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Dr. Michael Foster

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Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, 16 years

Fulbrook 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.

Project History

TAVI programme quality uplift, regional cardiac service

2024

Regional tertiary hospital (confidential) · Healthcare & Aged Care

Clinical lead, structural heart programmeHands-On

Independent clinical lead on an 18-month quality-improvement engagement at a Queensland regional tertiary centre. Redesigned the TAVI patient-selection pathway, introduced heart-team criteria aligned with the ANZSCTS and CSANZ position statements, and reported to the hospital executive quarterly.

Medico-legal opinion, coronial inquest into late cardiac diagnosis

2023

State Coroner (Queensland) · Government & Public Sector

Expert witness, interventional cardiologyAdvisory

Expert witness for the State Coroner on the standard of care in an emergency-department cardiac presentation. Reviewed the case file, ECGs, and troponin series; provided a written expert report and appeared in-person at inquest.

Projects / Case Studies

Standout projects from Michael'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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