Mr Aubrey Almeida graduated MBBS from the University of Melbourne in 1986 and two years later undertook four years of military services with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Following return to clinical practice, he completed his Cardiothoracic training in 1999, training at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia whereupon he undertook a graduate Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Mr Almeida commenced his practice in 2001 as a Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon. He is a member of the Senior Medical Staff at Victorian Heart Hospital.

Mr Almeida underwent intensive training in Robotic heart surgery and pioneered robotic heart surgery in Australia.

He is a senior lecturer at Monash University and a past Chairman of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Science and Education Committee.

Interests: Robotic Surgery; Mitral and Tricuspid valve surgery