Clinical Practice
Dr Matthew Erickson is a Specialist Cardiologist who offers services in general cardiology, heart failure management, assessment and management of chest pain and coronary angiography and stenting.
In addition he has a duel interest in interventional cardiology and echocardiography, with a particular focus in the assessment of ischaemia, management of patients with heart failure, echocardiographic assessment of the heart (including stress and transoesophageal echocardiography) and coronary revascularisation. He has expertise in the radial artery approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty, to improve patient outcomes and comfort.
Backgroung & Training
Matthew graduated medicine from the University of Western Australia. He completed his physician and general cardiology training at Royal Perth Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Echocardiology at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne. He also completed Fellowships in Interventional Cardiology at both Royal Perth Hospital and Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux, France. Dr Erickson is a Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Lead in Echocardiology at Fiona Stanley and a Consultant Cardiologist Royal Perth Hospital. 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. He currently consults from our Hollywood rooms.
Contact Details
Advara Heart Care - Suite 20/21 Hollywood Medical Centre, 85 Monash Avenue, Nedlands, WA
Tel: 08 6389 9100 Fax: 08 6389 1835 Email: infowa@advaraheartcare.com Healthlink: mtcardio