Dr Kristian Prados

CARDIOLOGIST

Dr Kristian Prados

BAppSc (Hons 1) MBBS USyd FRACP FCSANZ

Conjoint Lecturer, UNSW

Dr Kristian Lee Prados is the Director of the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at Port Macquarie Base Hospital. Dr Prados is a general adult and Interventional Cardiologist having undergone specialist training in Interventional Cardiology. He completed his Interventional Fellowship at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney in 2011. He has been a consultant cardiologist and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians since 2010.

Dr Prados was instrumental in the design and careful planning of the PMBH ‘state-of-the-art’ Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory which opened in 2015. This regional Cath Lab brings to the community specialised interventional procedures such as diagnostic coronary angiograms (to diagnose blocked coronary arteries), angioplasty (balloons and stents to open blocked coronary arteries), right heart studies (to diagnose complex heart and lung conditions), insertion of implantable loop recorders and several other specialised invasive procedures.

In addition to his specialised skillset, Dr Prados continues to perform the full range of non-invasive cardiology procedures (eg. transoesophageal echocardiograms, stress tests, Holter monitors, pacemaker checks, etc…) which assist him with the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, structural heart disease and arrhythmogenic heart disease.

Registration

AHPRA NSW Medical Board

Memberships

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Australian Medical Association

Public Hospital Appointments

Interventional Cardiologist, Port Macquarie Base Hospital

Director Cardiac Cathertisation Laboratory, Port Macquarie Base Hospital

Private Hospital Appointments

Port Macquarie Private Hospital

Eastern Heart Clinic, Prince of Wales Private Hospital

Academic Appointments

Conjoint Lecturer UNSW

FRACP Examiner

Continuing Education/Teaching

Dr Prados is a Conjoint Lecturer in Medicine at the University of NSW and senior cardiologist at Coast Cardiology. He is involved in teaching and supervising medical students, basic physician trainees as well as advanced trainees in cardiology. He has been an examiner for the Royal Australian College of Physicians since 2012.

Professionally, Dr Prados keeps abreast with the latest advances in cardiology by attending regular cardiology conferences both domestic and international. He is actively involved in presenting at educational meetings for local health professionals.

Outside medicine, Dr Prados, his wife and young family reside in Port Macquarie enjoying the coastal lifestyle the Mid North Coast has to offer. Dr Prados has a keen interest in triathlon and continues to compete in Ironman distance events since 2014. He is a strong advocate of lifestyle modification for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and is committed to ensuring the very best cardiology care is provided to everyone regardless of their personal circumstances.