Rinaldo Bellomo

Rinaldo Bellomo AO (1956 – 6 May 2025) 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 (ARE).

Personal life Bellomo was born in 1956 in Italy. He immigrated to Australia in 1980. He was married with a daughter. He was a fellow in the Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh from 1992 to 1994. He was appointed Director of Intensive Care Research at Austin Health in 1997, a position he held until his death. He also served as Senior Research Advisor and Staff Specialist in Intensive Care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He was a co-founder of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) and served as Foundation Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group (ANZICS-CTG). He is particularly associated with research in critical care nephrology, sepsis, fluid therapy, and perioperative care. His Scopus h-index was over 160 at the time of his death.

Honours Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 2018 – for distinguished service to intensive care medicine as a biomedical scientist and researcher. GSK Award for Research Excellence (ARE), co-recipient with Jamie Cooper, 2021. 75th Anniversary Excellence Award, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2014. Named among the most influential clinical-scientists in acute medicine by Thomson Reuters, 2014. Victoria Public Healthcare Award for Excellence in Safety and Care, 2005. Distinguished Scientist Award, Austin Health, 2007. Member, Honour Roll, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, since 2015.