About Us
Our team is made up of experienced and passionate Cardiac Physiologists who are experts in their respective fields. Collectively, we have over 20 years of healthcare experience and have presented our content at national conferences, published in journals, written textbook chapters, lectured at University and are actively involved in current research trials.
Our team also has a number affiliate partners including Cardiac Physiologists, Cardiac Nurses & Electrophysiologists who help us perform quality assurance testing, provide feedback, run webinars and sponsor our members education.
Meet the Team
Meet the team of experienced Cardiac Physiologists and award winning educators sharing their broad knowledge to increase the professional standards of healthcare.
Mitchell Cowan
Electrophysiology, ECG & Cardiac Devices
Mitchell Cowan is the Senior Cardiac Physiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He specialises in Electrophysiology & Cardiac Devices, having completed a Graduate Diploma of Electrophysiology through CEPIA as well as a Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology and a Certificate in Cardiac Devices through IBHRE. He currently sits on the EP Test Writing Committee for IBHRE and the Professional Standards Committee for PICSA.
He is a published author in JACC on the management of ventricular arrhythmias and is currently involved in research projects on the QT interval as well as predicting sudden death in TAVI. He has also written chapters on atrial flutter, RVOT VT & ARVC in the “Cardiac Electrophysiology in Clinical Case Review” textbook. He has lectured for the local health district and spoken at conferences of national and local levels. He is passionate about educating staff and increasing the professional standards of healthcare to facilitate better patient care.
Mitchell Cowan is the Senior Cardiac Physiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He specialises in Electrophysiology & Cardiac Devices, having completed a Graduate Diploma of Electrophysiology through CEPIA as well as a Certificate in Cardiac Electrophysiology and a Certificate in Cardiac Devices through IBHRE.
He currently sits on the EP Test Writing Committee for IBHRE and the Professional Standards Committee for PICSA.
He is a published author in JACC on the management of ventricular arrhythmias and is currently involved in research projects on the QT interval as well as predicting sudden death in TAVI. He has also written chapters on atrial flutter, RVOT VT & ARVC in the “Cardiac Electrophysiology in Clinical Case Review” textbook. He has lectured for the local health district and spoken at conferences of national and local levels. He is passionate about educating staff and increasing the professional standards of healthcare to facilitate better patient care.
Kenny Ng
ECG and Echocardiography
Kenny Ng is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at Royal North Shore, specifically directing and developing the education for Echocardiography and Electrocardiography and is responsible for mentoring a number of Cardiac Physiologists and Registrars in Echocardiography. He also assists in the education of staff in the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab and has lectured in multiple national educational webinars and meetings.
He has just recently submitted an abstract for CSANZ alongside some colleagues. He works as a Lecturer at Western Sydney University in Echocardiography. His qualifications include a Graduate Diploma of Electrophysiology and a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound with QUT.
Kenny Ng is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at Royal North Shore, specifically directing and developing the education for Echocardiography and Electrocardiography and is responsible for mentoring a number of Cardiac Physiologists and Registrars in Echocardiography.
He also assists in the education of staff in the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab and has lectured in multiple national educational webinars and meetings.
He has just recently submitted an abstract for CSANZ alongside some colleagues. He works as a Lecturer at Western Sydney University in Echocardiography. His qualifications include a Graduate Diploma of Electrophysiology and a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound with QUT.
Natasha Saad
ECG, cardiac devices and electrophysiology
A Senior Cardiac Physiologist and specialising in Cardiac Devices & Electrophysiology, Natasha has extensive experience in performing Electrophysiological procedures with over 10 years of experience in large tertiary centers in the UK and Australia. She has overhauled the cardiac devices program at Royal North Shore Hospital by developing and implementing extensive professional development and accreditation programs and inter-departmental communication frameworks.
Her qualifications include a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac
Electrophysiology, and a certificate in both Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices through IBHRE. She is currently conducting research into predicting latent arrhythmias post TAVI procedures using electrophysiological properties and measuring QT intervals in the context of bundle branch blocks. She’s focused on raising professional standards of healthcare by implementing comprehensive educational programs in ECG, Devices and EP.
