Dr Yahya Awang: The man behind the heartbeats of over 5,000 people, including Dr M
Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur chairman Tan Sri Dr Yahya Awang was born into an influential family of doctors and politicians in 1950. – Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
He also recently set up a private heart hospital dubbed Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur to help reduce the long waiting list for cardiac surgery and put Malaysia on the map of medical tourism.CVSKL was developed over a year ago at Kuala Lumpur’s transport hub to help reduce the country’s cardiac patient load and boost medical tourism. — Picture courtesy of CVSKL
Tall, firm and often with a warm welcoming smile, Dr Yahya said he kicks off every day with a morning swim to keep himself upbeat ahead of his significantly eventful day. “Over the past few years, open-heart surgery has become a routine for me and it doesn’t make me anxious anymore,” he said. Although the late Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had arranged for Sydney-based cardiac surgeon Dr Victor Chang to perform the surgery in Singapore, Dr Mahathir decided to do it here with a Malaysian team at the helm.
Although the hospital has greatly contributed to the country’s healthcare development, Dr Yahya wished the institution was placed under the Health and not the Finance Ministry.Helping transform Malaysia’s healthcare system Blessed with three sons and a daughter, Dr Yahya is a proud father of four medical doctors and is eagerly anticipating his eighth grandchild.
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