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Interventional Cardiologist in VIC

Biography

Sonny Palmer is a Consultant Cardiologist with subspecialty expertise in coronary artery and adult structural heart disease.

Sonny graduated from The University of Melbourne and completed his clinical training in Cardiology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. He then completed subspecialty training in Coronary and Structural Heart Intervention at St Vincent’s Hospital and James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdo Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and valve in valve (TAVI, ViV TAVI)
  • Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (ViV TMVR)
  • Transcatheter mitral valve edge to edge repair (TEER)
  • Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure
  • Coronary angiography
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
  • Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
  • Coronary artery lithotripsy (Shockwave)
  • Invasive coronary imaging (OCT, IVUS)
Conditions Treated
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Heart attacks and Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Tricuspid Valve Disease

Experience

  • Structural and Interventional Cardiologist
    The Alfred 2022- Present
  • Structural and Interventional Cardiologist
    Knox Private Hospital 2021 - Present
  • Structural and Interventional Cardiologist
    St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospitals 2016 - Present
  • Consultant Cardiology Service
    Ambulance Victoria 2017 - 2018
  • Structural and Interventional Cardiology Fellow
    James Cook University Hospital 2015 - 2016
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellow
    St Vincent’s Hospital 2014 - 2015
  • Interventional Cardiology Research Fellow
    St Vincent’s Hospital 2014 - 2015

Awards

Awards
  • 2013 & 2014

    National Health and Medical Research Council Scholarship

  • 2013

    Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship

  • 2012

    The Bill Heath Fellowship - St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research

  • 2012

    Viola Edith Reid Bequest - Faculty Research (Trust Funded) Scholarship

  • 2012

    Registrar’s Research Prize 2012 (Runner Up) - Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Victoria Division

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Jin D, Kao CY, Darby J, Palmer S. Salmonella typhimurium myopericarditis: A case report and review of literature. World J Cardiol. 2020 Jan 26;12(1):67-75.

2. Ha, FJ, Bissland K, Mandrawa C, Palmer SC. Frailty in patients with aortic stenosis awaiting intervention: a comprehensive review. Intern Med J. 2020 Jan 6 (Epub ahead of print).

3. Jin D, Adams H, Cocco AM, Martin WG, Palmer S. Smartphones and wearable technology: benefits and concerns in cardiology. Med J Aust. 2020 Feb;212(2):54-56.

4. Ha FJ, Adams H, Palmer S. Device closure for patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a paradigm in evidence. Med J Aust. 2019. 211 (8): 343-344.

5. Ha, FJ., Agarwal, S., Tweed, K., Palmer, SC., Adams, HS., Thillai, M., Williams, L. Imaging on Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Diagnostic Challenge. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2019 July 25.

6. Paleri, S., Tham, JLM., Jin, D., Chan, YS., Wright, C., Baradi, A., Whitbourn, RJ., Adams, HSL., Palmer, SC. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis in the Australian regional population. Aust J Rural Health. 2019 Jun;27(3):229-236.

7.  Tham, JLM., Adams, H., Paleri, S., Wright, C., Dimitriou, J., Newcomb, A., MacIsaac, AI., Whitbourn, RJ., Palmer SC. Clinical outcomes of self-expandable vs. balloon-expandable TAVI for severe aortic stenosis. Acta Cardiol. 2019 Apr 1:1-8.

8. Ha, FJ., Tham, JLM., Paleri, S., Wright, C., Yap, KK., Adams, HS., Whitbourn, RJ., Palmer, SC.  Outcomes of incidental findings on multi-detector computed tomography for transcatheter aortic valve implantation assessment: A single-centre study and review of the literature. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2019 Mar 15.

9. Adams H. S., Ashokkumar S, Newcomb A, MacIsaac A.I., Whitbourn R. J., Palmer S.  A Contemporary Review of Severe Aortic Stenosis.  Intern Med J. 2019 Mar;49(3):297-305.

10. Palmer, S, Layland J, Adams H, Ashokkumar S, Williams P.D, Judkins C, La Gerche A, Burns A.T, Whitbourn R.J, MacIsaac A.I, Wilson A.M. Measurement of microvascular function in patients presenting with thrombolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction, and PCI for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018. 19; 917-922.

11. Jackson M.W.P, Muir D.F, de Belder M.A, Palmer S, Owens W.A, Goodwin A, Hayat U, Williams P.D. Transradial Secondary Access to Guide Valve Implantation and Manage Peripheral Vascular Complications During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Heart Lung Circ. 2019 Apr;28(4):637-646.

