Our Precinct is on the ancestral land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

We acknowledge the many different traditional countries and language groups of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples that work and visit us here.

We also acknowledge that our partnerships and engagements happen across many different lands.

Precinct
without borders

Our footprint reaches well beyond Sydney – We have many clinical and academic collaborations nationally and globally, through which we work to improve the lives and health of those in our local communities and beyond

IMPACT

Pioneering

Health Innovation

1971
St Vincent’s establishes first alcohol treatment program in Australia
1973
Garvan researchers identify the role of brain serotonin and melatonin in regulating pituitary hormone secretion
1975
St Vincent's performs first adult Bone Marrow Transplant in Australia
1984
St Vincent's performs first Heart Transplant; St Vincent’s diagnoses first case of HIV AIDS in Australia & opens first HIV ward
1993
Garvan researchers discover the role of cell cycle genes, called cyclins, in breast cancer
2005
Garvan researchers develop methods to culture adult nerve stem cells capable of generating new brain cells giving hope that some neurodegenerative diseases could be reversed
2005
St Vincent’s Private performs the first robotic heart surgery in Australia
2007
St Vincent’s Private implants first LVAD in Australia
2008
Garvan discover that the process of producing antibodies to fight infection hinges on a critical single growth factor known as IL-21
2010
St Vincent's is the first hospital in the southern hemisphere to implant a total artificial heart
2014
St Vincent's performs the first DCD (Donation after Circulatory Death) heart transplant in the world
2015
St Vincent's and VCCRI together develop Cardiac Organ Care System (‘Heart in a Box’)
2016
Garvan researches unmask genetic secrets of pancreatic cancer - studied 450+ pancreatic cancer genomes and identified four distinct sub-types of this lethal cancer
2017
VCCRI searches discover vitamin B3 has the potential to reduce recurrent miscarriages and various birth defects
2018
Garvan discover new form of DNA in humans cells – a 4-stranded knot called i-motif
2018
World-first, VCCRI develop an early warning system to help identify and treat people high risk heart attack
2020
VCCRI discover a potential cure for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a deadly inherited heart disease
2020
Garvan develops fastest COVID-19 genomic sequencing - helping contact tracing efforts
2021
Garvan shows ‘priming’ pancreatic cancer tumours to reduce the surrounding density can make chemo more effective
2022
VCCRI identify genes most likely to trigger heart attacks, unlocking potential new therapies for Australia’s biggest killer
2022
Garvan finds immune ‘fingerprints’ linking genes and cells to immune disease, could improve personalised treatment
2023
St Vincent's achieves world first discovery to prevent memory loss among people living with Alzheimer's
2023
Garvan determined the role of a garbage disposal cell in lymph nodes that can trigger autoimmune disease
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SVSHIP

at a glance

Our precinct is delivering impacts in many areas of health and research. In the past 5 years we have achieved the following

ST VINCENT’S PRECINCT

Innovation in care for

vulnerable populations

Innovation in care for vulnerable populations

Our work with vulnerable communities has delivered unique social benefits locally, and more broadly, as innovations have been trialled and shared. Some examples of our impact include:

  • State-first Alcohol and Drug Telehealth Service to support regional and rural communities
  • Landmark online cognitive behavioural tool, ‘This Way Up’
  • Australian-first psychogeriatric outreach service (SOS) for rural and regional NSW
  • MRFF-funded pharmacogenomic trial for mental illness
  • Opened National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs in partnership with UNSW, Curtin and Flinders
  • NSW’s only dedicated hospital-based homeless health service
  • NHMRC study: Australia’s first Managed Alcohol Program for people with chronic and long-term alcohol addiction
  • Deep and active bioethics expertise through the Plunkett Centre
  • Phase I/II trials into the use of cannabis medicines for palliative care
  • Managed Alcohol Program with St Vincent de Paul Society for those experiencing homelessness and alcohol dependence
  • Psilocybin-facilitated psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder
  • Supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment Feasibility Study for opioid use disorder in partnership with the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, at Kings Cross
  • Lisdexamfetamine trial for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence
  • Lisdexamfetamine trial for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence
  • Emergency Department ‘Flexiclinic’ to improve ED care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Enhancing Metabolic Care for Mental Health Inpatients

SVSHIP

at a glance

Our precinct is delivering impacts in many areas of health and research. In the past 5 years we have achieved the following

