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Dr Claire Irving

Dr Claire Irving

MBChB, MRCPCH(UK), DCH, MD, FRACP, MBBS

Cardiology · Sydney

👤 11 years of experience

About

Dr Claire Irving is a paediatric cardiologist at Sydney Adventist Hospital, who treats children with all types of congenital and acquired heart disease. She also screens for cardiac issues in families and provides echocardiographic and clinical evaluation of all cardiac disorders. Her specific interests and expertise are in paediatric heart failure, cardiomyopathy, cardiac transplantation, and pulmonary hypertension treatment.
Dr Irving completed her postgraduate paediatric training in the UK before specialising in cardiology at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. During her training, she completed a clinical fellowship in the USA as well as a transplant research fellowship in the UK. Following this, Dr Irving relocated to Australia to work with Sydney Children's Hospital Network as a staff specialist at the Children's Hospital Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.
Dr Irving has a significant interest in research and has several publications in peer-reviewed journals. She also holds a postgraduate MD degree which focused on antibody formation following heart transplantation. She currently serves on the council of an international transplant society and is regularly invited to lecture at conferences worldwide on the topics of heart failure and transplantation. Dr Irving is also interested in medical education and is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Outside of the hospital, Dr Irving enjoys being active and exploring Sydney, spending time with her three young children, and training for marathons.

Education & training

  1. –2000 Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery · Medicine
    University of Cape Town

Career & appointments

Hospital privileges

  • Sydney Adventist Hospital — hospital · since

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
Cardiomyopathy 0
Congenital Heart Disease 0
Heart Failure 0
Interventional Cardiology 0
Paediatric (Pediatric) Cardiology 0
Pulmonary Hypertension 0

Office, team & in practice

Locations & opening hours

1 location

Location

2 tags

Conditions treated

3 indications

Treatments & procedures

6 services

Full procedure list

Cardiomyopathy Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure Interventional Cardiology Paediatric (Pediatric) Cardiology Pulmonary Hypertension

Qualifications

6 credentials
  • MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
  • MRCPCH(UK) Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • DCH Diploma in Child Health
  • MD Doctor of Medicine
  • FRACP Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 2000

Source information

Primary specialty
Cardiomyopathy
Primary location
Sydney Adventist Hospital

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