Rinaldo Bellomo

Rinaldo Bellomo AO was an Australian intensivist and researcher. He was the Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Professor at Monash University, Honorary Professional Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Honorary Professional Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health and Honorary Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. In 2018 he was awarded an Order of Australia 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.

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Background

Bellomo was born in 1956. He completed his medical degree at Monash University 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.: In addition, he held other roles including
Monash University:

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, 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.

Bellomo was engaged in biomedical research that included basic science, laboratory, clinical and translational endeavours. While he is most known for his advancement of critical care nephrology, his research interests were very broad and encompassed almost all aspects of acute care medicine.

Honours

Bellomo received awards including:

Co-recipient, GSK Award for Research Excellent, 2021.
Recipient, Officer of the Order of Australia, 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