Dr Avedis Ekmejian is a specialist interventional and general cardiologist with extensive experience in the investigation and management of coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, complex percutaneous coronary intervention and general cardiology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and completed a PhD at the University of Sydney in 2024.
Dr Ekmejian has practised as an Interventional Cardiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital since 2022 and as a Visiting Medical Officer at North Shore Private Hospital, with extensive experience in diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, including primary PCI, bifurcation lesions and left main coronary intervention.
Dr Ekmejian combines specialist clinical practice with academic research, education and clinical governance. He completed a PhD in 2024 focused on coronary physiology and computational fluid dynamics and is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Kolling Institute. Dr Ekmejian brings to medicolegal assessment a combination of high-volume contemporary clinical practice, procedural expertise, academic research, teaching and senior clinical-governance experience. This has included roles as the Chair of NSW Cardiac Reperfusion Pathways working group, and a role in writing the national guidelines for coronary intervention procedures. His practice encompasses both public and private hospital environments and provides a strong foundation for the independent assessment of cardiology-related standards of care, causation, complication and prognosis.
Qualifications and Fellowships
- 2024 – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 2023 – Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ)
- 2020 – Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- 2015 – Master of Science (Internal Medicine), University of Edinburgh
- 2011 – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Western Sydney
Current Positions
- 2022 – Current: Interventional Cardiologist (Staff Specialist), Royal North Shore Hospital
- 2022 – Current: Interventional Cardiologist (VMO), North Shore Private Hospital
- 2025 – Current: Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Kolling Institute
- Current: Medical Director, Heart Research Australia
Areas of Expertise
- General and interventional cardiology
- Diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention
- Complex coronary intervention, including bifurcation and left main disease
- Coronary physiology, including iFR and FFR assessment
- Intravascular imaging, including OCT and IVUS
- Echocardiography, cardiac investigations and peri-procedural cardiac care
Previous Appointments
- 2020 – 2022: Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Royal North Shore Hospital
- 2017 – 2020: Cardiology Advanced Trainee, Wollongong Hospital
- 2014 – 2017: Basic Physician Trainee, John Hunter Network Hospital
- 2012 – 2013: Junior Medical Officer, Westmead Hospital Network