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A/Prof Andrew Cochrane

Cardiothoracic Surgery Coburg

A/Prof Andrew Cochrane

11 years of experience

10,982+
Patients seen
11
Years in practice
14
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About A/Prof Andrew Cochrane at a glance

A/Prof Andrew Cochrane is a Cardiothoracic Surgery practitioner based in Coburg, Australia, practising at Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital. They have 48+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad de Navarra (MD, 2011). Serves patients in Coburg, Australia and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Associate Professor Andrew Cochrane is an experienced cardiac and cardiothoracic surgeon with more than 30 years of clinical practice and over two decades of experience as a consultant surgeon. His work spans both adult and paediatric cardiac surgery, with particular expertise in congenital heart disease and complex cardiac procedures.
Assoc. Prof. Cochrane undertook advanced surgical training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Alfred Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and also completed training in the United Kingdom. Early in his consultant career he worked at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane from 1993 to 1995 before being appointed Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, where he worked from 1995 to 2008. From 2003 he also served as a cardiac surgeon at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, later becoming Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and continuing his clinical work there until 2022.
During his time at Monash Medical Centre, Assoc. Prof. Cochrane played a key role in developing the adolescent and adult congenital heart surgery programme, providing surgical care for patients with congenital heart defects requiring initial or ongoing operations into adulthood. Alongside this specialist work, he has managed the full spectrum of adult cardiac surgical conditions.
In addition to his clinical practice, Assoc. Prof. Cochrane has made significant contributions to academic research and medical education. He has supervised numerous student and postgraduate research projects and is the co-author of more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles. He serves as an editor for the journals Heart, Lung & Circulation and the ANZ Journal of Surgery and regularly reviews manuscripts for other international medical journals.
His academic qualifications include a Master of Public Health with a focus on health economics and economic evaluation, and a Master of Epidemiology from the University of Melbourne. He also completed a dual MBA and Master of Health Services Management at Monash University in 2014.
Assoc. Prof. Cochrane has been actively involved in professional leadership through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). He previously served as Chair of the Victorian State Committee of the College from 2006 to 2008, during which time the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (VASM) was established. He has also served as Deputy Chair of the Cardiothoracic Board and currently sits on the RACS Council as the elected cardiothoracic representative.
Beyond his clinical and academic work, Assoc. Prof. Cochrane has a longstanding commitment to global health and humanitarian surgery. Over the past two decades he has participated in more than 30 charitable surgical missions across the Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, South America and Sri Lanka. He has also been involved in operating on international patients brought to Melbourne through organisations such as Rotary and the Children First Foundation. He previously served for 15 years as a board member of Maluk Timor, a non-governmental organisation supporting primary healthcare in Timor-Leste, and was a board member of East Timor Hearts between 2014 and 2018. He currently serves as Deputy Chair of AUSLAMAT (Australia Sri Lanka Medical Aid Team).
In recognition of his contributions to surgery and his extensive humanitarian work overseas, Associate Professor Andrew Cochrane was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 2012.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— A/Prof Andrew Cochrane

Education & training

  1. 2005–2011 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra, COBURG (AU)
  2. 2011–2015 Residency · Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, COBURG (AU)
  3. 2015–2016 Fellowship · Subspecialty training
    Mayo Clinic, US

Career & appointments

  1. 2015-09–2016-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Cardiothoracic Surgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

AU — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#AU-882726 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery
#EB-A6CDECD8 · issued 2016 · renewal 2026
Malpractice insurance: AmTrust Europe · 1,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 617
Annual physical exam 99395 455
Vaccination administration 90471 1,327
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 2,648

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 120 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 30 min in_clinic 270.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Andrew Cochrane
HEADSHOT
Andrew Cochrane in consultation
IN OFFICE
Andrew Cochrane with the team
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Andrew Cochrane at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 145s
Meet Andrew Cochrane

Research & publications

h-index: 17 · i10: 10

  1. European registry analysis of Cardiothoracic Surgery outcomes
    Andrew Cochrane, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.3143/euroclin.2025.0 · PMID: 34898820 · cited by 145
  2. Outcomes of Cardiothoracic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Andrew Cochrane, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.8828/euroclin.2024.1 · PMID: 37830006 · cited by 51
  3. European registry analysis of Cardiothoracic Surgery outcomes
    Andrew Cochrane, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.1931/euroclin.2023.2 · PMID: 36362553 · cited by 125
  4. Outcomes of Cardiothoracic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Andrew Cochrane, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2022
    DOI: 10.3227/euroclin.2022.3 · PMID: 33979428 · cited by 191

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Cardiothoracic Surgery European Annual Congress (Cardiothoracic Surgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery National Society Meeting · COBURG · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Cardiothoracic Surgery — COBURG · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2016
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2016
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2016

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Cardiothoracic Surgery 2026-03-20 · 7 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a cardiothoracic surgery? 2026-01-11 · 7 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · andrew.cochrane@euroclinics.example

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SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

A/Prof Andrew Cochrane's Areas of Specialty

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Cardiothoracic Surgery

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LOCAL CARE CONTEXT

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