Dr Hari Sugumar

I am a specialist cardiologist and electrophysiologist. I am highly skilled in cardiac device implantation such as pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), and in catheter ablation for arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF) and supra ventricular tachycardias (SVT).

I am currently completing my PhD through the University of Melbourne. My research interests include paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation ablation and the impact of AF in heart failure (reduced and preserved). I have designed and executed international randomised controlled studies and multiple multi-centre trials to assess the impact of catheter ablation in these conditions. I am conducting my research through the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alfred Health and Cabrini Hospitals. I completed my medical degree at the University of Melbourne in 2005 and was admitted as a fellow to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 2010 and specialised in Cardiology through Austin Health. I sub-specialised in electrophysiology and cardiac devices, including cardiac re-synchronization therapy, at Austin Health prior to completing an advanced clinical fellowship in Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices in British Columbia, Canada.