About
Mr Peter Skillington is a Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgeon, who is Deputy Director of the Cardiac Sciences Clinical Institute, Epworth Hospital. He specialises in cardiac surgery, with main interests being cardiac valve replacement, aortic surgery, and coronary artery bypass surgery.
Epworth hospital locations
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Peter D. Skillington, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Level 4, Suite 27
Private Medical Centre
Parkville
VIC
3050
Special interests
- Aortic valve replacement using Ross procedure, other tissue and mechanical valves
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Adult congenital cardiac surgery including surgery for Ebstein anomaly and HOCM
- Aortic and coronary artery bypass surgery
- Mitral valve surgery
Education and training
- 6th Year Medical Students, Epworth Hospital, Richmond
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees, Royal Melbourne Hospital
- RACS Cardiothoracic Board, 2000-2014
- Chairman, Science & Education Committee, ANZSCTS, 2008-2014
Research
- Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement
Qualifications
- MBBS, University of Tasmania, 1977
- FRACS (General Surgery), 1985
- FRACS (Cardiothoracic Surgery), 1987
Professional Associations
- AMA
- CSANZ
- ANZSCTS
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- RACS