Lidia Perin Medical Centre , 1/12 Napier Close
Deakin, ACT, Australia & New Zealand
2600
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Christopher Allada's Credentials
Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
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
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