St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

Dr Arjun Iyer is a Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon based at St Vincent’s Hospital (Sydney), with operating privileges at the Mater Hospital, North Sydney, and Hurstville Private Hospital. He also holds regular visiting clinics and operative sessions at Flinders Medical Centre (Adelaide) and Royal Darwin Hospital.

Dr Iyer completed his surgical training at highly regarded hospitals in Australia and internationally, including St Vincent’s Hospital (Sydney), Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane), and St Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver). This broad and high-calibre training has equipped him with a comprehensive skill set spanning the full spectrum of cardiac, thoracic, and transplant surgery.

Academically accomplished, Dr Iyer completed his PhD at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, a globally respected research institution. His doctoral work was instrumental in enabling St Vincent’s Hospital to perform the world’s first distant procurement heart transplant using a DCD (donation after circulatory death) donor. This breakthrough, published in The Lancet, received international acclaim and has since contributed to a 25% increase in heart transplant activity.

Dr Iyer previously served as a consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon at both Flinders Medical Centre and The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne before returning to Sydney to take up his current position at St Vincent’s. While based in Sydney, he continues to support regional and interstate care through visiting clinics in Adelaide and Darwin.

With extensive training and broad expertise, Dr Iyer has a particular interest in:
·       Aortic surgery, including the Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement
·       Minimally invasive valve repair and replacement
·       Minimally invasive (thoracoscopic/robotic) thoracic surgery
·       Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery - Multiple/total arterial conduit use
·       Heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support (LVAD/ECMO)

He treats his patients with a focus on safety and excellent clinical outcomes and ultimately a positive patient experience.