Dr Mary Mashicharan(MRCP, FRACP)

(Imaging Cardiologist)

Mary is a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in general cardiology and cardiac imaging. Following completion of medical qualifications, Mary was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2017. Basic physicians training was completed at Monash Medical Centre.

Advanced Cardiology training was completed at the Canberra Hospital followed by the Austin Hospital,
Victoria where she also undertook formal training in echocardiography (heart ultrasound) as an Imaging
Fellow.

Between 2017-18, she went on to complete further cardiac imaging fellowships at the prestigious
Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre in Southampton UK, followed by further specialist clinical and imaging
training at the Glenfield Hospital Cardiology Service, Leicester, UK.
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Mary sees patients with all aspects of heart issues with a focus on preventative strategies to enhance
heart health and overall well-being. She also undertakes exercise stress echo testing, used to assess the
heart’s blood flow and rule out any significant blockages of the arteries.

Dr. Mehdi Akbarzadeh is a distinguished Interventional and Imaging Cardiologist based at The Warrnambool Hospital in Warrnambool, where he brings his extensive expertise to the Southwest regional area. Dr. Akbarzadeh is committed to enhancing cardiovascular care within the local community.

Dr. Akbarzadeh’s impressive background includes training in general cardiology and subspecialty training in Interventional Cardiology at The Tehran Heart Institute in Iran. He further refined his skills through cardiology training in New South Wales, Australia, and gained valuable international experience at prestigious cardiology centers in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and France.

With a prolific career, Dr. Akbarzadeh has made significant contributions to the field of cardiology. He has published numerous articles in high-impact cardiology journals such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and Europace. Notably, he has introduced groundbreaking innovations in interventional cardiology, earning recognition and accolades for his contributions.

As an active member of both The European Society of Cardiology and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), Dr. Akbarzadeh continues to be a leading figure in the field. He has also served as a lecturer at numerous international cardiology congresses, sharing his expertise with the global medical community.