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Biography
Professor Weerasooriya is a UWA graduate (MBBS, BMedSci (hons) 1988-1994) who completed physician and cardiology advanced training at Royal Perth Hospital. Rukshen completed an overseas fellowship from 2001-2003 in Hopital Cardiologique du Haut Leveque in Bordeaux, France. He is based fulltime at Hollywood Private Hospital in Nedlands where he leads the cardiovascular craft group.
Rukshen is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UWA and is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and mentorship. He also maintains a position as visiting scientist at the LIRYC Institute of advanced cardiac arrhythmia mapping in Bordeaux.
Rukshen is involved in clinical research primarily relating to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
The UWA Weerasooriya Family Medical Scholarship was established in 2020 to encourage and support students in challenging circumstances to study medicine or biomedical sciences at UWA.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors – GAICD
… → 2012
Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand - FCSANZ
… → 2003
Athelstan and Amy Saw Overseas Medical Research Scholarship (UWA)
… → 2002
Athelstan and Amy Saw Overseas Medical Research Scholarship (UWA)
… → 2001
Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians – FRACP (Cardiology)
… → 2001
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery – MBBS
… → 1995
Hamish Macmillan Prize in dermatology (UWA)
… → 1994
CB Kidd Memorial prize in psychiatry (UWA)
… → 1994
Bachelor of Medical Science – BMedSc (First Class Honours in Medicine)
… → 1994
NHMRC BMedSc scholarship
… → 1992
National Heart Foundation of Australia vacation research scholarship
… → 1991
External positions
CSANZ WA Chairman
Hollywood Private Hospital Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Chairman
Liryc (Bordeaux) Visiting Scientist
Heart Foundation Fellow (NHFA fellow)
Hearts for Heart (Australia) Board member
MAC Hollywood Private Hospital
Industry keywords
- Health
- Medical Devices
- Medicine and Pharma
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2023 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Expert Position Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Kistler, P. M., Sanders, P., Amarena, J. V., Bain, C. R., Chia, K. M., Choo, W. K., Eslick, A. T., Hall, T., Hopper, I. K., Kotschet, E., Lim, H. S., Ling, L. H., Mahajan, R., Marasco, S. F., McGuire, M. A., McLellan, A. J., Pathak, R. K., Phillips, K. P., Prabhu, S. & Stiles, M. K. & 8 others, , Jun 2024, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 33, 6, p. 828-881 54 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with the AtriClip PRO2: An Experience of 144 Patients
Wang, E., Sadleir, P., Sourinathan, V., Weerasooriya, R., Playford, D. & Joshi, P., Aug 2024, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 33, 8, p. 1215-1220 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Abstract 11056: Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with Atriclip TM : An Initial Experience
Wang, E., Joshi, P., Sadleir, P., Weerasooriya, R. & Playford, D., 16 Nov 2021, In: Circulation. 144, Suppl_1Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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B-PO05-040 P-WAVE VISIBILITY IN ECGS OF A NEW IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR (BIOMONITOR III)
Deneke, T., Mariani, J. A., Gaspar, T., Wiemer, M., Pezawas, T., Gerk, U. & Weerasooriya, R., Aug 2021, In: Heart Rhythm. 18, 8, p. S387Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Combined epicardial and endocardial ablation for atrial fibrillation: Best practices and guide to hybrid convergent procedures
Makati, K. J., Sood, N., Lee, L. S., Yang, F., Shults, C. C., DeLurgio, D. B., Melichercik, J., Gill, J. S., Kaba, R. A., Ahsan, S., Weerasooriya, R., Joshi, P., Lellouche, N., Blaauw, Y., Zannis, K., Sebag, F. A., Gauri, A., Zembala, M. O., Tondo, C. & Steinberg, J. S., Feb 2021, In: Heart Rhythm. 18, 2, p. 303-312 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus)