Aussie heart surgery

[Butterfly]

Hi , Best wishes to all out there.
Can anyone give me infromation about surgeons who may use the minimally invasive technique in Australia to replace aortic valves.Also I would be most grateful for infromation from members re their experiences with surgery in Australia.

God Bless All
Butterfly

 

[Ross]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Give our Aussie members some time to check in and see your post and perhaps they'll have some info to share.

Until then, welcome.

 

[aussigal]

Hi there Butterfly...

....WELCOME !

I figured if I answer you here other new or lurking Aussies may be helped as well

One of my first searches for a surgeon took me to the Sydney Cardio Thorasic Surgeons group. I decided to boldly contact them and within 12 hours got a reply from a Cardio-Thorasic surgeon...I was very impressed...He asked me to send him my scans etc which I did. He kindly checked them over and reported back to me in a couple of days that I would be well advised to get my aneurysm and BAV fixed fairly soon and that he would be happy to fix it for me or he could recommend a local surgeon for me. This most generous surgeons' name is Dr Nick Hendel. I sent a detailed E-mail to him through the "Sydney Cardio Thorasic Surgeons" @ http://www.scts.com.au/

I chose to have my OP here in Perth where I live but if we didnt have a suitable private hospital and excellent surgeons here I would have travelled to Sydney to have the OP. Please feel free to ask me as many questions as you want to. If I lived in Sydney or close to it I would certainly have taken Mr Hendel up on his offer.

 

[OldManEmu]

Welcome Aboard

Welcome Aboard

Welcome Butterfly.

I see Aussigal has beaten me to the welcome.

My surgery was done in Melbourne so I am only familiar with Melbourne
surgeons and hospitals.


I also responded to your message.

Keep us updated on your progress and ask me any questions you want on the forum or PM me.

 

[aussiemember]

Hi, I haven't had surgery yet but here is information from the Epworth Hospital Melbourne about their minimally invasive surgery. I know someone who went there and was very happy with them.

There is further information and contact details at this address: http://www.roboticheartsurgery.com.au/

Let us know how you go and what you decide to do.

Jeanne

 

[GregB]

Aussie surgery

Aussie surgery

Hi there,

I had AVR at Epworth in Melbourne. It truly is a first class hospital.
While they do have the DaVinci Robot and I believe may use it for Mitral Valve replacement, I am not sure if they use it for AVR.
Please contact me via Private message if you need more information. I am still in contact with my surgeon who is trained in the use of da Vinci so I can link you in with people who know these things if it would help.
Stay cool and use this list to check out what you need to do. It is an absolute goldmine of information and support.
Welcome
Greg