Research & Publications

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Valuyeetham Kamaru Ambu has an extensive record of research, guideline development, academic writing, and scientific presentations at both national and international levels, contributing significantly to the advancement of Otorhinolaryngology, Neurotology, Head & Neck Surgery, and related disciplines.

National Research, Guidelines & Editorial Roles
  • Committee Member, Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), involved in the development of national guidelines and manuals, including:
    • Operational Policy Manual for National Cochlear Implant Services
    • ENT Common Conditions Management Manual for Paramedics and Medical Officers
    • National Newborn Hearing Screening Protocols
    • National Guidelines on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • ENT Editor, Informed Journal (Quarterly Publication)
  • Chapter Author, Malaysia Statistics of Medicines 2007:
    • Chapter 25: Otological Drug Utilisation (pp. 159–160)
    • Chapter 23: Antihistamine and Nasal Decongestant Utilisation (pp. 143–148)
Local Publications & Scientific Presentations
  • Unicentric Castleman’s Disease of the Parotid Gland, KPJ Medical Journal 2010; 4(1):31–32
  • Otitis Media in Malaysia, Free Paper Presentation, Scientific Findings Meeting, Sunway Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 2009
  • Peritonsillar Abscess – Is Day Care Surgery Feasible?, Free Paper Presentation, Malaysian ORL Society Scientific Meeting, 2001
  • Hypothyroidism/Anemia as Etiological Factors for Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Post-Surgery, Free Paper Presentation, Malaysian ORL Society Scientific Meeting, 1994
  • Research Thesis: Androgen Receptors in Laryngeal Carcinoma (Accepted, 1994)
  • Editor, Hospital Minda Kota Bharu, December 1998
International Publications & Conferences
  • Role of Glucocorticoids in Antibiotic–Steroid Ototopical Preparations in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Archives of Medical Research, 2005; 36(2):154–158 (Indudharan R, Valuyeetham KA, Raju SS)
  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical Trends, Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1997; 111:724–729
  • Foreign Body in the Larynx, Journal of Laryngology & Otology, September 2001
  • Aerodigestive Amyloidosis Presenting as Acute Asthma, Medical Journal of Malaysia, 2003; 58(2)
  • Congenital Lobar Emphysema: A Case of Bronchial Septum, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1994; 28:241–246
  • Comparison of Androgen Receptor Levels in Patients with Laryngeal Carcinoma and Normal Controls, Journal Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 1995; Vol 1(1):61–71
International Poster & Free Paper Presentations
  • Tracheal Attack – Obstructive Blood Clot in the Trachea, ASEAN Sleep-ORL Congress, 2012
  • Adenotonsillectomy as an Assessment Tool for Medical Special Forces, ASEAN Sleep-ORL Congress, 2012
  • Assessment of the Need for Lateral Neck X-ray in Suspected Fish Bone Ingestion, ASEAN ORL Conference, Kota Kinabalu, 2010
  • Lingual Thyroid in an Adolescent Girl, 26th International Symposium on Infection and Allergy of the Nose (ISIAN)
  • Kaposi’s Sarcoma of the Larynx: A Rare Differential Diagnosis in AIDS Patients, 26th ISIAN
  • Otitis Media in Malaysia, Free Paper Presentation, 2009