[5] While in Canberra, Kovacic completed a Bachelor of Medical Science degree in exercise physiology related to blood viscosity in elite rowers[6] at the AIS.

[8] As a cardiology trainee in early 2003, Kovacic was the doctor for Rolling Stones for some of their Licks World Tour Australian shows.

[9] Kovacic pursued a PhD at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute focusing on the application of cell therapy to treat patients with refractory ischemic heart disease.

[2][17] From 2015 to 2020, Kovacic was the Associate Director of the Interventional Structural Heart Disease Program at Mount Sinai Hospital.

He also works as a cardiologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney[17] Kovacic has given over 60 US and other international invited presentations and served on many US NIH committees and panels.