Australia and New Zealand Heart Transplant Registry
About
The Australia and New Zealand Heart Transplant Registry (ANZHTR) is a clinical outcome registry established in 2024. It collects and reports data on all people (adults and children) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand who are waitlisted for, or have received, a heart transplant.
Funded by the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, the Registry aims to monitor the safety, quality, and outcomes of heart transplantation, supporting clinical care, system improvement, and better outcomes for people living with advanced end-stage heart failure requiring life-saving heart transplantation.
ANZHTR was created following the closure of the former Australian and New Zealand Cardiothoracic Transplant Registry (ANZCOTR). By building on ANZCOTR’s work, ANZHTR continues a reporting history that extends back to 1989, ensuring continuity in monitoring heart transplant activity and outcomes in line with national eligibility criteria.
The Registry collaborates with all heart transplant units across Australia and New Zealand which is supported by a strong clinical network of dedicated transplant specialists. While ANZHTR has not yet released its first formal report, its foundation provides the platform to deliver comprehensive insights into transplant activity and outcomes into the future.
ANZHTR Governance Structure
The Australia and New Zealand Heart Transplant Registry (ANZHTR) operates within the broader framework of the Australia and New Zealand Organ Replacement Registries Group (ANZORRG) sharing operational resources across registries.
The ANZHTR Advisory Committee plays a central role in guiding the registry’s clinical and strategic priorities. It is composed of leading clinical experts from each heart transplant service across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. These representatives bring clinical expertise and frontline insights, ensuring the registry remains clinically relevant and responsive to the needs of the transplant community. In addition to clinical leads, the committee is supported by a network of clinicians and data managers embedded within each transplant service.
The Advisory Committee meets regularly to provide guidance on data collection standards and has played an integral role in the collaborative re-establishment of a heart transplant registry.
The Clinical Advisory Committee meets regularly to provide guidance on Registry arrangements. There are at least four meetings each year, held on a quarterly basis. It is expected members attend a minimum of 3 meetings each calendar year. A quorum for a meeting shall comprise of 10 members.
Clinical Advisory Committee
Dr Phil Clayton
Chair ANZHTR Advisory Committee
Kelly Marshall
Registry General Manager
Prof Peter Macdonald
Senior staff Cardiologist Cardiopulmonary Transplant Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital
Dr George Javorsky
Clinical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Unit at The Prince Charles Hospital
A/Prof Robert Weintraub
Clinical Lead of the Heart Failure/Transplant Program at The Royal Children’s Hospital
A/Prof Hitesh Patel
Consultant Cardiologist at the Alfred Hospital
Dr Tom Pasley
Cardiologist at Auckland City Hospital and consult at The Heart Group
Dr Felicity Lee
Cardiology Fellow at Fiona Stanley Hospital
Charlie Milton
Project Officer
Contributors and Partners
ANZHTR is supported by a network of contributors and partners. These include:
- St Vincent’s Hospital
- The Prince Charles Hospital
- The Royal Children’s Hospital
- Alfred Hospital
- Auckland City Hospital
- Fiona Stanley Hospital
- Australian Government Organ and Tissue Authority (AOTA)
- The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Latest Updates & Publications
