Dr Cathy Thoo

Dr Cathy Thoo

Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon

MBBS (USyd) FRACS (Vasc)

Cathy completed her Vascular Surgery Training in 2009. She is an active  fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a full member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery. Cathy was elected to be a Member of the Board of Vascular Surgery in 2021. She has worked at Royal North Shore and North Shore Private Hospitals from 2009 to 2017 as a Vascular Surgeon. She married a local Tasmanian and have always been keen to raise her family in this island state. She works in both the public and private sectors in Hobart and Launceston, providing a State wide service to Tasmania. Cathy strives to deliver the highest possible quality of care to all her patients. She actively involved in teaching and nurturing doctors in training in Australia.

EARLY YEARS AND SURGICAL TRAINING

?Cathy commenced her medical training at the University of Sydney in 1993. She completed her medical training in 1998 and began working as an Intern and Resident Medical Officer at Northern Sydney Area Health Service in Sydney. In 2004, she commenced her General Surgery training where she trained in a number of hospitals both regional and metropolitan in NSW. It was during this time that Dr Thoo developed an interest in Vascular Surgery and decided to pursue this surgical speciality.

?Cathy trained in specialist Vascular Units at the Royal Brisbane, Royal North Shore and Prince of Wales Hospitals within Australia. She completed her Vascular Fellowship and became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and full member of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery in 2009.

?Cathy worked as a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital and North Shore Private Hospitals which are all located on Sydney’s Lower North Shore from 2009 to 2018.

?CURRENT ENDEAVOURS

?She has interests in endovenous management of varicose veins, acute management of iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis, open carotid surgery and stenting, open and endovascular management of thoracic and abdominal aortic pathology, dialysis access work, renal transplantation, lower limb bypass and peripheral angiography with angioplasty and stenting.

?She has been part of a multidisciplinary teams working with Cardiothoracic, Upper Gastrointestinal and Neurosurgeons. Through this collaboration, she has been able to achieve options that weren’t always available and excellent outcomes for her patients.

?Cathy has her total practice work entered in the Australasian Vascular Audit (AVA) which ensures peer review of all her operations. She is currently a member of the Continued Professional Development (CPD) & Audit committee for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS). She is also a first line assessor for the Collaborative Hospitals Audit of Surgical Mortality (CHASM) with the RACS.

?Cathy has been passionately involved in the teaching of medical students and junior doctors throughout her career. She is currently a supervisor for the Vascular SET trainee. She is a mentor for the Women in Medicine and Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital. Cathy is an honorary senior clinical lecturer and examiner for the University of Sydney. She has also been a Co-Chairperson, presenter and panellist at a number of Australian Conferences and workshops.

While Cathy has been a Sydneysider, she did marry a Tasmanian. It was during her many trips here to visit family that her husband and his brother established a family run vineyard in Flowerpot, Mewstone Wines. It has been their goal to bring up their 2 daughters in Tasmania and to help serve the community by bringing her valuable vascular and endovascular skills here.

Dr Cathy Thoo provides complete and comprehensive vascular and endovascular services.

Her interests are in endovenous management of varicose veins, acute management of iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis, carotid artery open surgery and stenting, open and endovascular management of thoracic and abdominal aortic pathology, dialysis access work, renal transplantation and lower limb open bypass and peripheral angiography with angioplasty and stenting.

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Dr Cathy Thoo is credentialed at the following hospitals throughout Tasmania :

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Royal Hobart Hospital

48 Liverpool St, Hobart TAS 7000

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Hobart Private Hospital

Cnr Argyle and Collins St, Hobart TAS 7000

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Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital

49 Augusta Rd, Lenah Valley TAS 7008

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Calvary St John Hospital

30 Cascade Rod South Hobart TAS 7004

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Launceston General Hospital

274-280 Charles St, Launceston TAS 7250

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Calvary St Vincent's Hospital

5 Frederick St, Launceston TAS 7250