3 Best Cardiologists in Cairns QLD

“Dr Josh Tsai is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, and then he undertook his specialty training in Cardiology at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. He established Cairns' first Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in 1999 and implanted North Queensland's first ICD (implantable defibrillator) in 2002. Dr Josh Tsai is actively interested in clinical and preventative cardiology, coronary and structural heart disease management, and device-based treatment of arrhythmias and heart failure. Dr Josh Tsai is multilingual and speaks Hokkien, English, Malay, and Cantonese. Cairns Cardiology offers a comprehensive range of health monitoring and patient consultation services. They provide invasive and non-invasive cardiovascular services to patients in Far North Queensland, PNG, and the Torres Strait Islands.

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“Dr Joseph Ling is an expert cardiologist who has been practising for more than 20 years in the medical field. He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1988. He completed his fellowship at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. His particular interest includes general adult cardiology with a holistic approach. Dr Joseph offers comprehensive cardiovascular care for his patients. He focuses on patients with heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors. Dr Joseph Ling is committed to serving his patients by delivering accessible, comprehensive, compassionate care of the highest quality. He speaks Mandarin, Chinese, Hokkien and Malay. He currently practices at Cairns Private Hospital and sees patients in the Cairns Heart Clinic.

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“Dr Anthony Brazzale is a clinical and interventional cardiologist with a special interest in assessing patients with chest pain and shortness of breath and investigating and managing coronary artery disease. He performs coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions via radial and femoral approaches, utilising fractional flow reserve measurements and intravascular imaging where indicated. Dr Brazzale graduated with First Class Honours and received the University Medal for his academic achievements. After completing his internship at the Cairns Base Hospital, he moved to Brisbane to pursue cardiology training. His cardiology training was undertaken at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the Nambour Hospital, providing him with a solid foundation in clinical cardiology and the performance and interpretation of a broad range of cardiac investigations. Dr Brazzale subsequently undertook a further year of sub-speciality training in Interventional Cardiology at Western Health in Melbourne.

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