Theodore John Sklavos
Salisbury
Summary
Dependable cardiology advanced trainee with experience working in both regional and metropolitan cardiology centres. Passionate about medical education and cardiac electrophysiology.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiology advanced trainee
Princess Alexandra Hospital
02.2024 - Current
- Cardiology registrar responsibilities
Medical Registrar (Basic Physician Trainee)
Cairns Hospital
02.2021 - 02.2024
- Medical registrar responsibilities.
- Rotations completed 2023: Neurology, Relief, Cardiology, Relief
- Rotations completed 2022: Cardiology, General medicine, Relief, Respiratory/thoracic medicine
- Rotations completed 2021: Renal Medicine, Cardiology, Relief, Atherton Hospital - Medicine
Intern (2018), Resident Medical Officer (2019-2020)
Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Full time, resident medical officer/intern.
- Resident medical officer responsibilities.
- Rotations completed 2018: Emergency Medicine – PA Hospital (10 weeks), Acute Surgical and Trauma Unit (10 weeks), Geriatrics/rehabilitation (10 weeks), Cardiology (10 weeks), Colorectal Surgery (5 weeks).
- Rotations completed 2019: Neurosurgery (12 weeks), Anaesthetics (10 weeks), Orthopaedics – Upper limb (5 weeks), Emergency Medicine – QEII Hospital (5 weeks), Rural Relieving – Dalby Hospital (5 weeks), ENT (5 weeks).
- Rotations completed 2020: Surgical relieving (5 weeks), Neurology / Stroke (10 weeks), Medical relieving (10 weeks) Emergency Medicine (5 weeks), Medical relieving (5 weeks) Haematology (12 weeks).
Medical Student
University of Queensland
01.2014 - 01.2017
Education
Bachelor of Medicine Surgery and Science - BSc/MBBS
University of Queensland
01.2017
Skills
- Arterial blood gas sampling and blood pressure line placement
- Diagnostic coronary angiography
- Direct current cardioversion
- Echocardiography expertise
Certification
- Medical Board of Australia, Australia, MED0002138978
- Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency, Australia, MED0002138978
Publications
- Sklavos, Theodore J et al. “Heart team rescues a bleeding heart: a case report of cardiac angiosarcoma causing life-threatening tamponade.” European heart journal. Case reports vol. 9,5 ytaf220. 3 May. 2025, doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf220
- Harvey RT, Starmer K, Sklavos T, et al. Characteristics and outcomes of patients with cardiac conditions requiring emergency medical retrieval from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Rural Remote Health. 2024;24(4):8233. doi:10.22605/RRH8233
- An unusual cause for conduction disease in the young T. Sklavos, N. Sharma, K. Ng Poster presentation at CSANZ 2022
- Characteristics and outcomes of patients presenting with out of hospital cardiac arrest to a regional hospital in far north Queensland T. Sklavos, S. Nguyen, S. Sutcliffe Poster presentation at ESC Asia 2022
- Narendra, Baade, P. D., Aitken, J. F., Fawcett, J., & Smithers, B. M. (2019). Assessment of hospital characteristics associated with improved mortality following complex upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery in Queensland. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89(11), 1404–1409. https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.15389 Role: Research assistant/data entry
- Narendra, Baade, P. D., Aitken, J. F., Fawcett, J., & Smithers, B. M. (2020). Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a low-resection volume region: a population-level study examining the impact of hospital-volume on surgical quality and longer-term survival. HPB (Oxford, England), 22(9), 1288–1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.11.015 Role: Research assistant/data entry
- Narendra, Baade, P. D., Aitken, J. F., Fawcett, J., & Smithers, B. M. (2020). Impact of hospital resection volume and service capability on post-operative mortality following gastrectomy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90(1-2), 86–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.15616 Role: Research assistant/data entry
Training
- UQ Lecturer: ECG Interpretation. Supervised by Assoc. Prof. William Wang (Consultant Cardiologist; william.wang@uq.edu.au) Details: 1-hour lecture during the orientation week for the UQ MD4 medical students. Two lectures per year during 2018-2019. Aimed at final year OSCE preparation and practicing as a safe intern.
- Online ECG Interpretation Lecture Series Details: The lectures described above were expanded into a 5-part video series that is now freely available and hosted online through Life In The Fast Lane since 2020: https://litfl.com/ecg-interpretation-video-lectures/ Over 24 000 views since launch as at May 2025.
Other Documentation
- Generic Surgical Sciences Exam (Passed). Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2019
- Advanced Life Support. Princess Alexandra Hospital July 2024
- Advanced Life Support 2. Cairns Hospital 2021
- John Flynn Placement Programme. Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine 2017
Disclaimer
I verify that the information contained within this Curriculum Vitae is true and correct as at 25/06/2024. Name: Theodore Sklavos Signed: __________________________
Timeline
Cardiology advanced trainee
Princess Alexandra Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Medical Registrar (Basic Physician Trainee)
Cairns Hospital
02.2021 - 02.2024
Intern (2018), Resident Medical Officer (2019-2020)
Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2021
Medical Student
University of Queensland
01.2014 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Medicine Surgery and Science - BSc/MBBS
University of Queensland
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