Dr Kris Nowakowski (Cardiologist)

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Name
Dr Kris Nowakowski
Occupation
Cardiologist
Gender

Kris Nowakowski is an imaging cardiologist and internationally recognised echocardiography specialist with expertise in echocardiography, guidance of structural intervention and electrophysiology procedures, valvular heart disease, heart failure, sports cardiology, preventative cardiology and cardio-oncology.

Dr Nowakowski finished secondary school at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, where he was awarded the prize for Dux of School and an Australian Student Prize. He completed his medical degree at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 2001. He undertook basic physician training at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, where he also commenced cardiology training. Kris completed advanced cardiology training at The Prince Charles Hospital, a leading cardiothoracic hospital, in Brisbane following which he gained fellowship experience in general cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiac catheterisation. He was recognised as a CT coronary angiogram specialist and commenced a cardiac imaging fellowship, focusing on stress echocardiography. Kris then undertook an advanced echocardiography fellowship at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, a world-renowned centre for heart valve innovation. He currently works as clinical lead of echocardiography at The Canberra Hospital, where he introduced the use of contrast and strain, 3D transoesophageal, and exercise and dobutamine stress echocardiography.

He is dedicated to practising cardiology according to world's best practice and international guidelines. He attends several national and international conferences every year, and undertakes a rigorous self-education program. Kris was awarded special competence in adult echocardiography by the American National Board of Echocardiography in 2016. He is committed to ongoing teaching and research, his work has been published in international and national journals.

In his spare time, Kris loves spending time with his wife and son, as well as cycling, skiing, landscape photography, practising yoga and perfecting the art of making coffee.

Hospital Affiliations
National Capital Private Hospital
The Canberra Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Capital Cardiac Centre
Canberra Heart Clinic

Practice Locations

Canberra

Capital Cardiac Centre
Suite 1 Level 1
Cnr Gilmore Crescent and Hospital Road
Garran ACT 2605 
Australia
02 6222 6613
02 6222 6659
Canberra Heart Clinic
Lidia Perin Medical Centre
Suite 1 12 Napier Close,
Deakin West ACT 2600 
Australia
Phone:(02) 6162 1886
(02) 6162 1887