Otorhinolaryngology Department is located at Block P in the Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya. Together with the establishment of University of Malaya, this department was among the earliest otorhinolaryngology specialty developed in Malaysia. Our clinic and ward are located in the University Malaya Medical Center building which is a teaching hospital serving the needs of patients care, and teaching for the undergraduate and postgraduate students. Besides the regular outpatient clinic and inpatients services providing for the care of ear, nose and throat, research and management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) was given lots of importance to make the public and the medical fraternity aware of this disease which is highly prevalent in Malaysia.
History
Department of Otorhinolaryngology was started in 1967. It was headed by the following personnels:
- Dr Chee Chong Seng (Singapore)
- Professor Dr Roland Werner (Germany)
- Professor Dr Umapathy Prasad (India)
- Dr Raman. R (India)
- Dr Vijay Kumar Khanijow (Malaysia)
- Professor Dato’ Dr Mohd Amin Jalaluddin (Malaysia)
- Professor Dr Gopalakrishnan. G (Malaysia)
- Professor Dr Raman. R (India)
- Assoc. Professor Dr Rahmat Omar (Malaysia)