Mahathir Ahmed
Cardiovascular: Chair of Conference
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Experience
- Surgical Subcommittee
- Assisted with events throughout the year and a major highlight was OSD in which I negotiated multiple sponsorship deals.
- MM Year 1 Coordinator:
- Organised 23 (2-hour) tutorials
- Wrote a 3-hour BRS mock exam
- Increased feedback collection by over 10-fold
What you can expect
- A dedicated leader with hands-on experience in the behind-the-scenes work required to run a successful conference, adept at organising teams and managing large crowds efficiently.
- Experienced in event publicity and social media engagement, leading to higher attendance and visibility.
- Committed to growth of this conference through collaborations with institutions like NHLI and cardio societies and across major medical schools.
Expanding the conference
- Potential workshops to expand this conference
- Structural Heart Disease Procedures – TAVI, MitraClip, and PFO closure techniques.
- Cardiac Surgery Workshops – valve replacement, and minimally invasive techniques.
- Tracheal Resection & Reconstruction – For tracheal stenosis or tumors.
- Thoracotomy & Emergency Airway Management – Open-chest procedures for trauma.
- Personal connections to Doctors in the cardiovascular field I aim to get involved are:
- Mr Hutan Ashrafin
- Dr Alexander Davidson
- Dr Amir Shamsi
- Dr Fu Siong Ng