Dr Athula Karunanayaka

Dr Athula Karu is an expert in general cardiology including the assessment and management of chest pain, hypertension, assessment of arrhythmias and preventative cardiology. His fields of expertise are echocardiography (including stress and transoesophageal echocardiography), perioperative cardiac assessment and management of high risk perioperative cardiac care.

Athula graduated medicine with honours from the University of Sydney faculty of Medicine. He spent a research term at Kings College Hospital with further two years of full time research in vascular medicine at the University of New South Wales. He was the recipient of prestigious Sir Roy McCaughey research fellowship for three years during his research. He completed his Physician training at Sir Charles Gardner Hospital and then Cardiology Advanced Training at Royal Perth Hospital.

Athula is a Consultant Cardiologist at Joondalup Health Campus, the Mount Hospital, and Hollywood Specialist Centre. He is also the Director of Physician Education in Medicine and a visiting consultant at the high risk perioperative cardiac assessment clinic at the Royal Perth Hospital.

In addition to his enjoyment of training aspiring junior doctors and physicians, Dr Karu plays an active role in raising public awareness in cardiac health issues. This includes taking time out to participate in a health discussion forum on Curtin FM 100.1 public radio station. 

He currently consults from our rooms in Joondalup, Perth (Mount Medical Centre) and Nedlands (Hollywood Specialist Centre).