Professor Rajeev Pathak is Director of the Canberra Heart Rhythm Centre. His training in Cardiology was at The Canberra Hospital before subspecializing in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. During his clinical training under Professor Prashanthan Sanders, he completed PhD through the University of Adelaide in 2015. He was awarded a Doctoral Research Medal and Dean’s Commendation by The University of Adelaide. From 2015 to 2017, he undertook postdoctoral study under the mentorship of Professor Francis Marchlinski at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Here, he developed significant expertise in the management of complex atrial and ventricular arrhythmias; physiological pacing; and catheter ablation techniques. In 2017, he returned to Canberra and was appointed as the Clinical Lead for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at The Canberra Hospital, where he established Electrophysiology services to provide specialised care for cardiac arrythmia. He is the head of the Heart Rhythm Disorders research group at the Australian National University. He is the Chair of the CSANZ Ventricular Tachycardia Guidelines and is co-author of national and international guidelines for atrial fibrillation; ventricular tachycardia; cardiac pacing; and digital health and wearable technology. He is currently the Principal Investigator in several national and international clinical trials.
