A) Guest Faculty at International Cardiology Conferences

Dr. Soo Chee Seong, Consultant Cardiologist of HSC Medical Center has been invited as Guest Faculty & Speaker at International Cardiology Conferences to present the latest developments in the diagnosis & treatment of heart disease:-

1. Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Kobe , Japan , Dec 2003.
   - Practical Applications of 16-slice MSCT in Coronary Artery Disease.




2. 21st Annual Kokura Live Demonstration Course, Kokura, Japan, Apr 2004.
   - Live Demo course moderator.




3. TOPIX, Tokyo , July 2004.
   - Dr.ug-Eluting stents in Asia.
   - Live Demo course moderator.




4. Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology Oct 16-19, 2004, Beijing, China
   - Lecture: Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions with Safecut Balloon.




5. Kokura Dr.ug Eluting Stent Summit II, April 14 2005, Kokura, Japan.
   - Lecture: The DES Great Case - Complex Anatomy and Operator Technique Considerations.




6. 14th Annual Scientific meeting of Indonesian Heart Association, June 3-5 2005, Surabaya,Indonesia.
   - Lecture: Can MSCT replace Invasive Coronary Angiography for Diagnostic & Post-PCI Evaluation?




7. Topic 2005, Tokyo, July 2005.
   - Lecture: 64-slice MSCT update.




8. Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics (CCT) 2005, Kobe, Japan, Sept 2005.
   - Lecture: Interesting cases with Safecut balloon.

B) MSCT Coronary Imaging Clinical Fellowship at HSC Medical Center

HSC Medical Center has pioneered and done the largest number of MSCT coronary angiography studies with invasive coronary angiography correlation.Because of this background, Siemens Medical has requested HSC to train doctors & radiographers from other countries via a 1-week introductory course in MSCT coronary imaging:-

1. Dr. Philip Larrazabal & his Chief Radiographer of Cebu Doctor's Hospital, Cebu, Philippines ( Dec 1-5, 2003 )




2. Dr. CM Chan, Mr KK Chan, Dr. WK Wong and Dr. MK Chan from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong ( Feb 16-20, 2004 )




3. Dr. Joseph Sanki, Specialist Radiologist, Sydney, Australia. (Aug 24-27, 2004)




4. Dr. Robert Li, Radiologist and his Chief Radiographers Mr Vincent Wong and Radiographer Mr Patrick Lee, St. Paul Hospital, Hong Kong (Nov 22-26, 2004)




5. Dr. Lawrence Dembo, Cardiologist and Mr Jerad Murphy, Chief Technologist from St. John of God Hospital, Perth, Australia (Feb 14 - 16, 2005)




6. Mr Irfan Rivai, Radiographer, National Cardiac Centre, Jakarta (Mar 14-18, 2005)




7. Dr. Chang Chin Min, Radiologist, Central Clinic/Chi-May Hospital, Taiwan (Mar 22, 2005)




8. Dr. Taj Dougal, Dr. Melvin Chew, Castlereagh Imaging, Melbourne, part of the Sonic Radiology Corporate Group, Australia (Apr 4-7, 2005)




9. I.G.Ketut Kusuma Suganda, Radiographer from Bintoro International Hospital, Indonesia (July 18-22, 2005)




10. Ng Leay Yong, Senior Radiographer, Radlink Diagnostic Imaging, Singapore (July 25-27, 2005)




11. Dr. TjonDr.o Setiawan & Dr. Nelly Susanto, Radiologists, Gading Pluit Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia (Aug 1-5, 2005)




12. Mr. Peter Todd, Radiographer, Ballarat Cardiac Imaging, Australia (Aug 15-19, 2005)




13. Dr.. Kevin Ho-Shon & Dr.. Senathipathi Nagaratnan, Radiologist from Strathfield Xray, Sydney, Australia (Aug 22-24, 2005)




14. Dr. Puvaneswary, Consultant Radiologist, John Hunter Hospital, Australia (Nov 14-15, 2005)




15. Dr. NN, Consultant Radiologist, Anwer Khan Hospital, Bangladesh (Nov 21-25, 2005)




16. Dr. Paul Martin A.Coching, Consultant Cardiologist; Dr. Ramon Echevarria, Chairman, Department of Radiology, and Mr Alaine Perez, Radiologic Technologist; from Davao Doctos Hospital, Phillipines (Jan 16-26, 2006)




17. Dr. Peijin Tew, Consultant Radiologist, Liverpool & Campbelltown Hospitals, Sydney, Australia (Mar 13-15, 2006)

C) International Cardiology (PTCA) Training Fellowship

HSC Medical Center has been invited to train cardiologists from other countries, like China in advanced PTCA and Stenting procedures.

