Peninsula Private Hospital
Beleura Private Hospital
Suite 11, 525 McClelland Drive
FRANKSTON, VIC, 3199
03 9789 0088
03 9789-8866
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He interned at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne in 1990, and undertook advanced cardiology training in the same institution from 1994-95 under the leadership of Associate Professor Aubrey Pitt, and subsequently Professor Garry Jennings.
In 1996, Dr. Szto travelled to the US, where he undertook advanced coronary interventional training at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, under the mentorship of the late Thomas J. Linnemeier, a pioneer in coronary angioplasty who was a close friend of Andreas Gruentzig (founder of coronary angioplasty). Here, Greg became proficient in the various aspects of coronary stenting, rotablator decalcification (“roto rooter”), atherectomy, valvuloplasty, as well as peripheral arterial angiogram and stenting (i.e. renal, carotid and iliac). He also participated in many clinical trials and research presentations at the US national cardiology conferences.
In 2000, he returned to Melbourne as visiting cardiologist at Frankston Hospital, where he started the coronary stent program, without open heart surgery bypass on site. Dr. Szto became Director of Cardiology at Peninsula Private Hospital in 2002 when leadership was requested by the hospital to develop cardiac services further. The cardiac catheterisation laboratory commenced in 2003, and a 16-bed coronary care unit followed soon after. Multi-slice heart CT scan was initiated in collaboration with MIA Victoria in 2007. He was at the forefront in the setting up of the 7-bed ICU, followed by open heart surgery in October 2012. In late 2015, Dr. Szto introduced Trans-catheter (keyhole) Aortic Valve Replacement to Peninsula Private Hospital.
Dr. Szto is a member of the Australian Medical Association, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Fellow of the (US) Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the (US) Society of Computed Cardiac Tomography.
He is active giving talks on cardiovascular topics to the local medical community and keeps up to date with regular attendances at major international scientific meetings. Dr. Szto is actively involved in many international multi-centre clinical trials on promising heart treatments.
Greg is married to Georgia and they are blessed with two children, Hannah studying at Monash University [BSc, MB (Sci & Tech), J.D.], and Noah at The Peninsula School. They live in Mount Eliza. When he has free time, he will be taking photos, fishing, playing golf, or gone to attend an overseas conference to brush up on the latest in cardiovascular procedures and treatments. Dr. Szto is the only interventional cardiologist who lives in the Mornington Peninsula.