ABOUT BENNETT SHERIDAN
Dr Bennett Sheridan Paediatric Cardiologist and Intense Care Specialist. He values family centred care in his practice and believes the best care is delivered in partnership with the patient and their family.
His current appointments include Consultant Cardiologist at the Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Specialist in Intensive Care in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit for the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. He is also a Medical Donation Specialist with DonateLife Victoria and a Senior Fellow with the Department of Paediatrics for the University of Melbourne. He is a Research Associate with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and an Executive Member of the Senior Medical Staff Association at The Royal Children’s Hospital. In addition, Dr Sheridan sees patients in his private practice at Cabrini Hospital.
Dr Bennett Sheridan is a medical graduate of Monash University and completed Paediatric and subspecialty Paediatric Cardiology. He continued his Paediatric Intensive Care training with the Queensland Paediatric Cardiology Service and The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.
He serves in a number of clinical leadership roles including Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society - International Committee: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators: Leadership for Clinicians program, and The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne; Clinical Ethics Response Group. He is Clinical Lead for Focused Cardiac Ultrasound and major research themes include Acute Cardiac Care and Point-of-care Ultrasound. Read more about his research.
SERVICES
In his private practice, Dr Sheridan offers the following services utilising state-of-the-art equipment: Electrocardiogram (ECG) An ECG is a recording of the electrical activity of the heart. It is taken by placing small sticky probes on the chest, arms and legs of your child. It is not painful but your child needs to keep still for a few minutes. Echocardiography (Echo) An echocardiography machine uses sound waves to create a moving picture of your child’s heart. A trained and accredited cardiac physiologist will perform the echo. An instrument (echo probe) that transmits and receives sound waves will be placed in various positions on your child’s chest. It may take up to one hour to complete the test. It is performed in a semi-dark quiet room with age-approprite distraction techniques. It does not cause any pain and your child is required to lie still. Holter monitor A Holter Monitor is a small, wearable device that creates a constant recording of your child’s heart rhythm. It records the electrical activity with three small sticky probes on the chest. Your child wears the device for up to seven days and the device records all the heart beats during that time. Your child’s symtpoms can be reported during recording. Your child can continue their normal daily activities when wearing the monitor apart from bathing or showering.
Exercise Stress Test For children whose symptoms may be related to exertion, an Exercise Stress Test can assist in diagnosis. The test involves walking, then running on a treadmill whilst recording heart rhythm and blood pressure changes. This test is usually performed in older children.
RESEARCH
Dr Sheridan is involved in paediatric cardiology research through The Royal Children’s Hospital and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Major research themes include Acute Cardiac Care and Point-of-care Ultrasound.
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Address
- Location: Cabrini Mother & Baby Centre
Area E, Level 2
183 Wattletree Road
Malvern VIC 3144
Australia - Phone: 03 9508 6000
- Fax: 03 9508 6198
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