Dr. Christopher Quirk

BA Hon Oxon - Oxford University 1983

MBBS Honours - St. Thomas’ Hospital, London 1987

MA Oxon - Oxford University 1987

MRCP - Royal College Physicians UK 1990

FRACP- Royal Australian College Physicians 1993

DDU - Diploma Diagnostic Ultrasound

I have been a clinical Cardiologist since 1994 working both in the public and private sector. Although born in Australia I did my schooling in Spain and London and then spent 3 years doing my BA in Physiology at Oxford University, England. I finished my clinical studies at St.Thomas’ Hospital, London, and obtained my membership (MRCP) with the Royal College of Physicians in London before coming back to Australia to become a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP). My Cardiology training was completed at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and then I spent 2 years doing research at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. I complemented this by completing the Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound, DDU.

I spent 10 years teaching and performing Coronary Angiography at Concord Hospital, and operate out of The Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, where I also admit my non-surgical patients. I had my Private Cardiology Practice at Hunters Hill in Sydney for nearly 30 years before moving into the North Shore Health Hub in 2022 till early 2025. Since then I have been working in hospitals doing Locums all over Australia.

Whilst I remain a general Clinical Cardiologist, I did spend 2 days a week doing procedures in hospital. These include Angiography, Echocardiograms, Trans-oesophageal Echo’s and Pacemaker/Defibrillator implantations . I am highly focused on preventative Cardiology with a special interest in Exercise to reduce cardiac risk and improve well being and I am looking to expand this area of my practice.  I spent 16 years living in Spain, and am fluent in Spanish and have a small proportion of Spanish speaking patients.

My interests away from work remain related to exercise and fitness and I continue to be very active playing competitive sport, Surf Ski and Kayak racing and cycling, and of course spending as much time as I can with my Family. I have spent a lot of time Sailing and yachting, including multiple Hobart Races, and I am a Qualified RYA Ocean Yachtmaster, including Celestial Navigation, and an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor doing part time Instructing on Sydney Harbour.

CV