Qualifications
- MBBS (Aus): Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (University of Western Australia, Australia)
- OAMLP (UK): Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme (University of Oxford, UK)
Background Info
Nationality: Malaysian
Languages Spoken: English, Bahasa Melayu
Doctor Profile
Prof Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohd Azhari Yakub is an expert in adult cardiac surgery, paediatric and congenital heart surgery and thoracic surgery who holds a position as a Clinical Professor of Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan. In addition to that, he is now an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Medicine of Universiti Teknologi Mara which includes being part of a national training program for trainee surgeons in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Valve Repair and Replacement Surgery
- Aortic Root Surgery
- Redo Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Procedures
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Aneurysm / Bentalls’ Operation
- Congenital Cases: TOF / VSD / Arterial Switch
- Heart & Lung Transplantation
Membership
- MMC: Malaysia Medical Council
- WSCTS: The World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (Far East Regional Representative)
- ATCSA: Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons
- NSR: National Specialty Registry (Cardiothoracic Specialty Board)
- ASCVTS: Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
- ACATS: Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals (Editorial Board Member)
- JCTS: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Editorial Board Member)
- NHAM: National Heart Association of Malaysia (Council Member)
- MATCVS: Malaysian Association for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery (Committee Member)
- APSC: Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology (Cardiovascular Surgery Subcommittee)
- Kansai Medical University: Clinical Professor, Osaka, Japan
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: Adjunct Professor
- National Credentialing Board: Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Fellowship Programme: Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Fellowship
- FRCS (UK): Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (of Glasgow)
