Mr Andrew Newcomb is a Melbourne-based cardiothoracic surgeon who is highly experienced in the treatment of heart failure, congenital and aortic surgery and pacemaker implantation.
Mr Newcomb has a particular interest in complex aortic surgery including the David procedure (used to treat aortic aneurysms and prevent aortic dissection) and has subspeciality expertise in using minimally invasive techniques for complex valve surgery. He also performs coronary surgery, including all arterial revascularisations.
Andrew graduated from the University of Queensland in 1995 and received his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery in 2007 before undertaking international training in Canada as a cardiac surgery fellow at Toronto General Hospital. He is currently the director of Cardiac Surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is involved in research into the clinical outcomes of cardiac surgery.