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Expertise in using CT coronary angiography, a non-invasive angiography technique to look at the heart.
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Dr Colin Edwards (MBBCh, FCP(SA), FRACP)
Colin Edwards is a consultant cardiologist at North Shore Hospital. Colin¡¯s practice involves general cardiology with an interest in acute coronary syndromes and he performs diagnostic coronary angiography.
He specialised in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and did his training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.
Dr Chris Ellis (BM (Soton), MRCP (UK), FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ )
Chris Ellis is a consultant cardiologist at Auckland City Hospital and at the Auckland Heart Group and Mercy Hospital. He trained at both the Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre in Southampton, England and at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland. He is an investigational cardiologist performing coronary angiography, CT cardiac angiography and echocardiography and has a subspecialist interest in the acute coronary syndromes and in the prevention of ischaemic heart disease: the management of lipids, cardiovascular risk and hypertension. Chris works at the Auckland Heart Group, and the New Zealand representative for the International Society of CVS CT Angiography [SCCT].
Dr Ruvin Gabriel (BHB, MBChB (Auckland), FRACP)
Ruvin Gabriel began his cardiology training at the Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, and completed it at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA), where he worked for two years as a clinical and research fellow in multi-modality cardiovascular imaging. Ruvin currently works as a clinical cardiologist with a special interest in non-invasive imaging at Middlemore Hospital, and consults part time at the Auckland Heart Group.
Ruvin's subspecialty expertise is in non-invasive imaging: cardiovascular CT, CT coronary angiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as trans-thoracic, trans-oesophageal and stress echocardiography. He integrates his imaging skills with the clinical assessment and management of ischaemic heart disease, valvular heart disease and heart failure. Dr Malcolm Legget (MBChB, MD (Otago), FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ)
Malcolm Legget trained in cardiology at Green Lane Hospital and at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was Director of Echocardiography at Green Lane Hospital from 1995-2000, and is now a consultant cardiologist at the Auckland Heart Group and Auckland City Hospital. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Auckland. Malcolm has been part of the team that has established CT coronary angiography and percutaneous aortic valve implantation through the Auckland Heart Group and Mercy Angiography. He has continued research into valvular heart disease, and completed the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 2008. His special areas of interest include cardiac imaging, the treatment and prevention of ischaemic heart disease, and the management of valvular heart disease.
Dr John Ormiston (MBChB (Otago), FRACP, FRACR, FCSANZ, ONZM)
John Ormiston, New Zealand's most experienced interventional cardiologist, has introduced many new technologies to New Zealand, including TAVI (transcather aortic valve implantation). His international reputation is founded on bench testing and clinical trials of new cardiac devices, areas in which he is widely published. He is an invited speaker at interventional meetings worldwide, a past president of the Asia Pacific Society for Interventional Cardiology, a member of the Interventional Scientific Council of the American College of Cardiology, and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London). In addition, John sits on the scientific advisory board of two cardiology device companies, and helps to organise the three major international interventional meetings annually. He was instrumental in developing Mercy Angiography, the country's busiest private cardiac facility, where he is Medical Director. In the 2011 New Year's honours list John became an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to medicine.
Dr Niels van Pelt (MBChB, FRACP)
Niels van Pelt is a consultant cardiologist at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. After completing cardiology training in Auckland, he worked as a clinical fellow at Middlemore Hospital before taking up a fellowship in non-invasive cardiac imaging at the Thorax Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In Rotterdam Niels developed his subspecialty interest in computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography. In addition to his work as a clinical cardiologist he is involved in research into valvular heart disease and cardiac CT.
Areas of clinical interest and expertise include the modification of cardiac risk factors, the management of ischaemic heart disease and cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, cardiac CT and diagnostic coronary angiography.
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