Professor Geoffrey Tofler is a Professor of Preventative Cardiology at the University of Sydney and a Senior Staff Cardiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital. He also serves as the Honorary Medical Director of the North Shore Cardiovascular Education Centre and the Management of Cardiac Failure (MACARF) Program.

Professor Tofler spent 13 years at Harvard Medical School, where he attained the rank of Associate Professor and served as Director of the Institute for Prevention of CVD at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston. His research focuses on the “triggers” of acute cardiovascular disease, such as physical exertion, emotional stress, and bereavement. He is a pioneer in the concept of Triggered Acute Risk Prevention (TARP).