Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Perth, Western Australia

Dr Charles Jenkinson provides adult cardiac and thoracic surgery, including coronary, heart valve, aortic, and general thoracic surgery. His practice focuses on safe, patient-centred care, careful decision-making, and durable long-term outcomes.

He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia and Charles Sturt University and contributes to national clinical quality and professional governance initiatives.

Learn more about his clinical approach and professional background.


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Current roles and appointments

Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
Executive - Younger Fellow Representative (2026–)
ANZSCTS Adult Cardiac Database Research Committee (2023–)
ANZTHOR Database Steering Committee (2026–)

Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association
Co-opted Member (2021–)

Frederick Irwin Anglican School
School Council Member (2023–)

Previous roles 

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Operate with Respect Steering Committee (2020–2022)
RACSTA Representative to RACS Council and Education Board

Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons 
Trainee Representative (2018–2020)

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Medical Training Survey Steering Committee (2022–2024)

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trainees' Association
Chair (2021)

Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association
Past Chair (2022)

Rotary District 9455
Four Way Test Speech Contest District Committee (2024)
Marketing and Public Image Committee Member (2019)

Academic Affiliations

The University of Western Australia

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Clinical Senior Lecturer

Charles Sturt University

School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Senior Lecturer

Selected Publications and Presentations

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Three-Dimensional Printing in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Workflow and Clinical Applications (2025)
Cureus — Journal article
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.85530

More than meets the eye: Not a cardiac myxoma (2025)
JTCVS Techniques — Co-author, journal article
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.06.022

Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology for Aortic Aneurysm Analysis in Computed Tomography (CT) Datasets (2025)
Cureus — Journal article
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84523

Global cardiothoracic surgery: outcomes from a survey on current worldwide training programs (2025)
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery — Co-author, journal article
https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf049

Heart Transplantation from DCD Donors in Australia: Lessons Learned from the First 74 Cases (2022)
Transplantation — Co-author, journal article
https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000004294

COVID-19 and cardiothoracic surgery: Effects on training and workforce utilization in a global pandemic (2021)
Journal of Cardiac Surgery — Co-author, journal article
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15773

The practicalities of establishing a porcine isolated heart model (2018)
Perfusion — Co-author, journal article
https://doi.org/10.1177/0267659117746232

Selected Presentations

The role of the father in promoting gender equity (2019)
Oral presentation — Medical Parents of Australia and New Zealand Conference (Invited speaker)

A porcine ex vivo model of the donor heart: the effect of preservation solutions (2018)
Oral presentation — ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting (Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann Prize)

Professional Values and Community Engagement

Dr Jenkinson’s professional work is informed by a commitment to high standards, equitable opportunity, and responsible leadership within healthcare systems.

He has maintained a longstanding interest in:

  • Equity and inclusion within medical training and workforce development

  • Cultural improvement within healthcare environments

  • Safe workplaces free from discrimination, bullying, and harassment

  • Family-supportive professional structures

  • Continuous self-development and lifelong learning

  • Excellence in medical practice and education

  • Service-oriented leadership

In addition to his professional governance roles, Dr Jenkinson has contributed to local community initiatives. These include involvement in the Inglewood and Mount Lawley Community Garden (referenced in the Western Australian Parliament Hansard), and community health advocacy initiatives such as partnership with the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) in opposition to the establishment of a cigar lounge in Inglewood, Western Australia.

 

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