A/ProfKeanSoon
Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Malay
Cardiology
Subspeciality
Cardiac imaging CT / MRI, Interventional, Structural intervention
Areas of Interest
A/Prof. Kean Soon is a Melbourne and Adelaide trained interventional cardiologist. He has a strong interest in complex coronary intervention and structural heart intervention such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and PFO/ASD closure. He previously undertook interventional cardiology fellowship at Royal Adelaide Hospital and structural interventional fellowship at Utrecht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. A/Prof. Soon is also a locally and internationally recognised cardiac CT specialist. He graduated with a PhD degree from the University of Melbourne for his research in cardiac CT.A/Prof. Kean Soon provides efficient and effective cardiac treatment with a caring attitude. He has attracted many referrals through words of mouth from both his patients and colleagues. He speaks multiple languages and dialects including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Malay. He works at Epworth Richmond and Epworth Eastern Hospitals. He is also a consultant cardiologist at Box Hill Hospital. He provides clinical teachings to medical students from the University of Melbourne and Monash University. A/Prof Kean Soon welcomes any cardiac referral and enquiry to his rooms in Hawthorn, Mont Albert and Moonee Ponds.
Appointments at
Consulting Location
FMIG Hawthorn
109 Burwood Road
Hawthorn
VIC
3122
Consulting Location
Mont Albert Specialist Centre
688 Whitehorse Road
Mont Albert
VIC
3127
Consulting Location
Melbourne Heart Institute
54 Maribyrnong Road
Moonee Ponds
VIC
3039
Epworth locations
Qualifications
- MBBS University of Melbourne 1997
- FRACP 2004
- PhD University of Melbourne 2007
- FSCCT 2011
Education and Training
- Supervising Doctorate research student
- Teaching of medical students of the University of Melbourne
- Teaching of physician trainees of Eastern Health
Research
- Screening for occult coronary artery disease in the siblings of young MI patients
Professional Associations
- AMA
- CSANZ
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Clinical institutes
- Cardiac Sciences Clinical Institute