Mildura cardiologist’s Australian first

MILDURA cardiologist Dr Matthew Brooks was the first in Australia to perform the ­BASILICA operation.The lead surgeon completed the 2½-hour procedure last month alongside his team, which included cardiac surgeon Dr William Wilson and echocardiologist Dr Eliza Teo, at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.The surgery was developed in the US and uses a technique that prevents […]

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