Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hj Basheer Ahamed Bin Abdul Kareem

About

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hj Basheer Ahamed Bin Abdul Kareem serves as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, bringing more than twenty years of experience and a reputation for exceptional surgical precision across a broad range of elective and emergency heart and lung procedures. His leadership is prominent: he is President of both the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (MATCVS) and the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA). In addition, Dr. Basheer leads Cardiothoracic Surgery Services at the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), where he helps shape national policies, and he makes significant contributions to medical education as an Adjunct Professor at Universiti Malaya and UTAR, as well as a guest examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons.

Where Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hj Basheer Ahamed Bin Abdul Kareem practises

• Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre — George Town, Penang
• Northern Heart Hospital Penang — George Town, Penang

Procedures & Expertise

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Heart Surgery
• Heart Valve Replacement
• Pacemaker Implantation
• Cardiac Assessment
• Cardiac Screening
• Mitral Valve Repair
• Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
• Esophageal Cancer Treatment
• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
• Coronary Angiogram
• Aortic Valve Repair
• Esophageal Cancer Surgery
• Bronchoscopy
• Hiatal Hernia Surgery
• Thymus Cancer Treatment
• Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Closure
• Pectus Excavatum Treatment
• Pleural Biopsy and Drainage
• Echocardiogram
• Chest X-Ray

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Malaya)
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland)
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (England)
• Fellowship Cardiothoracic Surgery (Newcastle, United Kingdom)

Languages

Indonesian, Malay, Hokkien, English, Tamil