A Senior Cardiac Physiologist and specialising in Cardiac Devices & Electrophysiology, Natasha has extensive experience in performing Electrophysiological procedures with over 10 years of experience in large tertiary centers in the UK and Australia.
She has overhauled the cardiac devices program at Royal North Shore Hospital by developing and implementing extensive professional development and accreditation programs and inter-departmental communication frameworks.
Her qualifications include a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Electrophysiology, and a certificate in both Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices through IBHRE. She is currently conducting research into predicting latent arrhythmias post TAVI procedures using electrophysiological properties and measuring QT intervals in the context of bundle branch blocks. She’s focused on raising professional standards of healthcare by implementing comprehensive educational programs in ECG, Devices and EP.
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Our Contributors
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Dr David Whalley
Dr David Whalley is the Director of Electrophysiology at Royal North Shore Hospital with extensive experience in arrhythmia diagnosis, device management & catheter ablation procedures at both Royal North Shore Hospital and the Sydney Adventist Hospital.
Dr Whalley is a widely published author in various cardiology journals and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney as well as a speaker at Structural Heart Disease Australia. He has been integral in guiding the Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia education programs for Cardiac Physiologists and Advanced Trainee Registrars for a number of years. Dr Whalley’s support and guidance has been fundamental to the education programs of Cardiac Physiology in Practice.
Dr David Whalley is the Director of Electrophysiology at Royal North Shore Hospital with extensive experience in arrhythmia diagnosis, device management & catheter ablation procedures at both Royal North Shore Hospital and the Sydney Adventist Hospital.
Dr Whalley is a widely published author in various cardiology journals and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney as well as a speaker at Structural Heart Disease Australia. He has been integral in guiding the Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia education programs for Cardiac Physiologists and Advanced Trainee Registrars for a number of years. Dr Whalley’s support and guidance has been fundamental to the education programs of Cardiac Physiology in Practice.
Dr Kevin Hellestrand
Dr Kevin Hellestrand is a highly regarded Clinical Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist practicing in Sydney for more than 30 years and is involved in the care of all cardiac disease with his interests particularly in arrhythmia diagnosis and management. He has special expertise in Catheter Ablation procedures and has published more than 50 research papers in a wide range of Cardiology and Medical Journals.
Dr Hellestrand runs education programs at the Sydney Adventist Hospital for Medical Officers and has been a prominent supporter for the Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia education for Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Advanced Trainee Registrars run by Cardiac Physiology in Practice.
Dr Kevin Hellestrand is a highly regarded Clinical Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist practicing in Sydney for more than 30 years and is involved in the care of all cardiac disease with his interests particularly in arrhythmia diagnosis and management.
He has special expertise in Catheter Ablation procedures and has published more than 50 research papers in a wide range of Cardiology and Medical Journals.
Dr Hellestrand runs education programs at the Sydney Adventist Hospital for Medical Officers and has been a prominent supporter for the Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia education for Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Advanced Trainee Registrars run by Cardiac Physiology in Practice.
Dr Karin Chia
Dr Karin Chia is the Director Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital. Dr Chia has extensive experience in all aspects of cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis and management with a particular interest in Cardiac Device implantation & management as well as performing Electrophysiology studies and Catheter Ablations for a wide range of arrhythmias.
Dr Chia has always promoted excellence of clinical practice and has been an important driver of improving standards in the Cardiac Physiology Department since returning to Royal North Shore Hospital.
Dr Karin Chia is the Director Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital. Dr Chia has extensive experience in all aspects of cardiac rhythm disorder diagnosis and management with a particular interest in Cardiac Device implantation & management as well as performing Electrophysiology studies and Catheter Ablations for a wide range of arrhythmias.
Dr Chia has always promoted excellence of clinical practice and has been an important driver of improving standards in the Cardiac Physiology Department since returning to Royal North Shore Hospital.
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