Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Sallehuddin is a distinguished Senior Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the National Heart Institute (IJN), renowned for his pioneering work in congenital heart diseases. With extensive expertise in complex paediatric cardiac surgery, including valve repair and surgery in low birth weight babies, he was instrumental in Malaysia's first heart transplant in 1997. His illustrious career includes leadership roles at prestigious international institutions, and he returned to IJN in 2022, bringing a philosophy of expert medical care combined with compassionate service.