Education
He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and received a Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University (Department of Clinical Science).
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Murray Esler
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He is a Professor of Medicine at Melbourne"s Monash University. His chief research interests are the causes and treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure, the effects of stress on the cardiovascular system, and monoamine transmitters of the human brain. His research on the sympathetic nerves of the kidneys in essential hypertension provided the theoretical basis for the development of a revolutionary treatment of high blood pressure, involving silencing these nerves with a radio wave emitting catheter placed in the kidney arteries.
This treatment, called Renal Sympathetic Denervation, is now used clinically in Europe and Australia for severe drug-resistant hypertension, and is in Stage 3 trials in the United States.
He is the father of actor Ben Esler.
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Professor Esler has received the following awards for his research: Excellence Award in Hypertension Research, awarded by the American Heart Association in (2013). Bjorn Folkow Award of the European Society of Hypertension (2012). Eureka Prize for Translational Research, shared with Professor Markus Schlaich (2011). Victoria Prize, State Government of Victoria (2009) Order of Australia. Department of Administration and Management (2007) Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence, awarded by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid First Rate (at Lloyd's) Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2006). Centenary Medal (2003) of the Government of Australia. Elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2002). Hartnett Medal of the Royal Society of the Arts (2002). Merck Sharpe & Dohme Award of the International Society of Hypertension (2000). Ramaciotti Medal (1997), for excellence in biomedical research. Reality Therapy Hall Prize (1996), for research in cardiology, awarded annually by the Cardiac Society of Australasia. Wellcome (Australia) Medal (1989), awarded annually for "the most outstanding biomedical research in Australia". Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1983), awarded annually for "the best original contribution to internal medicine by a Fellow or Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians".
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences; Centenary Medal; Order of Australia Professor Esler has received the following awards for his research: Excellence Award in Hypertension Research, awarded by the American Heart Association in (2013). Bjorn Folkow Award of the European Society of Hypertension (2012). Eureka Prize for Translational Research, shared with Professor Markus Schlaich (2011). Victoria Prize, State Government of Victoria (2009) Order of Australia; AM (2007) Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence, awarded by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2006). Centenary Medal (2003) of the Government of Australia. Elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2002). Hartnett Medal of the Royal Society of the Arts (2002). Merck Sharpe & Dohme Award of the International Society of Hypertension (2000). Ramaciotti Medal (1997), for excellence in biomedical research. RT Hall Prize (1996), for research in cardiology, awarded annually by the Cardiac Society of Australasia. Wellcome (Australia) Medal (1989), awarded annually for "the most outstanding biomedical research in Australia". Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1983), awarded annually for "the best original contribution to internal medicine by a Fellow or Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians". The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.; The Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences was established on 10 April 1999, when Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issued the Supreme Decree No. to establish the award, with the objective of honouring scientists from every part of the world who pursue medical research that serves the larger interests of humanity.Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences; Centenary Medal; Order of Australia Professor Esler has received the following awards for his research: Excellence Award in Hypertension Research, awarded by the American Heart Association in (2013). Bjorn Folkow Award of the European Society of Hypertension (2012). Eureka Prize for Translational Research, shared with Professor Markus Schlaich (2011). Victoria Prize, State Government of Victoria (2009) Order of Australia; AM (2007) Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence, awarded by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2006). Centenary Medal (2003) of the Government of Australia. Elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2002). Hartnett Medal of the Royal Society of the Arts (2002). Merck Sharpe & Dohme Award of the International Society of Hypertension (2000). Ramaciotti Medal (1997), for excellence in biomedical research. RT Hall Prize (1996), for research in cardiology, awarded annually by the Cardiac Society of Australasia. Wellcome (Australia) Medal (1989), awarded annually for "the most outstanding biomedical research in Australia". Susman Prize, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1983), awarded annually for "the best original contribution to internal medicine by a Fellow or Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians". The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.; The Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences was established on 10 April 1999, when Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issued the Supreme Decree No. to establish the award, with the objective of honouring scientists from every part of the world who pursue medical research that serves the larger interests of humanity.