Dr Rajesh Brahmbhatt

Dr Rajesh Brahmbhatt is a highly trained and knowledgeable Consultant Cardiologist with more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of the diagnosis and management of Heart Disease. He is currently based in Wetherill Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He practices at St George Private Hospital.

Dr Brahmbhatt has been a pioneering Cardiologist with the Cardiac Care Centre since its inception in Hurstville in 2009. He first commenced consultative practice in Hurstville in 2006, which was a major landmark in Cardiology in the region as it allowed patients to be investigated and treated locally.

With his wealth of experience, Dr Brahmbhatt has worked in various reputable hospitals around Australia, gaining critical insight into different aspects of Medicine and Cardiology. Prior to this, he worked at SSG Hospital, Baroda, a University Teaching Hospital in India, for several years. He simultaneously trained future undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine and cardiology at Baroda Medical College, The MS University of Baroda, Baroda, to the highest standard of education.

Dr Brahmbhatt has undergone comprehensive Cardiology training in the UK and Australia. He completed a two-year Fellowship at Westmead Hospital in 1999, where he acquired high-quality clinical training in all aspects of Cardiology from some of the best educators in the country.

Actively involved in interventional cardiac patient management and medical management of heart failure, Dr Brahmbhatt is regarded as an authoritative speaker on cardiac issues at medical meetings. This reflects his ongoing commitment to his own clinical education and his capacity to remain at the forefront of advances in Cardiology.

Dr Brahmbhatt has extensive training in various procedures and investigations, including:

• Coronary Angiography
• Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
• Cardiac Electrophysiology and Radiofrequency ablations
• Permanent Pacemaker implantation and follow-up
• Complex Defibrillator device implantations and follow-up
• Trans-oesophageal Echocardiography (TOE)
• Other routine non-invasive cardiac investigations such as Echocardiography, Stress testing and Stress Echocardiography, 24-Holter and Blood Pressure monitoring

Dr Brahmbhatt's special areas of interest include management of heart failure, lipidology, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, and metabolic syndrome.