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Dr Kamalesh Anbalakan

MBBS(hons), MRCP (UK), M med (Int Med)

Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiology

Sub-specialties: Heart Failure, Echocardiography

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Cardiovascular Disease , Chest Pain , Chest Pain , Echocardiogram , Heart Failure .

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Department of Cardiology National Heart Centre Singapore

Profile

Dr Kamalesh Anbalakan is a Consultant with the Department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore.

His clinical subspecialty interest is in critical care medicine, advanced heart failure, transplant cardiology and echocardiography.

Education

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, MRCP (UK), 30/6/2017
Master of Medicine, M.Med (Internal Medicine), Singapore, 30/6/2017
MBBS(hons) National University of Singapore 30/4/2015

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, May 2024 - Present
Internal Medicine Core Faculty, January 2023 - Present
SingHealth Code Blue Committee, January 2023 - Present
Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, March 2022 - April 2024
Clinical Educator, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, 1 January 2021 - Present
Clinical Educator, Yong Loo Lin School Of Medicine, 4 July 2018 - Present
Chief Resident Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, July 2020 - June 2021
Singhealth Associate in Education, SingHealth, 1 September 2017 - Present
Director, SGH PACEs Course 2018, SingHealth, 1 July 2017 - 31 December 2018
Course Director, Cadence Programme, SingHealth, 1 July 2017- 3 July 2018

Awards

Outstanding Resident, Cardiology Senior Residency, SingHealth, 2021
Certificate of Commendation, Singapore Chief Residency Programme, SingHealth, 2019
Outstanding Resident, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2018
Inspiring Resident Educator Award, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2018
Outstanding Resident Award, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2016
Best House Officer, SingHealth, 2016
NUS Junior Doctor Teaching Award, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2015
First Class Honours, MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2015
Dean's List, MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2015

Research Interests

Publications

Anbalakan K, Xinzhe JC, Ruth DA et al. Preparing for the European Examination in Core Cardiology (Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Exit Examinations. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. 2023;2:e16. https://doi.org/10.15420/japsc.2022.40
Anbalakan K, Chew KM, Loh JK, Sim D, Lai SH, Teo Look Yee L. Contemporary review of heart transplant immunology and immunosuppressive therapy. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2022;31. doi:10.1177/20101058221138840
Yap J, Anbalakan K, Tay WT, Ting D, Cheung CY, Sabanayagam C, Cheng CY, Wong TY, Yeo KK. Impact of type 2 diabetes and microvascular complications on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in a multiethnic Asian population. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Jul;9(1):e001413. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001413. PMID: 34244217; PMCID: PMC8268896