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Interventional Cardiologist in VIC

Biography

Dr Sinjini Biswas is a consultant interventional and structural cardiologist specialising in coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. She has public hospital appointments at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Bendigo Health, and also works in private practice in Melbourne, with appointments at Melbourne Private and Epworth Hospitals.

She obtained her medical degree from The Univ Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Intravascular Imaging (IVUS/OCT)
  • Calcific Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
  • Cardiac CT Imaging
  • Echocardiography
Conditions Treated
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Chest Pain
  • Syncope
  • Ischaemic Heart Disease
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
  • Vasospasm

Experience

  • Consultant Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
    The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Bendigo Health Present
  • Consultant Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
    Melbourne Private and Epworth Hospitals Present
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    National Heart Foundation Present
  • Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
    Bristol Heart Institute, United Kingdom
  • Advanced Cardiology Fellowship Training
    Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Bristol Heart Institute, United Kingdom
  • General Medicine Trainee/Cardiology Advanced Trainee
    The Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Memberships & Affiliations

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

  • Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ)

Awards

  • British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Best Trainee Case Award

  • National Heart Foundation Scholarship

  • National Health and Medical Research Council Scholarship

  • Monash University Scholarship

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Dawson, Luke & Rashid, M. & Dinh, D. & Brennan, A. & Bloom, Jason & Biswas, Sinjini & Lefkovits, J. & Shaw, James & Chan, William & Clark, David & Oqueli, E. & Hiew, Chin & Freeman, Melvyn & Taylor, Andrew & Reid, Christopher & Ajani, A. & Kaye, D. & Mamas, M. & Stub, Dion. (2023). Prediction of No-reflow in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 32. S113-S114. 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.732.

2. Mundisugih, Juan & Gao, Caroline & Ikin, Jillian & Abramson, Michael & Brown, David & Biswas, Sinjini & Dewar, Elizabeth & Liew, Danny & Stub, Dion. (2022). Vascular Responses Among Adults Four Years Post Exposure to 6 Weeks of Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. Vascular Health and Risk Management. Volume 18. 253-265. 10.2147/VHRM.S339439.

3. Dawson, Luke & Nehme, Emily & Nehme, Ziad & Bloom, Jason & Biswas, Sinjini & Cox, Shelley & Anderson, David & Stephenson, Michael & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Taylor, Andrew & Kaye, David & Smith, Karen & Stub, Dion. (2022). Association of Socioeconomic Status With Outcomes and Care Quality in Patients Presenting With Undifferentiated Chest Pain in the Setting of Universal Health Care Coverage. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11. 10.1161/JAHA.121.024923.

4. Dawson, Luke & Biswas, Sinjini & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Stub, Dion & Burchill, Luke & Evans, Sue & Reid, Christopher & Eccleston, David. (2021). Characteristics and Quality of National Cardiac Registries: A Systematic Review. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 14. 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.007963.

5. Biswas, Sinjini & Đinh, Diễm & Duffy, Stephen & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Chan, William & Cox, Nicholas & Reid, Christopher & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Stub, Dion. (2021). Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 99. 10.1002/ccd.29886.

6. Noaman, Samer & Đinh, Diễm & Reid, Christopher & Brennan, Angela & Clark, David & Shaw, James & Freeman, Melanie & Sebastian, Martin & Oqueli, Ernesto & Ajani, Andrew & Walton, Antony & Bloom, Jason & Biswas, Sinjini & Stub, Dion & Duffy, Stephen & Chan, William. (2021). Comparison of Outcomes of Coronary Artery Disease Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 3 Different Age Groups (65 Years). The American Journal of Cardiology. 152. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.002.

7. Biswas, Sinjini & Đinh, Diễm & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Ajani, Andrew & Duffy, Stephen & Chan, William & Walton, Antony & Brennan, Angela & Clark, David & Hiew, Chin & Oqueli, Ernesto & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Eccleston, David. (2021). Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Insulin-Treated vs. Non-Insulin Treated Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal of Cardiology. 148. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.02.025.

