Professor John Fraser MB ChB PhD FRCP(Glas) FFARCSI FCICM FELSO is Founder and Director of the Critical Care Research Group; Director of the Intensive Care Unit at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital; Founder and Chief Medical Officer of De Motu Cordis Pty Ltd; and Immediate Past President of the Asia Pacific ELSO Chapter. John has five professorships across major Australian universities; has published almost 700 publications; and has received more than AUD 120 million in competitive grants. In 2018, John was awarded the Australian Society of Medical Research Clinical Research Award. He is the proud father of five great children: Ben, Dominic, Nicholas, Lucy, and Tommy.