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TAN SRI DATO’ DR. YAHYA AWANG
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Yahya Awang, aged 63, is a Director of KPJ and was appointed to the
Board of KPJ on 18 July 2013. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of KPJ and was
appointed as amember of the Audit Committee since 26 July 2013 and is presently amember
of the KPJMedical Advisory Committee.
He is also currently a member of the Board of Governor, International Medical University,
Kuala Lumpur since July 1995, Foundation Fellowof the Academy of ScienceMalaysia since
1995, VisitingConsultant Surgeon, Divisionof CardiothoracicSurgery, Department of Surgery,
Medical Faculty, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur since 1
September 2005, Chairman, Board of Governors, International Medical University, Kuala
Lumpur since 26 September 2005, Adjunct Professor of Medical Faculty, Universiti Teknologi
MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan since 1 November 2005, Panel of Board
Members, Post Graduate Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme, Universiti of Kebangsaan
Malaysia since 2006, Honorary Member of Special Committee for Development of National
Transplant Policy since 2006, Pro-Chancellor Universiti TeknologiMalaysia (UTM) since 2011,
Head of Unit General OT/Cardiac OT andMedical Ward, KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
since 2 January 2012,Member ofMalaysianMedical Association,Member of Editorial Board
“Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals” and Council Member of International Society
of Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia in 1974. He was conferred a Fellow of the Royal College of
Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, Scotland in January 1980.
Hewas the Senior Surgical Resident at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Brompton
Hospital, London from July 1981 to December 1982 and became the Surgical Registrar to
Mr SC Lennox (FRCS) / Mr M Paneth (FRCS) the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brompton Hospital, London from January 1982 to November 1983.
Tan Sri joined the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur as the Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery from December 1983 to June 1985 and was the Head
and Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon from July 1985 to June 1992. He became the
Founding President of Malaysian Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular in 1991, Council
member of the Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (1992 – 1995)and
the President of Asian Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons from 1993 to 1995.
He pioneered the establishment of Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Kuala Lumpur as the
Executive Director and as Head and Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon of IJN in
June 1992 to March 2004 and the Medical Director of IJN from October 1998 to October
2002. InmidMarch 2004, Tan Sri joined KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital as the Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Damansara Heart Centre until to-date.
Tan Sri is also a Director/Chairman of Multi-Purpose Insurance Berhad and Tokio Marine
Insurance (M) Berhad, Director /Trustee of Wah Seong Foundation, Chairman/ Board of
Governors, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur and a Director for several other
companies.
Tan Sri was conferred the Darjah Paduka Mahkota Johor (DPMJ) in 1990, Darjah Sultan
Ahmad Shah (DSAP) in 2000 and Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which carries the title
Tan Sri in 2003. He was also conferred the Honorary Doctor of Medicine by Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2006, Anugerah Maulidur Rasul Peringkat Kebangsaan in 2008,
Ijazah Kehormat Doktor Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2009 and Honorary
Doctor of Medicine in 2012.
He successfully operated on the 1st Heart Transplant Recipient – Mr Sathrugnan a/l
Ramakrishnan in December 1997.
Tan Sri has also been active in writing articles/journals and presenting papers especially on
cardiothoracic surgery.
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