Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons serves as Clinical Associate Professor Cardiologist in the Central Clinical School within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. A general cardiologist practicing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, she holds the position of Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with Honours from the University of Sydney. Her qualifications include Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), a PhD investigating the cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, and the Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (DDU) in echocardiography. Simmons was trained in cardiology at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and serves as an examiner for the DDU in echocardiography.

Simmons maintains a particular interest in echocardiography for structural heart disease. Her scholarly output includes peer-reviewed publications on advanced cardiac imaging and interventions. Key contributions feature 'Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair by Posterior Leaflet Augmentation' (2025, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions), 'Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair of Common Atrioventricular Valve' (2024, Structural Heart), 'One-Year Outcomes of Early, Compassionate Use of the PASCAL Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair System' (2023, Structural Heart), 'Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With a Novel Dual Stent-Frame Trileaflet Design' (2017, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions), 'Cardiac Effects of Sulfonylurea-Related Hypoglycemia' (2017, Diabetes Care), and 'Detection by Simultaneous Holter and Continuous Glucose Monitoring' (2016, Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics). She has presented on topics including case studies in rheumatic heart disease and quantification of mitral regurgitation. In teaching, Simmons delivers echocardiography instruction in the Cardiovascular Block for University of Sydney medical students.

Professional Email: lisa.simmons@sydney.edu.au