A/Prof Gareth Wynn
MBChB BSc(Hons) DIC MD(Res) MRCP(UK) FRACP FCSANZ ECES FHRS FESC
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
A patient-centred clinician focussed on improving patient’s understanding of heart rhythm problems and providing the highest quality treatments.
About A/Prof Gareth Wynn
Associate Professor Gareth Wynn is a consultant cardiologist at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Chair of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Lead Extraction Accreditation Committee, Course Director of the ANZ Cardiac Masterclass Series and a member of various national and international committees.
Gareth specialises in the management of heart rhythm disorders and is a European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Certified Electrophysiology (EP) Specialist, performing EP studies and ablations as well as implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, including biventricular, subcutaneous and extravascular devices. He is Australia’s highest volume extractor of chronically implanted pacemaker and defibrillator leads. Gareth works at a number of private hospitals including Epworth Richmond, Melbourne Private, Warringal Private and St John of God, Geelong.
Gareth moved to Australia from the UK in 2015, having completed undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester and a postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (Research) degree into Atrial Fibrillation at Imperial College London, ranked one of the top ten universities in the world. He completed specialist Cardiology and Electrophysiology training at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), at the time the UK’s largest single site cardiovascular centre.
Gareth has an interest in patient-centred clinical research, especially in atrial fibrillation and his research is cited in current international guidelines. His research won him the British Heart Rhythm Society’s Young Investigator Award as well as awards from the British Cardiovascular Society and British Heart Foundation. He has particular expertise in heart rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, syncope (collapse), fast or slow heart rates and pacemakers or defibrillators. He has pioneered performing ablation procedures without the use of potentially harmful x-ray radiation and sits on the steering committee of several international, multi-centre randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Awards
- 2014 – Young Investigator Award Winner (Clinical) British Heart Rhythm Society
- 2013 – Highest scoring abstract (Cardiac Rhythm Management) British Cardiovascular Society/ British Heart Foundation
Research Interests
Gareth has an interest in patient-centred clinical research, especially in atrial fibrillation and his research is cited in current international guidelines. His research won him the British Heart Rhythm Society’s Young Investigator Award as well as awards from the British Cardiovascular Society and British Heart Foundation.
Publications
- Wynn G. Bringing big data to vascular complications during atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Aug;35(8):1663-1664. doi: 10.1111/jce.16362. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 38965759.
- Wynn G, Royse A. Extracting Data From a Nationwide Observational Study: The New Zealand Transvenous Lead Extraction Experience. Heart Lung Circ. 2023 Oct;32(10):1139-1140. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.10.001. PubMed PMID: 37940214.
See more publications from Dr Gareth Wynn here.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society
- Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
- Member, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society