Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Award Date: 1 May 2018
External positions
Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2018 → …
Cardiologist, Monash Health
2016 → …
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 5 Gender Equality
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DECIPHER : DECIPHER (Dapagliflozin Effects on Coronary mIcrocalcification, Plaque morpHology, and hEart Remodelling by multimodality imaging)
Lin, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nerlekar, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nicholls, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hagemeyer, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tsigaridis, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Atheroma Progression in Clonal Haematopoiesis Investigation with iMaging, biomarkers and Genomic Sequencing (ARCHIMEDES)
Nicholls, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bubb, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Southey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nelson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Milne, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nerlekar, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shortt, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hughes, T. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Breen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sargeant, T. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zoungas, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/06/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Statins and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Melanoma Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (V2)
Nicholls, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Segelov, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shackleton, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McArthur, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haydon, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zoungas, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mar, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nerlekar, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Liew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ahern, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wolfe, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nelson, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sverdlov, A. L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Button-Sloan, A. E. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Reid, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/06/21 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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The Association between Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Nerlekar, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tan, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Nicholls, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
9/06/23 → 8/06/24
Project: Research
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Pericoronary Adipose Tissue and the association with Coronary Atherosclerosis
Nerlekar, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Brown, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
National Heart Foundation of Australia
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Incremental value of DXA-derived fat distribution over anthropometrics for classifying metabolically unhealthy obesity: A population-based analysis
Khanna, S., Wang, N., Bhat, A., Arnott, C. & Nerlekar, N., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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Reconciling Coronary Artery Calcification in the Lipid-Lowering Era
Khanna, S., Nerlekar, N. & Bhat, A., Jan 2026, In: JACC: Advances. 5, 1, 4 p., 102506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Response to comments on “The effectiveness of intervention with omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexenoic acid in peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
Dao, T. K., Nerlekar, N., Nicholls, S. J. & Bubb, K. J., Jan 2026, In: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 36, 1, 1 p., 104417.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Comprehensive Lesion Assessment for the Prediction of Acute Coronary Syndrome: It's About Time
Lin, A. & Nerlekar, N., Jul 2025, In: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 18, 7, p. 796-798 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Coronary Artery Calcium Density and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Yong, Y., Giovannucci, J., Pang, S. N., Hong, W., Han, D., Berman, D. S., Dey, D., Nicholls, S. J., Nerlekar, N. & Lin, A., Mar 2025, In: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 18, 3, p. 294-304 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
13 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)