Dr Anand Sachithanandan
Specialty
:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Languages
:
English, Bahasa Malaysia
Gender
:
Male
Qualifications
:
MB BCh BAO (Dublin), FRCSI (C-Th), FICS (USA), FACS (USA), FRCS (Edin), FAMM
Assistant
:
N/A
Clinic Schedule
Day | Time |
---|---|
Monday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Tuesday | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Thursday | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Friday | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Saturday | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Procedure Focus
- Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Valve replacement/repair surgery
- Closure of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Lung cancer, mediastinal and pleural surgery
- Surgery for chest wall tumors, lung trauma, diaphragm and lung metastasis
Postgraduate Training
- Specialist Registrar (SpR), Cardiothoracic Surgery, United Kingdom (2001-2010) at:
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
- University Hospital of North Staffordshire Stoke-on Trent
- Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
- Birmingham Childrens Hospital.
- Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Serdang Hospital Ministry of Health, Malaysia (2010 - 2015)
Medical School
- M.B.BCh. B.A.O., L.R.C.P. & S.I. National University of Ireland
- F.R.C.S.I. (C-Th) (Cardiothoracic Surgery) Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- F.A.M.M. (Mal), Fellow, College of Surgeons, Academy Medicine of Malaysia
Memberships
- Lung Cancer Network Malaysia (LCNM) - Co-founder & President
- Malaysian Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (MATCVS)
- National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM)
- Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
- Malaysian Thoracic Society (MTS)
- European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- (North American) Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), USA
- European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Royal Society of Medicine, UK
- Editorial Board, Medical Journal of Malaysia (MJM)
- Cardiac Surgical Advanced Life Support (CALS) - Course Director
Awards
- Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland (RCSI) Anatomy Dissertation Prize, 1st Place 1995
- Malaysian Medical Council (No. 49017)
- National Specialist Register (NSR), Malaysia (No. 128264)
- General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register, UK (No. 5199436)
- Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University Malaya
Board Certifications
- F.I.C.S. Fellow, International College of Surgeons USA
- F.A.C.S. Fellow, American College of Surgeons USA
- F.R.C.S. (Edin) Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Additional Info
- Screening for Lung cancer in Malaysia: Are we there yet? Medical Journal Malaysia, February 2012