Dr Kamalesh Anbalakan

Clinical Assistant Professor Kamalesh Anbalakan is a Consultant Cardiologist and Intensivist with the department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore.

His clinical interest is in critical care medicine, advance heart failure and echocardiography.

• Royal College of Physicians (UK) 2017, 30/6/2017
• Master of Medicine, M.Med (Int Med) 2017, 30/6/2017
• MBBS (Hons) National University of Singapore 2015, 30/4/2015

• Outstanding Faculty, Cardiology Senior Residency, SingHealth 2023
• Bronze Patient Service Award, National Heart Centre Singapore, 2022
• Outstanding Resident, Cardiology Senior Residency, SingHealth, 2021
• Certificate of Commendation, Singapore Chief Residency Programme, SingHealth, 2019
• Outstanding Resident, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2018
• Inspiring Resident Educator Award, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2018
• Outstanding Resident Award, Internal Medicine Residency, SingHealth, 2016
• Best House Officer, SingHealth, 2016
• NUS Junior Doctor Teaching Award, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2015
• First Class Honours, MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2015
• Dean's List, MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2015

• Lim O, Anbalakan K, Ruiyang Ling R, Tan B, Mak V, Chen Y, Kaushik M, Chakaramakkil MJ, Ramanathan K. Concurrent Use of Kidney Replacement Therapy and Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device in Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Blood Purif. 2025 Jun 18:1-16. doi: 10.1159/000546854. Epub. 
  
• Kamalesh Anbalakan, Jonathan Jiunn Liang Yap, Jie Sheng Foo, Limin Yan, Phong Teck Lee, Lim Soo Teik, Ju Le Tan, Technical Considerations for the Percutaneous Management of Post-MI Ventricular Septal Rupture, Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology 2023;2:e39 https://doi.org/10.15420/japsc.2023.12.
  
• Anbalakan K, Xinzhe JC, Agustin RDD et al. Preparing for the European Examination in Core Cardiology (Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Exit Examinations), Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology 2023;2:e16. https://doi.org/10.15420/japsc.2022.40
• Anbalakan, K., Chew, K. M., Loh, J. K., Sim, D., Lai, S. H., & Teo Loon Yee, L. (2022). Contemporary review of heart transplant immunology and immunosuppressive therapy. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1177_20101058221138840.
• ​Yap J, Anbalakan K, Tay WT, Ting D, Cheung CY, Sabanayagam C, Cheng CY, Wong TY, Yeo KK. Impact of type 2 diabetes and microvascular complications on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in a multiethnic Asian population. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Jul;9(1):e001413. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001413. PMID: 34244217; PMCID: PMC8268896