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Dr Alan Koay Choon Chern

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Dr. Alan Koay is currently serving as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist in Columbia Asia Hospital - Taiping. He graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2006 and subsequently obtained his postgraduate Member of Royal College of Physicians UK in 2011. He subsequently further trained and specialized in Cardiology at the National Heart Institute (IJN) from 2012-2017, during which time, he also completed his fellowship in Endovascular Intervention (Angiology). He was also inducted to the National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM) & Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) as a fellow.

Practices

Columbia Asia Hospital - Taiping

Specialization

Qualifications

MD (UPM), MRCP (UK), FSCAI (USA), FNHAM Fellowship in Cardiology (Malaysia) Fellowship in Endovascular Intervention (IJN)

Medical Registry

Malaysia Medical Council: 44543
National Specialist Register: 130004

Languages

English
Bahasa Malaysia
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hokkien

Conditions Consulted

Viral Myocarditis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Myotonic Dystrophy

Chest Pain During Exercise

Sick Sinus Syndrome

Tricuspid Atresia

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Interrupted Aortic Arch

Pulmonary Atresia

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Aortic Valve Disease

Pulmonary Hypertension

Double Inlet Left Ventricle

Patent Foramen Ovale

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

Alagille Syndrome

Tachyarrhythmia

Atrial Septal Defect

Bradyarrhythmia

Shortness Of Breath

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Heart Rhythm Disorders

Transposition Of Great Arteries

Double Outlet Right Ventricle

Cardiac Arrhythmias

Pregnancy And Heart Disease

Long QT Syndrome

Resistant Hypertension

Fluid Retention

Brugada Syndrome

Cardiac Syncope

Diabetes Mellitus

Atrial Fibrillation

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Infective Endocarditis

Mcleod Syndrome

Heart Valves Dysfunction

Andersen-Tawil Syndrome

Tetralogy Of Fallot

Structural Heart Disease

Truncus Arteriosus

Coronary Artery Disease

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Irregular Heartbeat

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Services Consulted

Electrocardiography (ECG)

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs)

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Devices

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy (EECP)

Echocardiography

Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation

Chest Pain Treatment

Angioplasty And Stenting

Neoanatal Echocardiography

Cardiac Catheterisation

Treatment Of Arrhythmia

2D - Echocardiography (2D-Echo)

Doppler Echocardiography

Ergometric Test

Pacemaker Implantation

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Biventricular Pacing

Ventricular Assist Device

Balloon Angioplasty

Aortic Stenting

Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment

Coronary Angiogram

Paediatric Cardiac Services

Screening For Coronary Artery Disease

Temporary Pacemaker

Implantable Cardiac Devices

Screening For Valvular Heart Disease

Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (PBMV)

Stress Echocardiography

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)

Treadmill Test (TMT)

Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty

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18 Years Experience Verified

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