Interventional Cardiologist in VIC
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Dr Kawa Haji is a Consultant Interventional and Structural Cardiologist specialising in coronary and valvular heart disease, with a fo Read More...
Procedures & Conditions
Procedures Performed
- Coronary Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Functional Angiography & Coronary Physiology
- Advanced Coronary Artery Imaging
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
- ASD Closure
Conditions Treated
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Chest Pain
- Valvular Heart Disease
Experience
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Structural & Interventional Cardiologist
Western Health 2024 - Present -
Interventional Cardiologist
The Alfred 2024 - Present -
Honorary Research Fellow
Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute Present -
Senior Lecturer
The University of Melbourne Present -
Visiting Medical Officer
Epworth Richmond; Western Private Hospital; St John of God Ballarat Present -
Structural Fellow
Alfred Health 2023 -
Cardiology Fellow
Western Health 2022 - 2023 -
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
The Royal Melbourne Hospital 2021 - 2022 -
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
Ballarat Health 2021 -
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
Western Health 2019 - 2021 -
Cardiology Research Fellow
Western Health 2017 - 2019 -
Cardiology Registrar
Central Australia Health Service 2016 - 2017 -
Cardiology Registrar
Monash Heart 2016
Memberships & Awards
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
Awards
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2022
Winner, Innovation Acceleration Program 2022 – Founder of MyHeart app (Western Health – Melbourne University)
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2023
Seed funding - the Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health at University of Melbourne 2023
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2022
National Heart Foundation 2022 Vanguard Grant – 12 months
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2021
Finalist Rod Andrew Prize for best student oral presentation at Baker Heart and diabetes institute research symposium 2021
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2020
Robert Newman prize for best abstract, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia 2020
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2018
Robert Newman prize for best abstract, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia 2018
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2018
PhD stipend Scholarship, Baker heart and diabetes Institute, Melbourne 2017-2018
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2017
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship - 2017
Research & Publications
Publications
1. Backhouse, Brendan & Dade, Fabien & Bloom, Jason & Xiao, Xiaoman & Haji, Kawa & Yang, Yang & French, Craig & Stub, Dion & Nanjayya, Vinodh & Lo, Sidney & Chiang, Michael & Basir, Mir & O’Neill, William & Noaman, Samer & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2025). Protocolised Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock in Australia-Initial Experience From a Hub-and-Spoke Model. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. 10.1002/ccd.31462.
2. Sehgal, Kartik & Butala, Anant & Stub, Dion & Palmer, Sonny & Noaman, Samer & Haji, Kawa & Htun, Nay & Johnston, Rozanne & Walton, Antony & Nanayakkara, Shane. (2024). Incidence and Predictors of Vascular Complications Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Comparison of the MANTA and Suture-Based Vascular Closure Devices. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 104. 10.1002/ccd.31185.
3. Vriesendorp, Pieter & Nanayakkara, Shane & Heuts, Samuel & Ball, Jocasta & Chandrasekar, Jaya & Dick, Ronald & Haji, Kawa & Htun, Nay & McGaw, David & Noaman, Samer & Palmer, Sonny & Cairo, Sesto & Shulman, Mark & Lin, Enjarn & Hastings, Stuart & Waldron, Benedict & Proimos, George & Soon, Kean & Yudi, Matias & Walton, Antony. (2024). Routine Protamine Administration for Bleeding in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: The ACE-PROTAVI Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology. 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.2454.
4. Huynh, Quan & Haji, Kawa & DePasquale, C. & Hare, James & Leung, D. & Stanton, T. & Marwick, T.. (2024). Cognitive Impairment as a Factor to Influence Development of Heart Failure. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. S253. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.272.
5. Haji, Kawa & Vogrin, Sara & D’Elia, Nicholas & Bloom, Jason & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Brennan, Angela & Dinh, Diem & Nicholls, Stephen & Nehme, Emily & Nehme, Ziad & Smith, Karen & Stub, Dion & Ball, Jocasta & Zaman, Sarah & Oqueli, Ernesto & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2024). Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Emergency Medical Service Utilisation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Volume—An Australian Perspective. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 33. 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.02.018.
6. Butala, Anant & Nanayakkara, Shane & Navani, Rohan & Palmer, Sonny & Noaman, Samer & Haji, Kawa & Htun, Nay & Walton, Antony & Stub, Dion. (2024). Incidence, Predictors and Outcomes of Non-Home Discharge Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Multicentre Australian Experience – The NHD TAVI Study. The American Journal of Cardiology. 220. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.001.
