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Cardiology staff

The Team

Nurse managers / coordinators

• Janette McEwan
• Anne Shipp 
• Vanessa Connell 
• Michelle Rose 

Managerial / Senior Secretarial and Clerical Staff

• Kara Briggs 
• Connie Martoccia 
• Carol Lee

Technologists

• Roger Restall 
• Heather Smith 
• Suleman Kamberi

Senior Medical Staff (Cardiologists)

• Professor Daniel J Penny
• Professor James L Wilkinson
• A/Prof. Robert G Weintraub
• A/Prof. Andrew M Davis
• Dr Geoffrey K Lane
• Dr Michael Cheung

  

Janette McEwan (Manager, ambulatory clinics) Ext: 4621
Anne Shipp (Transplant coordinator)  Ext: 5724
Vanessa Connell (Clinical nurse specialist, Elecrophysiology / Cardiomyopathy)  Ext: 4621
Michelle Rose (Clinical nurse specialist, Pulmonary hypertension)  Ext: 4621

Managerial / Senior Secretarial and Clerical Staff

Kara Briggs (Department manager) Ext: 4729
Connie Martoccia (Outpatient clinic superviser)   Ext: 6400
Carol Lee (Accounts Clerk) Ext: 5711

Technologists

Roger Restall (Chief Technologist; Technical Leader, Cardiac Catheterisation)  Ext: 5723
Heather Smith (Technical Leader, Echocardiography)   Ext: 5723
Suleman Kamberi (Technical Leader, Arrhythmia)  Ext: 5707

Senior Medical Staff (Cardiologists)

• Professor Daniel J Penny
• Professor James L Wilkinson
• A/Prof. Robert G Weintraub
• Dr Andrew M Davis
• Dr Geoffrey K Lane
• Dr Michael Cheung

Professor Daniel J Penny MD, PhD, B Sc (hons), DCH, FRCPI, FRACP

Director of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital Research Interests  Intensive Care Cardiology Cardiopulmonary Physiology  Curriculum Vitae Publications Telephone: (613) 9345 5922  Secretary: (613) 9345 5922  Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001

Professor James L Wilkinson MB.ChB.,FRCP,FRACP,FACC,FRCPCH

Senior Cardiologist, Royal Children's Hospital Honorary Cardiologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital Honorary Cardiologist, Monash Medical Centre. Honorary Cardiologist, Geelong Hospital Research Interests Anatomy and Embryology of Cardiac Malformations Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Defects Interventional Cardiology Cardiac Transplantation Cardiomyopathy  Curriculum Vitae Publications Telephone: (613) 9345 5922 Secretary: (613) 9345 5922  Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001

A/Prof. Robert G Weintraub MB.BS (hons), FRACP.

Cardiologist, Royal Children's Hospital Honorary Cardiologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital Research Interests Cardiac Transplantation Growth and heart disease in children Cardiomyopathy  Curriculum Vitae Publications Telephone: (613) 9345 5718 Secretary: (613) 9345 5718  Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001

A/Prof Andrew M Davis MB.BS, MD, FRACP

Cardiologist, (Paediatric Electrophysiologist) Royal Children's Hospital Cardiologist, Monash Medical Centre Research Interests Non-invasive assessment of arrhythmia propensity Training Background Telephone: (613) 9345 5713 Secretary: (613) 9345 5713 Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001

Dr Geoffrey K Lane B Pharm, MB.BS, FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ

Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Children's Hospital Honorary Cardiologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital Honorary Interventional Cardiologist MonashHeart Visiting Paediatric Cardiologist – Goulburn Valley Health Visiting Paediatric Cardiologist – Royal Women’s Hospital Visiting Paediatric Cardiologist – The Geelong Hospital Research Interests: Interventional Cardiac Catheterisation Hybrid Cardiac Catheterisation/Surgery Procedures Telephone: (613) 9345 5712 Secretary: (613) 9345 5712 Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001

Dr Michael Cheung BSc. (Hons), MB ChB, MRCP (UK)

Cardiologist, Royal Children's Hospital Honorary Cardiologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital Research Interests Non Invasive imaging (Echo; MRI; CT) Curriculum Vitae Telephone: (613) 9345 5718 Secretary: (613) 9345 5718 Appointments: (613) 9345 6400 Fax: (613) 9345 6001