QUT - Academic profiles - Professor Will Parsonage

Biography

Professor Will Parsonage is Clinical Director at the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) and Senior Staff Cardiologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and St Vincent's Private Hospital. AusHSI undertakes a broad range of activities to support research for the development of improved health services, and brings together health professionals who can oversee the translation of research ideas into practice. Will’s role at AusHSI provides a great counterpoint to his work as a practising cardiologist. As a clinical researcher, he is focused on seeing research have impact on a daily basis to improve the healthcare provided to cardiology patients, either through implementation or by influence on policy on a wider scale.

As lead of the AusHSI Cardiac Health Services Program, Will undertakes research in the fields of heart attack detection in people with chest pain and heart disease in pregnancy, and is a chief investigator on a number of other projects across the field of cardiovascular disease. This work has had national and international impact, with findings implemented across Queensland and widely cited in clinical practice guidelines, including those from the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. Will has recently been invited to participate in a Lancet Commission on Ischaemic Heart Disease and is always looking for opportunities for new collaborations.

Professional experience

From 06/16 Clinical Director, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
From 06/16 Eminent Staff Cardiologist, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
From 01/6 Visiting Cardiologist, St Vincent's Private Hospital (Formerly Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Chermside)
From 02/21 Partner, Queensland Cardiovascular Group
01/06 - 02/21 Associate, Queensland Cardiovascular Group
01/10 - 06/16 Senior Staff Cardiologist, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
01/03 - 12/09 Staff Cardiologist, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
01/02 -1/03 Fellow in Echocardiography, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
01/01 - 01/02 Advanced Trainee in Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
03/00 - 01/01 Fellow in Heart Failure and Transplantation, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
09/99 - 02/00 Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Airedale General Hospital, West Yorkshire, UK
04/97 - 08/99 Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
11/96 - 03/97 Locum Registrar in Cardiology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham UK
09/95 - 03/96 Registrar in Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
08/94 - 07/95 Principal House Office in General Medicine, Logan Hospital, Queensland, Australia
08/92 - 07/94 Senior House Officer in General Medicine, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
02/92 - 08/92 House Physician, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
08/91 - 01/92 House Surgeon, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK

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Personal details

Positions

Clinical Director, AusHSI
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Medicine

Research field

Public health

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

Doctor of Medicine (University of Nottingham)

Professional memberships and associations

Fellow, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Fellow, European Society of Cardiology

Teaching

From 2016 Professor and Clinical Director, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation
01/13 - 12/16 Adjunct Professor Queensland University of Technology
From 2009 Occasional Examiner, Royal Australian College of Physicians, FRACP Part I
From 2003 Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
From 2003 Examiner, Graduate Medical Course, University of Queensland
01/03 - 12/03 Examiner, Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Queensland
01/02 - 12/10 Casual Lecturer, Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound Course, Queensland University of Technology
01/02 - 12/02 Examiner, Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (Cardiac), Australasian Society of Ultrasound Medicine
01/01 - 12/03 Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
01/97 - 01/00 Examiner, Undergraduate Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Experience

MJA Podcast Episode 51: Accelerated chest pain protocols (Part 1), 3 September 2017
HeartWire by Medscape/theheart.org,: Rapid and Safe Rule-Out of MI/ACS With High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay Showcased: Interview, 21 October 2015
3AW Radio Melbourne: Interview with Dr Sally Cockburn: Broadcast 18 October 2015
Cardiology Update: High sensitivity troponin test holds promise: Interview Published 13 October 2015
CardioBrief Website: New test may allow early discharge of chest pain patients: Article 8 October 2015
ABC TV Queensland 7pm News Interview: ACRE project. Broadcast 9 November 2013
ABC Radio National AM Program: ACRE project. Broadcast 9 November 2013
Consultant Cardiologist, Pfizer 'Clopine Central' pot marketing surveillance program, Pfizer Australia
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, QPharm Pty Ltd, Herston, Australia
Member Steering Committee, A to Z of ACS meeting, Astra Zeneca: Sydney 2012 and Melbourne 2013
Metro North Medicare Local, Pathways Program Work Group 2013-15
Expert Advice to Health Quality and Complaints Commission, 2013
Judge, CSANZ, Nursing Affiliate Prize, Metro North Research Excellence Award 2017
Judge, CSANZ, Ralph Reader Clinical Prize 2018, 2020 and 2021

Publications

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2025

Perera, M., Halahakone, D. U. K., Senanayake, S. J., Kularatna, S., Parsonage, W., Yates, P. & Singh, G. (2025). Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review. Palliative Medicine, 39(1), 86–98. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/253634
Xia, Q., Senanayake, S. J., Kularatna, S., Brain, D., McPhail, S. M., Parsonage, W., Eastgate, M., Barnes, A., Brown, N. & Carter, H. E. (2025). Cost-effectiveness analysis of microwave ablation versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for patients with small renal masses in Australia. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, 43(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/253687
Hickling, S., Sanfilippo, F. M., Cullen, L., Chew, D. P., Hillis, G. S., Fatovich, D. M., Karnon, J., Rankin, J., Nedkoff, L., Scanlan, S., Hickman, P. E., Stapleton, S., Knuiman, M., Parsonage, W., Mitra, B., Schneider, H. G., Wilkes, G., Robinson, T. & Briffa, T. (2025). Transitioning to high-sensitivity troponin: 1-year mortality outcomes in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome presenting to emergency departments. Heart, Article 324959. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255873

