Dr. Christopher Allada

3.84 ( 50 reviews )
Office Hours
  • Monday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 AM
  • Wednesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
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    Ratings for Dr. Christopher Allada

    5
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    I have been attending The Canberra Heart Clinic annually for several years to review my status with my cardiologist, Dr Christopher Allada. The staff are always very polite, efficient, pleasant and helpful.
    The clinic operates very smoothly and on time. Dr Allada is very proficient, professional and engaging. The atmosphere at the clinic is very relaxed and welcoming.
    I would strongly recommend this practice to anyone searching for a good cardiologist.

    Submitted Jan. 17, 2024

    5
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    What a (Heart ) patient WANTS is understanding & management of a high order as THIS part of our body is demanding, few "second chances ", SO, one wants to feel one's HEART above all is in expert hands. Seeing such a Specialist leads immediately to feelings of trust & security. One of those ( sought after ) Docs is ( Cardiology Specialist Dr Chris Allada, ( and I'm one of his Patients by choice).

    Submitted Oct. 27, 2023

    5
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    Excellent Experience with Christopher Allada. He is very knowledgeable and cheerful. He understood my issue and supported me.

    Submitted Oct. 16, 2023

    4
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    5
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    Found Dr Allada to be very reassuring, the testing I had done was able to help inform a plan of management moving forward. The office was very nice and staff was also kind.

    Submitted July 4, 2023

    5
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    Dr Allada demonstrated clear understanding of my chronic multisystem health condition and provided clear evidence to support his conclusions.

    Highly recommended.

    Submitted June 4, 2023

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    I was very reassured with the cardiac advice I was given by Dr Allada.
    I felt very comfortable in asking questions , which were addressed.

    Submitted April 6, 2023

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    I had a very bad experience with Dr.Allada. I went to him with a heart issue. Firstly he made me wait for 30mins as he was in another personal call. After that he somehow wanted to send me off as soon as possible. Hardly had time to listen to me. He was not ready to answer my questions in detail. Just tried to say a same answer for whatever i asked for. It was evident that he was not interested in hearing my concerns and somehow wanted to send me off. Absolutely pathetic and will not recommend him to any patients with existing heart issues.

    Submitted March 21, 2023

    Dr. Christopher Allada's response
    We apologise for your experience. Dr Allada does not attend to personal calls but does get urgent calls from the hospital that he needs to attend to. Dr Allada is happy to contact you directly and clarify questions that you had that you believe were not fully answered.

    Submitted March 22, 2023

    5
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    After dealing with the public system for five years with no satisfaction, Dr Allada was able to give me a diagnosis and health plan in two short consults, including a cardiac stress test done on the premises. He was very caring, and explained everything to me very clearly. I left with total peace of mind. The staff were all lovely and organised my private health rebate on the spot.

    Submitted March 20, 2023

    5
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    Saw Dr Allada after less than satisfactory treatment by another cardiologist left me feeling unwell & uncertain. Very happy with how thorough he was & now feel more settled & confident.

    Submitted Dec. 22, 2022

    Patient's update
    Thankyou for your kind comments. We try as hard as we can to give our patients the best care possible.

    Submitted March 15, 2023

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    No nonsense data driven conversation. Highly recommended.

    Submitted Dec. 20, 2022

    Patient's update
    We are sorry that staff only got a 2. We strive hard to make sure that the patient experience starting from when you speak with reception staff. We encourage patients to contact our practice manager or crdiologist directly if there are things we can do better.

    Submitted March 15, 2023

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    Accepting New Patients

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    Biography

    Christopher Allada did his primary schooling at Westall Primary School and completed his secondary school education at Haileybury College in Melbourne. He was the dux of Haileybury College in 1990. He was also awarded the Australian Student Prize recognising his academic achievement during his schooling. After completing his medical degree at the University of Melbourne in 1996, he commenced work as an intern at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. In 2001, he commenced cardiology training at St Vincents Hospital in Sydney and the three years of training included a year in the heart transplant and failure unit. He first worked as a cardiologist in 2004 in Ballarat but soon realised that his passion was to perform coronary artery stenting. In 2006, he spent a year at Canberra Hospital as the interventional cardiology fellow and returned to Canberra in 2009 after being appointed as a staff specialist in interventional cardiology at Canberra Hospital. He also works at National Capital Private Hospital and is on its Medical Advisory Committee. Dr Allada loves teaching including medical education and served on the Specialist Training Committee in cardiology at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians from 2003 to 2015. From 2008 to 2015 he was the Coordinator of Advanced Training on this committee. He is also a lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School and assists in the training of both medical students as well as medical residents. Dr Allada is married and has a daughter and a son. He is passionate about cricket and loves jogging, bike riding, table tennis and badminton. He also enjoys gardening. He practices what he preaches. At his heaviest he was 85kg but with discipline, he has reduced his weight to under 68kg. He has written a patient article on his thoughts on weight loss which can be found on this website.

    Languages

    • English
    • Telugu

    Education

    • University of Melbourne (Grad. 1996)

    Areas of Expertise

    • Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Problems, Cardiac (heart) Stress Testing And More
    • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
    • Coronary Angiography and Intervention
    • Blood Pressure Management
    • Echocardiogram (echo), Atherosclerosis, Heart Valve Disease

    Awards & Recognitions

    • Dux of Haileybury College
    • Australian Students Prize
    • Clarke Scolarship

    Publications & Research

    • Ivabradine in stable coronary artery disease without clinical heart failure N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1091-9
    • Shorter Ischaemic Time and Improved Survival with Pre-hospital STEMI Diagnosis and Direct Transfer for Primary PCI Heart Lung Circ. 2014 Sep 30
    • Unusual variant of single coronary artery arising from right coronary sinus Heart Lung Circ. 2013 Dec;22(12):1058-9
    • Prehydration alone is sufficient to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy after day-only angiography procedures- a randomised controlled trial Heart Lung Circ. 2005 Dec;14(4):245-51