Paediatric / Adult Congenital: Mini Oral session - Saturday Afternoon
Tracks
Track 8
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
| 5:15 PM - 5:55 PM |
Speaker
Dr Joshua Hilton
Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Impact of Repeated Sternotomies on Lung Function in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
5:15 PM - 5:20 PMBiography
Dr Josh Hilton is a General Medicine Advanced Trainee at the Royal Melbourne Hospital interested in pursuing dual training in Cardiology. He is currently completing a Master's degree at the Biostatistics Unit within the Monash University School of Public Health. Outside of medicine he enjoys cycling and beekeeping.
Siyan Li
Medical Student
University of Melbourne
Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Anomalous Coronary Artery Treated With or Without Surgical Correction in Australia: a Multi-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study
5:20 PM - 5:25 PMBiography
Siyan (Kevin) Li is a fourth and final year medical year at the University of Melbourne and its Western Clinical School with an avid interest in the field of Cardiology. Whilst he is an early-career researcher, under the mentorship of Professor William Chan, he has gained significant first-hand research experience building up and leading this multi-centre retrospective cohort study investigating outcomes of patients with anomalous coronary arteries. Additionally, he is also currently conducting research on the management of vasospastic angina.
He aspires to learn from many esteemed experts and clinician researchers in Cardiology at this meeting.
Dr Jack Luxford
Paediatric Cardiologist
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Children: Real World Evidence
5:25 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Jack is a final year Advanced Trainee in Paediatric Cardiology, based at the Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. He is enrolled in a PhD through the University of Sydney examining the contemporary epidemiology, management and outcomes of myocarditis in newborns, children and adolescents. His clinical interests include advanced heart failure, transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.
Assoc Prof Andrew Martin
Consultant Paediatrician
Perth Children's Hospital
Gaps in the Care of Children With Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
5:30 PM - 5:35 PMBiography
Dr Andrew Martin is a general paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital with a distinguished record of contribution to the field of paediatric familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in Australia. He led the development of the first national paediatric FH guidelines in 2012 and has since focused on innovative approaches to earlier detection, including population-based screening models in early childhood. He leads the FH in Kids study, a programme dedicated to improving the care of children with FH in Western Australia, and serves as Medical Lead of the recently established WA Paediatric Centre for High Impact Lipid Disorders.
Dr Martin is a committed advocate for a fundamental shift in cardiovascular medicine: from treating established disease in adults, to proactively safeguarding the heart health of children. He believes that clinicians caring for children have both the opportunity and the responsibility to prevent premature cardiovascular disease before it begins.
Mrs Bridget O'Malley
Phd Candidate
Heart Centre for Children / Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Beyond Genetics – Exploring Prenatal and Maternal Environmental Contributors to Congenital Heart Disease Recurrence.
5:35 PM - 5:40 PMBiography
Bridget O’Malley is a PhD candidate on her thesis titled Genetic and Environmental Factors Determining Congenital Heart Disease Recurrence and Associated Psycho-social Considerations under A/Prof Gillian Blue. She has been working as a research assistant at the Kids Heart BioBank fueling her passion for clinical research. Bridget has a special interest in the genetic aetiology of congenital heart disease and the associated psychosocial impacts of congenital heart disease on children, adolescents and their families affected by CHD.
Dr Simone Gong
BPT1
Alfred Hospital
Excellent Outcomes Lung Transplantation for Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: The Australian Experience
5:40 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Dr Paraskeva is a respiratory and lung transplant physician who is the Head of the Nationally Funded Centre for Paediatric Heart-Lung and Lung Transplant based at the Alfred Hospital.
Dr Ashwin Ramanathan
Paediatric Cardiology Fellow
Monash Children's Hospital
Validating a Risk Score Model to Predict Patients With Kawasaki Disease at High Risk of Developing Coronary Artery Aneurysm in an Australian Population
5:45 PM - 5:50 PMBiography
Ashwin is a first year paediatric cardiology fellow at Monash Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Prior to that he was based at Perth Children's Hospital where this particular project is based. Previous areas of research have been in neonatology and newborn transition with a focus on digital health and artificial intelligence.
Dr Phidias Rueter
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
Westmead Hospital
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
5:50 PM - 5:55 PMBiography
Phidias is currently a Cardiology Advanced Trainee at Westmead Hospital with an interest in congenital heart disease.
Dr Julian Ayer
Paediatric Cardiologist
Sydney Children's Hospital Network
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Ayer is an academic paediatric cardiologist with a clinical interest in cardiac imaging, pulmonary hypertension, transition and adult congenital heart disease. His research interests relate to early life origins of cardiovascular disease, imaging, long term outcomes in congenital heart disease and exercise.
