Interventional Cardiologist in QLD
Biography
Dr Pavan Thaneeru is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist currently located in Queensland. He has expertise in a number of areas within cardiology, such as coronary artery disease, lipid management, structural and valvular heart disease, heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, cardiac and coronary imaging, coronary angiography, and right heart studies.
After completing his basic physician training in New Zealand, Dr Thaneeru pursued Read More...
Procedures & Conditions
Procedures Performed
- Bifurcation Stenting
- Cardiac Catheterisation
- Coronary Angiograms
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Echocardiography
- Fractional Flow Reserve and Pressure Wire
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging
- General Cardiology
- Geriatric Cardiology
- Invasive Cardiology
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Perioperative Medicine
Conditions Treated
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia Management
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Tachycardia
- AV Node Re-entry Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bicuspid Valve
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Disease
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dyspnoea
- General Cardiology
- Heart Failure
- HOCM
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Junctional Tachycardia
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Preventative Cardiology
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Structural Heart Disease
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Ventricular Ectopy
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinsion-White Syndrome
Experience
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Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Mackay Hospital 2024 - Present -
Senior Lecturer
James Cook Medical School, James Cook University 2024 - Present -
Consultant Cardiologist
The Heart Health Centre 2024 - Present -
Staff Specialist Interventional Cardiologist
Queensland Health 2024 - Present -
Interventional Cardiologist
Healthe Care 2022 - 2024 -
Senior Lecturer
University of Queensland 2021 - 2022 -
Interventional Cardiologist
GenesisCare 2021 - 2022 -
Interventional Cardiologist
Southern District Health Board (New Zealand) 2021 -
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Christchurch Hospital 2019 - 2021 -
Advance Trainee Cardiology Registrar
Waikato Hospital 2015 - 2019 -
Medical Registrar
Taranaki Base Hospital 2013 - 2015 -
Senior House Officer
Taranaki District Health Board 2011 - 2013
Memberships
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
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The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
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Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Awards
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Young Investigator Research Award
Research & Publications
Publications
1. Jacobson, Gregory & McKinnon, Marion & Miller, Iain & Stayte, Liam & Thaneeru, Pavan & Bird, Steve & Devlin, G.. (2020). A032 Association of Gut and Oral Microbiomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome With Blood Markers of Gut Leakage, Inflammation and Coronary Artery Disease Risk. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S14. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.037.
2. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2019). TCTAP C-215 Ischemic FFR Post PCI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73. S275-S276. 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.03.424.
3. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2018). Drug Induced Aseptic Meningitis due to IV Immunoglobulins. Journal of Clinical Case Reports. 08. 10.4172/2165-7920.10001108.
4. Thaneeru, Pavan & Sebastian, C. & Stiles, Martin & Bhattacharya, S.. (2018). Purulent Pericarditis With Escherichia Coli: A Rare Diagnosis. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S339. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.660.
5. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2018). The Impact of Obesity on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Practice: An All New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement Catheter and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S483. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.997.
6. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2018). The Effectiveness of Femoral Vascular Closure Devices Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S481. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.994.
7. Thaneeru, Pavan & McAlley, Alison & Sebastian, C.. (2017). Diagnostic Yield of Non-Invasive Tests for Elective Coronary Angiography in Waikato Hospital. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S21-S22. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.056.
8. Thaneeru, Pavan & Sebastian, Alexander & Nair, R. & Pasupati, Sanjeevan. (2017). Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale–Single Centre Experience, Waikato Hospital. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S36. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.094.
9. Thaneeru, Pavan & el-gamel, Adam & Harding, Scott & Galvin, Sean & Hamilton, Fraser & Kirk, Melissa & Devlin, Gerry. (2017). IMPACT: Improving Coronary Graft Patency with Postoperative Aspirin and Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin and Ticagrelor. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S1-S2. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.003.
10. Thaneeru, Pavan & Sebastian, Alexander & Nair, R. & Pasupati, Sanjeevan. (2017). Impact of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure on the Frequency of Migraine: Waikato Hospital Experience. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S35. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.093.
11. Thaneeru, Pavan & Sebastian, C.. (2017). Comparison of PCI Practice in Octogenarian and Non-Octogenarian in Waikato Hospital: An ANZACS-QI Cath/PCI Registry. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S21. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.055.
12. Thaneeru, Pavan & Dugo, Clementina & Davis, Mark & Nair, R. & Pasupati, Sanjeevan. (2017). Aortic Valve Area Calculation in Aortic Stenosis Patients Using a Novel Multi Detector Computed Tomography Assessment of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S31. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.079.
13. Thaneeru, Pavan & Sebastian, A. & Nair, R. & Pasupati, S.. (2017). Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale – Single Centre Experience, Waikato Hospital. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S224. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.413.
14. Sebastian, A. & Thaneeru, Pavan & Nair, R. & Pasupati, S.. (2017). Impact of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure on the Frequency of Migraine: Waikato Hospital Experience. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S210. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.381.
15. Thaneeru, Pavan & el-gamel, Adam & Harding, Scott & Galvin, S. & Hamilton, F. & Kirk, M. & Devlin, G.. (2017). IMPACT: Improving Coronary Graft Patency with Postoperative Aspirin and Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin and Ticagrelor. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S80-S81. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.085.
16. Thaneeru, Pavan & Dugo, Clementina & Davis, Mark & Nair, R. & Pasupati, S.. (2017). Aortic Valve Area Calculation in Aortic Stenosis Patients Using a Novel Multi Detector Computed Tomography Assessment of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S245. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.464.
17. Thaneeru, Pavan & el-gamel, Adam & Harding, Scott & Galvin, Sean & Menon, Madhav & Devlin, Gerard. (2017). Improving coronary graft patency with postoperative aspirin and clopidogrel versus aspirin and ticagrelor. The New Zealand medical journal. 130. 104.
18. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2017). P3305Risk factors of bleeding following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. European Heart Journal. 38. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.P3305.
19. Thaneeru, Pavan. (2016). An Audit of Clinical Utilisation of Amino-terminal Fraction Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) Assays in Taranaki Base Hospital. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 25. S21. 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.052.
20. Hayat, Ashik & Thaneeru, Pavan. (2013). Rothia mucilaginosa: A rare cause of peritoneal dialysisrelated peritonitis. The New Zealand medical journal. 126. 118-20.
21. Hayat, Ashik & Thaneeru, Pavan & Priest, Pauline & Wilson, Robin. (2013). Recurrent pancreatitis in an icodextrin-based peritoneal dialysis patient. Yet another case report. The New Zealand medical journal. 126. 67-9.
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