Canberra Heart Clinic

The Canberra Heart Clinic provides expert cardiology consultation, pre-operative assessment, cardiac device follow-up as well as teleconsultation. A comprehensive cardiac investigation service includes transthoracic echocardiography, exercise stress echocardiography, ECG performance and reporting, 24-Hour Holter Monitor to 7-Day Holter Monitor and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. Following consultation inpatients procedures if required can be organised. This includes coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, transoesophageal echocardiography, cardioversion, electrophysiological study and ablation, device implantation, percutaneous structural heart disease therapies and cardiac surgery.

A valid referral is required for all of our services. Healthcare Card discounts are available.

Services we offer:

• Specialist Cardiologist Consultation
• Telemedical Consultation
• Pre-operative Assessment
• Paediatric Cardiology Consultation
• Congenital and Acquired Heart Diseases
• Heart Failure Management
• Dietician Consultation with Tanya Stiller
• Weight Management
• Internal Medicine Consultation
• Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health
• General, Sports & Preventative Cardiology
• Cardio-Oncology Management
• Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Exercise Stress Echocardiography
• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Paediatric Echocardiography
• 1-7 Day Holter Monitoring
• 24 Hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Device Interrogation
• Coronary Angiography & Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Implantable Loop Insertion
• Valvular Heart Disease Assessment
• Structural Heart Disease Management

Dr Kris Nowakowski
Kris Nowakowski is a cardiologist and internationally recognised echocardiography specialist with expertise in echocardiography, guidance of structural intervention and echocardiology procedures, valvular heart disease, heart failure, sports cardiology, preventative cardiology and cardio-oncology. He completed his medical degree at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 2001. He undertook basic physician training at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, where he also commenced cardiology training. Kris completed advanced cardiology training at The Prince Charles Hospital. Kris then undertook an advanced echocardiography fellowship at St Pauls Hospital in Vancouver, a world-renowned centre for heart valve innovation. Kris has been certified as a Diplomate in echocardiography by the American National Board of Echocardiography and was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography in recognition of his expertise and extraordinary commitment to cardiovascular ultrasound. 

Dr Jaydeep Mandal
After obtaining his basic medical degree in India, Dr Jaydeep Mandal obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom (FRCP) and in Australia (FRACP). He worked as a consultant in acute internal medicine in the UK, from 2006 to 2014, and then as a consultant in general medicine in Bathurst, Australia from 2014 to 2023. In 2023 he moved with his young family to Canberra and is a general medicine consultant at the Canberra Hospital in the Acute Medical Unit. He has a keen interest in general cardiology, general respiratory medicine, type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases, and cardio-metabolic diseases. His skills make him an ideal specialist to manage patients that require private and commercial vehicle licence renewal, perioperative assessment, and management or in the diagnostic evaluation of undifferentiated dizziness, syncope, and breathlessness.

Tanya Stiller
BSc, Grad Dip Nut Sc, M Nut Diet
Tanya is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist, who is dedicated to helping her patients achieve a sustained healthy lifestyle change using evidence-based nutrition advice. She provides individualised nutrition advice taking account of your lifestyle and budget, so will never use a one size fits all approach. She has a special interest in supporting patients in the following areas: • Weight management • Insulin resistance, pre-diabetes and diabetes education • High blood pressure • High cholesterol • Coeliac disease • Maternal and child health • Allergies and intolerances • Disabilities/NDIS Tanya is approachable and friendly, and is committed to ensure you feel empowered to reach your nutrition goals.