Dr. Yew Yen Sarn

About

At Island Hospital, Dr. Yew Yen Sarn practises as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Critical Care specialist, with a focus on keeping patients safe and comfortable through surgery and intensive care. His medical degree, a Doctor of Medicine, was earned at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and he went on to complete a Master of Anaesthesiology at the University of Malaya — training that gave him a strong grounding in his specialty. Dr. Yew handles a broad spectrum of complex medical situations, whether planned operations or critical emergencies. His skills also cover post-operative pain management and the full care of patients in the intensive care unit, helping them recover smoothly. For patients, a notable benefit is his fluency in English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese, which lets him communicate clearly with people of many different backgrounds and put them at ease. Together, his rigorous local training, wide clinical experience, and strong communication abilities make him a trusted figure in anaesthesiology and critical care.

Where Dr. Yew Yen Sarn practises

• Island Hospital Penang — Georgetown, Penang

Procedures & Expertise

• Pain Management
• End-of-Life Care
• Ultrasound Scan
• Treatment for Poisoning and Drug Overdose
• Resuscitation
• Critical Care
• Pain Treatment
• Anaphylaxis Management
• Advance Care Planning
• Bronchoscopy
• Laryngoscopy
• Pleural Biopsy and Drainage

Qualifications

• MD
• M.ANAES

Languages

Mandarin, Indonesian, Malay, Hokkien, English, Cantonese