Dr Lund is the Head of Department of Cardiology at Counties Manukau District. She became a cardiologist because she “likes fixing things” and completed her training at Greenlane Hospital followed by fellowships at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Her professional mission is “To provide world class cardiology care to a population who too often have no choice where they receive treatment”. Dr Lund specialises in community heart failure care. She was the first woman to Chair the New Zealand Committee of CSANZ, is a past Clinical Lead of the Northern Region Clinical Cardiology Network, and is the current President of CSANZ.

Rachel has worked in Heart Failure Clinics for a few years now, and has noticed the change in presenting etiology of HF, with AF becoming far more common. She also spent many years involved with Cardiac Rehab and Adult congenital heart disease. Click here for a copy of this presentation

Dr. DeBoard is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Waikato Hospital in Hamilton NZ. He completed training in general surgery before pursuing an advanced cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Utah. His clinical areas of expertise and research include atrial fibrillation & surgical ablation, left atrial appendage management, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, multi and total arterial revascularization, hybrid arrhythmia therapies, and surgical education. Click here for a copy of this presentation

Matt undertook his medical training at the University of Cambridge and gained a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Master’s in Pharmacology. He completed his cardiology training and Fellowship in electrophysiology and cardiac devices at Wellington Hospital. Matt then returned to the United Kingdom for a second Fellowship and as a Consultant Electrophysiologist at The Royal Brompton Hospital. Matt has been instrumental in establishing conduction system pacing in a number of hospitals in London, New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region. Matt works full-time as a Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Auckland City Hospital and retains the status of Honorary Consultant Electrophysiologist at The Royal Brompton Hospital. He collaborates with international research groups to improve the care of patients with cardiovascular disease, has published widely, and has co-authored chapters in cardiovascular textbooks. In his spare time, Matt enjoys bike racing and long-distance running.