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Dr Jayan Gnanapandythan

Medical Doctor (Registered With Malaysian Medical Council No. 58048, Medical Council Of Ireland No. 509353)
EB-7-6 Eastside One Ampang Avenue, Jalan Ampang Utama 2/2, 68000 Ampang, Malaysia,10

Summary

A highly enthusiastic and experienced Medical Doctor with a passion for seeking new knowledge and skills, and adapting to new situations and challenges. Dr Jayan has 12 years worth of experience in the government medical sector in both clinical fields such as Respiratory & Internal Medicine, Pathology and Psychiatry, with non-clinical experience in Health Systems Research, particularly on Patient Safety and Autonomy. Currently Dr Jayan works in General Practice & Telehealth and serves as the Medical Director for Good Clinic. This driven attitude and exposure to diverse medical specialties serves as a robust asset in his patients' care, wellbeing, and mental health.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
Languages

Work History

Medical Director & Resident Medical Doctor

Good Clinic Sdn. Bhd.
06.2024 - Current
  • Providing daily medical teleconsultations as a resident Doctor for Dytan Health On-Line, Momenta Malaysia, and Good Clinic staff, including emergency cases management and ambulance mobilisation to nearest Hospital
  • Leading a diverse team of Clinic Manager cum Registered Nurse, Clinical Dietitian and Business Development Executive in daily teleconsultations and working closely to launch physical clinic in Aug 2025.
  • Provide health talks and training both physically and online to underwriting teams of insurers & corporate companies, for instance Takaful Ikhlas.
  • Collaborate with Momenta Malaysia to develop marketing strategies to promote Good Clinic, especially pre-launch and launch.
  • Interpret blood test results and provided recommendations to treat variety of disorders during Health On-Line Annual Bloodtaking Day 2024.


Locum Doctor (General Practice)

Mudah Healthcare Sdn Bhd
07.2023 - 05.2024

1.Medical consultations, health screenings and diagnostic procedures of corporate clients and walk-in patients.

Locum Doctor (General Practice)

Klinik Segara Pusat Bandar Puchong
05.2023 - 07.2023

1. Performing medical consultations, diagnostic blood and radiological tests of patients in the community

Clinical Attachment (Observership)

Guy's and St Thomas Hospitals NHS, UK
01.2023 - 03.2023

A. Observed Interventional Radiology procedures:

a) Angiographies, Embolisations

b) Lines insertion

c) Renal/Urological

d) Biopsies


B. Participated in Diagnostic Radiology teachings-plain (X ray)films, CT, MRI basics and interpretation, mobile ultrasound for ward patients


C. Participated in Interventional Ultrasound Training Academy Workshop ( Tuesday 24th January 2023) at Guy's Hospital

Locum Doctor

DR Solutions Sdn Bhd
05.2022 - 06.2022

-Performed medical consultations of Menara Bangkok Bank staff, AIA and MICARE panel, and general public

-Organised health screening package (blood tests, urine tests, BMI, consultation) for Ritz-Carlton Residences Kuala Lumpur staff

SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD52

FORENSICS DEPARTMENT
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Worked as part of a team assisting in autopsies of medicolegal/police cases, including cases suspected for murder, cases brought in dead or casualties in hospitals to determine cause of death


SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD52

PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • New cases consultations and follow-up patient consultations in Psychiatry Clinic, including telemedicine consultation during MCO and CMCO times of Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Received Liaison Psychiatry referrals from inpatient wards and Emergency Department during office hours and oncalls
  • Managed Community Psychiatry Services (CPS) 2019-2020 via home visits with a team of staff nurses and medical assistants to provide psychiatric care and consults for patients unwell or unable to attend outpatient clinic appointments


SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD48

PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
08.2017 - 12.2018
  • Rotated in Protein Lab, Chemical Pathology Lab, Microbiology Lab & Blood Bank. Undertook oncall duties after office hours covering Blood Bank ensuring adequate stock of blood and blood products and supplying to wards, operation theatres and Emergency Department as maybe necessary
  • Validation of results outsourced to other pathology centres
  • Reading hematology slides and interpretation
  • Managed FNAC (Fine needle aspiration cytology) Clinic and performing thyroid, breast and related biopsies for tissue diagnosis
  • Organised KOSPEN (Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara) health screening for staff of Pathology Department & educated on healthy lifestyle, diet, NCD and risk factors prevention.
  • Organising Committee of National HbA1c/Thalassemia Conference 2018
  • Principal Investigator of study proposal titled "Causes of rejected samples due to hemolysis and clotting in Hospital Ampang: a retrospective cross- sectional study"-data collection phase.

