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Dr. Michael Foster

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Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, 16 years

Foster Cardiology Consulting · Perth, WA · 16 years experience

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About

FRACP consultant cardiologist with sub-specialty accreditation in percutaneous coronary intervention and structural heart disease (TAVI, MitraClip). Clinical lead for the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at a WA tertiary hospital, alongside private practice at Hollywood Private and St John of God. Retained expert in medico-legal matters involving cardiology standards of care; 45+ expert reports and three Coroners Court appearances. Co-investigator on two multicentre trials of novel antiplatelet strategies.

Expertise

Healthcare

Sector Experience

Healthcare & Aged Care

Skills & Recognition

Software & Tools

Epic EHRGE Mac-LabCorPath GRXMedtronic Syncro

Standards & Methodologies

RACP curriculumNational Safety and Quality Health Service StandardsCSANZ guidelines

Languages

English

Qualifications & Registrations

Academic Qualifications

FRACP (Cardiology), Cardiology

2014

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

MBBS, Medicine

2008

University of Melbourne

Experience

Consultant Cardiologist / Cath Lab Lead

2018–Present

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Clinical lead for interventional cardiology service. Weekly structural-heart MDT chair.

Staff Specialist Cardiologist

2014–2018

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Consultant delivering general and interventional cardiology across inpatient, outpatient, and CCU services.

Projects / Case Studies

Standout projects from Dr.'s career, with the challenge, approach, and outcome for each.

Medico-legal expert opinion on standard of care in a cardiac event

2023

NSW Supreme Court proceedings (plaintiff) · Healthcare & Aged Care

Independent medical expert witnessAdvisory

Independent expert opinion on whether pre-hospital and emergency management of an acute coronary event met the accepted standard of care.

Challenge

Case turned on interpretation of serial ECG changes and the timeliness of escalation to angiography.

Solution

Produced a single-expert conclave report under the NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules; provided oral evidence at two-day hearing.

Outcome

Opinion accepted by the court on two of three pleaded breaches; matter resolved at mediation prior to judgment.

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