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Biography
Dr Lee Nedkoff is a Principal Research Fellow in cardiovascular disease epidemiology. She is Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Centre in the School of Population and Global Health, and heads the Cardiology Population Health laboratory at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, based at the Institute's UWA Hub.
Dr Nedkoff has been awarded a 2025 National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (Level 2, 2025-2028). Her program will investigate new methods for monitoring cardiovascular disease, including algorithms and standardised approaches for conditions like chronic coronary disease and cardiomyopathies and will contribute to development of a comprehensive system for monitoring CVD conditions, with a focus on equity and accessibility.
Dr Nedkoff undertook her PhD at UWA investigating the epidemiology of coronary heart disease in people with diabetes, for which she was awarded the CAPHIA PhD Excellence in Public Health Award in 2016. She has previously held an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship and has been awarded over $11 million in grant and research funding.
Dr Nedkoff leads a research program focused on population-based studies measuring the burden of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease and atrial fibrillation. She has expertise in the use of multi-jurisdictional linked health data in cardiovascular epidemiological studies. She has published over 70 research articles on CVD and stroke epidemiology and surveillance. A focus of her research is age-and sex-specific trends in acute coronary syndromes, and development of robust methods and analytic approaches for using linked data in cardiovascular disease research.
Research
Monitoring of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease trends
Age- and sex-specific trends in acute coronary syndromes and stroke
Coronary heart disease in adults aged under 55 years: developing an evidence base for improving prevention and management
International comparative analyses of population burden of coronary heart disease and stroke
Burden of cardiovascular diseases in First Nations people in Australia
Trends in the incidence and recurrence of stroke, and the contribution of cardiac diseases to stroke burden
External positions
Co-Director, Big Data Flagship, Australian Cardiovascular Alliance
18 Apr 2023 → …
Member, CVD Expert Advisory Group, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
1 Sept 2022 → …
Advisory Committee Member, Big Data Flagship, Australian Cardiovascular Alliance
5 Nov 2019 → 17 Apr 2023
Chair, Allied Health, Science and Technology Council, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Board Member, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Co-convenor, Cardiovascular Special Interest Group, Australasian Epidemiological Association
Co-Chair, National Stroke Data Linkage Interest Group
Research expertise keywords
- Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
- Linked health data
- Surveillance
- Cardiovascular risk factors and epidemiology
- Stroke
- Heart disease
- Monitoring and evaluation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Cost-effectiveness of the transition from conventional to high-sensitivity troponin assay for the investigation and management of suspected acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department
Pincombe, A., Gray, J., Hickling, S., Sanfilippo, F., Briffa, T., Cullen, L., Chew, D., Hillis, G., Fatovich, D., Rankin, J., Nedkoff, L., Scanlan, S., Hickman, P. E., Stapleton, S., Parsonage, W., Mitra, B., Schneider, H. G., Wilkes, G., Robinson, T. & Karnon, J., Sept 2025, In: American Heart Journal. 287, p. 107-118 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harnessing Routinely Collected Health Data for Global Monitoring of Stroke: Roadmap and Vision for INSPIRE-STROKE
Dalli, L. L., Olaiya, M. T., Yu, A. Y. X., Reeves, M. J., Cadilhac, D. A., Nedkoff, L., Feigin, V., Norrving, B., Kapral, M. K., Whiteley, W., Schott, A. M., Ferrari, J., Christensen, H., Mac Grory, B., Smith, E. E., Béjot, Y., Vyas, M., Mishra, N. K., Park, J. M. & Hill, M. D. & 3 others, , 2025, In: Neuroepidemiology. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying episodes of care in hospital admissions data for measures of disease burden: A tutorial and protocol for individual-level data analysis
Morton, J. I., Livori, A., Nedkoff, L., Magliano, D. J., Lopez, D., Stacey, I. & Ademi, Z., Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Medical Informatics. 199, 10 p., 105847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lower socio-economic status is associated with first-ever stroke incidence: An Australian state-wide record linkage study
Bui, T. V., Sun, Y. A., Chappell, K., Rehman, S., Phan, H. T., Castley, H., Nedkoff, L., Katzenellenbogen, J. M. & Gall, S. L., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 34, 12, 7 p., 108478.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preventing Stroke Research Priorities Project: An Initiative of Synergies to Prevent Stroke (STOPstroke)
Gall, S., Farmer, C., Kitsos, G., Rehman, S., Phan, H., Barker, S., Booth, B., Thrift, A., Katzenellenbogen, J., Nelson, M., Kleinig, T., Feigin, V., Cadilhac, D., Nedkoff, L., Kim, J. & Kilkenny, M., 2025, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2025, 1, 9889724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Clinical Themes Initiative Seed Funding
Nedkoff, L. (Investigator 01) & Stiles, S. (Investigator 02)
Australian Cardiovascular Alliance
1/09/25 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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WA Near-miss Awards: Emerging Leaders 2024-25
Nedkoff, L. (Investigator 01)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
23/04/25 → 24/07/26
Project: Research
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Developing an international epidemiological and health system research network to make better use of linked administrative data
Nedkoff, L. (Chief Investigator) & Zemedikun, D. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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NHF Future Leader Fellowship
Nedkoff, L. (Investigator 01)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Developing an electronic phenotype to measure the burden of chronic coronary disease
Nedkoff, L. (Investigator 01)
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
27/08/25 → 15/12/25
Project: Research