Dr Bill Heddle

MB BS, MD, FRACP, FSCANZ, FAMA
Federal Councillor

Bill Heddle is a cardiologist who divides his time between public work as a part-time Senior Consultant at Flinders Medical Centre and private practice in Cardiology. He is also a visiting cardiologist to regional areas including the Riverland, Victor Harbor, and Mt Gambier. He has keen interest in research and teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate) and is widely cited in many publications, as well as being an active military reservist and an active member of many professional societies. He is Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Flinders University's Medical School.

He is Chair of the AMA(SA) Road Safety Committee, an elected member of the State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (SA Branch), a Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and a member of the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Heddle has been an AMA member since 1972, and has been the AMA(SA) Craft Group Representative for Physicians, AMA (SA) Vice-President 2002-3, AMA(SA) President (2003-2005). He is currently Federal President of the Australian Association of Consultant Physicians (AACP).

His interests outside of medicine include music, gardening, fishing, downhill skiing and farming, and within medicine, issues he feels strongly about include the importance of teaching and research in all areas of medicine, the importance of road safety, and support for rural general practitioners.