Paul JANSZ

Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Australia

Dr Paul Jansz is the Director of Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. He is the head of Mechanical Circulatory Assist Program, Head of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgical Program.

He completed his undergraduate studies in 1992 at the University of Newcastle, and Cardiac Surgical Training in Sydney at St Vincent's and RPAH & Westmead. His research pedigree is extensive culminating in a PhD in Transplantation in 2003 at University of NSW. Research Interests and Sub-specialty areas are Transplantation,Mechanical Heart Assist Devices, Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure Surgery.

After completing his training in Australia, he worked and trained in the UK and since returning to St Vincent’s holds a leadership role at St Vincent’s Heart & Lung Transplant centre and is certified in the Total Artificial Heart Program. Dr Jansz has taken the lead role in the implementation in the ongoing mechanical and circulatory heart support program and has been an international lead in various trials and circulatory support devices. He also has had principal involvement in the provision of ECMO services to NSW. 

Dr Jansz has also developed and established the minimally invasive and robotic surgical program, and had a key role in the implementation of cardiovascular devices such as percutaneous valves and sutureless devices.