Returned Traveller Session: Cardiac Imaging
Tracks
Track 2
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Details
Recently returned overseas fellows share practical advice on subspecialty training abroad. They cover the application process, common pitfalls, and how to get the most out of the experience. The Returned Traveller sessions offer trainees candid, on-the-ground guidance on international fellowship training.
Speaker
Dr Sara Hungerford
Cardiologist
Royal North Shore Hospital
Speaker 1: Tufts Medical Center Boston, USA, and UK
3:00 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Dr Sara Hungerford (MBBS, FRACP, FCSANZ, FACC, PhD) is a cardiologist specialising in structural heart disease imaging and a National Heart Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. She recently completed international fellowships at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, USA, and the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, UK. Her research focuses on advanced cardiac imaging techniques to improve understanding and prediction of haemodynamic responses to transcatheter valve interventions.
Dr Harry Klimis
Cardiologist / Cardio-Oncologist
Peninsula Cardiology / OncoHeart
Speaker 2: McMaster University/PHRI, Canada
3:10 PM - 3:20 PMBiography
Dr. Harry Klimis is a consultant cardiologist and cardio-oncologist based in Sydney. He currently serves as the Director of Peninsula Cardiology and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He also leads the Cardio-Oncology Research, Innovation, and Survivorship (CORIS) program at Westmead Hospital.
Dr. Klimis completed his medical degree and doctoral studies at the University of Sydney before undertaking a clinical and research fellowship at McMaster University in Canada. His international training focused on cardio-oncology, advanced imaging, and clinical trial methodology. His research interests involve the use of digital health interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes, and the prevention and management of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.
All Speakers
Q&A
3:20 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dr Sonia Sawant
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
St Vincent's Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Sonia Sawant is a Cardiology Advanced Trainee at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Sydney and a Master of Public Health from Imperial College London. Her research focuses on cardiovascular outcomes, public health and advanced heart failure.
