Speciality

Subspeciality

  • Cardiology

Areas of interest

About

Prof Jitendra Vohra is a Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist with wide experience in all fields of Cardiology. He established the Electrophysiogy Service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, implanted the first ICD in Australia and started the ICD follow up clinic. He was a founder member of Cardiology Department at Epworth Hospital and was also a founder member of Cardiac genetic Clinic at the RMH. He helped establishing Genetic testing for inherited arrhythmias at Victorian Cardiac Genetic Services. He has trained a large number of national and international cardiology trainees at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Epworth Hospital. He was awarded an AM for services to Cardiology and life time achievement award from the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Epworth hospital locations

Hospital

Epworth Richmond

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

4 Normanby Place
Richmond VIC 3121

Consulting Location

Private Consulting Suites

Royal Parade
Parkville VIC 3052

Education and training

  • Undergraduate and post graduate teaching, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne

Research

  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Cardiac genetics
  • Pacemakers and defibrillators

Qualifications

  • MD Bombay University
  • MBBS Bombay University
  • FRACP, FRCP (UK)
  • FACC
  • FCSANZ

Professional Associations

  • Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealnd
  • American College of Cardiology
  • Heart Rhythm Society
  • AMA

Public Appointments

  • Hon Cardiologist to the Departments of Cardiology and Genomic Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Clinical Professor in Medicine, University of Melbourne