Dr Gregory Szto (Cardiologist)
- Name
- Dr Gregory Yu Foo Szto
- Qualifications
- MBBS 1989
- FRACP 1997
- Occupation
- Cardiologist
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Cantonese
- Malay
- Medical Specialties
- Cardiology
Dr. Szto (pronounced See-Toe) is a first-class honours graduate of Monash University (1989).
An internationally respected cardiologist, Dr Greg Szto is a resident of the Mornington Peninsula and is committed to the provision and development of heart care for an area that was previously reliant on Melbourne metropolitan services. Greg is Director of Cardiology at Peninsula Private Hospital, renowned for its comprehensive diagnostic, emergency and elective heart care. His consulting rooms are located in Frankston (at Peninsula Private Hospital), Mornington and Rosebud.
A first-class honours graduate of Monash University, Dr Szto undertook his internship and specialist training at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, under the leadership of Associate Professor Aubrey Pitt and Professor Garry Jennings.
Dr Szto completed advanced coronary intervention training at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, USA, under the mentorship of the late Professor Thomas J. Linnemeir, a pioneer in coronary angioplasty. During his four-year tenure, Greg became proficient in various aspects of coronary stenting, including rotablator decalcification atherectomy, valvuloplasty, as well as peripheral arterial angiogram and renal, carotid and iliac artery stenting. He participated in many clinical trials and gave presentations at US cardiology conferences.
On his return to Melbourne in 2000, Greg initiated the coronary angioplasty service at Frankston Hospital. He went on to establish the coronary angiography and stent service at Peninsula Private Hospital in 2003. In his role as Director of Cardiology, Greg oversaw the introduction of a coronary care unit, helped facilitate the direct admission of cardiac patients to the hospital. He collaborated with local radiologists to establish the multi-slice cardiac CT scanning program in 2007. He was involved in the development of an intensive care unit and subsequently the successful introduction of open-heart coronary artery bypass and valve surgery at Peninsula Private hospital in 2012.
As an interventional cardiologist, Greg performs coronary angiograms to diagnose heart artery blockages. He can proceed directly to inserting coronary stents, if heart artery blockages are found. Greg is one of few interventional cardiologists who can also implant pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators for patients with rhythm problems or heart failure.
Greg led the introduction of keyhole aortic valve implantation at Peninsula Private Hospital in 2015. This is a minimally invasive procedure that is of benefit for patients considered too high-risk for open heart surgery.
Dr Szto aims to provide his patients prompt evaluation and medical management, enabling timely recovery and excellent health care. He is committed to offering his patients new and exciting treatments and technologies, allowing them to benefit from constantly evolving innovation in cardiology in the research arm of the practice.
He is active in investigator-initiated and global multinational clinical research. He has recruited many participants into clinical trials which are designed to offer new treatments and drug therapies, in areas including hypertension, heart failure, high cholesterol and heart attacks.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Beleura Private Hospital
- Peninsula Private Hospital Victoria
- Affiliated Clinics
- Peninsula Heart Centre - Frankston
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
- Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
- American College of Cardiology
- Society of Computed Cardiac Tomography
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Peninsula Heart Centre - Frankston
- Address
- Peninsula Private Hospital
Consulting Suite 11, 525 McClelland Drive
Frankston VIC 3199
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9789 0088
- Fax
- 03 9789 8866
