Perth Children's Hospital

Western Australia

Perth Children's Hospital

The Children’s Cardiac Centre at PCH is Western Australia’s only specialist care service for infants, children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart conditions.

Principal Contact

Dr Andrew Bullock
E: pch.cardiologyadmin@health.wa.gov.au
P: 08 6456 0204

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Auckland City Hospital

Auckland City Hospital

Principal Contact

Owen Chesbrough, PH Nurse Specialist & Heart Lung Transplant Coordinator
E: OChesbrough@adhb.govt.nz
Ph: (09) 307 4949, Ext 28333


Physicians

Dr. Tanya McWilliams (PAH, Lung Transplant & Respiratory Physician)

Dr. Ken Whyte (PAH & Respiratory Physician)

Dr. Cara Wasywich (Cardiologist & Heart Transplant Physician)

Dr. Sarah Fitzsimmons (Cardiologist & Heart Transplant Physician)

Mr. David Haydock (Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Pulmonary Endartrectomy Surgery (PEA))

  • Our Pulmonary vascular clinic dates from 1997 and initially was the only NZ pulmonary vascular disease centre, we now principally look after patients in the Greater Auckland Region but are involved in care of patients in other smaller centres in a shared care approach with their local hospital physicians.
  • The Service is multi-disciplinary and aims to over holistic & supportive care to our patients & whanua
  • We have over 100 patients currently under our care and carry out over 50 right heart catheters per year. We follow international guidelines for investigation and treatment though access to funded therapies in NZ is determined by criteria set by the government drug agency (Pharmac).
  • We are currently the only NZ centre treating a handful of patients across NZ with IV epoprostenol often as a bridge to pulmonary transplant but with recent changes in access criteria this number will increase.
  • Our service works closely with the NZ Heart and Lung Transplant Service & many of our staff work with both the pulmonary vascular service and the transplant service.
  • We offer a national service for the assessment of patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and surgery (Pulmonary thromboendartrectomy [PEA]) for patients who are suitable for this type of surgery. In this area we also have close links with centres in Australia & often discuss patients with our colleagues abroad.
  • We also offer follow up for patients with acute pulmonary emboli & patients with lung involvement by Hereditary Haemorrhagic Teleangiectasis (HHT).

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Fiona Stanley Hospital

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Principal Contact

Corina Jary, Clinical Nurse Consultant
E: FSH.AdvancedLungDiseaseOutpatientClinic@health.wa.gov.au
Ph: (08) 6152 4029


Physicians

Dr. Melanie Lavender (Respiratory Physician, specialising in pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation)

Dr. Jeremy Wrobel (Respiratory Physician, specialising in pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation)

Dr. Michael Musk (Respiratory Physician, specialising in lung transplantation and advanced lung disease)

The pulmonary hypertension service is run by an experienced multidisciplinary team in the Advanced Lung Disease Unit at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH). The service relocated to this new hospital, from the original site at Royal Perth Hospital in 2015. This is the only pulmonary hypertension specialist referral centre in WA offering combination therapy including continuous intravenous epoprostenol, pulmonary hypertension exercise program, twice weekly clinics and lung transplant service. Patients undergo comprehensive investigation under the care of a full-time team of healthcare professionals with experience in pulmonary hypertension, including physicians, nurse consultants, physiotherapists, pharmacist and dietician. The pulmonary hypertension service benefits from additional expertise on site at FSH such as the Advanced Heart Failure Service, medical imaging including interventional radiology and cardiac MRI, and sleep medicine. The Advanced Lung Disease Unit often participates as a site in international clinical trials, for which some pulmonary hypertension patients may be eligible.

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Royal Hobart Hospital

Royal Hobart Hospital

Principal Contact

Jane B Mitchell, RN
Ph: (03) 6166 8236
Fax: (03) 6234 2852


Physicians

Dr. Nathan Dwyer (Cardiology)

The Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) runs a state wide clinic with approximately 160 PAH patients seen.
Hours of PAH RN: Monday – Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm.
Location of RN PAH Office: 2nd Floor RHH Cardiology / ECHO Hallway.

PAH Clinic runs every Thursday afternoon 1:20pm to 4:20pm except Public Holidays.
Location: 10th Floor of The Wellington Centre.

