Datuk Seri Dr Balachandran Kandasamy

Procedures Focus:

• Coronary Interventions
• Balloon Angioplasty/DEB
• Stent Deployment
• Atherectomy Devices

Condition Treated:

• Cardiac Emergencies
• Hypertension
• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Coronary Artery Diseases
• Renal Denervation

Procedures Performed:

• Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiogram
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• Rotational Atherectomy
• Orbital Atherectomy
• Intravascular Ultrasound IVUS
• Fractional Flow Reserve FFR
• OCT
• Echo/2D Study

Memberships & Associations:

• Fellow - Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC)
  
• Fellow - Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• Full Registration Malaysian Medical Council 
• Specialist in Cardiology in National Specialist Register, Malaysia
• Specialist in Internal Medicine in National Specialist Register, Malaysia
• Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
• National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM)
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• July 1979 - April 1981, House Officer, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• May 1981 – April 1987, Medical Officer, Hospital Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia
• May 1987 – Aug 1988, Deputy Medical Officer In Charge, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Sep 1988 – July 1995, Registrar, Hospital Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
• Aug 1995 – Aug 1996, Diploma Course, National Heart & Lung Institute, London, UK
• Sept 1996 – Dec 1997, Clinical Attachment, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
• Jan 1998 – Sep 1998, Clinical Attachment, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK

Awards:

• Darjah Datuk Setia Diraja Kedah (DSDK)
• Darjah Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW)
• Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN)

Medical School:

• University of Delhi, India
• University of London/ Imperial College
• Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (Dublin)