Cardiology / Cardiac Surgery

Phone:	9845 2345
Fax:	9845 2163
Email:	abci@chw.edu.au
Location:	Diagnostic Services building, level 3

The Adolph Basser Cardiac Institute, Kids Heart Research and Edgar Stephens ward are part of the The Heart Centre for Children.

General information, details regarding services available and people involved are available at www.heartcentreforchildren.com.au

The Adolph Basser Cardiac Institute (ABCI) provides:

• Paediatric cardiology for inpatients and consultations
• Paediatric cardiothoracic surgery
• Congenital Heart Clinic, both paediatric and adolescent
• Remote services in Tamworth, Dubbo, Campbelltown, Wagga, Nowra, Penrith, Maitland, Newcastle, Canberra, Gosford
• Senior Congenital Heart Clinic
• Pre-admission (Surgical) Clinic
• Pacemaker Clinic
• NSW Fetal Cardiac Service.

Investigation:

• Ambulatory BP Monitoring 
• Cardiac catheterisation
• Electrophysiology
• Electrocardiography (ECG)
• Echocardiography
• Fetal echocardiography
• Holter monitoring
• Stress exercise testing
• Blood gas estimation for perfusion
• Electrolyte estimations for perfusion
• Cardiac physiological and perfusion services
• Specialist paediatric cardiac biomedical services
• Patient support services including information, cardiac clinical nurse specialist and social worker.

How to make an appointment:

Call the ABCI receptionist on 9845 2345 to make appointments or for information.

Staff

Cardiologists

• Dr Gary Sholler
• Dr Steve Cooper
• Dr Richard Hawker
• Dr K.C. Lau
• Dr Megan Sherwood
• Dr Phil Roberts

Cardiac Surgeons

• A/Prof Richard Chard, Deputy Director
• Dr Ian Nicholson 
• Dr David Winlaw

Visiting Medical Officers

• Dr David Celermajer, Cardiologist - Adolescent Congenital Heart Disease
• Dr Peter Robinson, Cardiologist - Adolescent Congenital Heart Disease

Kids Heart Research

Related Services and Clinics

• Cardiology Clinics