Cardiothoracic Surgery
Overview of Service
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Royal North Shore Hospital is a leading provider of specialised care for patients with heart and chest conditions and is one of the largest units in NSW, performing over 1100 procedures annually. The department specialised in advanced surgical treatments, minimally invasive and robotic procedures including coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repairs, complex lung resections and management and treatment of cardiothoracic tumours.
Areas of Expertise
- Robotic surgery
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
- Aortic surgery, aneurysm resection and dissection repair
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery and lobectomy
- Complex thoracic resections
- Oncologic surgery – cardiac, lung, mediastinal, chest wall, metastatic melanoma
Affiliated Organisations
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
- SERT Institute
Meet Our Cardiothoracic Surgeons
B.E. (Chem) Hon BSc(Med) MBBS Hon M.Biomed E.
Head of Department
Dr Michael Harden has special interests in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, adult cardiac surgery and pacemaker and defibrillator surgery.
MBBS FRACS
Royal Australian College of Surgeons Supervisor
Dr Manu Mather specialises in heart valve, aortic aneurysm and reoperative surgery.
BSc (Comp Science), MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACS (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Dr Levi Bassin specialises in open and minimally invasive heart surgery, robotic surgery, chest tumour and lung surgery and pacemakers.
MBBS (Hons) FRACS
Dr Peter Brady has special interests in aortic surgery and endovascular stenting, valve sparing aortic, root replacement, cardiac pacing (bi-ventricular defibrillators), thoracoscopic lobectomy/thymectomy and biventricular defibrillators.
MBBS FRACS
Dr John Bereton has special interests in coronary artery surgery (off pump coronary surgery), valvular heart surgery, pacemakers, defibrillators, thoracic surgery.
MBBS FRACS
Dr David Marshman has special interests in coronary artery surgery valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, pacemakers and thoracic surgery.
PhD, FRACS
Dr Andrew Sherrah has experience in all aspects of cardiac surgery and a special interest in thoracic aortic disease, aortic dissection repair, cardiac device implantation & lead extraction.