Internationally respected cardiologist, Dr Greg Szto is Director of Cardiology at Peninsula Private Hospital, which is renowned for its comprehensive diagnostic, emergency and elective heart care. He is also part of the team of likeminded, skilled cardiologists delivering cardiac health care to the Albury Wodonga area.

A first-class honours graduate of Monash University, Dr Szto undertook his internship and training at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and completed advanced coronary intervention training at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, USA. During his four-year tenure, Greg became proficient in various aspects of coronary stenting, including rotablator decalcification atherectomy, valvuloplasty, as well as peripheral arterial angiogram and renal, carotid and iliac artery stenting.

On his return to Melbourne in 2000, Greg initiated the coronary angioplasty service at Frankston Hospital and established the coronary angiography and stent service at Peninsula Private Hospital in 2003. As Director of Cardiology, Greg oversaw the introduction of a coronary care unit and was involved in the development of an intensive care unit and subsequently, the  introduction of open-heart coronary artery bypass and valve surgery at Peninsula Private hospital in 2012.

Greg led the introduction of keyhole aortic valve implantation at Peninsula Private Hospital in 2015. A minimally invasive procedure offers treatment to patients considered too high-risk for open heart surgery and now available to low and intermediate risk patients. He is a lead implanter of and proctor for Watchman devices offering stroke protection in patients unable to take NOACs.

As a cardiologist, Greg performs coronary angiograms and can proceed directly to angioplasty if required. He is accomplished in all facets of functional assessment of the coronaries.
Greg is one of few cardiologists who can also implant pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for patients with sick sinus syndrome, arrhythmia or heart failure.

Dr Szto aims to provide his patients with expert evaluation and medical management, enabling timely recovery and excellent health care. He is committed to offering his patients new and exciting treatments and technologies, allowing them to benefit from the constantly evolving innovations in cardiology in the research arm of the practice.

He is active in investigator-initiated and global multinational clinical research. He has recruited many participants into clinical trials which are designed to offer new treatments and drug therapies, in areas including hypertension, heart failure, high cholesterol and acute coronary syndrome.

ALSO CONSULTS AT:

Peninsula Heart
Peninsula Private Hospital
Suite 11/525 McClelland Drive
Frankston VIC 3199
T: 03 9789 0088

 

General cardiology, coronary angiogram and stenting, valvular heart disease/structural intervention, pacemakers, loop recorders and defibrillators, Interventional heart failure management, cardiac investigations: stress tests, echoes, stress echoes, pharmacological stress echocardiogram, multi-slice cardiac CT, ambulatory BP and holter monitoring

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