Dr Omar Al-Mukhtar

Dr Omar Al-Mukhtar is a cardiologist based in Melbourne who specialises in general, interventional, and structural heart diseases. He speaks English and Arabic and consults in both languages when needed.

Dr Al-Mukhtar obtained the Australian Medical Council (AMC) Certificate in 2012, following which he trained in various high-profile hospitals in Victoria and obtained the fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) in cardiology in 2020. To further sub-specialise in interventional and structural heart interventions he undertook three clinical fellowships at Western Health (2021), Monash Heart (2022) and the Victorian Heart Hospital (2023).

Omar is also interested in clinical research and clinical trials for new therapies and technologies in the area of cardiovascular medicine. He completed a master's degree in clinical Trials Research from the University of Sydney in 2022 and participated in recruitment for many international clinical trials. He also published research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and is involved with education of junior doctors in the field of cardiology.

He is available to provide consultations on patients with wide variety of clinical concerns including chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, cardiovascular risk assessment, hypertension, lipids disorders and valvular/ structural heart disease.