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Dr Varkey Alexander is Consultant in Internal Medicine, Head of Medical Unit at Al-Sabah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, and Clinical Tutor, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University. After BSc, he obtained MBBS and MD (Gen. Medicine) from Medical College, Trivandrum, University of Kerala. He had training in respiratory medicine from the Chest Institute, Trivandrum, and obtained the Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta. He became a Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP UK) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin).
He served the state health service of Kerala before he moved to Kuwait. His prime interest is in clinical medicine and his passion is in teaching medical students, trainees and PACES candidates.