Dr Damian Roper is a cardiologist with interests in non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography, primary prevention of heart disease in addition to the work-up and management of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies.
Having graduated from the University of Liverpool Medical School in the United Kingdom, Damian moved to Brisbane where he completed his basic physician training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He undertook his Cardiology Advanced Training at The Prince Charles Hospital obtaining his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2012. He followed this up with a Fellowship in Advanced Echocardiography at The Prince Charles Hospital and subsequently moved to the United Kingdom where he recently completed a second Echocardiography Fellowship at the prestigious King's College Hospital in London.
His training has given Damian expertise in a variety of Echocardiographic modalities, including transthoracic, transoesophageal and stress echocardiography. He has written a number of publications in peer reviewed journals as well as being a reviewer for the European Journal of Ultrasound. Most recently Damian has written a book chapter in the American Society of Echocardiography's latest textbook, 'Dynamic Echocardiography'.