Professor David Kaye
Head
Heart Failure Research
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australia
Biography
Professor David Kaye is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and a Heart Failure/Transplant physician at the Alfred Hospital Melbourne. Prof Kaye’s research has been directed towards the characterisation of the pathophysiology of heart failure, with a particular emphasis on the identification of novel mechanisms that can be targeted for therapeutic intervention. Prof Kaye has been highly successful in the generation of intellectual property leading to commercial and clinical outcomes. He is an Adjunct Professor at Monash University. He leads the Heart Failure Research laboratory, which comprises 4 senior post-docs, 2 RAs, 2 PhD students and 2 BSc(Hons) students. Prof Kaye is Chair of the Medical Advisory Boards for Opsrey Medical and Cardiora Pty Ltd, both companies which he founded based upon intellectual property he generated.
Research Interest
Heart Failure Research
Publications
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David Kaye, Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty for function mitral regurgitation: results of the CARILLON mitral annuloplasty device European Union study Circulation 2009;120:326–33.
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David Kaye,Percutaneous cardiac recirculation mediated gene transfer of an inhibitory phospholamban peptide reverses advanced heart failure in large animals, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2007;50(3):253–60.
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David Kaye, Identification of a novel polymorphism in the 3'UTR of the L-arginine transporter gene, SLC7A1: contribution to hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, Circulation 2007;115:1269–74.