RESEARCH MEDICAL OFFICER UD44-48

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH (IHSR)
02.2015 - 07.2017

· Field Supervisor for National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015 (NMRR-14-869-19634)-Conducted research, data collection and led a team of doctors, research officers and PSH (pegawai sambil harian) in NHMS around Kuala Lumpur area

· Participated in several research projects- 1. "Effective Patient Centred Care Approaches and Interventions: A Systematic Review ( NMRR-14-828-21689) 2. Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (1NIH) 3. Mining for Knowledge Translation for Health Seeking Behaviour in Malaysian Population ( NMRR-15-840-26087)"

· Member of Scientific Review Board (non-IHSR)-reviewed proposals, manuscripts and abstracts from external bodies prior to publication

· Reviewer for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bulletin Editorial- review and edit articles and written work prior publication in NIH Bulletin

· Won Top 5 Poster Presentation on topic "Patient Safety Culture: Patient's Perceived Role Towards Safer Elective Operations in MOH Hospitals" at 9th National Conference for Clinical Research 2015.

MEDICAL OFFICER UD44

INSTITUT PERUBATAN RESPIRATORI (IPR)
09.2013 - 01.2015
  • Managed Respiratory wards, Tuberculosis wards and High Dependency ward in IPR during office hours and oncalls. Involved in clinical care and management of various respiratory illness, with a primary focus on tuberculosis.
  • Undertook clinical rotation to Medical Department HKL for 4 months with a robust base in clinical medicine.
  • Skilled in pleural biopsy, pleural aspiration, and chest tube insertion.

HOUSE OFFICER UD41

HOSPITAL SERDANG
10.2010 - 08.2013
  • Undertook compulsory rotations in General Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Anaesthesiology.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working ethics with fellow colleagues, clinical and non-clinical staff, and superiors.
  • Built high resilience through consistent hard work and dedication.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced, high-stress atmosphere.

Education

M.D. - MEDICINE

CRIMEA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
06.2010 - 06.2010

GCE 'A' LEVELS (EDEXCEL LONDON)

SAYFOL HIGHER EDUCATION
06.2004 - 06.2004

GCE 'O' LEVELS (EDEXCEL LONDON)

SAYFOL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
07.2002 - 07.2002

Skills

1 Patient Health Education

2 Clinic Team Administration & Management

3 Phlebotomy, Intravenous Cannulation, Basic Abdominal & Obstetric Ultrasound, Minor procedures such as wound dressing, wound debridement under local anaesthesia, wound toilet and suture, applying gauze and bandage dressing

4 Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & Basic Life Support

5 Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)

6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Supportive Psychotherapy

7 Communicative Skills & Empathy

8 Strong command of English, Russian, Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam

9 Basic conversational French

10 Indian Classical Music (Vocal) and Grade 6 ABRSM Piano

Social activities

  • Invited by Dr Thyivya Kalaiselvan (General Practicioner) and Dr Anuradha Suberamaniam (Consultant Gynae-oncologist) to deliver a talk via Instagram Live on Mental Health and Post Partum Depression - (9th September 2021)
  • Invited by Believe Fitness Asia to deliver a talk via Instagram Live on Generalised Anxiety Disorder- (14th September 2021)
  • Invited by Dr Thyivya Kalaiselvan (General Practicioner) and Dr Anuradha Suberamaniam (Consultant Gynae-oncologist) to deliver a talk via Instagram Live on Mental Health: Suicidal Ideation and thoughts - (November 2021)
  • Collaborated with Green Crescent Malaysia and Dr Khadijah Abdullah (USIM Lecturer & Psychiatrist) in SMK Bandar Baru Ampang with adolescent students in advocating mental health, educating on coping skills and problem-solving strategies (16 November 2019)
  • Invited by to deliver a talk on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast self-examination (BSE) by Kathir Group at 'Pink Ribbon High Tea' event (20th October 2018)
  • Invited by Astro Vaanavil channel's Vizhuthugal show for classical vocal performance on Deepavali (23rd October 2019)
  • Invited by prominent Japanese musician Koichi Takehara to perform in Edogawa India Culture Center, Tokyo, Japan on Indian New Year (29th April 2018)

