Nitesh graduated from Monash University in 2007 and completed his advanced training in cardiology at Monash Heart and the Alfred Hospital. He subsequently completed fellowships in advanced echocardiography, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI. He holds formal accreditation in all of these subspecialties.

Nitesh has a strong interest in cardiovascular research holding research positions at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Monash University. 

He is interested in all aspects of cardiology including coronary heart disease,  valvular heart disease, and cardiovascular risk prediction. 

He also has an interest is in women’s heart health research and has recently received national  funding to investigate the role of breast arterial calcification on screening mammography to predict cardiovascular risk.