Electrophysiologist in VIC
Biography
Dr David Chieng is a Melbourne-based Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist who is highly skilled in cardiac arrhythmia ablation and cardiac device implantation.
He specialises in the management and treatment of heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), atrial flutter, and ventricular tachycardia. He also manages other adult cardiac conditions, including coronary artery dise Read More...
Procedures & Conditions
Procedures Performed
- Cardiac arrhythmia ablation
- Cardiac device implantation
- Cardiac risk assessment
Conditions Treated
- Atrial fibrillation
- Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
- Atrial flutter
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Coronary artery disease
- Congestive heart failure
Experience
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Director cardiac rhythm management
Latrobe Regional Health 2023 - Present -
Cardiologist
Alfred Health 2019 - Present -
PHD Fellow
University of Melbourne 2019 - 2023 -
PHD Fellow
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute 2019 - 2023 -
Clinical Fellow
The Royal Melbourne Hospital 2019 - 2023 -
Cardiology Registrar
Fiona Stanley Hospital 2017 -
Cardiology Registrar
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 2017 -
Cardiology Registrar
Royal Perth Hospital 2016 -
Senior Registrar
St John of God Health Care 2015 -
Resident Doctor
Royal Perth Hospital 2011 - 2014
Memberships & Awards
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
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2018
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
Awards
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2024
University of Melbourne Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in Phd Thesis
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2024
University of Melbourne Dean's Award for Excellence in PhD Thesis
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2024
Best of Baker Prize 2023 in Clinical and Epidemiology category
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2023
2023 Christopher O'Connor Award for Outstanding Scholarship
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2023
2023 MDHS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research
Research & Publications
Publications
1. Chieng, David & Kistler, Peter & Ling, Liang-Han & Voskoboinik, Alex & Sugumar, Hariharan & Azzopardi, Sonia & Kaye, David & Lee, Geoffrey & Kalman, Jonathan & Vizi, Donna & Rossi, Erina & Prabhu, Sandeep. (2021). Prone and Supine 12-Lead ECG Comparisons: Implications for Cardiac Assessment During Prone Ventilation for COVID-19. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology. 7. 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.04.011.
2. Kistler, Peter & Chieng, David & Tonchev, Ivaylo & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Schwartz, Lorin & Mclellan, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Al-kaisey, Ahmed & Parameswaran, Ramanathan & Anderson, Robert & Lee, Geoffrey & Kalman, Jonathan. (2021). P-Wave Morphology in Focal Atrial Tachycardia. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 7. 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.05.005.
3. Chieng, David & Kistler, Peter. (2021). Coffee and Tea on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.08.004.
4. Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & Azzopardi, Sonia & Prabhu, Sandeep & Al-Kaisey, Ahmed & Voskoboinik, Alex & Parameswaran, Ramanathan & Morton, Joseph & Pathik, Bhupesh & Mclellan, Alex & Lee, Geoffrey & Wong, Michael & Finch, Sue & Pathak, Rajeev & Raja, Deepchandh & Sanders, Prashanthan & Sterns, Laurence & Kistler, Peter. (2021). Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Multicentre Randomised Trial of Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) versus PVI with Posterior Left Atrial Wall Isolation (PWI) – the CAPLA Study. American Heart Journal. 243. 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.09.015.
5. Kistler, Peter & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & Azzopardi, Sonia & Al-Kaisey, Ahmed & Parameswaran, Ramanathan & Anderson, Robert & Hawson, Joshua & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Pathik, Bhupesh & McLellan, Alex & Lee, Geoffrey & Wong, Michael & Finch, Sue & Kalman, Jonathan. (2023). Effect of Catheter Ablation Using Pulmonary Vein Isolation With vs Without Posterior Left Atrial Wall Isolation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The CAPLA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 329. 127-135. 10.1001/jama.2022.23722.
6. Chieng, David & Kistler, Peter. (2025). Posterior Wall Box Isolation in Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation. JACC: Asia. 5. 296-298. 10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.01.001.
