Dr Amir Zangiabadi
MD, FRACP
About Dr Amir Zangiabadi
Dr Amir Zangiabadi is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and Interventional Pulmonologist. He currently holds public appointments in Respiratory Medicine at Frankston Hospital and consults across a number of private practices including Frankston and Holmesglen Private Hospitals.
He obtained fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2016, undertaking his training in Respiratory medicine at Flinders Medical Centre and The Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia, with a fellowship in Intensive Care Medicine at Monash Medical Centre.
He gained further experience in the field of lung cancer and pleural diseases by completing a Clinical Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, UK.
Amir has an interest in all respiratory disorders and is adept in the management of patients with a broad mix of respiratory conditions including chronic cough, Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lung Disease. His special interests are in pleural disease and interventional pulmonology with skills in minimally invasive methods of diagnosing and staging lung cancer, and management of pleural infection and malignancies. He performs diagnostic in-room chest ultrasound, chest drain insertion, bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), Local Anaesthetic Video Thoracoscopy, and Indwelling Pleural Catheter insertions for management of refractory pleural effusions.
Amir is Iranian by birth and is fluent in both English and Farsi.
- MD, University, 2002
- FRACP in Respiratory Medicine, 2016
- Overseas fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester UK , 2017
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
- European Respiratory Society
- World Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Services
Respiratory Services
Dr Zangiabadi has an interest in all respiratory disorders and provides inpatient and outpatient care for for his patients in both public and private system. He has a sub-specialist interests in pleural disease and lung malignancy.
Dr Zangiabadi is experienced in the diagnosis, investigation and management of pleural effusions (fluid around the lung) and pneumothorax (collapsed lung). He uses bedside chest ultrasound to assist him with chest drain insertion for removal of fluid or air around the lung. He also performs local anaesthetic video assisted thoracoscopy (insertion of camera in thorax) to obtain biopsies in patients with suspicious lung or pleural malignancies. He is also skilled in the insertion of indwelling pleural catheters (semi-permanent drains) for management of recurrent pleural effusions.
Dr Zangiabadi is skilled in performing Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy and biopsy of intra-thoracic lymph nodes. This is a minimally invasive method for diagnosis and staging of both malignant (e.g lung cancer and metastatic cancer) and non-malignant lung conditions (e.g. sarcoidosis, TB).
- Unexplained Cough
- Unexplained Breathlessness
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Sarcoidosis
- Pneumonia and lung infections
- Tuberculosis
- Lung fibrosis
- COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis)
- Bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Respiratory failure
- Lung Cancer
- Pleural effusion
- Pleural disease
- Pneumothorax
- Abnormal chest x-rays and CT scans
Patient Information
Day of Appointment
- Referral Letter
- Medicare Card
- A current list of medication, including supplements and alternative remedies, as well as previous medications used
- Information, questions or a diary of symptoms as needed
- Results of any previous test including CT scans, x-rays, breathing tests or blood tests
Contact Us
Dr Zangiabadi operates private rooms at Holmesglen Private Hospital and Frankston.
When inpatient management or procedures are necessary, he has admitting rights to Holmesglen, Jessie McPherson and Frankston Private Hospitals.
For urgent appointments please email: azangiabadi@phcn.vic.gov.au
- Consulting Suites,
Level3, 5 Susono Way, Frankston VIC 3199 - Tel: (03) 9781 5244
- Fax: (03) 9770 5792
- Consulting Suites,
490 South Rd, Moorabbin VIC 3189 - Tel: (03) 9567 9080
- Fax: (03) 9567 9079