A/Prof Mark Hands is a clinical associate professor at the University of Western Australia and an interventional cardiologist.

Dr Hands graduated with honours in 1979 from the University of Western Australia and was awarded the AMA Gold Prize (dux in final year medicine). He trained in cardiology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and subsequently at the Brigham Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston (1986- 88).

Since completing his cardiology training in 1988 he has been in private practice at Western Cardiology, where he was also Chairman from 1992 to June 2020. Dr Hands is an Emeritus Consultant Cardiologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor in cardiology at the University of Western Australia.

In addition to General Cardiology and Echocardiography his special interests include investigation and treatment of acute and chronic ischaemic heart disease. As an Interventional Cardiologist his procedural skills include:

Coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting in stable angina and in acute coronary syndromes of unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction - Cardiac pacing

His private practice with Western Cardiology includes consulting at St John of God Subiaco Hospital and Carine rooms. Privately insured inpatients are managed at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.

 Dr Hands is a Fellow of the Royal Australia College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, a member of the Australian Medical Association and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.