Dr Thamarai Velan

Procedure Focus

• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Liver resection
• Pancreatic surgeries including Whipple's operation
• Bile duct surgeries for stone and cancers
• Splenectomy
• Hernia operation
• Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
• Colectomy, OGDS (Gastroscope)
• Colonoscopy and ERCP

Conditions Treated

• Abdominal pain and gastro intestinal complaints
• All the benign (stone) and malignant (cancer) conditions of liver, gall bladder, bile duct and pancreas
• Jaundice
• Neuroendocrine tumor
• Rectal bleeding
• Thyroid nodule

Memberships & Associations

• Malaysian Medical Association
• Malaysian Society of Transplant
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
• Malaysian HPB Society (MyHPBS)

Postgraduate Qualifications

• Masters in Surgery (UKM), Fellowship in Hepatobiliary Surgery (MOH , Malaysia)
• Fellowship in Hepatobiliary Surgery (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK)

Postgraduate Clinical Training

• Housemanship- Penang GH, Medical Officer - Kangar and Alor Star
• GH, Masters in Surgery- Alor Star GH and UKM
• HPB Fellowship - Alor Star
• GH, Selayang Hospital
• QE Hosp, UK

Medical School

MBBS (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India)

Awards

• Excellent Service Award 2006 (MOH)

Media / Publications

• Study on randomised control trial comparing sodium phosphate and polyethylene glycol in preparing bowel for elective colonoscopy - College of Surgeon Scientific Meeting 2006.
• Retrospective analysis of closed and open technique for chemo port insertion at Hospital Alor Star- College of Surgeon Scientific Meeting 2007.
• Adult Choledochal Cyst - Hospital Alor Star Experience
• Analysis of outcome and cause of death in liver transplant recipient in Hospital Selayang - Annual Scientific Meeting MST 2011
• A 10 year experience of choledochal cyst Management in Hospital Selayang. A- PHPBA 3rd Biennial Congress , Melbourne , Australia . Poster Presentation
• Challenges faced by the general surgeon in initial management of liver trauma - College of Surgeon Scientific Meeting 2012.
• Endoscopic Treatment of pancreatic Ascites: Judgement between risk and benefit- 2019
• Ask Medical Specialist: Do Doctors Become Desensitised to Death and Diseases? https://www.buro247.my/lifestyle/career/ask-a-medical-specialist-challenges-routine-advice.html
• Large Gallstones May Lead to Gallbladder Cancer胆结石或引发胆囊癌 https://bukittinggimedicalcentre.com/blog-content/large%20gallstones%20may%20lead%20to%20gallbladder%20cancer