G&H Cardiovascular
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Meet our Team
At G&H Cardiovascular, our dedicated team of healthcare professionals is driven by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional heart care and improving the cardiovascular well-being of our patients. With a diverse range of specialties and expertise, we work tirelessly to provide the highest level of medical services and support to our community.
Meet the expert individuals who make up our exceptional team.
Dr Robert Gerber
MBBS, MBedSci(Hons), MPH, PhD
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Dr Robert Gerber
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, MBBS, MBedSci(Hons), MPH, PhD
Bob is a Consultant Cardiologist currently working in Hawke’s Bay DHB. He graduated from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School which is part of King’s College London in 2000. He holds dual accreditation in Cardiology and General Internal.
Bob is an expert in the field of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided stent implantation and is also trained in implanting pacemakers and implantable cardio-defibrillators (ICDs) as well as coronary stents. He has maintained his credentialing within New Zealand by performing these procedures on a regular basis. He has expertise in hypertension and heart failure as well as heart rhythm disturbances and dyslipidaemia.
He enjoys cycling, trail-running and time with the family who are living in Hawke’s bay.
Dr Colin Hutchison
MBBS, MBedSci(Hons), MPH, PhD
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Dr Colin Hutchison
Consultant Nephrologist, PhD RRACP. MBBS, MBedSci(Hons), MPH, PhD
Colin trained in Birmingham (UK) before moving to New Zealand in 2012. Colin has an academic background with over 75 peer reviewed publications.
Colin has worked in senior management roles in the public sector including COO of HB DHB.
As co-founder of Kaweka Health and now G&H cardiovascular, Colin brings a clear vision of the role of the private sector to support healthcare in New Zealand.
Dr Kam Majeed
MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ
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Dr Kamran Majeed
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ
Kamran is a Cardiologist at Waikato Hospital and providing services at G&H Cardiovascular services.
Upon completion of his first year of training in Interventional Cardiology at The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Kamran was awarded the Interventional Research Scholarship at The University of Western Australia (Perth), where he completed his Ph.D. There he completed his PhD thesis, studying the role of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), a novel intravascular imaging modality which uses infrared light, in refining the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Subsequently, Kamran joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Ontario, Canada). It was here that he completed his advanced interventional training in Complex and High-Risk Coronary Intervention & gained specialised training in performing percutaneous coronary intervention in chronically occluded vessels & the use of intravascular imaging to improve cardiovascular outcomes.
Dr Thalib Mowjood
MBChB, FRACP
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Dr Thalib Mowjood
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, MBChB, FRACP
Dr Mowjood is a cardiologist based primarily in Nelson, where he spent his early years prior to attending the University of Auckland School of Medicine. As a medical student, his interest in cardiology was piqued by putting his training to use to resuscitate his father from a sudden cardiac arrest.
After attaining his medical degree in 2011, he trained in internal medicine through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a prerequisite to specialisation in cardiology. He was awarded the College’s prestigious Bryan Hudson Medal for the best Australasia-wide result in the 2016 Adult Medicine Division examination. After being admitted to the Fellowship of the College as a cardiologist, he completed subspecialty training in interventional cardiology at Wellington Hospital.
Now a consultant interventional cardiologist at Nelson Hospital, he finds great satisfaction in also being able to help patients in Hawke’s Bay through his work at Gerber and Hutchison Cardiovascular.
Our Services
Our aim is to improve the heart health of our communities through timely access to world class cardiovascular care.
Explore our specialist cardiovascular services, investigating your heart, and improving your heart health.
Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound test that checks the structure and function of your heart. An echo can diagnose a range of conditions including cardiomyopathy and valve disease.
Angiogram
An angiogram is a scan that shows blood flow through arteries or veins, or through the heart. This procedure is to see if the coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked and to look for abnormalities of the heart.
Pacemaker
A pacemaker is a device used to control an irregular heart rhythm. Wires are placed in one or more chambers of the heart. They deliver electrical signals to fix the heart rate
Have a question?
FAQs
What is the difference between an ECG and an echo?
An ECG is a reading of the electrical activity within your heart and can show whether or not there is a rhythm disturbance. An ECG involves placing electrode stickers on the chest and doing a print out of their reading.
Echocardiography or cardiac ultrasound is a scan of your heart’s structure. It shows the function of the heart muscle (squeezing and relaxing), the structure (valves, chambers and blood vessels) and the size of the chambers and blood vessels.
An echo involves placing an ultrasound probe with ultrasound gel on the chest which sends out and receives sound waves. This produces a moving image on the screen which is interpreted.
Please see the Heart Foundation website for more details
What will the echo show (i.e. will it show coronary blockages)?
The echocardiograph will show the structure and function of the heart muscle, as well as the structure and function of the valves. It can also detect congenital abnormalities within the heart.
Echocardiography does not detect blocked coronary arteries. It can provide an indication there may be a blockage due to impaired heart muscle contraction in the region supplied by these arteries, however a coronary angiogram is needed to diagnose blocked coronary arteries.
How long will the echo take?
A typical scan will take 30-45 minutes depending on the findings. Complex scans may take up to 1 hour.
Why do I need a PPM?
People need a pacemaker due to electrical problems of the heart that make it too slow, either because of a primary problem of your heart or due to medications used to treat your heart condition.
When a heartbeat is too slow, people feel faint and can lose consciousness.
A pacemaker will ensure the heartbeat will always be above a medically determined safe level.
Importantly it will remove the risk of falling and hurting yourself during the episodes where your heartbeat has become too slow.
Why do I need an ILP ?
This helps to diagnose patients who are experiencing transient cardiac arrhythmias such as palpitations, dizziness and chest pains.
Why do I need a stent?
Improves blood flow and decreasing heart-related side affects you experience in turn making you feel better and increasing your ability to be active.
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Where we Are
The first interventional cardiac cath lab located in Hawkes Bay.
The Lab has been Located within the Kaweka Health Hospital grounds in Hastings, this purpose-designed modular facility offers day-stay surgery and procedures, which includes diagnostic and interventional cardiology including; angiograms, angioplasty, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ( the use of a stent), implantation of pacemakers and internal defibrillation devices. This facility is a temporary site, with a plan in 2025 to move into the phase two new build under construction within Kaweka Health Hospital.