12. Tong, D.C., Whitbourn, R., MacIsaac, A., Wilson, A., Burns, A., Palmer, S., Layland J. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is a Predictor of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Jan 12; 4: 81.

13. Adams, H., Martin, W., Wilson, A. M., Palmer, S. Radiation therapy induced cardiovascular disease. Heart Vessels & Transplantation. 2017. 1: 82-89.

14. Adams, H., Paratz, E., Somaratne, J., Layland, J., Burns, A., Palmer, S., MacIsaac, A., Whitbourn, R. Different patients, different outcomes: A case-control study of spontaneous coronary artery dissection versus acute coronary syndrome. J Interv Cardiol. 2017 Sep 20.

15. Palmer, S., Child, N., de Belder, M. A., Muir, D. F., Williams, P. D.  Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Incidence, Clinical Impact and the Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Journal of American College of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017. Jan 23. 10 (2): 176-84

16. Palmer, S., Muir, D. F., de Belder, M. A., Williams, P. D. Does Direct TAVR Increase the Risk of Cerebral Embolization? Journal of American College of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Interventions. 2016. Feb 8;9(3):302-3.

17. Palmer, S., Layland, J., Carrick, D., Williams, P. D., Judkins, C., Gong, FF., Burns, A, T., Whitbourn, R., MacIsaac, A. I., Wilson, A.M. The Index of Microcirculatory Resistance Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Predicts Left Ventricular Recovery in Patients with Thrombolysed ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2016. 9999: 1–9

18. Bandali A, Parry-Williams G, Kassam A, Palmer S, Williams P.D, de Belder M.A, Owens A, Goodwin A, Muir D.F. Direct transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon pre-dilatation using the Edwards Sapien XT valve. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 May 18.

19. Zweng I, Shi WY, Palmer S, MacIsaac A, Whitbourn R, Davis P, Newcomb AE. Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-risk Patients: A propensity-score matched analysis. Heart Lung Circ. 2016 Feb 11.

20. Layland, J., Nerlekar, N., Palmer, S. Berry C., Oldroyd, K. Invasive Assessment of the Coronary Microcirculation in the Catheter Laboratory. Int J Cardiol. 2015. 199; 141-9.

21. Paratz, E. Palmer, S. Mariani, J. The Cardiac Complications of Obesity. Medicine Today. 2015. 16 (11);34-41.

22. Williams, P. D., Barlis, P., Palmer, S., Whitbourn, R. Plaque Rupture Within a 16-Year-Old Bare Metal Stent. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2014 Apr;30(4):464.e15-6.

23. Palmer, S., Wilson, A. M. Judkins, C. Williams, P. D. The Adenosine Mediated Effect Of Ticagrelor and Accuracy of Fractional Flow Reserve; Letter to the Editor. Journal of American College of Cardiology. 2013. 62 (7);644–648.

24. Palmer, S., Judkins, C. Williams, P. D. Renal Sympathetic Nerve Denervation For The Treatment of Resistant Hypertension. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2013. 199 (3): 160-161.

25. Layland, J., Judkins, C., Palmer, S., Whitbourn, R., Wilson O’Brien, A., MacIsaac, A., Wilson, A., The Resting Status of Coronary Microcirculation is a Predictor of Microcirculatory Function Following Elective PCI for Stable Angina. International Journal of Cardiology. 2013. 169 (2): 121-125.

26. Palmer, S., Wilson, A. M. Assessing Ischaemia in Stable Angina. Cardiology Today. 2012. 2(1); 23-26.

27. Stokes, M. B., Palmer, S., Moneghetti, K. J., Mariani, J. A., Wilson, A. M. Asystole Following Complex Partial Seizures. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2012. Epub. Aug 6.

28. Palmer, S., Mariani, J. A., Newcomb, A., Stokes, M. B., Burns, A. T. Successful Application of a PressureWire Retrogradely across an ATS Prosthetic Aortic Valve to Diagnose Constrictive Pericarditis. Cardiovascular and Revascularisation Medicine 2012. 13. Epub. May 25th.

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Presentations

  • Conference Attendance and Presentations1. Code STEMI Code STROKE. Australian and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies (ANZET). August 2017.
  • The Fellow’s Experience. Australian and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies (ANZET). August 2014.
  • Renal Denervation. The Italian Medical Society of Victoria. May 2013.
  • Fractional Flow Reserve. Interventional Nurses Council of Victoria. May 2013
  • Resistant Hypertension and Renal Denervation. Cardiology in the Forest – New Developments in Cardiology. Creswick. May 2012.
  • In a Galaxy FFR Away: Stable Angina, Ischaemia and Fractional Flow Reserve. Eli Lily National Interventional Nurses Symposium. August 2011
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