Dr Malini Govindan

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Dr Govindan graduated in Medicine from the University of Newcastle and completed her early clinical training at Concord Hospital. She subsequently undertook advanced cardiology training at Nepean and Westmead Hospitals - two of Sydney's major tertiary care centres.

Her passion for cardiac electrophysiology led her to the United Kingdom, where she completed a clinical and research fellowship at St George's Hospital and the University of London. She was awarded a prestigious British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship, to investigate the biochemical and electrical substrate in atrial fibrillation and was awarded a PhD from the University of London under the mentorship of renowned cardiologist Professor John Camm. During her fellowship, she also worked alongside Professor Elijah Behr in the area of Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) and prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, particularly in conditions such as Brugada Syndrome and Long QTc. She worked in the ICC and Arrhythmia Clinics, gaining expertise in these conditions and has published and presented papers widely in these fields. Dr Govindan's clinical fellowship included subspecialty training in catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and cardiac device interrogation. Her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented at leading international cardiology conferences.

She now consults at the Hornsby Cardiac Diagnostic Unit and performs procedures at the Sydney Adventist Hospital.

Her key clinical interests include:
* Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia management
* Device implantation, interrogation & management
* Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and sudden cardiac death prevention
* Sports cardiology and pre-participation screening of athletes

Dr Govindan remains actively engaged in academic cardiology, with ongoing research interests in sports cardiology, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death prevention. She is also committed to education, regularly teaching medical students and FRACP candidates.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and a member of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) & Heart Rhythm Society.

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