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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 (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

  • A/Prof Gary Sholler, Director
  • Dr Steve Cooper
  • Dr Richard Hawker
  • Dr K.C. Lau
  • Dr Megan Sherwood

Cardiac Surgeons

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

Visiting Medical Officers

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

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Last updated: Thursday the 14th of September, 2006

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