  • State-first Alcohol and Drug Telehealth Service to support regional and rural communities
  • Landmark online cognitive behavioural tool, ‘This Way Up’
  • Australian-first psychogeriatric outreach service (SOS) for rural and regional NSW
  • MRFF-funded pharmacogenomic trial for mental illness
  • Opened National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs in partnership with UNSW, Curtin and Flinders
  • NSW’s only dedicated hospital-based homeless health service
  • NHMRC study: Australia’s first Managed Alcohol Program for people with chronic and long-term alcohol addiction
  • Deep and active bioethics expertise through the Plunkett Centre
  • Phase I/II trials into the use of cannabis medicines for palliative care
  • Managed Alcohol Program with St Vincent de Paul Society for those experiencing homelessness and alcohol dependence
  • Psilocybin-facilitated psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder
  • Supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment Feasibility Study for opioid use disorder in partnership with the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, at Kings Cross
  • Lisdexamfetamine trial for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence
  • Emergency Department ‘Flexiclinic’ to improve ED care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Enhancing Metabolic Care for Mental Health Inpatients

ST VINCENT’S PRECINCT

Awards and accoaldes

The St Vincent’s Precinct is privileged to have Faculty members
recognized by their peers and honoured with fellowships of the
following prestigious societies:

The Royal Society UK

  • Prof Chris Goodnow FAA FRS MNAS
  • Prof Jonathan Sprent FAA FRS MNAS
  • Prof John Shine AC FAA FRS
  • Prof Richard Harvey AM PhD, FAA FAHMS

Australian Academy of Health of Medical Sciences

  • Prof Susan Clark FAA FAHMS
  • Prof Chris Goodnow FAA FRS MNAS
  • Prof John Shine AC FAA FRS (***President of the Academy from 2017-present)
  • Prof Jonathan Sprent FAA FRS
  • Prof Antony Basten AO FAA
  • Prof Robert M Graham AO FAA MBBS (Hons) MD FRACP FACP FAHA FAHMS
  • Prof Richard Harvey AM PhD FAA FAHMS FRS
  • Prof Boris Martinac PhD FAA

Lifetime Achievement Awards

  • Prof Lesley Campbell -- Lifetime Achievement Award (Australian Diabetes Society) 2020
  • Prof Don Chisholm -- Lifetime Achievement Award (Australian Diabetes Society) 2017

Fellowship of the Australian Academy of
Science

  • Prof Susan Clark FAA FAHMS
  • Prof Johnn Eisman AO FAHMS
  • Prof Sally Dunwoodie BSc, PhD, FAHMS

National Academy of Sciences (US) 

  • Prof Chris Goodnow FAA FRS MNAS
  • Prof Jonathan Sprent FAA FRS MNAS

Other accolades

  • Prof Greg Dore Awarded Eureka Prize 🡥
  • St Vincent’s Virtual Care Unit Recognised as Exemplar by Ministry of Health 🡥
  • St Vincent's A&D Telehealth win multiple MLHD Excellence Awards 🡥
  • St Vincent's Clinical Trials Accreditation 🡥
  • St Vincent's Honoured in City of Sydney Awards (in two categories) 🡥
  • Prof Ken Ho receives 'Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award' 🡥
  • Prof Andrew Car admitted to the degree of Doctor of Science UNSW

The Royal Danish Academy of Science
and Letters

  • Prof Robert M Graham AO FAA MBBS (Hons) MD FRACP FACP FAHA FAHMS

Prices and Medals

  • A/Prof Joseph Powell -- Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (Aus Academy of Science) 2021
  • A/Prof Marina Pajic -- Ruth Stephens Gani Medal (Aus Academy of Science) 2020
  • Dr Angela Chou -- Outstanding Cancer Research Fellow Award (CINSW)
  • Prof Vanessa Hayes – MJD White Medal (Genetics Society of Australasia)
  • Prof Stuart Tangye – NHMRC Peter Doherty Invesitgator Grant Award 2019
  • Prof Susan Clark – NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences 
  • Prof Jonathan Sprent – Thomas E Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology (US) 2019
  • Prof Stuart Tangye – Presidential Award (Clinical Immunology Society) (US) 2019
  • Prof Jerry Greenfield – Millennium Award (Diabetes Australia) 2018
  • Prof Chris Goodnow – William E Paul Memorial Award (Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases) (US) 2018
  • Prof Jerry Greenfield – Ranji and Amara Wikramanayake Clinical Diabetes Research Award (Diabetes Australia) 2017
  • Prof Susan Clark – Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research 2017

SVSHIP

this year in numbers

our Cornerstone Partners together:

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World-leading research on Australian shores

Our extensive collaborations and applied research have seen real-world impact in communities across the city, the state, and beyond. The St Vincent’s Sydney Health Innovation Precinct has proudly delivered a diverse range of healthcare innovations, world-firsts and breakthrough research.

You can learn more from some examples of our success in Case Studies.

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Our Precinct is on the ancestral land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge the many different traditional countries and language groups of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples that work and visit us here. We also acknowledge that our partnerships and engagements happen across many different lands.

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