Core Speciality:
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Procedure Focus:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Team Based Approach with Special Emphasis on Safe Spine Surgery and Optimal Outcome
- Spinal Microsurgery
- Cervical Disc Replacement & Cervical Fusion Surgery
- Anterior & Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF)
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF), Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion (DLIF)
- Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF)
- Laser Assisted Spine Surgery
- Micro Endoscopic Discectomy
- Revision Spine Surgery
- Spinal Surgery in the Elderly
Condition Treated:
Spinal Disorders, Cervical Spine Disc Disease, Fractures & Instability, Degenerative Disc Disease Including Disc Bulge, Annular Tear & Disc Herniation, Spinal Fractures, Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Low Back Pain, Sciatica, Neck Pain & Radiculopathy
Memberships & Associations:
- Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
- Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS), San Diego
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), International Member
- Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA) International Member
- Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA)
Post Graduate Clinical Training:
- Key Opinion Leader & Clinical Instructor to Spine Surgeons on OLIF, XLIF DLIF and MIS TLIF at International Forums
- Clinical Specialist, Dept of Hand & Microsurgery, HKL, 1995
- Clinical Specialist, Dept of Orthopaedic & Trauma, HTAR Klang & HKL, 1996
- Specialist Registrar, Division of Shoulder Surgery, Stracathro Hospital, Scotland, 1997
- Specialist Registrar, Division of Knee Surgery, Dundee Royal Infirmary, Scotland, 1997
- Specialist Registrar, Division of Spinal Surgery, Stracathro Hospital, Scotland, 1998
- Spinal Fellow, Prof. Jurgen Harms, Klinikum Karsbad-Langensteinbach, Germany, 2010
- NuVasive Marquis Visit Programme, XLIF, University Hospital, Las Vegas, 2010
- Spinal Microsurgery, Munich, Germany, 2011
- NuVasive Marquis Visit Programme – Advanced, Christiana Hospital Delaware and New York, 2012, 2013 & 2017
- SOLAS Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, 2010
- International Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul Korea, 2011
- ISAKOS Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2013
- ISAKOS Congress, Toronto Canada, 2014
- International Society for the advancement of Spine Surgery, Miami Beach Florida, 2014
- Visiting Surgeon, OLIF at The B.A.C.K Centre, Melbourne, Florida, 2015
- Updates on Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ( ALIF ) Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 2015
- Global Spine Congress, AOSpine Annual Congress, Buenos Aires Argentina, 2016
- Spine Week, Singapore
Board Certification:
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Spinal Fellow, Prof. Jurgen Harms, Klinikum Karsbad-Langensteinbach, Germany
Medical School:
MD, National University of Malaysia (UKM)