Dr Larry Ponnuthurai (Cardiologist)
- Name
- Dr Francis Aloysius (Larry) Ponnuthurai
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery National University of Ireland 1993
- Occupation
- Cardiologist
- Gender
- Male
Dr F A (Larry) Ponnuthurai is the Deputy Director of the Cardiology Department at the Northern Hospital as well as being the head of the Interventional unit (Cardiac Cathlab) and Coronary Care Unit (CCU).
Larry completed his Specialist training in Cardiology at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He has expertise in two cardiac subspecialties of interventional cardiology and echocardiology.
His first Fellowship in Cardiac imaging (echocardiography) was undertaken at the Monash Medical Centre and then the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. He then completed a second Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at the prestigious John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, United Kingdom.
His research includes published articles in the fields of Interventional Cardiology, echocardiography and non-coronary intervention. Larry offers patients comprehensive cardiac care which includes experience and expertise in the following fields:
- Interventional Cardiology (coronary artery blockages treated by balloons and stents)
- Cardiac Imaging (echocardiograms and transoesophageal echocardiograms)
- Heart failure (management of cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease)
- Cardiac Risk Assessment (ECG stress tests, Stress echo tests, CT coronary angiography)
His role as Deputy Director of Cardiology includes the mentoring and education of Cardiology trainee doctors as well as Medical students from the University of Melbourne.
Larry is continuously in high demand to participate in General Practitioner education programs.
In 2019 he has been on the clinical review panel of senior Cardiologists for the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) to formulate guidelines for hospital-based outpatient care.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Melbourne Heart Institute
- The Cardiologists
Practice Locations
VIC
- Melbourne Heart Institute
- Address
- 54 Maribyrnong Road
Moonee Ponds VIC 3039
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9078 7170
- Fax
- 03 9078 7291
- The Cardiologists
- Address
- Epping Private Hospital
Consulting Suites 2.07F Level 2
230 Cooper Street
Epping VIC 3076
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9112 3969
