Cardiology
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s Cardiology Department is one of the leading clinical cardiac services in Australia. We offer comprehensive cardiac services with our consultants established at the forefront of cardiac technology using recognised international best practices.
The Cardiology Department includes the Coronary Care Unit, Cardiac Investigation Unit and Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories and the state-of-the art St Vincent's Heart Centre.
Our services are provided for outpatients & inpatients through St Vincent’s Heart Centre & the Cardiac Investigation Unit, and the newly established National Centre for Sports Cardiology, all located on the St Vincent’s Fitzroy campus. We provide care to emergency and elective patients with heart disease including ischaemic heart disease, heart failure and valvular heart disease.
St Vincent’s Heart Centre aims to be recognised as a world class facility which offers the latest technology and comprehensive ambulatory testing and consulting services whilst integrating clinical care, education, research and preventative health all under the one roof. We are playing a leading role in tackling heart disease and significantly improving access for Victorian patients to specialist cardiac services.
Please see list of our specialist clinics and investigations offered at St Vincent’s Heart Centre.
All services are bulk-billed, excluding Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors.
Secure electronic report distribution is available for those who use Argus.
For heart failure disease management or care coordination refer to the Restoring Health team or call 1300 131 470.
Senior staff
Associate Professor Andrew MacIsaac – Director of Cardiology, Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Tel: (03) 9231 4439
Associate Professor David Prior – Deputy Director of Cardiology
Tel: (03) 9231 4439
Professor Robert Whitbourn – Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Tel: (03) 9231 4439
Cardiologists
Associate Professor Andrew Burns
Associate Professor Andrew Wilson
Associate Professor Andre La Gerche
Dr Sonny Palmer
Professor Peter Barlis
Associate Professor Jack Gutman
Associate Professor Uwais Mohamed
Dr Alex McLellan
Dr Jennifer Coller
Dr Brendan Flaim
Dr John Morris Williams
Dr Julian Castro
Dr Louise Creati
Dr Maria Brosnan
Dr Terase Lancefield
Dr Timothy Roberts
Dr Nimalan Nadarajah
Dr Bala Saravanasubramanian
Dr Arul Baradi
Dr Fei Fei Gong
Dr Ian Matthews
Dr Ben Costello
Dr Elizabeth Paratz
Dr Khoa Phan
Referral Forms and Guidelines
Refer to the Specialist Clinics area
Statewide Referral Criteria for Specialist Clinics
To improve access and appropriateness of Cardiology referrals to public hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has developed statewide referral criteria. These can be viewed at https://src.health.vic.gov.au/specialities
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Referral to St Vincent's Heart Centre
Please FAX a referral form or letter to: (03) 9231 3333
For any enquiries please contact Heart Centre reception on Tel: (03) 9231 3000
or Tel: (03) 9231 1360 (GP direct access)
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Exercise stress test
- Echocardiogram
- Exercise stress echo
- Dobutamine stress echo
- 12 Lead ECG
- 24 Hour Ambulatory BP Monitor
- Holter Monitor (24 or 48 hour)
- 7 Day event monitor + ECG
- Pacemaker/ICD check
Cardiac testing information and preparation sheet
Referrals for cardiac investigations
Please FAX a referral form or letter to: (03) 9231 3333
Heart Centre GP Referral - Best Practice
Heart Centre GP Referral - Medical Director
Heart Centre GP Referral - ZedMed
Heart Centre GP Referral - Genie
- Cardiology (Red Clinic) – Thursdays 1.30pm
The National Heart Foundation also provides information and resources for general practices and online learning modules to assist practice nurses and other health professionals to improve cardiovascular care.
Patient Enquiries:
Tel: (03) 9231 3475
St Vincent's Heart Centre: Tel: (03) 9231 3000
GP Enquiries:
Cardiology Clinic: Tel: (03) 9231 2898. Fax: (03) 9231 3489
St Vincent's Heart Centre: Tel: (03) 9231 1360. Fax: (03) 9231 3333
Case Coordinator Nurse:
Tel: (03) 9231 1250
Referral Officer:
Tel: (03) 9231 3563
HealthPathways Melbourne is an online portal designed to be used by general practice at the point of care to guide best practice assessment, management and referral of common clinical conditions.
Please Note:
This is a public outpatient service. All patients need to be referred to us by a GP. Please see your GP if you believe you would benefit from a referral to this clinic. Many doctors have private consulting suites as well as working in the public hospital system. This is entirely separate from St Vincent’s and our staff do not have any information about the private consulting practices of doctors.