2024

Kularatna, S., Sharma, P., Senanayake, S., McCreanor, V., Hewage, S., Ngo, L., Ranasinghe, I., Martin, P., Davis, J., Walters, T., McPhail, S. & Parsonage, W. (2024). Long-term Patient and Health Service Outcomes of Ablation and Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Systematic Review. Cardiology in Review, 32(2), 162–169. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239767
Abell, B. R., Eagleson, K., Auld, B., Bora, S., Justo, R., Parsonage, W., Sharma, P., Kularatna, S. & McPhail, S. M. (2024). Implementing neurodevelopmental follow-up care for children with congenital heart disease: A scoping review with evidence mapping. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 66(2), 161–175. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/241463
Abell, B., Rodwell, D., Eagleson, K. J., Parsonage, W., Auld, B., Bora, S., Kasparian, N. A., Justo, R. & McPhail, S. M. (2024). 'It's more than just a conversation about the heart': exploring barriers, enablers, and opportunities for improving the delivery and uptake of cardiac neurodevelopmental follow-up care. Frontiers in Pediatrics, Article 1364190, 12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/249115
Cullen, L., Greenslade, J. H., Stephensen, L., Ranasinghe, I., Gaikwad, N., Bayat, M. K., Mahmoodi, E., Than, M., Apple, F., Parsonage, W. & other (2024). External validation of a rapid algorithm using high-sensitivity troponin assay results for evaluating patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Emergency Medicine Journal, 41(5), 313–319. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250633
Ramlakhan, K. P., Roos-Hesselink, J. W., Basso, T., Greenslade, J., Flint, R. B., Krieger, E. V., Shotan, A., Budts, W., De Backer, J., Hall, R., Johnson, M. R., Parsonage, W. A. & other (2024). Perinatal outcomes after in-utero exposure to beta-blockers in women with heart disease: Data from the ESC EORP registry of pregnancy and cardiac disease (ROPAC). International Journal of Cardiology, Article 132234, 410. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250635
Senanayake, S., Uchil, R., Sharma, P., Parsonage, W. & Kularatna, S. (2024). Mapping Kansas City cardiomyopathy, Seattle Angina, and Minnesota living with heart failure to the MacNew-7D in patients with heart disease. Quality of Life Research, 33(8), 2151–2163. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250634
Cullen, L., Greenslade, J., Parsonage, W., Stephensen, L., Smith, S. W., Sandoval, Y., Ranasinghe, I., Gaikwad, N., Bayat, M. K., Mahmoodi, E., Schulz, K., Than, M., Apple, F. S. & other (2024). Point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in suspected acute myocardial infarction assessed at baseline and 2 h. European Heart Journal, 45(28), 2508–2515. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251182
Perera, M., Halahakone, D. U. K., Senanayake, S. J., Kularatna, S., Parsonage, W., Yates, P. & Singh, G. (2024). Components of Home-Based Supportive Care for Adult Patients With Heart Failure. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33(Supplement 4), S253-S254. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251851
Abell, B., Rodwell, D., Eagleson, K. J., Auld, B., Bora, S., Kasparian, N. A., Justo, R., Parsonage, W. & McPhail, S. M. (2024). Neurodevelopmental follow-up care pathways and processes for children with congenital heart disease in Australia. Pediatric Research. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254198
Dang, T., Chan, W., Khawaja, S., Fryar, J., Gannon, B., Kularatna, S., Parsonage, W. & Ranasinghe, I. (2024). Hospital costs for unplanned re-admissions within 30 days of hospitalisations with heart failure, Australia, 2013-2017: a retrospective cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 221(6), 317–323. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255888
Toprak, B., Solleder, H., Di Carluccio, E., Greenslade, J. H., Parsonage, W. A., Schulz, K., Cullen, L., Apple, F. S., Ziegler, A., Blankenberg, S., Stephensen, L., Brownlee, E., McCormick, E., Fincher, G., Hall, E. J., Hancock, R., Gaikwad, N., Gangathimmaiah, V., Hamilton-Craig, C., Hobbins-King, A., Keijzers, G., Bayat, M. K., Mahmoodi, E., Perez, S., Ranasinghe, I., Staib, A., Zournazi, A., Than, M. & other (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of a machine learning algorithm using point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I for rapid rule-out of myocardial infarction: a retrospective study. The Lancet Digital Health, 6(10), e729-e738. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255889
Aboud, L., Tanner, H., Parsonage, W., Lust, K. & Callaway, L. (2024). Haemorrhagic and thromboembolic outcomes in pregnant patients with mechanical heart valves who undergo interruption of anticoagulation for birth - A case series. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255929

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Professor Will Parsonage