7. Virk, Sohaib & Chieng, David & Segan, Louise & Morton, Joseph & MBCHD, Geoffrey & Sparks, Paul & Mclellan, Alex & Sugumar, Hariharan & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Voskoboinik, Alex & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, Jonathan. (2024). Incidence, Characteristics and Prognostic Significance of Early Recurrences Following Different Ablation Approaches for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.12.031.
8. Crowley, Rose & Ma, Jeff & Morton, Matthew & Vasudevan, Swetha & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Important differences in patients with systolic heart failure. Heart Rhythm. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.09.028.
9. Segan, Louise & Kistler, Peter & Chieng, David & Crowley, Rose & William, Jeremy & Cho, Kenneth & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Voskoboinik, Alex & Hawson, Joshua & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kalman, Jonathan & Prabhu, Sandeep. (2024). Prognostic Impact of Diagnosis-to-Ablation Time on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Heart Rhythm. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.09.059.
10. Bmed, Rose & Chieng, David & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Sugumar, Hariharan & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Ling, Liang-Han & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, Jonathan. (2024). Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Phenotypes And Ablation Outcomes: Persistent From The Outset Vs Progression From Paroxysmal AF. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 11. 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.09.018.
11. William, Jeremy & Chieng, David & Curtin, Annie & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & Crowley, Rose & Iyer, Anoushka & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & McLellan, Alex & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Reid, Christopher & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Radiofrequency catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation by pulmonary vein isolation with or without left atrial posterior wall isolation: long-term outcomes of the CAPLA trial. European Heart Journal. 46. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae580.
12. Giudicatti, L. & Telyuk, P. & Gilbert, G. & Pasupathy, Sivabaskari & Beltrame, J. & Maredia, N. & Ihdayhid, A. & McQuillan, Brendan & Spiro, J. & Schultz, C. & Chieng, David & Hillis, G. & Austin, David & Dwivedi, G. & Rajwani, Adil. (2024). Clinical Predictors of Impactful Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructed Coronary Arteries. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S172. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.103.
13. Crowley, R. & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & William, Jeremy & Segan, Louise & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & McLellan, A. & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, M. & Sanders, P. & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, J.. (2024). Pattern of AF at First Diagnosis and Impact on Outcomes of Catheter Ablation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S439. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.678.
14. Crowley, R. & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & McLellan, A. & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, M. & Sanders, P. & Kalman, J. & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Pattern of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Impacts Healthcare Utilisation and Quality of Life Outcomes. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S439-S440. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.679.
15. Crowley, R. & Ma, Jeff & Morton, Matthew & Vasudevan, Swetha & William, Jeremy & Segan, Louise & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, H. & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Acute Safety Outcomes in Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S245. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.251.
16. Segan, Louise & Kistler, Peter & Kearns, J. & Costello, Ben & Papostolou, S. & Taylor, Andrew & Crowley, R. & William, Jeremy & Chieng, David & Voskoboinik, Alex & Ling, Liang-Han & Sugumar, Hariharan & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Kalman, J. & Prabhu, Sandeep. (2024). Left Atrial Statis Persists Despite LV Recovery Following Catheter Ablation in AF-Mediated Cardiomyopathy. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S199-S200. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.156.
17. Crowley, R. & Chieng, David & Lim, M. & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sparks, Paul & McLellan, A. & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Sanders, P. & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, J.. (2024). The Impact of Diagnosis to Ablation Time on AF Recurrences in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S450. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.701.
18. Segan, Louise & Kistler, Peter & Chieng, David & Crowley, R. & William, Jeremy & Cho, Kenneth & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Voskoboinik, Alex & Hawson, Joshua & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sanders, P. & Kalman, J. & Prabhu, Sandeep. (2024). Prognostic Impact of AF Diagnosis-to-Ablation Time on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation in AF and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S281. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.335.
