Dr Gurvitch is a structural and interventional cardiologist specialising in complex coronary and valve intervention.
Ronen completed his medical training at the University of Melbourne followed by specialist cardiology and interventional training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
After winning the inaugural CSANZ travelling fellowship award he spent two years training in Vancouver, Canada with Professor John Webb, the pioneer of percutaneous heart valve technologies.
Ronen has specific expertise in structural heart disease intervention and is recognized internationally for his work in the field of transcatheter aortic valve intervention.
He currently leads the transcatheter valve implantation program and is actively involved in proctoring and teaching other cardiologists setting up their own percutaneous valve replacement programs both nationally and overseas.
He has published extensively with over 60 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals including as first author in JACC and Circulation as well as authoring several book chapters.