Dr John Bou-Samra
MBBS | FRACP | FCSANZ
Cardiologist
Dr John Bou-Samra is trained as both a Physician and Cardiologist and has been providing high quality specialist cardiology care to patients on the Gold Coast since 1994. He completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland and further completed his advanced training in cardiology at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and Cardiologists and a Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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Dr Bou-Samra has previously been involved in various research trials and publications specifically dealing with cardiomyopathy and complex heart failure.
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Dr Bou-Samra has spent a large part of his career involved in the professional mentorship and training of both medical students and future specialists as well as nursing staff at various hospitals and GP's as an invited speaker at meetings.
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Dr Bou-Samra provides regular telehealth consultations for remote patients in various locations both nationally and internationally.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CLINICAL INTERESTS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Heart Failure (Complex Advanced Heart Failure), cardiomyopathy, pacing, defibrillators, echocardiography and general cardiology.
Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP)
Fellow
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Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Fellow (FCSANZ)
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Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)