Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology

What Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology does

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology is a private specialist practice based in Carlton, Victoria, Australia, founded in 2014 by Dr Paul Brooks and joined in 2021 by Dr Hannah Bourne. The practice provides paediatric and fetal cardiology services to children from birth to 18 years and to pregnant women whose fetuses have suspected or confirmed heart disease. Service lines include cardiology consultation, paediatric and fetal echocardiography, ECG, 24-hour Holter monitoring, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, exercise stress testing, fetal cardiology consultation, and a specialised Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) clinic run on Fridays by Dr Bourne.

The practice operates a main clinic at Suite 18, 255 Drummond Street in Carlton, and conducts fetal echocardiography sessions at five partner obstetric ultrasound practices across metropolitan Melbourne (Monash Ultrasound for Women in Cremorne, Western Imaging for Women in Maribyrnong, Siles Health in North Melbourne, City Imaging Ultrasound for Women in Fitzroy, and Melbourne Maternal Fetal Medicine at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Fitzroy). All diagnostic tests other than exercise stress testing — which is arranged externally — are performed and interpreted on the day of consultation by a paediatric cardiologist. Both clinicians also hold hospital appointments at Western Hospital, with Dr Bourne additionally credentialed at the Royal Women's Hospital and Sunshine Hospital.

The business model is fee-for-service professional medical practice, billed through Medicare (Australia's public health insurance system) and private health insurers. The go-to-market is referral-driven, relying on GPs, obstetricians, and partner specialists, supported by a professional website with downloadable referral forms and email-based enquiry handling. The practice is founder-owned with no external investment, no parent company, and operates as a tightly scoped specialist clinic with a stated focus on family-centred, timely care.

Name

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology

Legal name

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology

Website

https://paediatriccardiology.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology is a private paediatric and fetal cardiology practice in Carlton, Victoria, serving children from birth to 18 years and pregnant women with suspected fetal heart disease, with a specialist POTS clinic and satellite fetal echocardiography at five Melbourne locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paediatric Cardiology Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE), Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Monitoring (CTG, Infant Wearables) (HLAHACAF)

Keywords

• Paediatric cardiology
• Fetal echocardiography
• Paediatric echocardiography
• Cardiac diagnostic services
• Heart disease management

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlton

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Cardiology Consultations: Professional medical consultations for paediatric and fetal cardiology patients, including children from birth to 18 years and women with fetal cardiac concerns. Services billed through Medicare and private health insurance.
2. Diagnostic Testing: Echocardiography, ECG, Holter monitoring, and blood pressure monitoring performed and interpreted during consultation visits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology is a specialist Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology medical practice providing consultations and cardiac diagnostic testing for children from birth to 18 years and pregnant women with suspected or confirmed fetal heart disease. Services include paediatric and fetal echocardiography, ECG, 24-hour Holter monitoring, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, exercise stress testing, and a specialised POTS clinic, with all tests (except exercise stress testing) performed and interpreted on the day of consultation by a Paediatric Cardiologist.

Product overview

Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology is a Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology practice offering a comprehensive suite of cardiac diagnostic and consulting services for children from birth to 18 years and pregnant women with fetal heart concerns. The practice provides Cardiology Consultation, Paediatric Echocardiography, ECG, 24 Hour Holter Monitoring, 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring, Exercise Stress Testing, Fetal Cardiology Consultation, and Fetal Echocardiography. All tests (except exercise stress testing which is performed off-site) are performed and interpreted on the day of consultation by a Paediatric Cardiologist. The practice also offers a specialized POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) clinic. Services are delivered from a main practice location in Carlton, Victoria, with fetal echocardiography sessions available at five obstetric ultrasound practices across Melbourne.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Consultation Paediatric and fetal cardiology consultation services including history taking, clinical examination, and interpretation of diagnostic tests performed on the same day. Foundation service of the practice.
• Paediatric Echocardiography Heart ultrasound examination for assessing heart structure and function in children, performed and interpreted by a cardiologist on the day of consultation. Takes approximately 20 minutes and involves no radiation.
• ECG (Electrocardiography) Assessment of the electrical activity of the heart muscle to detect abnormalities in the heart's electrical system that may cause palpitations or syncope.
• 24 Hour Holter Monitoring Continuous heart rhythm recording over a 24-hour period to detect arrhythmias, assess heart rate variability, and monitor treatment with certain medications.
• 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring Automated blood pressure measurements over 24 hours to obtain accurate assessment of day and night time blood pressure loads, particularly for post-surgical patients and those at cardiovascular risk.
• Exercise Stress Testing Progressive treadmill exercise test to assess arrhythmias, syncope, chest pain, and long-term follow-up of structural and functional heart disease. Arranged off-site with a specialised paediatric service.
• Fetal Cardiology Consultation Specialist cardiology consultation for fetuses with suspected or confirmed heart disease, providing diagnosis, management planning, and postnatal follow-up coordination.
• Fetal Echocardiography

