Associate Professor Raj Puranik is a consultant cardiologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he admits and manages acute patient presentations and liaises with the chronic care team at Alfred cardiology and local GPs.

Raj’s role at RPA includes managing coronary syndromes, running cardiac MRI services and supervision of medical/research students.

Raj runs a research program at the University of Sydney focusing on minimising invasive tests for heart disease and evaluating the role of cardiac MRI in congenital and acquired heart disease. He has published over 70 papers, mentored over 20 research students and is a Clinical Associate Professor.