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Forging Ahead: Bridging Gaps in Global Surgery
9-11th July 2025,
Hilton Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Gunalan a/l Palari @ Arumugam
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Subang Jaya Medical Centre
Undergraduate qualification in Medicine from the University of Malaya in 1998 (MBBS)
Postgraduate qualification of Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology & Critical Care) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2006.
Apart from the Anaesthesiology qualification, I also possess a Master of Laws (Healthcare and Medical Law) from Taylor’s University which was awarded in 2023.
I have been managing patients in the operating room and intensive care unit since the year 2000 of which over 15 years are as a consultant anaesthesiologist. I have a special interest in cardiothoracic anaesthesiology and transport of the critically ill patient. At present, I am practising at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre.
I have also written many expert witness reports and appeared in the High Courts of Malaya as an expert witness in medicolegal trials.

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