Vijandran Malayalam

Medical Officer, Neurology Department
Brunei Stroke Neuroscience Rehabilitation – 2019–Present

• Admitted elective and emergency patients, conducted medical history reviews, and performed physical examinations.
• On-call responsibilities for acute neurology, including patient assessment for thrombolysis under supervision.
• Conducted ward rounds, outpatient department consultations, and coordinated with the ICU.
• Managed medical records, ordered investigations, and handled discharge plans with multidisciplinary teams.
• Procedures performed: Lumbar puncture, arterial line insertion, intubation, pleural tapping, cannula insertion.

• Lumbar puncture
• Arterial line insertion
• Intubation
• Pleural tapping
• Cannula insertion

• Medical Officer
• Admitting patients - elective as well as emergency, record medical history, physical examination as resident acute neurology on-call including assessment of patients for thrombolysis under supervision
• Performing ward rounds in the hospitals
• Medical record keeping
• Consult on patients with Neurological issues on the general wards/ICU and emergency departments
• Seeing Neurology patients in Outpatient Department
• Ordering investigations/medications
• Writing discharge summaries/referrals/taking consent
• Plan discharge with Nurses and Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Attend CME/academic meetings
• Involvement in Morbidity and Mortality meeting
• Also cover Neuro ICU as resident MO under supervision by Senior Intensivist when help needed