7. D’Elia, Nicholas & Vogrin, Sara & Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Bloom, Jason & Haji, Kawa & Noaman, Samer & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2024). Electrocardiographic patterns and clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndrome cardiogenic shock in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention — A propensity score analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 65. 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.02.022.
8. Butala, Anant & Nanayakkara, Shane & Navani, Rohan & Palmer, Sonny & Noaman, Samer & Haji, Kawa & Htun, Nay & Walton, Antony & Stub, Dion. (2024). Acute Kidney Injury Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation-A Contemporary Perspective of Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes. Heart, lung & circulation. 33. 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.11.018.
9. Zheng, Wayne & Zheng, Maye & Ho, Felicia & Noaman, Samer & Haji, Kawa & Batchelor, Riley & Hanson, Laura & Bloom, Jason & Shaw, James & Yang, Yang & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Kaye, David & Chan, William. (2023). Clinical Features and Outcomes Among Patients With Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and an Initial Shockable Rhythm. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 16. 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013007.
10. Potter, Elizabeth & Huynh, Quan & Haji, Kawa & Wong, Chiew & Yang, Hong & Wright, Leah & Marwick, Thomas. (2023). Use of Clinical and Echocardiographic Evaluation to Assess the Risk of Heart Failure. JACC. Heart failure. 12. 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.06.014.
11. Hanson, Laura & Vogrin, Sara & Noaman, Samer & Goh, Cheng Yee & Zheng, Wayne & Wexler, Noah & Jumaah, Haider & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Bloom, Jason & Haji, Kawa & Schneider, Daniel & Kadhmawi, Ahmed & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2023). Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure for the Prediction of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Primary Percutaneous Intervention (the ELEVATE Study). The American journal of cardiology. 203. 219-225. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.111.
12. Ho, Felicia & Zheng, Wayne & Noaman, Samer & Batchelor, Riley & Wexler, Noah & Hanson, Laura & Bloom, Jason & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Haji, Kawa & D’Elia, Nicholas & Kaye, David & Shaw, James & Yang, Yang & French, Craig & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). Sex differences among patients presenting to hospital with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 35. 10.1111/1742-6723.14117.
13. Zheng, Wayne & Noaman, Samer & Batchelor, Riley & Hanson, Laura & Bloom, Jason & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Haji, Kawa & D’Elia, Nicholas & Ho, Felicia & Kaye, David & Shaw, James & Yang, Yang & French, Craig & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). Evaluation of factors associated with selection for coronary angiography and in‐hospital mortality among patients presenting with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest without ST‐segment elevation. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 100. 10.1002/ccd.30442.
14. Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Bloom, Jason & Haji, Kawa & Noaman, Samer & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & D’Elia, Nicholas. (2022). TCT-89 Presenting Electrocardiographic Patterns and Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome–related Cardiogenic Shock—A Propensity Score Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 80. B35-B36. 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.107.
15. D’Elia, Nicholas & Vogrin, Sara & Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Bloom, Jason & Haji, Kawa & Noaman, Samer & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome- Related Cardiogenic Shock – A Risk Score Analysis.
16. D’Elia, Nicholas & Vogrin, Sara & Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Bloom, Jason & Haji, Kawa & Noaman, Samer & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). Presenting Electrocardiographic Patterns and Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome-related Cardiogenic Shock – A Propensity Score Analysis. Oral Presentation at TCT 2022.
17. Wexler, Noah & Vogrin, Sara & Brennan, Angela & Noaman, Samer & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Haji, Kawa & Bloom, Jason & Dinh, Diem & Zheng, Wayne & Shaw, James & Duffy, Stephen & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Kaye, David & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). Adverse Impact of Peri-Procedural Stroke in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. The American Journal of Cardiology. 181. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.063.
18. Haji, Kawa & Huynh, Quan & Wong, Chiew & Stewart, Simon & Carrington, Melinda & Marwick, Thomas. (2022). Improving the Characterization of Stage A and B Heart Failure by Adding Global Longitudinal Strain. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 15. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.007.
19. Wexler, Noah & Vogrin, Sara & Brennan, Angela & Noaman, Samer & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Haji, Kawa & Đinh, Diễm & Zheng, Wayne & Duffy, Stephen & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). ADVERSE IMPACT OF PERI-PROCEDURAL STROKE AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79. 823. 10.1016/S0735-1097(22)01814-9.
