Associate Professor Malcolm Legget

MBChB MD FRACP FACC FCSANZ

Associate Professor, Medical

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Biography

Malcolm Legget trained in cardiology at Green Lane Hospital and at the University of Washington, Seattle and is a consultant cardiologist at the Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, and at Auckland Heart Group. He was Director of Echocardiography at Green Lane Hospital from 1995-2000.

Since 2014 Malcolm has been an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Auckland. He completed his MD in 2008 on quantitative three-dimensional echocardiography. He is part of the team that introduced CT coronary angiography and percutaneous aortic valve implantation into clinical practice in Auckland.

Malcolm's research interests relate to the application of imaging and genomics to the treatment and prevention of ischaemic heart disease, and the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease.

Research | Current

Cardiovascular genomics, biomarkers and imaging to more accurately predict cardiovascular risk and personalise therapy.

Malcolm is the principal investigator on MENZACS ( Multi Ethnic New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Study) , and a co-investigator on the National Science Challenge Healthier Lives project for equitable CVD and diabetes risk prediction.

Other fields/areas:

The use of digital technology to enhance medical student teaching in cardiology.

The use of transoesophageal echocardiography in the perioperative setting.

The use of biosensors to assist in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.

Teaching | Current

MBChB

Year 3 clinical methods tutor and assessor

Year 4 clinical supervisor, tutor and assessor

Year 4 subspecialty lecturer and tutor

Year 6 assessor

Pharmacy

Year 4 lecturer

Nutrition and Dietetics

MEDSCI 315 lecturer

Postgraduate supervision

PhD and postdoctoral supervision

Distinctions/Honours

MD, FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ

Responsibilities

General medicine and subspecialty teaching MBChB

Areas of expertise

Cardiology, cardiac imaging, cardiovascular genomics

Committees/Professional groups/Services

Chair- Translational Medicine Trust, University of Auckland School of Medicine

Chair- Unicorn Foundation New Zealand

Board Member- Heart Foundation of New Zealand

Trustee- Heart Health Research Trust

Member – International Editorial Board, Heart

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Earle, N. J., Poppe, K. K., Doughty, R. N., Rolleston, A., Kerr, A. J., & Legget, M. E. (2017). Clinical characteristics and burden of risk factors among patients with early onset acute coronary syndromes: The ANZACS-QI New Zealand national cohort (ANZACS-QI 17). Heart, Lung and Circulation10.1016/j.hlc.2017.04.010
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Nikki Earle, Katrina Poppe, Rob Doughty, Andrew Kerr
Earle, N. J., Poppe, K. K., Doughty, R. N., Legget, M. E., Rolleston, A., & Kerr, A. J. (2016). Risk factor burden in young first-acute coronary syndrome patients: The ANZACS-QI New Zealand National Cohort. Paper presented at Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC), Rome, ITALY. 27 August - 31 August 2016. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. (pp. 1).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Katrina Poppe, Rob Doughty, Andrew Kerr
Ormiston, J., Legget, M., Webber, B., Webster, M., Stewart, J., Ramanathan, I., ... Kruger, N. (2016). Evolving transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)- Mercy experience 2008–2016. Paper presented at CSANZ New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Rotorua. 23 June - 25 June 2016. Heart, Lung and Circulation: Abstracts for the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting (New Zealand); 23–25 June 2016, Rotorua, New Zealand. 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.039
Earle, N., Poppe, K., Legget, M., Doughty, R., Rolleston, A., & Kerr, A. (2016). Risk Factor Burden in Young First-acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: The ANZACS-QI New Zealand National Cohort. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, S5-S6. 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.013
Samaranayake, C. B., Watson, T., Stewart, J. T., & Legget, M. E. (2015). Pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery following coronary angiography. Herz, 40 (4), 635-636. 10.1007/s00059-013-3960-6
Toh, M., Fitzsimons, S., Doughty, R., Gamble, G., & Legget, M. (2015). Digital devices for teaching cardiac auscultation. Paper presented at CSANZ 15: CSANZ New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. 4 June - 6 June 2015. Heart, Lung and Circulation: Abstracts from the CSANZ New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting; 4-6 June 2015. 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.105
Legget, M., Challinor, C., Balbas, N., Stewart, J., Ormiston, J., & Webster, M. (2015). Delays in the management of patients with severe aortic stenosis: The Auckland region experience 2014. Paper presented at CSANZ 15: CSANZ New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. 4 June - 6 June 2015. Heart, Lung and Circulation: Abstracts from the CSANZ New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting; 4-6 June 2015. 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.110
Legget, M., Edwards, C., Van Pelt, N., Gabriel, R., Ormiston, J., Christiansen, J., ... Ellis, C. (2014). Elevated Lipoprotein (a) level is more predictive of coronary atheroma burden than family history in intermediate and high risk- implications for screening algorithms. Paper presented at International Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Conference 2014, Brisbane, Australia. 6 August - 9 August 2014. Heart Lung Circulation: Abstracts for the International Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Conference Brisbane, Australia August 2014. 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.07.008
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Rob Doughty, Robert Young