Dr. Mithun Vargnese

Qualification

MBBS, MD, DM, FRACP FESC, FIC

Practice Location

Calvary Central Districts Hospital

Northern Cardiology and Specialists Clinic

GP Specialists INC Rooms

Gawler Health Service

Specialist Biography

Dr Mithun Varghese is a fellowship trained cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology. His special interests include all aspects of coronary intervention especially the use of intra-coronary imaging to achieve precise results during angioplasty.

A true believer of the idea 'prevention is better than cure', he is passionate about helping patients in preventing the complications of heart diseases. Mithun has a public appointment as consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the LyeII McEwin hospital. He also provides private consultation services at multiple locations in the northern suburbs of Adelaide and at Gawler.

In a concurrent academic role, he also serves as a clinical lecturer with the University of Adelaide. Mithun did his basic physician training and cardiology training at lop-ranked medical institutions in India. Following the initial training, he moved to the United Slates and did an integrated coronary and structural interventional cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. There he was trained in the department under the leadership of the legendary Professor of Cardiology and Medicine, Dr Valentine Fuster. Mount Sinai prides itself as having the busiest and the safest cath lab in the whole of United States, and the training there set the lone for Mithun's career.

After completing his training in the US, Mithun relocated to Adelaide and worked towards specialist college assessment and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). He also served as the Professor of Cardiology at the highly ranked, Christian Medical College, Vellore in India before taking up a permanent clinical position at LyeII McEwin Hospital. European Society of Cardiology recognized Mithun's experience as a clinician and researcher and bestowed him the Fellowship of European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in 2015.

Mithun is married and has two daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, swimming and is a passionate technophile.

Mithun aims to provide his patients with a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan. He believes that clinical and procedural excellence can only be achieved through evidence-based and patient focused care.