Meet our clinical team
Our dedicated nursing staff, technologists, and allied health professionals are essential to delivering exceptional cardiac care at Alfred Health. Working alongside our specialists, they provide expert support, compassionate care, and advanced diagnostics to help every patient on their heart health journey.
Clinical Nurse Managers
Damien is a seasoned nursing leader with over 25 years of experience.
Clinical Nurse Consultants
Rox is a clinical nurse consultant who specialises in structural heart nursing.

Ashlee Considine is a heart failure nurse consultant who specialises in in the acute setting with pre-heart transplant patient care.

Gabrielle Bartlett is a Clinical Nurse Consultant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Coordinator at The Alfred in Melbourne.
Physiology

Research
Ms Sonia Azzopardi is an experienced cardiac Clinical Nurse Consultant and Research Coordinator, specialising in Arrhythmia.
Tracey Shanks is an experienced Registered Nurse/Study coordinator currently specialising in Structural Heart Research Projects.
Kristen has worked extensively in the field of Cardiology caring for patients in Cardiothoracic units & Intensive care.
Renee Vandernet is a Critical Care Registered Nurse at Alfred Health, currently serving as the Clinical Trials and Research Manager.