Cardiology

Our cardiology service is rapidly expanding to meet the needs of the Gippsland region. We currently provide inpatient care for patients with heart conditions and also long term outpatient consultation and treatment.

Diagnostic Services

• State of the Art Siemens Hybrid Coronary Angiography Suite 
• Diagnostic left heart catheterisation
• Right heart catheterisation
• Percutaneous coronary intervention including (Stenting, FFR and IVUS)
• Referrals for cardiac catheterisation are directly with our interventional cardiology team

•  Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA)
  • Attach i-med referral form 
• Myocardial perfusion imaging (MIBI)
  • Attached i-med referral form 
•  Transthoracic Echo (TTE)
• • Outpatient and inpatient transthoracic echocardiogram
  • Bubble and definity studies available
  • Attach referral form here 
• Transoesophageal Echo (TOE)
  • We currently offer TOE to inpatients at Latrobe Regional Hospital twice per week. This service is critical for patients with valvular disease requiring surgery or long-term treatment with intravenous antibiotics. 
• Direct Current Cardioversion:
  • Please refer to one of our cardiologist in the outpatient suite for assessment for DCR
  • If you are a cardiologist, please email a request for elective admission forms to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Electrocardiography (ECG) 
• 24 hour cardiac holter monitor
• Permanent pacemaker (PPM) and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) checks.
  • Cardiac resynchronisation optimisation service is planned to start 2022 
• Ambulatory BP monitoring 

Please fax referral forms for ECG, holter monitor, ambulatory blood pressure and PPM/ICD checks to: 03 51738386

• Stress Electrocardiography

Please fax referral forms stress ECG referral forms to be triaged to Fax: 03 51738199 or preferred  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Latrobe Regional Hospital also offers a long running and evidence based complete cardiac rehabilitation program designed for patients after and heart attack or heart failure admission.

Please fax referrals to: 03 51738386

Outpatient Cardiac Consultation

Gippsland Private Consulting Suites offer a wide range of outpatient clinics which are all bulk billed.

Our clinic is located in a new dedicated consulting facility on the hospital grounds at Latrobe Regional Hospital, 10 Village Ave, Traralgon VIC 3844.

All appointments can be made with Telehealth Videoconferencing.

Clinics

• General
• Heart Failure
• Chest Pain Assessment
• Cardiothoracic

To contact us phone: 03 5173 8111

For referrals please send to: Fax: 03 51738199 or preferred  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our Team

Cardiologists:

• A/Prof A. Wright – General Cardiologist
• Dr R. Prakash – Interventional Cardiologist
• Dr N. Htun – Interventional and Structural
• Dr L. Selkrig – Non-invasive Imaging
• Dr D. Pol - General and Interventional Fellow

Cardiothoracic Surgeons:

• Mr A Doi
• Mr A Zimmet