Dr Anand Sachithanandan

Procedure Focus:

• Closure of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, Lung, Mediastinal and Pleural Surgery (Thoracotomy),
• Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Surgery including Uniportal VATS Lobectomy 
• Valve Replacement / Repair Surgery,
• VATS Sympathectomy (Sweaty Hands)

Condition Treated:

• Coronary Artery Disease (Ischaemic Heart Disease)
• Lung Cancer
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands)
• ASD
• Pneumothorax, Empyema
• Mediastinal Tumours

Memberships & Associations:

• Lung Cancer Network Malaysia (LCNM) - Co-founder & President
• Cardiac Surgical Advanced Life Support (CALS) - Course Director
• European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• Editorial Board, Medical Journal of Malaysia (MJM)
• European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• National Heart Association of Malaysia
• Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
• Malaysian Thoracic Society (MTS)
• Malaysian Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (MATCVS)
• National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM)
• (North American) Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), USA
• Royal Society of Medicine, UK

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• 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)

Board Certification::

• F.A.M.M (Mal), Fellow, College of Surgeons, Academy Medicine of Malaysia
• A.F.R.C.S.I from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• F.R.C.S.I (C-Th) from Royal College of Surgeon in Ireland
• 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

Awards:

• General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register, UK (No. 5199436)
• Malaysian Medical Council (No. 49017)
• National Specialist Register (NSR), Malaysia (No. 128264)
• Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland (RCSI) Anatomy Dissertation Prize, 1st Place 1995

Medical School:

M.B.BCh. B.A.O.L.R.C.P. & S.I from National University of Ireland 

Media / Publications:

• Nipping It In The Bud
• Lung Cancer Demystified
• Lung cancer may not be fatal, say doctor
• Waging war on lung cancer
• Take a deep breath – Cancer Awareness
• Taking A Closer Look at Lung Cancer