Heart Transplant Clinic
The Heart Transplant Clinic is staffed with health care professionals who are there to provide medical, nursing and allied health support and care during a patients transplant journey.
Clinical service overview
Other cardiac examinations such as biopsies, angiograms, specialised blood tests and ultrasounds are organised through this clinic.
Refer your patient
Fax referral to us
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
- Referral enquiries (03) 9076 3258
- Referral fax (03) 9076 2155
- Referral enquiries email transplantclinicnurse@alfred.org.au
Clinic times
Day | Campus | Time |
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Monday | The Alfred | 1.00pm - 5.00pm |
Friday | The Alfred | 9.00am - 1.00pm |
Clinic consultants
- Dr Peter Bergin: Cardiology
- Prof David Kaye: Cardiology
- A/Prof James Hare: Cardiology
- A/Prof Hitesh Patel: Cardiology (Pacing and Heart Failure)
- Dr Sarah Gutman: Cardiology
- Dr Caitlin Cheshire: Cardiology
- Dr Su Ling Tee: Cardiology
- Dr Yusuke Sata: Cardiology
- Dr Christie Tan: General medicine
Resources
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Highly sensitised patients undergoing heart transplant 180 KB
Information sheet for health professionals
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Heart and Lung Transplant Trust (Victoria)
A not-for-profit association whose membership consists of heart and lung transplant patients, recipients, their carers and families
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Life after heart transplant 691 KB
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Your guide to heart failure - Patient diary
This diary is for you to help manage your heart failure symptoms and avoid admissions to hospital.