Dato Dr Kandasamy

Dr Kandasami is Professor of Surgery at the International Medical University. He received his medical degree from University of Bombay in 1975 and the Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Edinburg and Glasgow in 1980. After his surgical training in the United Kingdom, Dr Kandasami served as Consultant General Surgeon in several Ministry of Health hospitals before joining the International Medical University in 2001. He was appointed Dean of the Clinical School for the period 2004 to 2009. Dr. Kandasami has contributed substantially to the development of surgical services in the country. He has been actively involved in organizing and conducting postgraduate courses and was the Chairman of the Higher Surgical Training Committee of the College of Surgeons, Malaysia. He was Deputy Chairman of the National Perioperative Mortality-Review Committee. He played a lead role in the development of the national credentialing system and the National Specialist Register.  Dr. Kandasami is Master of the Academy of Medicine, Malaysia, a past President of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, past President of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr Kandasami’s main interest is in the field of upper gastrointestinal surgery. 

Prof. Dato’ Dr P Kandasami
MBBS (Bom), FRCS (Irel), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FAMM (Mal) FAMS (Hon)
Professor of Surgery, International Medical University