20. Haji, Kawa & Huynh, Quan & Wong, Chiew & Marwick, Thomas. (2022). PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IN PRECLINICAL STAGES OF HEART FAILURE, 9 YEARS FOLLOWUP STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79. 255. 10.1016/S0735-1097(22)01246-3.
21. Hanson, Laura & Goh, Cheng Yee & Vogrin, Sara & Noaman, Samer & Al-Mukhtar, Omar & Schneider, Daniel & Cheng, Yik & Wexler, Noah & Haji, Kawa & Neil, Chris & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2022). LEFT VENTRICULAR END-DIASTOLIC PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCIDENT CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79. 618. 10.1016/S0735-1097(22)01609-6.
22. Hanson, Laura & Goh, Cheng Yee & Vogrin, Sara & Al-Mukhtar, O. & Schneider, D. & Kadhmawi, A. & Cheng, Y. & Wexler, Noah & Haji, Kawa & Neil, C. & Stub, D. & Cox, N. & Chan, William. (2022). Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure Is Associated With Incident Contrast-Induced Nephropathy and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Intervention. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 31. S342. 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.601.
23. Ho, F. & Zheng, Wayne & Noaman, Samer & Batchelor, Riley & Wexler, Noah & Hanson, Laura & Bloom, Jason & Al-Mukhtar, O. & Haji, Kawa & D’Elia, Nicholas & Kaye, D. & Shaw, James & Yang, Y. & French, C. & Stub, D. & Cox, N. & Chan, William. (2022). Sex Differences Among Patients Presenting With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Shockable Rhythm. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 31. S131. 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.192.
24. Haji, Kawa & Huynh, Quan & Be, Kim & Wright, Leah & Marwick, Thomas. (2021). Interobserver agreement of LA strain assessment by 2D speckle echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography. 35. 10.1016/j.echo.2021.10.008.
25. Haji, Kawa & Marwick, Thomas & Stewart, Simon & Carrington, Melinda & Chan, Yih-Kai & Chan, William & Huynh, Quan & Neil, Christopher & Wong, Chiew. (2021). Incremental Value of Global Longitudinal Strain in the Long-term Prediction of Heart Failure Among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 35. 10.1016/j.echo.2021.09.003.
26. Clarke, Neive & Kangaharan, Nadarajah & Costello, Ben & Tu, Samuel & Hanna-Rivero, Nicole & Le, Kim & Agahari, Ian & Choo, Wai & Pitman, Bradley & Gallagher, Celine & Haji, Kawa & Roberts-Thomson, Kurt & Sanders, Prashanthan. (2021). Left atrial, pulmonary vein, and left atrial appendage anatomy in Indigenous individuals: Implications for atrial fibrillation. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 34. 100775. 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100775.
27. Hanson, Laura & Vogrin, Sara & Noaman, Samer & Goh, Cheng Yee & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Brennan, Angela & Zheng, Wayne & Bloom, Jason & Batchelor, Riley & Haji, Kawa & Koh, Youlin & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2021). CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN AUSTRALIAN NON-SURGICAL CENTRES. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77. 1253. 10.1016/S0735-1097(21)02612-7.
28. Haji, Kawa & Marwick, Thomas. (2021). Clinical Utility of Echocardiographic Strain and Strain Rate Measurements. Current Cardiology Reports. 23. 10.1007/s11886-021-01444-z.
29. Hanson, Laura & Vogrin, Sara & Goh, Cheng Yee & Đinh, Diễm & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Brennan, Angela & Zheng, Wayne & Bloom, Jason & Batchelor, Riley & Haji, Kawa & Koh, Youlin & Stub, Dion & Cox, Nicholas & Chan, William. (2021). Clinical Outcomes of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Australian Non-Surgical Centres. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 30.
30. Clarke, Neive & Kangaharan, Nadarajah & Costello, Ben & Tu, Samuel & Hanna-Rivero, Nicole & Agahari, Ian & Choo, W. & Pitman, Bradley & Gallagher, Celine & Haji, Kawa & Robertson-Thomson, K. & Sanders, Prashanthan. (2020). 701 Left Atrial, Pulmonary Vein, and Left Atrial Appendage Anatomy in Indigenous Individuals: Implications for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S351-S352. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.708.
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