Special clinical interest in multimodality cardiac imaging.
About Dr Bijia Shi
Dr Bijia Shi is a cardiologist with a special interest in advanced cardiovascular imaging, including cardiac CT, cardiac MRI and echocardiography. She is committed to providing thorough, evidence-based and patient-centred care, with a focus on using advanced imaging to support accurate diagnosis and guide personalised treatment.
Dr Shi completed her medical degree and PhD at the University of Otago in New Zealand before undertaking physician and specialist cardiology training in Wellington. She subsequently completed an internationally recognised advanced fellowship in cardiac CT and MRI at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, where she gained extensive experience in coronary CT angiography, structural heart intervention planning, cardiac MRI, adult congenital heart disease and multidisciplinary structural heart meetings. She has since relocated to Brisbane with her young family to undertake further fellowship training in structural heart imaging with Advara HeartCare.
Throughout her training, Dr Shi has developed broad expertise across multimodality cardiac imaging, including transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI, with experience in structural heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr Shi has a strong passion for education and cardiovascular research. She holds a PhD from the University of Otago, has published extensively in peer-reviewed cardiovascular journals, and is dedicated to advancing the role of cardiac imaging to improve patient outcomes.
