Dr Deepak Arumugam

Biography

 Dr Arumugam is a Cardiologist who commenced work at the Wesley in 2013 with HeartCare Partners. Dr Arumugam completed an Honours degree in Neuroscience (majoring in Anatomy and Exercise Physiology) at Monash University, Melbourne before moving to Brisbane and completing medical training at the University of Queensland. He trained in cardiology at The Prince Charles, Royal Brisbane and Women's and Gold Coast Hospitals. He pursued subspecialty training in cardiac electrophysiology, predominantly device implantation (pacemakers and implantable defibrillators) and cardiac catheter ablation at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. He then gained further experience including complex ablation (atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) over a two year fellowship at one of the largest ablation centres in North America at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, British Columbia, Canada. He has presented research at international conferences in Australia, North America and Europe, most recently published in The Lancet 2012. Dr Arumugam joined HeartCare Partners in 2013 at The Wesley Hospital while also visiting Hervey Bay regularly.

Research Interest

 cardiology