Dr Joseph Assad

Dr Joseph Assad is a consultant cardiologist with an interest in heart rhythm disorders, cardiac devices and heart failure. He obtained his medical degree at Western Sydney University and completed his Cardiology Training at Liverpool Hospital. He went on to undertake a sub-specialty Fellowship in Electrophysiology and Pacing and has a Masters of Internal Medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD at the University of New South Wales where he is exploring the role of remote monitoring in the management of heart failure.

Apart from his clinical and research work, Joseph is also dedicated to teaching and mentoring junior doctors and medical students. He holds a Conjoint Associate Lecturer position at Western Sydney University and the University of New South Wales.

Joseph is highly proficient in the diagnosis and management of all cardiac conditions, with a particular interest in:

Heart rhythm disorders
Chest pain and coronary artery disease
Shortness of breath
Heart failure
Preventative health and risk factor modification
Pre-operative cardiac risk assessment
Syncope and collapse
Pacemakers and defibrillators