardiac anaesthesia research.
