About
Mr Adam Zimmet received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Flinders University of South Austral-ia in 1997. He was awarded his Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2009. In 2009 he undertook post-graduate training in Adult Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgery at The University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Currently he holds a full-time appointment at The Alfred Hospital, performing all Adult Cardiac and Thoracic procedures, including mechanical heart support and heart and lung trans-plantation. He also has admitting rights to Epworth Richmond and Epworth Eastern campuses, and Cabrini Hospital. He consults on a regular basis from the Private Consulting Suites at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon. Adam is actively involved in clinical Cardiothoracic training, and is the Supervisor of training at The Alfred. His other spe-cific interests include thoracic surgical oncology, aortic stenting, minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation, and thoracic organ transplantation.
Epworth hospital locations
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Epworth Eastern Ekera
Ekera Medical Centre, Level 2, Suite 2.05
116-118 Thames Street
Box Hill North
VIC
3129
Consulting Location
The Alfred Hospital
Commercial Road
Prahran
VIC
3181
Special interests
- Aortic surgery
- Minimally invasive A.F. surgery
- Thoracic organ transplantation
- Mechanical assist devices
Education and training
- Supervisor of cardiothoracic surgical training at the Alfred
- Active teaching medical students Year 4 and 5
Research
- Phrenic nerve injury
- DCD heart transplantation
- Cardiac surgery in end stage renal failure
Qualifications
- MBBS Flinders University SA 1997
Professional Associations
- AMA
- FRACS
- CSANZ
