Professional Special Interests
TAVI proctor, providing on-site training, evaluation and observation of other cardiologists and healthcare professionals on the safe and correct use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. He ensures appropriate selection of patient, device and system, implant technique, and recognises and addresses special clinical conditions, such as potential complications.
Biography
Dr Roland Hilling-Smith, a Director of Queensland Cardiovascular Group, is a clinical cardiologist with sub-specialty expertise in interventional cardiology. His main focus is on coronary and structural intervention. Unusually for an interventional cardiologist, Dr Hilling-Smith is also trained, accredited and performs cardiac CT, providing a unique perspective in the investigation, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. Dr Hilling-Smith performs a wide range of percutaneous interventional procedures including coronary stents, rotablation and chronic total occlusion revascularisation. He performs the full range of structural interventions including TAVI, PFO / ASD closure, percutaneous treatments of aortic and mitral valves, left atrial appendage occlusion and renal denervation amongst others.
