Background
Arumugam, Nachiappan was born on April 23, 1946 in Malaysia. Daughter of Adaikalavan and Parvathi Nachiappan.
Arumugam, Nachiappan was born on April 23, 1946 in Malaysia. Daughter of Adaikalavan and Parvathi Nachiappan.
Bachelor Medicine, B Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mysore, India, 1972. Diploma, Royal College Physicians, 1981. Diploma cardiac medicine, Cardiothoracic Institute, London, 1986.
Diploma in cardiology with distinction, University London, 1986.
House officer General Hospital, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 1972-1973, medical officer Malaysia, 1973-1974, Medical Corps., Malaysian Armed Forces, 1974-1976, General Hospital, Penang, Malaysia, 1976-1977, senior medical officer general medicine and gastroenterology South Shields, United Kingdom, 1978-1979. Registrar in medicine and cardiology Ingham Infirmary, 1979-1981. Registrar in medicine Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, England, 1981-1983.
Registrar cardiology Cardio-Thoracic Centre, Liverpool, England, 1983-1985. Honorary registrar in cardiology National Heart Hospital, London, 1986-1987. Cardiologist Dharan Medical Centre, Aramco, Saudi Arabia, since 1987.
Consultant cardiologist Al Fanateer Hospital, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, 1988-1989, Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, since 1989. Chairman Intensive Care Unit committee Al Fanateer Hospital, Jubail, 1987. Director Angiography Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, 1993.
Chairman medical advisory board Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 1994, chairman medical unit, 1993.
Board directors Malaysian Professional Centre, 1994, vice chairman, 1995-1996. Captain Malaysian Medical Corps, 1974-1976. Fellow International College of Angiology, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons.
Member Academy Medicine, Malaysian Medical Association (chairman Wilayah branch 1993, chairman ASH committee 1994-1996), Manipal Alumni Association (president 1992), National Heart Association Malaysia (committee member since 1996), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Meyyammai Arumugam. 1 child, Parvathi Karthika.