Dr Michael WilliamsMD, FRACP, FACC

Areas of Specialisation

I specialise in Chest Pain, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, and Diagnostic Cardiology.  I perform angioplasty and stent implantation at the Mercy Heart Centre where I am affiliated provider to Southern Cross.  Southern Heart Cardiovascular Diagnostics offers a full range of cardiovascular investigations including exercise ECG and echocardiography stress testing, Holder monitoring, event monitoring, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and echocardiography.  My clinical and research interests include interventional cardiology and cardiovascular risk.

I also provide Consultant Services to the Otago and Southland region holding clinics in Invercargill, Gore and Central Otago one day a month.

Specialist Training

• Dunedin Hospital – Dunedin 1990-1993
• Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, USA 1994-1995
• Department of Medicine – University of Otago 1995-1999

Positions and Memberships

• Clinical Associate Professor – University of Otago
• Fellow American College of Cardiology
• Fellow Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Member New Zealand Interventional Cardiology Group