Cardiology Specialist providing Support to Waverley Heart clinic
Dr Brian Zakhem’s qualifications include Bachelor of Science, Monash University followed by an MBBS at Monash University. Dr Zakhem has completed his FRACP in Clinical and General Cardiology at Western Hospital, Footscray, and most recently, completed his Masters degree and Interventional Fellowship from Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid, Spain.
With an area of special interest in clinical and interventional cardiology, Dr Zakhem is committed to providing the highest quality of care to his patients and is fluent in Spanish and Arabic as second and third languages.
Areas of Special Interest:
Management of chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
Management of in-stent restenosis
Intracoronary imaging (IVUS and OCT)
Intracoronary physiology techniques
Microvascular dysfunction
Current Appointment (Public Hospital):
Western Hospital, Footscray
Sunshine Hospital, Sunshine
Private Hospital Visiting Rights:
Epworth Hospital, Richmond
Epworth Hospital, Box Hill
Knox Private Hospital, Wantirna
Western Private Hospital, Footscray
The Mulgrave Private Hospital, Mulgrave
Professional Affiliations:
Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
Medical Indemnity Protection Society (MIPS).
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP).
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
Fellow of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
