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Dr Chan is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Lecturer at Monash University. He is a consultant and interventional cardiologist as well as a clinician-investigator. His public appointments are based at The Alfred, Western and Sunshine Hospitals, where he works as a consultant cardiologist with close affiliation to the BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute. He has held the prestigious NHMRC Early Career Fellowship enabling him to conduct clinical research in cardiology. He is actively involved in clinical research and supervises research and PhD fellows.
Dr Chan completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne and advanced cardiology training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He undertook a PhD postgraduate degree at The Alfred and BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute (Monash University) focusing on patients with acute myocardial infarction (acute 'heart attacks'), peripheral arterial disease and novel uses of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in myocardial infarction. He was the winner of the 2011 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Clinical Ralph Reader Prize (Young Investigator Award). He completed 3 further years of postdoctoral clinical training and research at the Mount Sinai and Toronto General Hospitals in Toronto, Canada.
Dr Chan has interests in assessing and performing complex, high-risk, coronary artery revascularisation procedures in patients who have heart failure or who cannot otherwise undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery because of high-risk co-morbidities (e.g. advanced age, severe heart failure or heart muscle weakness, inoperable targets, previous strokes or kidney failure). These procedures include:
- Unprotected left main stenting
- Rotational atherectomy to highly calcified vessels
- Complex bifurcation lesions
- Patients requiring mechanical assist devices during their procedures because of severe heart failure
- Chronic total occlusions
Dr Chan is also interested in diagnosing and treating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (unexplained thickening of heart muscle) who are troubled by symptoms of shortness of breath or chest discomfort. He performs catheter ablation to reduce some of the thickening of the heart muscle to improve symptoms in those who might be suitable or who cannot undergo cardiac surgery.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Myocardial infarction
- MRI Techniques
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Early versus deferred coronary angiography following cardiac arrest. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Goel, V., Bloom, J. E., Dawson, L., Shirwaiker, A., Bernard, S., Nehme, Z., Donner, D., Hauw-Berlemont, C., Vilfaillot, A., Chan, W., Kaye, D. M., Spaulding, C. & Stub, D., Jun 2023, In: Resuscitation Plus. 14, 10 p., 100381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Haemodynamic and metabolic adaptations in coronary microvascular disease
Noaman, S., Kaye, D. M., Nanayakkara, S., Dart, A. M., Yong, A. S. C., Ng, M., Vizi, D., Duffy, S. J., Cox, N. & Chan, W., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Heart. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Adverse 30-Day Clinical Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality Among Patients With Preprocedural Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Batchelor, R. J., Dinh, D., Noaman, S., Brennan, A., Clark, D., Ajani, A., Freeman, M., Stub, D., Reid, C. M., Oqueli, E., Yip, T., Shaw, J., Walton, A., Duffy, S. J. & Chan, W., 1 May 2022, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 31, 5, p. 638–646 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Adverse Impact of Peri-Procedural Stroke in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Wexler, N. Z., Vogrin, S., Brennan, A. L., Noaman, S., Al-Mukhtar, O., Haji, K., Bloom, J. E., Dinh, D. T., Zheng, W. C., Shaw, J. A., Duffy, S. J., Lefkovits, J., Reid, C. M., Stub, D., Kaye, D. M., Cox, N. & Chan, W., 20 Aug 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: The American Journal of Cardiology. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention
Biswas, S., Dinh, D., Duffy, S. J., Brennan, A., Liew, D., Chan, W., Cox, N., Reid, C. M., Lefkovits, J. & Stub, D., 15 Feb 2022, In: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 99, 3, p. 609-616 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)