Speciality

Subspeciality

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiac imaging CT / MRI ,  Congenital heart conditions ,  Pregnancy related management

Areas of Interest

About

Dr Sylvia Chen is a Cardiologist with expertise in managing patients with adult congenital heart disease, pregnant women with heart disease, and in Cardiac MRI imaging. Sylvia trained in clinical Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, &160;Obstetric Cardiology, and in Cardiac MRI &160;at both the University College London and at the Royal Brompton Hospitals, United Kingdom. She has previously published research in these subspecialities of Cardiology.&160;

Sylvia looks after 3 types of patients:&10;&10;

1. Patients with congenital heart conditions that is, heart&10;conditions that patients are born with, such as tetralogy of Fallot,&10;transposition of the great arteries and those who have had complex heart&10;surgery like the Fontan operation.&160;&10;&10;

2. Pregnant patients with heart issues, for example,&10;congenital and structural heart conditions and cardiomyopathy (for example&10;hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or LV noncompaction).&10;&10;

3. Patients who need heart assessment by cardiac MRI. Cardiac&10;MRI has the unique ability to assess heart muscle abnormalities, and is&10;excellent for imaging complex heart structures that other imaging modalities&10;cannot do.

Epworth hospital locations

Hospital

Epworth Richmond

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

Suite 6.3 Level 6
89 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121

Education and training

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Obstetric Cardiology, University College London, UK
  • Level 3 Cardiac MRI Accreditation, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
  • Level 3 Cardiac MRI Accreditation, European Society of Cardiology

Qualifications

  • MBBS. Monash University
  • FRACP (Cardiology)

Professional Associations

  • Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSCANZ)
  • Editor for Case of the Week, Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR, USA)
  • Committee member and Australian representative, Clinical CMR Practice Committee, SCMR (USA)
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Lead, Australia and New Zealand Cardiovascular MRI (ANZ CMR)

Public Appointments

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Obstetric Cardiology Cardiologist, The Prince Charles Hospital