Dr Choo

Dr Wai Kah Choo is a Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist. He consults and perform procedures at Gold Coast Private Hospital, John Flynn Hospital and Pindara Hospital. Dr Choo is a Visiting Electrophysiologist at Darwin and Adelaide hospitals.

Dr Choo specialises in managing patients with heart rhythm abnormalities presenting in a variety of ways including palpitations and loss of consciousness. Dr Choo performs all types of electrophysiological procedures from supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) ablations to complex arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Dr Choo also proficiently implants and follow-up on devices including internal loop recorders, pacemaker, defibrillators (ICD) and biventricular devices (Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy; CRTs).

Dr Choo completed his medical education at University of London, United Kingdom on a full government scholarship. Within this time, he also worked with Professor Valentin Fuster at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, USA. He underwent postgraduate medical training in London including training at St Mary’s Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Royal Free Hospital and Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge). He moved to Scotland where he received general cardiology training as well as a two-year fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology in Aberdeen. This was followed by a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Australia’s quaternary electrophysiology centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, under the mentorship of internationally renowned Professor Jonathan Kalman. Dr Choo established the only electrophysiology service in the Northern Territory in 2017 and led as the Director of Arrhythmia Services.