Associate Professor David Colquhoun is a cardiologist in clinical practice and is actively involved in research.
He is a board member of the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA); a member of the Research Committee of the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM); a member of the Scientific Committee of the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation; and Co-President of the Clinical and Preventive Cardiology Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
He was chief author of the 2008 NHFA Statement on omega-3 fatty acids and heart disease and the 2013 NHFA Statement on Screening and Treatment of Depression.