{"id":1867,"date":"2017-08-22T02:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T02:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&p=1867"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:33:13","slug":"meet-cardiothoracic-surgery-team","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiothoracic-surgery\/meet-cardiothoracic-surgery-team","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Cardio-thoracic Surgery Team"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has 10 specialists who perform routine operations on a daily basis. These include elective and emergency coronary surgery, valve surgery and aortic dissection surgery. Our surgeons also sub-specialise in specific areas of their choice, enabling the unit to perform complex and rarer operations with exceptional results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1850,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[1158,1159,1160],"class_list":["post-1867","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cardiothoracic-surgery-team","tag-surgeons","tag-specialists"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"general","include_in_alphabetical_listing":false,"page_sections_general":[],"accessing_this_service":[{"variation":"GP or medical practitioner referral","free_text":""}],"include_refer_a_patient_panel":true,"refer_a_patient_text":"","refer_a_patient_link":"","specialist_hotline":"1300 364 938","after_your_hospital_appointment":[{"variation":"Preadmission and surgery","free_text":""}],"general_content_0":false,"what_to_bring":[{"category":"general","what_to_bring_general":[{"display":[],"every_time":"","_copy":"","for_appointment":"","_copy2":"","for_procedure":"","_copy3":"","for_overnight":""}],"what_to_bring_mental_health":false,"what_to_bring_child_health":false}],"general_content":[{"other_content":[{"heading":"","content":"

The Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has 13 specialists who perform routine operations on a daily basis. These include elective and emergency coronary surgery, valve surgery and aortic dissection surgery. Our surgeons also sub-specialise in specific areas of their choice, enabling the unit to perform complex and rarer operations with exceptional results.<\/p>\n

All our surgeons are actively involved in teaching and research, with affiliations and commitments to the University of Queensland, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, The Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and various international associations.<\/p>\n"}]},{"other_content":[{"heading":"Consultant surgeons","content":"

Dr Trevor Fayers, Director, Cardio-thoracic Surgery Program<\/h3>\n

Dr Fayers obtained his Fellowship of the College of Medicine of South Africa in 1993 and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1999. He first commenced work at TPCH in 1997 as a registrar and continued as a SMO and VMO until 2014. He later returned to TPCH as the Director in 2023. In the interim he worked in multiple posts including working at GCUH and abroad. Dr Fayers is also a proud member of the Critical Care Research Group working closely with biomedical engineers to support innovations in heart transplantation, as well as being a member of the Court of Examiners for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic Surgery.<\/p>\n

Dr Fayers practices in adult cardiac surgery and his special interests include minimally invasive procedures including mitral valve repairs and radiofrequency ablation.<\/p>\n

Dr Morgan Windsor,\u00a0Deputy Director, Cardio-thoracic Surgery and Director, Thoracic Surgery<\/h3>\n

Dr Windsor is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and also a Diplomate of Thoracic Surgery of the University of Strasbourg, France. He is the Director of Thoracic Surgery at both TPCH and Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH).<\/p>\n

His practice involves assessment and treatment of all thoracic pathology with a focus on lung cancer management. Dr Windsor is also involved in research activities in early detection and treatment of lung cancer and database and quality in thoracic surgery.<\/p>\n"}]},{"other_content":[{"heading":"","content":"

