Associate Professor George Matalanis is renowned for his pioneering work in aortic arch surgery without circulatory arrest. In June 2018, Associate Professor George Matalanis was appointed the “Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery” at Austin Health therefore concluding his 11-year Directorate of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Austin Health on 1st September 2018. Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers and Associate Professor George Matalanis is internationally respected for this work within this Hospital.