Biography

Dr. Oteh Maskon underwent his undergraduate medical training at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. He then completed the MRCP (Ireland) and joined the Internal Medicine and Cardiology Training in Ireland, completed Masters in Cardiology (MSc Cardiology) from the Trinity College, Dublin in 2005.

Now he is a senior Consultant Cardiologist and Head of Cardiology Unit at UKM Medical Centre & Heart and Lung Centre, UKM, a position he held since April 2005. Though his main practice is as Interventional Cardiologist he has interest in Coronary artery disease and hypertension, with a particular clinical interest in Heart Disease in Young People. Besides the UKMMC, he also runs private practice clinics and inpatient services at the UKM Specialist Centre (UKMSC).

He was appointed lecturer and Clinical Associate Professor under the Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He had participated in a number of multicentre clinical trials and numerous fundamental researches including collaboration with various institutions in the country. He has over 50 publications in international journals and appointed as faculty members in a number of international meetings, as well as speakers at national and international levels.

Dr. Oteh was among the first recipients of Fellowship of the National Heart (FNHAM) in 2007, and he is a council member of NHAM for the session 2010-2012. He is also a member of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Stable Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation and had participated as organising committee members for the NHAM and Mylive annual Congress, and the Asian Pacific Cardiology Congress (APCC) in Kuala Lumpur.