8. Betts, Juliana & Dewar, Elizabeth & Stub, Dion & Gao, Caroline & Brown, David & Ikin, Jillian & Zeleke, Berihun & Biswas, Sinjini & Abramson, Michael & Liew, Danny. (2021). Markers of Cardiovascular Disease among Adults Exposed to Smoke from the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18. 1587. 10.3390/ijerph18041587.

9. Papapostolou, Stavroula & Dinh, Diem & Noaman, Samer & Biswas, Sinjini & Duffy, Stephen & Stub, Dion & Shaw, James & Walton, Antony & Sharma, Anand & Brennan, Angela & Clark, David & Freeman, Melanie & Yip, Thomas & Ajani, Andrew & Reid, Christopher & Oqueli, Ernesto & Chan, William. (2021). Effect of Age on Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients (>80 Years) Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multi-Centre Australian PCI Registry. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 30. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.12.003.

10. Dawson, Luke & Biswas, Sinjini & Burchill, L. & Stub, D. & Lefkovits, J. & Reid, Christopher & Eccleston, David. (2020). 664 Heterogeneity of Design and Quality Among National Congenital Heart Disease Registries. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S335-S336. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.671.

11. Dawson, Luke & Biswas, Sinjini & Stub, D. & Lefkovits, J. & Burchill, L. & Reid, Christopher & Eccleston, David. (2020). 514 National Cardiac Registries: A Systematic Review. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S268. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.521.

12. Dawson, Luke & Biswas, Sinjini & Stub, D & Lefkovits, J & Burchill, L & Reid, Christopher & Eccleston, David. (2020). National cardiac registries: a systematic review. European Heart Journal. 41. 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3564.

13. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D & Lucas, Mark & Duffy, S.J & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Cox, N & Nadurata, V & Reid, Christopher & Lefkovits, J & Stub, D. (2020). Incidence, causes and predictors of unplanned hospital readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention. European Heart Journal. 41. 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3527.

14. Noaman, Samer & O’Brien, Jessica & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Reid, Christopher & Sharma, Anand & Chan, William & Clark, David & Stub, Dion & Biswas, Sinjini & Freeman, Melanie & Ajani, Andrew & Yip, Thomas & Duffy, Stephen & Oqueli, Ernesto. (2020). Clinical outcomes following ST‐elevation myocardial infarction secondary to stent thrombosis treated by percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 96. 10.1002/ccd.28802.

15. Noaman, Samer & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Brennan, Angela & Đinh, Diễm & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Biswas, Sinjini & Clark, David & Shaw, James & Ajani, Andrew & Freeman, Melanie & Yip, Thomas & Oqueli, Ernesto & Walton, Antony & Duffy, Stephen & Chan, William. (2020). Outcomes of cardiogenic shock complicating acute coronary syndromes. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 96. 10.1002/ccd.28759.

16. Biswas, Sinjini & Đinh, Diễm & Lucas, Mark & Duffy, Stephen & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Cox, Nicholas & Smith, Karen & Nehme, Emily & Nehme, Ziad & Reid, Christopher & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Stub, Dion. (2019). Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Presentation and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes. 6. 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz061.

17. Biswas, Sinjini & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Đinh, Diễm & Duffy, Stephen & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Brennan, Angela & Noaman, Samer & Ajani, Andrew & Clark, David & Freeman, Melanie & Oqueli, Ernesto & Hiew, Chin & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion & Chan, William. (2019). Association of Body Mass Index and Extreme Obesity With Long‐Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of the American Heart Association. 8. 10.1161/JAHA.119.012860.

18. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D & Noaman, Samer & Duffy, S & Lefkovits, J & Brennan, Angela & Ajani, A & Clark, David & Freeman, Melvyn & Oqueli, E & Hiew, C & Reid, C & Stub, D & Chan, William. (2019). P5290Impact of extreme obesity on long-term outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention. European Heart Journal. 40. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0261.

19. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D & Lucas, Mark & Duffy, S & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Cox, N & Neil, Christopher & Reid, C & Lefkovits, J & Stub, D. (2019). P2654Impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on ischaemic time and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). European Heart Journal. 40. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0975.

