Wollongong Private Hospital
Part of Ramsay Health Care

Wollongong Private Hospital, Ramsay Surgical Centre specialist Edward Danson

Dr Edward Danson

BMBCh MA(Oxon) DPhil MRCP FRACP

Dr Edward Danson is a consultant cardiologist trained in coronary and structural heart conditions. His interests include complex coronary interventions, aortic valve interventions and research into novel uses of guide wires and imaging catheters.

Philosophy of care statement:
“Being unwell is never an easy time and can be very frightening, especially when you aren’t familiar with the condition and its treatments. Working with some of the newest and innovative treatments in interventional cardiology, I aim to provide the absolute best quality care for a range of heart conditions. Importantly I also aim to help you understand the diseases and treatments. I try to offer a tailored approach after I find out what suits you and your family best in order to get you back to enjoying life.” 

Dr Edward Danson is a consultant Cardiologist trained in performing interventional procedures for coronary and structural heart conditions. He also practices all aspects of general cardiology and implants permanent pacemakers and defibrillators.

He trained in medicine at Oxford University, UK and has a PhD in cardiac physiology from Oxford. He trained in Interventional Cardiology in London and Sydney. He was a Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology at King's College London and has completed two international fellowships before being appointed as a consultant in 2016.

His interests include complex coronary interventions, aortic valve interventions and research into novel uses of guide wires and imaging catheters. He works in Wollongong Public and Private Hospitals and consults at The Cardiac Centre NSW.

- Coronary artery disease including complex coronary interventions (rotational atherectomy, chronic total occlusions using anterograde and retrograde techniques). - Structural heart interventions including aortic valve interventions, percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects, left atrial appendage occlusion. - Cardiac imaging including intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, transoesophageal echocardiography and CT - Pacemaker and AICD implantation - Cardioversions - Interventional cardiology research including novel uses of guide wires and imaging catheters