Dr Matthew Erickson (Cardiologist)
- Name
- Dr Matthew Francis Erickson
- Qualifications
- FRACP 2005
- MBBS 1995
- Occupation
- Cardiologist
- Scientist - Researcher - Academia
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Cardiology
Dr Matthew Erickson is an expert in all general cardiology, including heart failure management, assessment and management of chest pain and coronary angiography and stenting. He has dual sub-specialties in interventional cardiology and echocardiography, with a particular interest in the assessment of ischemia, echocardiographic assessment of the heart (including stress and transoesophageal echocardiography) and coronary revascularisation. He is an expert in the radial artery approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty, to improve patient outcomes and comfort.
Matthew graduated medicine from the University of Western Australia. He completed his physician and general cardiology training at Royal Perth Hospital. He then completed a Fellowship in Echocardiology at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, before going on to Fellowships in Interventional Cardiology at both Royal Perth Hospital and Hôpital Haut-Lévêque in Bordeaux, France.
Dr Erickson is a Consultant Cardiologist at St John of God Murdoch and Hollywood Private Hospital, as well as Fiona Stanley and Royal Perth Hospital. He is the clinical lead in Echocardiology at Fiona Stanley.
He has previously consulted in the WA Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant service and held a teaching position as an Associate Professor with the University of Western Australia’s School of Medicine. He also has a strong interest in aboriginal health, and regularly travels to the Ngaanyatjarra Lands to provide visiting cardiology services.
- Affiliated Clinics
- GenesisCare Centre for cardiology - Nedlands
- GenesisCare Centre for cardiology - Murdoch
- Affiliated Organisations
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- GenesisCare Centre for cardiology
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Western Australia
Practice Locations
WA
- GenesisCare Centre for cardiology - Nedlands
- Address
- Hollywood Medical Centre
Suite 20/21, 85 Monash Avenue
Nedlands WA 6009
Australia
- Phone
- 08 6389 9100
- Fax
- 08 6389 1835
- GenesisCare Centre for cardiology - Murdoch
- Address
- St John of God Wexford Medical Centre
Suite 68-72 Level 4
3 Barry Marshall Parade
Murdoch WA 6150
Australia
- Phone
- 08 6332 2300
- Fax
- 08 6332 2310
