Heath Pardoe

The Florey Node Co-Director

Associate Professor Heath Pardoe is the Neuroimaging Theme Lead at the Florey, working within the Epilepsy and Neurodevelopment Research Priority Area. He is the Stream Lead for Science Operations in the Australian Epilepsy Project and Florey Node Director for the NCRIS-funded National Imaging Facility. He holds honorary positions at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Monash University and the University of Melbourne.

Associate Professor Pardoe’s research focuses on computational analysis of neuroanatomical MRI, with a particular emphasis on epilepsy. He develops and applies advanced statistical and artificial intelligence methods to large neuroimaging datasets to map subtle disease-related brain changes. In epilepsy, this work supports surgical planning, improves lesion detection, and helps identify biological and treatment-related factors that modify brain structure and clinical outcomes.

A major theme of his work is advancing MRI methods and infrastructure to enable population-scale human imaging studies. He has published extensively on the effects of in-scanner head motion and other technical factors on neuroanatomical MRI, and on approaches to mitigate these effects. He leads national and international efforts in multi-site epilepsy neuroimaging studies, including roles in the Human Epilepsy Project, ENIGMA-Epilepsy, and Australia’s National Imaging Facility. His research has been funded by the NHMRC, the USA National Institutes of Health, and philanthropic organisations.

Associate Professor Pardoe completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2005 and undertook postdoctoral training with Graeme Jackson at The Florey. He subsequently held academic appointments at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he was Associate Professor of Neurology, before returning to the Florey in 2022.