1. Dr. Qi Xin, Professor, Vice Director of Heart Center, Tianjin Union Medicine Center, Tianjin, China (May 15 - July15, 2004)




2. Dr. Pan Xiao Ming, Interventional Cardiologist, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China (April - June 2005)

D) Publications in International Medical Journals

CT of Coronary Artery Disease
Radiology 2004; 232:18-37
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

E) Guest Speaker at International Seminars

Doctors from HSC Medical Center are invited as Guest Speakers at International Seminars / Conferences to present the latest developments in diagnostic medicine:-

1. Dr. Y C Lim, Executive Director of HSC Medical Center was invited as Guest Speaker in “Advanced Risk Management Seminar 2004” organized by Swiss Re (an International Re-Insurance Company) on Advanced Approach in Diagnosis in Kuala Lumpur on 7th September 2004. Participants from major insurance companies in Asia attended the seminar.

F) Physician Exchange Program

Physician Exchange Program

1. Dr. Toshiya Maramatsu from Japan has been to HSC Medical Center twice (Apr 1-2 & Jun 18, 2004) as part of PEP (physician exchange program) for top interventional cardiologists in the world to do complex PTCA/stenting cases together to learn from each other the latest techniques for treating difficult cases.

   
   
   

   A Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on Jun 18,2004. Dr..Toshiya Maramatsu, visiting lecturer at the second Internal Medicine Department, Toho University, Japan. He was the Chief Director of Cardiovascular Division, Kawasaki Central Hospital Japan.



2. Dr. Soo Chee Siong invited to perform complex PTCA / Stenting cases in Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China (a new 1,000 bed hospital)




3. Dr. Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Kitakyushu, Japan (May 5, 2005)

   

   Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on May 05, 2005.



4. Dr. Mitsuyasu Torashima, Toyohashi Heart Center, Japan (7 July, 2005)




5. Dr. Toshihiko Seo, Chief Director of Cardiology, Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan (22 Aug, 2005)




6. Dr. Sunao Nakamura, New Tokyo Hospital, Japan (Year 2006)




7. Dr. Masato Nakamura, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Toho University (Year 2007)




8. Dr. Satoru Sumitsuji, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Heart Center (Year 2007)




9. Dr. Kazuaki Mitsudo, Hospital at Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan (Year 2008)




10. Dr. Motomaru Masutani, Hyogo College of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Coronary Heart Disease (11 Nov, 2008)

    

    Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on Nov 11,2008.



11. Dr. Sunao Nakamura, New Tokyo Hospital, Japan (8 April 2009)

    

    Photo of Dr. Sunao Nakamura at HSC Medical Center.



12. Dr. Kazuaki Mitsudo, M.D., Vice President of Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki Japan 17 & 18 Apr, 2009)

    

    Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on Apr 18, 2009



13. Dr. Wu Chiung-Jen, Associate Professor of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (24 Jul, 2009)

    

    Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on 24 July 2009



14. Dr. Satoru Sumitsuji, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Heart Center (29 Jul, 2009)

    

    Photo taken at the HSC Medical Center on 29 July 2009



15. Dr. Toshiya Muramatsu, Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital (30 Jul, 2009)

    

    Photo taken on 30 July 2009



16. Dr. Satoru Sumitsuji, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Heart Center (9 September, 2009)




17. Dr. Yoshimi Ota, M.D., Director of Cardiolaogy, Saitama Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital (07 & 08 Oct, 2009)

    

    Photo taken on 08 Oct 2009



18. Dr. Toshiya Muramatsu, Saiseikai Yokohama-City Eastern Hospital, Japan. (4 May, 2010)

    

    Photo of Dr. Toshiya Muramatsu (middle) at HSC Medical Center



19. Dr. Satoru Sumitsuji, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Heart Center (5 May, 2010)




20. Dr. Junichi Matsumoto and Dr.. Hidetsugu Sakai, Kushiro City General Hospital, Hokkaido Japan (14 and 15 June 2010)

    

    Photo taken on 16 June 2010



21. Dr. Toshiya Muramatsu, Saiseikai Yokohama-City Eastern Hospital, Japan. (1 July, 2010)




22. Dr. Toshiya Muramatsu, Saiseikai Yokohama-City Eastern Hospital, Japan. (23 July, 2010)




23. Dr. Kazuaki Mitsudo, M.D., Vice President of Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki Japan (17 and 18 Sept, 2010)

    

    Photo taken on 17 Sept 2010



24. Dr. Hidetsugu Sakai, Kushiro City General Hospital, Hokkaido Japan (24 Nov to 26 Nov, 2010)




25. Dr. Satoru Sumitsuji, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Heart Center (3 May, 2011)




26. Dr. Hidetsugu Sakai, Kushiro City General Hospital, Hokkaido Japan (5 May, 2011)




27. Dr Naoki Masuda – Department of Cardiology and Dr Takeshi Ijichi – Assistant Processor Department of Cardiology from Tokai University

    

    Photo taken on 05 Oct 2011

28. Dr S. Nakamura

    

    Photo taken on 19 Oct 2011

29. Dr. Makoto Sekiguchi. Department of Cardiology, Fukaya Red Cross Hospital, Fukaya, Saitama, Japan

    

    Photo taken on 9 Dec 2011