Profile
Dr Elizabeth Robertson
- Cardiologist (VMO), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Cardiologist, Strathfield Private Hospital
- Research Fellow, Sydney Marfan and Aortic Disease Clinic
Dr Elizabeth Robertson completed post-graduate medical degree from the University of Sydney in 2006. Prior to this she completed an honours degree in biomedical science at the University of Newcastle (Aus) with a focus on molecular biochemistry. Dr Robertson has subsequently completed her post-graduate specialist training in cardiology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
During her training, Dr Robertson has had ongoing involvement in research with the Sydney Marfan and Aortic service under the supervision of Professor Richmond Jeremy. She is currently completing her PhD in medicine, with the aim of further characterising the molecular mechanisms that underlie the inherited aortic disease.
DR ROBERTSON IS CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE, RETURNING JUNE 2025
- Thoracic aortic disease
- General cardiology
- Cardiac and aortic imaging techniques
- Clinical genetics
- Underlying molecular mechanisms resulting from inherited gene mutations
Papers R. W. Jeremy, E. Robertson, Y. Lu, B. D. Hambly, Perturbations of mechanotransduction and aneurysm formation in heritable aortopathies [Review], International Journal of Cardiology;169 (2013) 7–16
Abstracts Abstract 10144: Uncovering the Burden of Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Disease, E. N. Robertson and R. W. Jeremy; Circulation, 2013;128:A10144
Abstract 10146: Changes in Left Ventricular Geometry in a Normal Population Over Two Decades, E. N. Robertson and R. W. Jeremy; Circulation. 2013;128:A10146
Abstract 545: Inherited Non-syndromal Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection (TAAD) – An Unrecognised Threat E. Robertson, R. Jeremy; Heart, Lung and Circulation (2013) Vol. 22 Supplement 1, Pages S230-S231
Abstract 519: Mild Overweight is Associated with Progressive Increase in Left Ventricular Wall Thickness in a Normal Population, E. Robertson, R. Jeremy; Heart, Lung and Circulation (2012) Vol. 21Supplement 1, Page S215
Abstract 404: Outcomes Post PCI in the Elderly, E. Robertson, K. Burns, B. Bailey, M. Adams, S. Patel; Heart, Lung and Circulation (2012) Vol. 21 Supplement 1, Page S167
Abstract 94: Optimal Management of Rural STEMI Patients Post Lytic Therapy, E. Robertson, R. Arnold, A. Julian, D. Perrignon-Roth, T. Milder, D. Amos; Heart, Lung and Circulation (2011) Vol. 20 Supplement 2, Pages S38-S39