Quantifiable outcome

• Fetal echocardiography can identify normal cardiac structure from early in the second trimester (from approximately 13 weeks of pregnancy).
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Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Women's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Dr Bourne works as a Fetal Cardiologist at The Royal Women's Hospital in the Fetal Cardiac Unit, providing specialist fetal cardiac assessment.
• Western HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Dr Brooks works at Western Hospital in Fetal Cardiology. Dr Bourne also works at Western Hospital in Paediatric & Fetal Cardiology. Both cardiologists provide hospital-based services.
• Sunshine HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Bourne also works as a Paediatric and Fetal Cardiologist at Sunshine Hospital, expanding hospital coverage across Melbourne's western region.
• Monash Ultrasound for WomenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFetal echocardiography sessions performed weekly at Level 1, 510 Church St, Cremorne VIC. One of 5 obstetric ultrasound practice locations for fetal cardiac services.
• Western Imaging for WomenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFetal echocardiography sessions performed weekly at 316/1 Thomas Holmes Street, Maribyrnong VIC. Partner location for fetal cardiac imaging services.
• Siles HealthminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFetal echocardiography sessions performed weekly at Suite 218 Level 2, 55 Flemington Road, North Melbourne VIC. Satellite location for fetal cardiac assessments.
• City Imaging Ultrasound for WomenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFetal echocardiography sessions performed weekly at The Healy Wing, Suite 2, Level 3, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC. Partner for fetal cardiac imaging.
• Melbourne Maternal Fetal MedicineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFetal echocardiography sessions performed weekly at Suite 4, Level 1, St Vincent's Private Hospital, 59 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC. Co-located fetal cardiac services.
• HeartKidsminorOthersHeartKids is the national charity supporting Australians with congenital/childhood heart disease. Melbourne Paediatric Cardiology provides a link to HeartKids on their resources page to help patients and families access support services.

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Sydney Children's Hospitals Network: Public paediatric hospital network in NSW providing paediatric and fetal cardiology services. Comparable because it offers the same paediatric cardiac diagnostics and consultations for an analogous patient demographic in a different Australian geography.
• Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide: South Australian public hospital providing paediatric cardiology services alongside maternity and fetal medicine. Comparable as a regional provider of paediatric and fetal cardiac diagnostics and consultation.
• Queensland Children's Hospital: Public paediatric hospital in Brisbane providing paediatric cardiology and fetal cardiac services. Comparable as a regional paediatric cardiac provider serving children from birth to 18 with congenital and acquired heart disease.
• Perth Children's Hospital: Western Australian public paediatric hospital with a paediatric cardiology department serving the Perth metropolitan area. Comparable in specialty scope, patient age range, and clinical service mix.

Broad incumbents

• The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: Major public paediatric hospital with a large cardiology department, providing an alternative paediatric cardiac service in Melbourne. Comparable because it serves the same patient population (children with congenital and acquired heart disease) and competes for the same specialist talent pool.
• Monash Children's Hospital: Public paediatric hospital within Monash Health providing paediatric cardiology services across Melbourne's south-east. Comparable in specialty, patient population, and reliance on referral networks from obstetricians and GPs in the same metropolitan catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/melbourne-paediatric-cardiology

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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