Ms Ellen Gardner
Ellen Gardner is an endorsed Nurse Practitioner specialising in structural heart disease.
With over a decade of experience in cardiovascular nursing, Ellen has developed expertise in the assessment, management and coordination of care for patients with complex valvular heart disease, including those undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), mitral and tricuspid interventions.
Ellen completed her Master of Nurse Practitioner at the University of Melbourne in 2025, becoming the first Nurse Practitioner within Bayside Health's (formerly Alfred Health) Structural Heart Program. She has played a key role in developing and implementing innovative models of nurse-led care, including a dedicated post-TAVI follow-up clinic and a nurse-supported sedation pathway designed to improve access to timely intervention.
Her contributions to cardiovascular nursing have been recognised through the 2024 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Cardiovascular Nurse Prize and an Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarship in 2026. Ellen was appointed to the CSANZ Executive Interventional Nursing Council in 2026, reflecting her growing involvement in cardiovascular nursing leadership at a national level.
Ellen is passionate about advancing the role of Nurse Practitioners in cardiovascular care through clinical innovation, research and service development. She is committed to strengthening nurse-led models of care, improving patient access to specialist services and delivering high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care.