3 Best Cardiologists in Melbourne

“Dr Rinku Rayoo is a Cardiologist with a special interest in Cardiac Imaging. He holds the heart failure and imaging cardiologist position at Bendigo Health and is an Honorary Cardiologist at Austin Hospital. He completed his Physician training in India, the United Kingdom and Australia, receiving an MD in General medicine in 2002 and a Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2012. Dr Rayoo has a Level 2 SCMR accreditation for cardiac MRI and a Level A ANZCTCA accreditation for cardiac CT. He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the European Society of Echocardiography (ESE). Dr Rayoo manages a wide variety of adult cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease and cardiac risk assessment, heart failure, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias and syncope. Dr Rayoo has a special interest in various cardiac investigations, including transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), CT coronary angiography (CTCA) and calcium score and Cardiac MRI. Southern Cross Cardiovascular Services (SCCVS) is a modern and state-of-the-art establishment dedicated to offering high-quality service with highly accessible, compassionate, and patient-focused yet affordable cardiac care that is timely and with a holistic perspective.”

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“Prof Peter Barlis takes a holistic approach to the treatment of people with cardiac conditions in a caring and professional manner. He finished his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 1997. Prof. Peter Barlis is a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and a Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. He sees patients with all types of conditions concerning the heart. Prof Peter Barlis introduced and utilises optical coherence tomography (OCT), which uses laser light to scan inside the arteries of the heart to assess disease and plaque build-up. Prof Peter Barlis has published more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the editor/author of more than 5 textbooks.”

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“Dr Christopher Goods is an experienced General and Interventional Cardiologist. He obtained his medical education from the University of Melbourne, Australia 1986. He finished his Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1996. Dr Christopher Goods is an Interventional Cardiologist with a particular interest in coronary angiography and coronary stenting procedures performed via the radial artery approach. He undertook advanced training at the Austin Hospital from 1991-1992 and at Monash Medical Centre in 1993. Dr Christopher worked as an interventional cardiologist at the Alfred Hospital for ten years. He currently holds public appointments at Box Hill, Maroondah. Knox Private Hospital is the largest private hospital in Melbourne's eastern and southeastern corridor. They have 335 beds for the patient, 15 theatres, and a 24-hour Emergency Department.”

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