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Homayoun Jalali <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Jalali has been practicing at TPCH since 1997. He graduated from KUL Leuven, Belgium, in 1995 and obtained postdoctoral fellowships from ULG Belgium and University of Pennsylvania (USA) and London (UK). His special interests include minimally invasive valve surgery including mitral valve repairs, aortic valve and root repairs, adult congenital surgery and arrhythmia surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Timea Jurth<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Jurth joined and completed her fellowship at TPCH in 2024. She obtained her Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2025 becoming a consultant surgeon at TPCH the same year. Dr Jurth practices in general cardiac surgery and has special interests in valve replacements and coronary artery bypass surgery, as well as in progressing into practicing heart transplantation at TPCH in the future.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Dong Kang<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Kang has been working at TPCH since 2013. Between 2006 and 2012, he worked at the Townsville Hospital. He trained in cardio-thoracic surgery at TPCH and The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2005. Dr Kang has a special interest in aortic surgery, valve sparing aortic root replacement, surgical myectomy for HOCM, thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery, mitral valve repair, atrial fibrillation surgery, PEARS procedures and lung transplantation.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Lachlan Marshall<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Marshall obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2019 and has been working at TPCH since then. He trained within Australia and Canada and has completed a fellowship within Transplant\/MCS, Structural Heart Program and Laser Lead Extraction within Vancouver (Canada). Dr Marshall has subspecialty interests in multiple arterial graft bypass surgery, alternate access TAVI, aortic root surgery and cardiac transplantation with mechanical circulatory support.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Rishendran Naidoo<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Naidoo obtained his Fellowship of The College of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons in 2005 followed by a Master of Medicine in 2008 in South Africa. He moved to Australia and obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in the year 2010 and has been working at TPCH ever since. Dr Naidoo Chairs the TPCH Pulmonary Malignancy Conference. Dr Naidoo performs both cardiac and thoracic surgery, and his interests include minimally invasive lung cancer surgery, the management of mediastinal masses, and the management of pectus deformities. His cardiac surgical interests include valve replacements, mitral valve repair and aortic surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Anil Prabhu<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Prabhu obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2014 and has been working at TPCH since then. He trained in Bangalore and has completed Congenital and Adult Fellowships in Australia and India. Dr Prabhu is actively involved with teaching and research through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons as the Supervisor of Training at TPCH. His specialty interests include heart failure and transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, coronary artery surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, arrhythmia surgery, PEARS procedures and valve repairs.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>A\/Prof Sivendran Seevanayagam<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

A\/Prof Seevanayagam recently joined the Cardiothoracic Department at TPCH in 2026. He joins TPCH after serving as the Director of the Brian F. Buxton Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery at Austin health in Victoria since 2018. A\/Prof Seevanayagam obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2001, is a proud member of the Court of Examiners for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic Surgery since 2017 and more recently was named the Inaugural Lead of Clinical Informatics & Integration in the Critical Care Research Group. A\/Prof Seevanayagam performs both cardiac and thoracic surgery, and his interests include thoracic aortic surgery, including thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery, valve-sparing aortic root surgery and valve repairs, extended lung and mediastinal resections and robotic assisted thoracic surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Bruce Thomson<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Thomson obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeon\u2019s Fellowship in 2004, as well as completing a fellowship at Papworth Hospital (UK) in cardiopulmonary transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in 2005 and 2006. Dr Thomson practices general cardiac surgery with subspecialty interest in cardiac transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, heart failure surgery, pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy and complex cardiac surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Nikunj Vaidhya<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Vaidhya obtained his Master of Surgery (M.Ch) in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery in India in 2016 and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2025. He trained in India and Australia, completing fellowships in U.N.Mehta Institute of Cardiology, at The Children\u2019s Hospital, Westmead and St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, Sydney between 2016-2023. Dr Vaidhya joined TPCH in 2026 and practices general cardiac surgery with subspecialty interest in heart and lung transplantation, including off pump lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, adult congenital heart surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Douglas Wall<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Wall is a graduate of the University of Queensland and obtained his Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2005. He also undertook a year of Fellowship at the Birmingham Hospital, UK, in Congenital Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Dr Wall joined TPCH in 2009 and has a keen subspecialty interest in lung transplantation, adult congenital surgery, complex and redo valvular surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Dr Livia Williams<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
<\/p>\n

Dr Williams joined TPCH in 2016 after completing a Fellowship at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Williams trained in cardiothoracic surgery in Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart and obtained her Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship in 2015. Her specialty interests include aortic surgery, PEARS procedures and blood conservation strategies. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland and is involved in trainee education through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Williams\u2019 research interests include cardiac tissue engineering, having previously completed a Microsurgery Fellowship in this field at the O\u2019Brien Institute, Melbourne.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div>\n"}]}],"what_to_expect":false,"general_content_2":false,"clinic_introduction":"","clinic_details":[{"clinic":""}],"general_content_3":false,"frequently_asked_questions":false,"general_content_4":false,"healthcare_professionals":[{"for_healthcare_professionals":"","research_heading":"Research, education and training","research_education_&_training_information":"","other_content":false}],"include_advertisement":false,"include_related_news_article":false,"add_contact_details":false,"remove_sidebar":false,"building":false,"location_details":false,"refer_a_patient":"","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"Call number","free_text":"","variable":""}],"related_services":[{"links":false}],"related_information":"","resources":"","contact_extra_general_content":"","contact_extra_general_content_2":"","general":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/1867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/1867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13789,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/1867\/revisions\/13789"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/healthcare-services\/1850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}