Interventional Cardiologist in QLD

Dr Tony Lai is a Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist with a specia Read More...

Dr Tony Lai is a Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist with a special interest in the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, and valvular heart disease. He also specialises in non-invasive diagnostic cardiac investigations including transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac CT angiography.

Dr Lai completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland and further cardiology training across Queensland at The Prince Charles Hospital, Townsville Hospital and Gold Coast Hospital. He continued to further his experience at the McMaster University in Canada completing a two-year intensive fellowship focused on interventional cardiology and cardiac CT angiography.

He currently consults at the Gold Coast Private Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital, and John Flynn Private Hospital. He joined Gold Coast Heart Centre in 2012 and sees patients at the Tugun, Southport and Hope Island practices.

He is an accredited transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) operator and is experienced in complex coronary intervention.

Dr Lai has contributed his knowledge and expertise to multiple research publications and is actively involved in teaching medical students.