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Cardiac Imaging on the Gold Coast
Our Doctors
Professor Jonathan Chan
MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCP (London), FCSANZ, FSCCT, FACC
CARDIOLOGIST (Cardiac Imaging and Echocardiography)
Professor Jonathan Chan is a Clinical Cardiologist with special expertise in Cardiac Imaging including Stress echocardiography, Strain Imaging, Transoesophageal echocardiography, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT angiography. Professor Chan joined the Gold Coast Heart Centre in 2009 and is the Director of Echocardiography and Senior Partner. He also holds an Eminent Consultant Cardiologist appointment with Queensland Health at Gold Coast University Hospital and The Prince Charles Hospital.
Professor Chan graduated from the University of Queensland in Medicine with First Class Honours and was awarded the AMA (Australian Medical Association) Memorial Prize for top score in Medicine. He completed cardiology specialty training at Princess Alexandra Hospital before undertaking an Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at the Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston, USA.
Professor Chan was awarded a PhD in Medicine with his research focused on pioneering new applications of myocardial strain using speckle tracking echocardiography. Appointed with academic title of Professor at Griffith University, he provides mentorship as principal supervisor to postgraduate PhD, MPhil, and postdoctoral fellows. His academic contribution to the field of cardiac imaging has been internationally recognised in numerous publications and textbook chapters, as recipient of NHMRC grant and invited speaker to teach in many international conferences over the past 10 years including Echo Australia, Echo Hong Kong, Echo Port Douglas, Asian Society of Cardiac Imaging and CSANZ. His latest book chapter on “Strain and Myocardial Work” was published in the American Society of Echo Textbook. He is committed to maintain high standards in his clinical practice.
Professor Chan also has special expertise and qualifications to perform non-invasive cardiac CT coronary angiography. He served on the committee of the ANZ chapter of the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) and was one of the co-authors who established the first CSANZ Coronary Calcium Score Position Statement for Australia and New Zealand. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE).
Professor Chan offers inpatient and outpatient consultation services and cardiac imaging services in Echocardiography, 3-Dimensional Transoesophageal Echo, cardiac CT Angiography, Strain Imaging and Stress Echo at Gold Coast Private and Pindara Private Hospitals.
To book an appointment for Professor Chan please phone 07 5618 5511.
Areas of Expertise
- Stress Echocardiography
- Echocardiography
- 3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Strain Imaging
- Cardiac CT angiography
Associate Professor Aaron Lin
MBChB, FRACP, PhD
CARDIOLOGIST (Cardiac Imaging and Echocardiography)
Associate Professor Aaron Lin is a consultant cardiologist at the Gold Coast Heart Centre, with special expertise in non-invasive diagnostic cardiology, including Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, 3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Cardiac CT Angiography and Cardiac MRI. He has been appointed as Associated Professor of Medicine at Griffith University and also holds senior consultant specialist position at The Prince Charles Hospital and Queensland X Ray at Mater Hospital Brisbane.
Associate Professor Lin graduated in medicine from the University of Otago, New Zealand. His cardiologist specialist training was at Auckland City Hospital, Auckland and The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, with Fellowships in Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane. Associate Professor Lin has been awarded a PhD Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine through Griffith University, Queensland with research focused on pulmonary hypertension using dynamic Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Associate Professor Lin’s special interests include the application of advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging to clinical practice and cardiac risk assessment. He has more than 50 scientific abstract presentations, over 20 published papers, and has published two textbook chapters. He is accredited by the ANZ Conjoint Committee for recognition in the practice of non-invasive Cardiac CT coronary angiography to evaluate coronary artery disease and is recognised by the CSANZ Conjoint Committee as a provider for Cardiac MRI to assess cardiovascular disorders.
Based at the Gold Coast Heart Centre suites in the John Flynn Medical Centre, Associate Professor Lin will provide cardiac consultation, exercise stress echocardiography, echocardiography and stress testing.
To book an appointment for Associate Professor Lin, please phone 07 5586 5300.
Areas of Expertise
- Stress Echocardiography
- Echocardiography / 3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac CT angiography