Datuk Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Ismail

Resident Consultant

Specialty

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Languages Spoken

English, Malay

Location

Gleneagles Hospital Medini Johor

Suite No

704, Level 7, Specialist Clinics Complex

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Qualifications & Certifications

M.B.B.S (MALAYA), M.S SURGERY (UKM) , Fellowship Programme Cth MOH (Malaysia)

Conditions Treated

• Coronary artery disease or blockages of the arteries in the heart

• Blockages in the heart valve(s)

• Leaking heart valve(s)

• Abnormal enlargement or aneurysms of the large arteries in the chest

• Heart failure

• Atrial fibrillation etc

Procedures Performed

Core Procedures

• Insertion/removal of intra-aortic balloon

Heart
• Congenital heart disease - open heart surgery
• Coronary artery bypass graft
• Heart Valve Surgery: Repair / Replacement
• Patent ductus arteriosus, ligation
• Pericardial disease, pericardiectomy
• Pericardial effusion, paracentesis / transthoracic drainage
• Aortic aneurysm, excision and insertion of graft
• Proximal aortic aneurysm, aortic root replacement with coronary artery re-implantation
• Surgical procedures for the correction of arrhythmia

Lung
• Pneumonectomy/lobectomy/segmental resection

Thorax
• Resection of rib and open exploration / Drainage of thoracic cavity
• Mediastinal tumor resection

Trachea
• Foreign body, removal
• Tracheostomy

Others
• Pleurodesis
• Temporary Pace Wire Insertion

Doctor's Experience

Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Rahman Ismail underwent medical degree course at medical school in University of Malaya from 1981 to 1986. He graduated with M.B.B.S. (Malaya) in 1986, and started working with Ministry of Health since January 1987. His first posting was in Sarawak General Hospital (housemanship).

In mid-1988, he was transferred to Kemaman District Hospital, Terengganu as a medical officer. Underwent post-graduate studies (master programme in General Surgery) at the Department of Surgery in National University of Malaysia from 1990 to 1994. After completed the programme, and obtained Master in General Surgery (UKM) in 1994, he worked as a general surgeon at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in 1995. He then decided to choose Cardiothoracic Surgery as his subspecialty; and joined the Ministry of Health fellowship training programme in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

During four years period (End of 1995 to 1999), he underwent training at Penang Hospital; at National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur; and at Monash Medical Centre in Australia. After completed training, he was gazzetted as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon in 2000. Underwent Fellowship oversea team training in VATS Lobectomy at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (for a month) in September 2013.

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