Introduction:
Our specialist cardiologists are experts in Echocardiography a non-invasive technique to look at the structure and function of the heart.
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Dr Nezar Amir (MBChB, FRACP)
Nezar Amir trained in general medicine and cardiology in Baghdad, Iraq and Auckland, New Zealand and then completed an echocardiography training fellowship at the University of California San Francisco Medical Centre. Nezar is a consultant cardiologist for the Waitemata District Health Board working at both the North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. He is a general cardiologist who works in the coronary care unit, the cardiology clinic and the general wards. He has a particular expertise and interest in all areas of echocardiography. Nezar works part time at the Auckland Heart Group, based on the North Shore.
Dr Rob Doughty (MB, BS, MD, MRCP (UK), FRACP, FCSANZ, FESC)
Rob Doughty has undertaken several years of research in heart failure and echocardiography and held the Heart Foundation Senior Fellowship for 3 years from 1997 to 2000. He was for a number of years an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. Rob is a consultant cardiologist at Auckland Hospital and at the Auckland Heart Group. He has recently been appointed the first National Heart Foundation Professor of Preventative Cardiology.
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 Ivor Gerber (MBChB, MD, FCSANZ, FRACP, FACC)
Dr Ivor Gerber graduated MBChB from the University of Cape Town in 1992 before relocating to New Zealand. He completed his training in Cardiology at Green Lane Hospital in 2000 and holds Fellowships of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ). He obtained a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree for his thesis on neurohormones and inflammatory markers in valvular heart disease which was completed during a Cardiovascular Research Fellowship at Green Lane Hospital. He subsequently spent 18 months at the University of California San Francisco for a Fellowship in echocardiography and adult congenital heart disease. Dr Gerber is a Consultant Cardiologist at the Auckland Heart Group and Auckland City Hospital where is he also Director of Adult Echocardiography. His special interests include valvular heart disease, heart failure and adult congenital heart disease, as well as all aspects of general preventaive cardiology.
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 Cara Wasywich (MBChB, FRACP)
Cara Wasywich trained as a cardiologist at Green Lane Hospital. She worked subsequently as a research fellow (focusing on the management of heart failure) and a cardiac transplant fellow in Auckland before spending time in Vancouver, Canada in 2005 undertaking further specialist training. She currently practises as a cardiologist at Auckland City Hospital and at Auckland Heart Group. Her interests include heart failure and cardiac transplantation, general cardiology including acute coronary syndromes and echocardiography, and the management of cardiovascular disease in women.
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