19. Segan, Louise & Chieng, David & Crowley, R. & William, Jeremy & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Hawson, Joshua & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, M. & Sanders, P. & Kalman, J. & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Impact of Female Sex on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation in Persistent AF. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S430. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.660.
20. Crowley, Rose & Lim, Michael & Chieng, David & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sparks, Paul & Mclellan, Alex & Sugumar, Hariharan & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Voskoboinik, Alex & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, Jonathan. (2024). Diagnosis to Ablation in Persistent AF. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 10. 1689-1699. 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.031.
21. Crowley, Rose & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: patterns of recurrence and impact on quality of life and health care utilisation. European heart journal. 45. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae291.
22. Crowley, Rose & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, Jonathan. (2024). PO-03-121 THE EFFECT OF DIAGNOSIS TO ABLATION TIME IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATHETER ABLATION FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Heart Rhythm. 21. S333. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.943.
23. Crowley, Rose & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kistler, Peter & Kalman, Jonathan. (2024). AB-482902-002 PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PHENOTYPES AND ABLATION OUTCOMES: PERSISTENT FROM THE OUTSET VS PROGRESSION FROM PAROXYSMAL. Heart Rhythm. 21. S44. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.340.
24. Segan, Louise & Chieng, David & Crowley, Rose & William, Jeremy & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Hawson, Joshua & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). CE-482889-003 IMPACT OF FEMALE SEX ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING CATHETER ABLATION IN PERSISTENT AF: RESULTS FROM THE CAPLA TRIAL. Heart Rhythm. 21. S6-S7. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.245.
25. Crowley, Rose & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Wong, Geoffrey & Morton, Joseph & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Wong, Michael & Pathak, Rajeev & Sterns, Laurence & Ginks, Matthew & Sanders, Prashanthan & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). PO-03-104 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE IS MOST OFTEN PAROXYSMAL FOLLOWING CATHETER ABLATION FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Heart Rhythm. 21. S325-S326. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.926.
26. William, Jeremy & Segan, Louise & Crowley, Rose & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Prabhu, Sandeep & Patel, Hitesh & Mariani, Justin & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter & Voskoboinik, Alex. (2024). PO-03-161 PREDICTORS OF PACEMAKER REQUIREMENT IN PATIENTS RECEIVING IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDERS FOR UNEXPLAINED SYNCOPE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Heart Rhythm. 21. S360-S361. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.1001.
27. Crowley, Rose & Morton, Matthew & Vasudevan, Swetha & Ma, Jeff & Miller, Hailey & Segan, Louise & William, Jeremy & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Kistler, Peter. (2024). PO-05-108 ACUTE SAFETY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH REDUCED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION UNDERGOING CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Heart Rhythm. 21. S524. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.1343.
28. Segan, Louise & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Azzopardi, Sonia & Nderitu, Ziporah & Voskoboinik, Aleksandr & Morton, Joseph & Mclellan, Alex & Lee, Geoffrey & Wong, Michael & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter & Prabhu, Sandeep. (2024). Impact of Baseline Left Atrial Size on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation for AF in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17. 10.1161/CIRCEP.124.012783.
29. Tonchev, Ivaylo & Chieng, David & Hawson, Joshua & Segan, Louise & Sugumar, Hariharan & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Ling, Liang-Han & Lee, Geoff & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2024). P-Wave Morphology From Common Nonpulmonary Vein Trigger Sites Following Pulmonary Vein and Posterior Wall Isolation. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 10. 10.1016/j.jacep.2023.11.007.
30. William, Jeremy & Nanayakkara, Shane & Chieng, David & Sugumar, Hariharan & Ling, Liang-Han & Patel, Hitesh & Mariani, Justin & Prabhu, Sandeep & Kistler, Peter & Voskoboinik, Alex. (2024). Predictors of pacemaker requirement in patients receiving implantable loop recorders for unexplained syncope: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm. 21. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.038.
More research publications available upon request.
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