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Dr Neil Cumpston, MBBS(Adel), FRACP, FSCA&I - Cardiologist
Neil is a Consultant Cardiologist and has clinical sessions at CVS. He has a 30 year background in cardiology and 20 years in the cardiology specialty of angiography.
Neil trained at the Universities of Western Australia and South Australia completing his residency at Royal Perth and Princess Margaret Hospitals. Neil spent time in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and then traveled to the United Kingdom where he worked as Physician and Registrar at Brompton, Hammersmith and St. George’s Hospitals. Neil completed his cardiology fellowship at both Sir Charles Gairdner and Royal Perth Hospitals, continuing in Cardiology at Royal Perth Hospital. Neil completed a National Heart Foundation fellowship in coronary angiography at the Cleveland Clinic. and returned to the Royal Perth Hospital where he was the first to implant a transvenous pacemaker (the only nuclear powered pacemaker in Western Australia). Neil also performed the first coronary arteriogram and introduced coronary angioplasty into Western Australia. Neil followed on to establish coronary ablative ultrasound (intraoperative) and was the first to perform percutaneous ablative ultrasound coronary angioplasty in Australia.
Throughout his career, Neil has been at the forefront of angiography and intervention, has written many papers and articles, and has lectured in many countries around the world on the cardiology specialty of angiography and intervention.
Neil is an avid bike rider, loves traveling the world with his wife and dining out with his wife and friends.
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