Professor Richard MacIsaac
Bsc (HONS), PhD, MBBS, FRACP
Director of the Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
Professorial Fellow, Department of Medicine (St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne), University of Melbourne
Professorial Fellow, Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, University of Melbourne
Senior Principal Research Associate, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, The Bionics Institute of Australia of Melbourne
Richard MacIsaac is a clinician-researcher who is currently Professor and Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is also the diabetes kidney disease co-stream leader for the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI), University of Melbourne. He has been a principal investigator for numerous diabetes clinical trials related to cardiovascular and kidney outcomes, involving the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors. His main research interest is diabetes and its acute and chronic complications, especially those related to cardiovascular and kidney disease. He has published over 370 research articles. His expertise in the field of Diabetic Kidney Disease was acknowledged in 2025 when he was recognised as a Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology. His contributions to clinical care, research, and professional leadership were highlighted by the awarding of the Australian Diabetes Society’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement award.