Dr. Igor E. Konstantinov is a general surgeon based in Ascot Vale, VIC, working out of 31 Brisbane Street, Ascot Vale, VIC 3032, Australia.
His work is mainly around the heart and chest. That can mean planned surgery, as well as cases where people need help sooner rather than later. In many cases, patients come in with heart valve problems, blocked vessels, or issues affecting the shape and structure of the chest.
Some of the conditions Dr. Konstantinov looks after include heart valve repair, heart bypass surgery, and surgery for aortic problems such as aortic dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysm. He also treats SVC obstruction, and can be involved in care for complex chest and mediastinum conditions, including mediastinitis.
There are also less common conditions that need careful planning. For example, he treats situs inversus and dextrocardia with situs inversus. These are unusual body-position and organ-setup situations, so the surgery approach often needs to be thought through in detail. At times, he may also help with conditions like pectus excavatum, which involves the chest wall.
Dr. Konstantinov’s surgical work can include repairing or dealing with tricky blood vessel patterns too, such as an aberrant subclavian artery. For some patients, these details matter because they can affect blood flow and how the operation is done.
Heart transplant surgery is also part of his service offer. Cases like this usually involve a lot of coordination and follow-up, and the decisions are made with the wider care team. If someone is being considered for a transplant, it helps when the surgical team is comfortable with the whole process, not just one part of it.
He is a general surgeon, but the focus of his day-to-day practice is clearly on major heart and thoracic surgery. That means patients often need care that is steady and practical, with attention to the risks and the recovery plan. Over time, people may come to him when other options are not enough, or when they need an operation that is higher complexity.
For anyone in the Ascot Vale area and nearby suburbs who wants to discuss a heart or chest condition, Dr. Konstantinov’s rooms are at 31 Brisbane Street, Ascot Vale, VIC 3032.