Dr Aaron Adonopulos is an unaccredited Cardiothoracic Registrar at St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney. He completed his Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Medical Science Degrees at the University of Sydney, which included an Honours Year (Class I) at the Heart Research Institute on the effects of HDL promoting neovascularisation in ischaemia via VEGF receptor 2. He has a particular interest in basic cardiovascular science as well as heart lung transplantation.