3 Best Cardiologists in Newcastle

“Dr Nicholas Collins completed his undergraduate education at the University of Newcastle in 1998 and completed cardiology training at the John Hunter Hospital in 2005. Dr Collins then completed Fellowships in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology at the Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. Particular interests include congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peri-operative cardiology assessment and interventional cardiology, focusing on complex coronary and interatrial interventions, including atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure. Dr Collins is currently the Director of the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia and a conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle. Dr Nicholas Collins has been involved in education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as research projects focusing on congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and interventional cardiology.”

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“Dr Rohan Bhagwandeen is the Director of Catheterization Laboratories at Lake Macquarie Private Hospital Newcastle, leading the TAVI program. He is a senior staff specialist at the John Hunter Hospital, providing a TAVI service to public patients. He is a director at Newcastle Heart, a highly regarded cardiology practice that offers comprehensive cardiac services to patients in the Hunter region. Rohan was a Lead of the Hunter New England Cardiac Stream from 2012-2017, advocating tirelessly for equitable healthcare delivery throughout the Hunter region. Rohan is passionate about education at a national and international level. He is a Convenor of the Essential Percutaneous Interventional Course (EPIC) and is a board member of the Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute. Rohan contributes to National Advisory Boards and is a member of numerous Steering/Organizing Committees, including ANZ Endovascular Therapies (ANZET), ACTION DAY, Regional Australian Interventional Structural and Endovascular (RAISE) and the Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC).”

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“Dr Rachael Hatton completed her undergraduate education at the University of Newcastle and completed cardiology training at Newcastle. Rachael underwent fellowships in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. Dr Hatton’s special interests include complex coronary and interatrial interventions, including atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure. Adult congenital heart disease, structural heart disease and pregnancy. Dr Hatton consults patients at Belmont Hospital and consults in a joint clinic with Maternal Foetal Medicine at John Hunter Hospital. Dr Hatton performs interventional procedures such as angiography and angioplasty at Lake Macquarie Private Hospital and John Hunter Hospital.”

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