Accomplishments

    - Won Top 5 Poster Presentation category on the topic “Patient Safety Culture: Patient’s Perceived Role Towards Safer Elective Operations in MOH Hospitals” at the 9th National Conference for Clinical Research (NCCR) in Penang, Malaysia- 2015

    - Represented Psychiatry Department Hospital Ampang at Selangor state level in “SHHARP” (Self-Harm Hospital Based Accurate Reporting Project) performing data collection, data entry, and data cleaning of self-harm and suicide cases presenting to Hospital Ampang between 2020-2021.

    - Voluntary deployment as frontliner representing Hospital Ampang during Covid-19 pandemic to Hospital Sungai Buloh managing Covid ward inpatients-Oct 2020

    - Emcee and Forum Moderator for World Mental Health Day Hospital Ampang 2019

    - Organised KOSPEN (Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara), an occupational health screening for Pathology Department staff & educated them on healthy lifestyle, diet, NCD, and risk factors prevention.

    - Organising Committee of National HbA1c/Thalassemia Conference 2018

    - Principal Investigator of study proposal titled “Causes of rejected samples due to haemolysis and clotting in Hospital Ampang: a retrospective cross-sectional study”-completed data collection phase.

    - Invited to deliver a talk on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast Self-Examination (BSE) by Kathir Group CEO at ‘Pink Ribbon High Tea’ event- Oct 2018

    - Field Supervisor for National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015 (NMRR-14-869-19634)

    - Participated in several research projects- 1. "Effective Patient Centred Care Approaches and Interventions: A Systematic Review ( NMRR-14-828-21689) 2. Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (1NIH) 3. Mining for Knowledge Translation for Health Seeking Behaviour in Malaysian Population ( NMRR-15-840-26087)" (2015-2017)

    - Member of Scientific Review Board (non-IHSR)-reviewed proposals, manuscripts and abstracts from external bodies prior to publication (2016-2017)

    - Reviewer for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bulletin Editorial- review and edit articles and written work prior publication in NIH Bulletin (2016-2017)

    - Participated in health screening and humanitarian aid of the Cham community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in collaboration with Hospitals Beyond Boundaries (HBB) and MAMANEH (Malaysian Association of Maternal and Neonatal Health)- Dec 2016

Timeline

Medical Director & Resident Medical Doctor

Good Clinic Sdn. Bhd.
06.2024 - Current

Locum Doctor (General Practice)

Mudah Healthcare Sdn Bhd
07.2023 - 05.2024

Locum Doctor (General Practice)

Klinik Segara Pusat Bandar Puchong
05.2023 - 07.2023

Clinical Attachment (Observership)

Guy's and St Thomas Hospitals NHS, UK
01.2023 - 03.2023

Locum Doctor

DR Solutions Sdn Bhd
05.2022 - 06.2022

SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD52

FORENSICS DEPARTMENT
01.2022 - 03.2022

SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD52

PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT
01.2019 - 12.2021

SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER UD48

PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
08.2017 - 12.2018

RESEARCH MEDICAL OFFICER UD44-48

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH (IHSR)
02.2015 - 07.2017

MEDICAL OFFICER UD44

INSTITUT PERUBATAN RESPIRATORI (IPR)
09.2013 - 01.2015

HOUSE OFFICER UD41

HOSPITAL SERDANG
10.2010 - 08.2013

M.D. - MEDICINE

CRIMEA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
06.2010 - 06.2010

GCE 'A' LEVELS (EDEXCEL LONDON)

SAYFOL HIGHER EDUCATION
06.2004 - 06.2004

GCE 'O' LEVELS (EDEXCEL LONDON)

SAYFOL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
07.2002 - 07.2002
Dr Jayan GnanapandythanMedical Doctor (Registered With Malaysian Medical Council No. 58048, Medical Council Of Ireland No. 509353)