20. Warren, Josephine & Nanayakkara, Shane & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Brennan, A.L. & Đinh, Diễm & Yudi, Matias & Clark, D.J. & Ajani, Andrew & Reid, Christopher & Selkrig, Laura & Shaw, James & Hiew, Chin & Freeman, Melanie & Kaye, David & Kingwell, Bronwyn & Dart, Anthony & Duffy, Stephen & Reid, C. & Ajani, Andrew & Investigators, Melbourne. (2019). Impact of Pre-Procedural Blood Pressure on Long-Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73. 2846-2855. 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.03.493.

21. Biswas, Sinjini & Brennan, Angela & Duffy, Stephen & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Chan, William & Walton, Antony & Noaman, Samer & Shaw, James & Ajani, Andrew & Clark, David & Freeman, Melanie & Hiew, Chin & Oqueli, Ernesto & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion. (2019). The Impact of Out-of-Hours Presentation on Clinical Outcomes in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.05.184.

22. Noaman, Samer & Andrianopolous, N. & Brennan, Angela & Reid, C. & Stub, D. & Biswas, Sinjini & Walton, A. & Clark, David & Ajani, A. & Freeman, M. & Shaw, James & Oqueli, E. & Yip, Thomas & Duffy, S. & Chan, William. (2019). Characteristics of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome and its Influence on Clinical Outcomes. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.591.

23. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D. & Lefkovits, J. & Ajani, A. & Duffy, S. & Brennan, Angela & Chan, William & Bluzstein, D. & Clark, David & Hiew, C. & Oqueli, E. & Reid, C. & Stub, D. & Eccleston, David. (2019). Gradient of Outcomes by Treatment Intensity in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.626.

24. Blusztein, David & Biswas, Sinjini & Stub, D. & Ajani, A. & Brennan, Angela & Duffy, S. & Chan, William & Clark, David & Freeman, M. & Oquieli, E. & Reid, C. & Lefkovits, J. & Yudi, Matias & Dawson, Luke & Murphy, Alexandra & Eccleston, David. (2019). Long-term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Large Multi-centre Australian Registry. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.650.

25. Blusztein, David & Biswas, Sinjini & Lefkovits, J. & Ajani, A. & Brennan, Angela & Stub, D. & Duffy, S. & Chan, William & Clark, David & Freeman, M. & Oqueli, E. & Reid, C. & Yudi, Matias & Hutchison, A. & Dawson, Luke & Murphy, Alexandra & Eccleston, David. (2019). What is the Optimal Drug-Eluting Stent for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Insulin-Treated vs. Non-Insulin Treated Diabetes?. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.713.

26. Koh, J. & Dinh, D. & Biswas, Sinjini & Tan, Captain & Warren, Josephine & Brennan, Angela & Lefkovits, J. & Reid, C. & Stub, D. & Duffy, S.. (2019). Optimal Door-to-balloon Time for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.659.

27. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D. & Lucas, Mark & Duffy, S. & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Cox, N. & Neil, Christopher & Reid, C. & Lefkovits, J. & Stub, D.. (2019). Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Ischaemic Time and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.630.

28. Biswas, Sinjini & Dinh, D. & Duffy, S. & Brennan, Angela & Liew, Danny & Cox, N. & Nadurata, V. & Reid, C. & Lefkovits, J. & Stub, D.. (2019). Incidence, Predictors and Outcomes of Failed Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Australian Practice. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.636.

29. Biswas, Sinjini & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Duffy, Stephen & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Brennan, Angela & Walton, Antony & Chan, William & Noaman, Samer & Shaw, James & Ajani, Andrew & Clark, David & Freeman, Melanie & Hiew, Chin & Oqueli, Ernesto & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion. (2019). Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 12. 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004979.

30. Biswas, Sinjini & Lefkovits, Jeffrey & Liew, Danny & Gale, Chris & Reid, Christopher & Stub, Dion. (2018). Characteristics of National and Major Regional Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registries: A Structured Literature Review. EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 14. 10.4244/EIJ-D-18-00434.

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