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About Dr Stephen Tomlinson

Dr Stephen Tomlinson is a general cardiologist with advanced training in echocardiography. He is an expert in non-invasive evaluation of chest pain, breathlessness, arrhythmia, and valvular heart dise ...

Special interests

Non-invasive assessment of chest pain and breathlessness, palpitations and arrhythmia, cholesterol management, blood pressure

Qualifications

  • Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow, Advanced Structural Echocardiography, Columbia University, New York, USA, 2023 

  • Echocardiography Fellowship, The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia, 2020 

  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Adult Medicine Division, Australia, 2019
  • Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, Bond University, Australia, 2011

Awards and Publications

Multimodality imaging for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and replacement. Tomlinson S, Rivas CG, Agarwal V, Lebehn M and Hahn RT (2023) Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 10:1171968. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1171968

Tricuspid Leaflet Gap-Reduction Maneuvers During Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair. Godoy Rivas C, Agarwal V, Tomlinson S, Lebehn M, Kodali S, Hahn RT. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Apr 28;15:101850. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101850

Left atrial reservoir strain provides incremental value to left atrial volume index for evaluation of left ventricular filling pressure. Tomlinson S, Scalia G, Chan C. Echocardiography. 2021 Sep;38(9):1503-1513

Percutaneous mitral valve interventions. Tomlinson S, Scalia G. Cardiology Today 2021; 11(2): 73-75

Global longitudinal strain as a prognostic marker in cardiac resynchronization therapy: A systematic review. Appadurai V, Tomlinson S, Scalia G. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2021 Jul 31;35:100849

Impact of inter-vendor variability on evaluation of left ventricular mechanical dispersion. Appadurai V, Tomlinson S, Chan J. Echocardiography. 2022 Jan;39(1):54-64.

Surgical repair of a unileaflet mitral valve: A rare congenital abnormality and a novel surgical approach. Arasaratnam K, Tomlinson S, Dahiya A, Lo A, Jalali H, Prasad S. CASE (Phila). 2020 Jun 3;4(5):420-428.

Primary carnitine deficiency: A rare, reversible metabolic cardiomyopathy. Tomlinson S, Atherton J, Prasad S. Case Rep Cardiol. 2018 Sep 13;2018:3232105.

Heart failure: The crucial role of the GP. Tomlinson S, Atherton JJ. Medicine Today. 2018;19(3):19-26

A rare case of a pericardial mass: Myelosarcoma from relapsed acute monoblastic leukemia without bone marrow involvement. Binny J, Tomlinson S, Prasad S. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2017;20(4):178-180

The effect of medical therapy on tricuspid valve anatomy in the evaluation of transcatheter treatment of tricuspid regurgitation. Blusztein D, Hahn RT, Rivas CG, Tomlinson S, Leb JS, George I, Kodali SK. Accepted for poster presentation at ACC 2023.

Normal left atrial strain is a novel, simple, reliable, and robust parameter to exclude raised left ventricular filling pressure - results from the CATHARSIS Study. Tomlinson S, Scalia G. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 29, Supplement 2, 2020

Invasive validation of ‘The Oh Factor’ – a simple, one-step algorithm for determining left ventricular filling pressure in all patients. Tomlinson S, Scalia G. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 29, Supplement 2, 2020

Incremental value of left atrial strain in evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with indeterminate E/e’. Tomlinson S, Chan J, Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 29, Supplement 2, 2020

Prognostic value of global longitudinal strain for patients undergoing cardiac resynchronisation therapy: A systematic review. Appadurai V, D’Elia N, Mew T, Tomlinson S, Chan J, Scalia GM. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 29, Supplement 2, 2020

A bleeding heart. Tomlinson S, Stewart P. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol. 27, Supplement 2, 2018

An audit of novel anticoagulation prescribing in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: An experience from a tertiary centre. Maffey M, Tomlinson S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 27, Supplement 2, 2018

Doppler echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular filling pressures during non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A haemodynamic validation study. Tomlinson S, Prasad S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 27, Supplement 2, 2018

In sickness and in health, coincidental cardiac sarcoid in a husband and wife. Lancini D, Tomlinson S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 27, Supplement 2, 2018

Incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance in mid-cavity Takotusbo cardiomyopathy. Tomlinson S, Dahiya A. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 27, Supplement 2, 2018

Oral anticoagulation: A retrospective review of pharmacist written communication to patients and primary healthcare professionals at discharge using the enterprise wide liaison medication system. Allard L, Tomlinson S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 27, Supplement 2, 2018

Coronary and systemic aneurysms. Kyranis S, Tomlinson S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 25, Supplement 2, 2016

Rapid reversible of metabolic cardiomyopathy due to carnitine deficiency. Tomlinson S, Prasad S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 25, Supplement 2, 2016

Proximal migration of an endovascular aortic stent resulting in bilateral renal artery obstruction. Kyranis S, Tomlinson S. Heart Lung and Circulation, Vol 25, Supplement 2, 2016

Proposed modification of the HEART score for the assessment of possible ischemic chest pain in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Tomlinson S, Sutcliff S. European Heart Journal, Vol 35, Supplement 1, 2014

 

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