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Heart surgery
We are a leading-edge heart surgery team providing state of the art care for our patients and their families.
We provide the following services:
We also support patients in intensive care who are on life support with ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).
We provide support to other hospitals and specialists with our multi-disciplinary aortic surgery advisory service.
We run weekly clinics in person or using Telehealth.
Our clinics are run at Austin Hospital, Level 5 Harold Stokes Building.
A/Prof Siven Seevanayagam
You need a referral from your GP, specialist or health care provider to access this service.
If you have been referred to us from another hospital, we will contact you to schedule an appointment.
Doctors can refer their patient to this service in several ways:
Requests for an admission indicates a high degree of medical urgency. These requests should be directed to the Cardiac Surgery Registrar on call.
Phone: 0431 658 789 (during business hours)
After hours, call the Austin switchboard on 03 9496 5000
Address referrals to:
A/Prof. Siven Seevanayagam
Director Cardiac Surgery
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Austin Hospital
Level 5, Harold Stokes Building
145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084
You will have your surgery at the Austin Hospital.
Check the information you have received to make sure you know where to got. If you are unsure, call your surgical liaison nurse or contact us on the numbers below.
The Surgery & Endoscopy Centre
Level 2, Austin Tower
145 Studley Road Heidelberg
Coordinator: 03 9496 3019
Liaison Nurse: 03 9496 3603
Phone Toll Free (for regional patients): 1800 134 864 and ask to be re-directed to the above numbers
Open hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm
Cardiac Surgery Department
Austin Hospital
Level 5, Harold Stokes Building
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg VIC 3084