Dr Arun Muthusamy
General Internal Medicine and Medical Oncologist
Qualifications
MBBS, FRACP
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Dr Arun Muthusamy
Arun is a dual-trained internal medicine physician and medical oncologist. He completed his medical degree at the University of Melbourne in 2012. He obtained his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2020. He trained across multiple metropolitan hospitals in Melbourne. He has a special interest in perioperative medicine (optimisation of long-standing medical conditions prior to surgery) and the management of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart failure, emphysema/COPD, obesity and other conditions.
Arun works as a clinical skills coach for medical students at the University of Melbourne. He is also involved in supervising junior doctors as they progress through specialisation.
Arun has a passion for research. He has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at various conferences. He is the Principal Investigator at Western Health for the Victorian Perioperative Collaborative Study, looking at perioperative medicine care delivery at major Victorian hospitals.
In his spare time, Arun likes to play cricket, travel (approximately 20 countries to date) and barracks for Hawthorn in the AFL.