Rinaldo Bellomo AO (1956 – 6 May 2025) was an Australian

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and researcher. He was the Professor of

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at the

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, Professor at

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, Honorary Professional Fellow at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

, Honorary Professional Fellow at the

George Institute for Global Health The George Institute for Global Health, is an independent medical research institute headquartered in Australia with offices in China, India and the United Kingdom. The George Institute conducts research on non-communicable disease, including ...

and Honorary Fellow at the

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, more commonly known as The Florey, is an Australian medical research institute that undertakes research into treatments for brain and mind disorders. Named after Adelaide-born pharmacologi ...

. In

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he was awarded an

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for distinguished service to intensive care medicine as a biomedical scientist and researcher. In 2021 he and Jamie Cooper were jointly awarded the GSK Award for Research Excellence (ARE).

Background

Bellomo was born in 1956. He completed his medical degree at

and received his PhD from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Bellomo immigrated from Italy in 1980. Rinaldo was married with a daughter. He died on 6 May 2025.

Career

Bellomo was the Director of Intensive Care Research and Staff Specialist in Intensive Care at Austin Health and was a Senior Research Advisor and Staff Specialist in Intensive Care at the

Royal Melbourne Hospital The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Th ...

.: In addition, he held other roles including

: * Co-Founder and Director, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, since 2006. * Honorary Professor of Medicine, since 2006. College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand: * Editor-in-Chief, Critical Care and Resuscitation (Journal), since 2007. * Continuing Medical Education Officer, since 2015. * Board Member, since 2015. Positions in Academia: * Professor of Intensive Care, The University of Melbourne. * Honorary Fellow, Florey Institute of Physiology, University of Melbourne, since 2006. * Honorary Professor, The George Institute, Sydney University. Honorary Professor, Nanjing University, China, since 2008. * Visiting Professor, Universita' Vita e Salute, Milan, Italy, since 2014. Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society: * Founding Chair, Clinical Trials Group, 1994. * Member, Honour Roll. Clinical and Research Roles: * Director of Critical Care Research and Specialist in Intensive Care, Austin Hospital. * Research Advisor and Specialist in Intensive Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital. * Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, since 2015. * Practitioner Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council. * Senior Research Advisor in Intensive Care Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital. * Visiting Specialist in Intensive Care, Warringal Private Hospital.

Honours

Bellomo received awards including: * Co-recipient, GSK Award for Research Excellent (ARE), 2021. * Recipient,

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

, 2018. * Recipient, 75th Anniversary Excellence Award, Royal Australian College of Physicians, 2014. * Named, 'One of the most influential clinical-scientists in acute medicine', Thomas Reuters, 2014. * Recipient, Victoria Public Healthcare Award for Excellence in Safety Care, 2005. * Recipient, Distinguished Scientist Award, Austin Health, 2007

References

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