PAH Trial Coordinator: Gaynor Cherry, RN – (03) 6166 7881

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Wesley Pulmonary Hypertension Unit

Queensland

Wesley Pulmonary Hypertension Unit

We provide a wide range of diagnostic assessment services for PAH and CTEPH including echocardiography, respiratory function testing, medical imaging and right and left heart catheterisation. We offer access to all PBS drugs for the treatment of PAH with the exception of IV prostacyclin analogues.

The service has an onsite Nurse Practitioner specialising in Pulmonary Hypertension to help co-ordinate care and treatment throughout the patients pulmonary hypertension journey.

We have well established connections with relevant expert services onsite at the Wesley Hospital including cardiology, rheumatology/immunology, interventional radiology, palliative care, gastroenterology and infectious diseases as well as strong ties to the Lung Foundation. We actively contribute to the National Database for Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Clinical trials for both pulmonary hypertension and CTEPH can be easily accessed through The Prince Charles Hospital.

Principal Contact

Dr John Feenstra
E: reception@jfeenstra.com.au
P: 07 3876 9033

Nurse Practitioner | Rebekka Beaumont

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Principal Contact

Judy Ross, Pulmonary Hypertension Nurse
E: Pulmonary_HT@health.qld.gov.au
Ph: (07) 3176 2466
Fax: (07) 3176 6170


Physicians

Dr. Claire M. Ellender (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine)

Dr. Gregory Keir (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine)

Dr. Sudhir Wahi (Cardiology)

Dr. Dariusz Korczyk (Cardiology)

Dr. John Coucher (Radiology)

Dr. Kendal Redmond (Interventional Radiology)

Princess Alexandra Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension clinic offers a holistic, multi-disciplinary environment for the assessment and management of pulmonary hypertension patients. We have access to NATA accredited Respiratory and Sleep laboratories to evaluate breathlessness, sleep disordered breathing and pulmonary hypertension. Servicing a wide geographic area ranging for Northern NSW to Western Queensland, we have access to a well developed Tertiary level service that continues to provide Expert Centre care.

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The Prince Charles Hospital

Prince Charles Hospital

Principal Contact

Kerri-Lee Driver | Kathy O’Brien
E: phservicetpch@health.qld.gov.au
Ph: (07) 3139 4511


Physicians

Dr. John Feenstra (PAH, CTEPH)

Dr. Michael Trotter (PAH, Lung Transplant)

  • Quaternary referral centre for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • State referral centre for:
    • Intravenous epoprostenol
    • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Lung Transplantation
  • CTEPH centre offering Pulmonary Endarterectomy Surgery, Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty and medical therapies
  • Lead and participate in clinical trials and research

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Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Principal Contact

Kathy Lim / Samantha Lopez
E: PH.team@rch.org.au
Ph: (03) 9345 4621


Physicians

Robert Weintraub (Paediatric Cardiologist)

Michael Cheung (Paediatric Cardiologist)

Currently there is no information.

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John Hunter Hospital

John Hunter Hospital

Principal Contact

Shelley Dunlap
E: shelley.dunlap@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
Ph: (02) 4985 5016


Physicians

Nicholas Collins (Cardiology)

Bruce Bastian (Cardiology)

Peter Hayes (Cardiology)

Prof. Glenn Reeves (Immunology)

Dr. Gabor Major (Rheumatology)

Scott Twaddell (Respiratory)

David Arnold (Respiratory)

Michael Hayes (Respiratory)

JHH IPAH clinic is a Multidisciplinary Clinic involving Cardiologists, Immunologists, Rheumatologists, Respiratory Physicians, and a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

PAH research is undertaken through The Autoimmune Resource and Research Centre.
Contact Julie Shepherd CTN (02) 49214095
PAH patient information can be found on www.autoimmune.org.au

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The Nepean Hospital

New South Wales

Nepean Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Unit

Part of the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District.

Principal Contact

Michele Mackenzie | Lisa Barry
E: Michele.mackenzie@health.nsw.gov.au | Lisa.barry@health.nsw.gov.au
P: 47344209 | 47343068
Physicians
Dr Benjamin Ng
Dr Faraz Pathan

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