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Dr Hitesh Patel
Specialist
Qualifications
MB ChB 1986 Auckland; FRACP 1993
Profile
After basic medical training at the Auckland School of Medicine, Dr Hitesh Patel completed his medical and cardiology registrar training at hospitals in Auckland and Tauranga. He did his cardiology specialist training at Greenlane Hospital.
Dr Patel has a strong interest in general cardiology with a focus on ischaemic and valvular heart disease and the use of cardiac imaging for diagnosis. His position as a full-time cardiologist at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals, continues to provide him with exposure to the full range of cardiac problems that can affect patients.
He enjoys keeping up to date with new research and has made contributions to research, particularly as a sub or principal investigator, for many multi-center trials. He is a willing participant in endeavours to improve treatment of heart disease and in the last two years has travelled to assist the group that are providing cardiac surgery to patients in Fiji.
At Ascot, Dr Patel conducts general cardiology clinics, resting and stress echocardiography and diagnostic angiograms.
Interests
- Exercise ECG
- Ambulatory BP Monitor
- Holter Monitor
- Resting EchoStress Echo
- Chest Pain Cardiac Assessment Unit
- Transoesophageal Echo
- Coronary Angiography
- Arrhythmia
- Hypertension
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Valve Disease
Title or Designation
Cardiologist
Full NZ Registration Date
1 December 1986
Vocational Scope
Internal Medicine
Contact Details
Dr Hitesh Patel is available at the following services:
Cardiology Services | Waitematā
This service is available at the following location:
North Shore Hospital
Website
Lakeview Cardiology Centre Email: NSHCCU.Generic@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Cardiology Procedure Email: CardioProcedures.Generic@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Private Services
Ascot Angiography
This service is available at the following location:
Ascot Hospital, 90 Green Lane East, Remuera, Auckland
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Phone
(09) 520 9533
Email
Website
Ascot Cardiology Group
This service is available at the following location:
Ascot Hospital, 90 Green Lane East, Remuera, Auckland
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Phone
(09) 520 9540
Healthlink EDI
ascardio
Website
Cardia
This service is available at the following location:
217 Shakespeare Road, Milford, Auckland
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Phone
0800 102 222
Healthlink EDI
c4rdianz
Email
Website