Prof Dr Abhay Elhence
Professor and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Abhay Elhence is the professor and Head of Orthopaedics Department in All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS),Jodhpur.His special interest is in Pelvis and Acetabulum Fracture Surgery,Hip Trauma,Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Suregery.He is also the Secretary General Asia Pacific Hip Society (2022-2024).Dr Abhay Elhence is also the Chairman Academic and Research Committee Association of Pelvic and Acetabular Surgeons(AOPAS) from 2023-2024.He has also been the invited guest faculty for over 150 National and International meetings and Cadaver courses.
Prof Dr Abhay Pandit
Established Professor in Biomaterials and Scientific Director of CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at the University of Galway, Ireland
Prof Pandit has over thirty-two years of experience in medical device designing and translation research with a thrust on glycobiology. His research strand has developed next-generation of reservoir delivery vehicles with high payload capacity, programmable degradation profiles and inbuilt gradients of physical, chemotropic, and protective cues, which facilitate spatiotemporal localised sustained delivery of multiple biomolecules to target disease mechanisms at the molecular and cellular levels- mainly applicable in chronic diseases.
Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Fadzli Sulong
Associate Professor
An Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma in IIUM, Assoc Prof Dr. Fadzli has been involved in orthopaedics practice and education for over 13 years advocating quality education of undergraduates and postgraduates in management of orthopaedic trauma.
Prof Dr Ahmad Hafiz Zulkifly
Professor
Prof Dr. Ahmad Hafiz presently is a Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He holds the management position as the Deputy Rector (Responsible Research & Innovation), IIUM. A former Director of IIUM Medical Centre, now known as Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre SASMEC at International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM.)
Assoc Prof Dr Akshay Srivastava
Associate Professor
Dr. Akshay Srivastava is currently an Associate professor in the Department of Medical Devices at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad. He is working in the area of biomaterial design and fabrication for the spine, bioconjugation, tissue engineering, in vitro models, and bioseparations.
Dr Amaleswaran Anbarasan
Orthopaedic, Upper Limb & Microsurgeon
Dr Amaleswaran Anbarasan a doctor with 17 years of working experience has spent his services at tertiary and university training hospitals. Currently working as an Orthopaedic, Upper Limb & Microsurgeon with a particular interest in congenital hand and elbow surgery.
Prof Dr Amran Ahmed Shokri
Professor
Professor Dr Amran obtain his medical degree from University Malaya in 1995 and subsequently his Master degree from Universiti Sains Malaya in 2003. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of orthopedics. His main area of expertise are adult joint reconstructive, general orthopedic, orthopaedic research and traumatology. Professor Dr Amran has extensive research done throughout his glittering career locally and abroad. He is a member of Malaysian Orthopaedic (MOA) and Malaysian Society of Hip and Surgeons (MSHKS) along with other various International societies. He is also currently chairman of Malaysia Orthopedic Specialty Committee.
Dr Azamuddin Alias
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Azammuddin Alias, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, graduated from UKM in 2002. He served as a General Orthopaedic surgeon for 6 years before specializing in Foot and Ankle surgery. With extensive training and expertise, he has held positions as a consultant surgeon and currently serves as a medical lecturer, specializing in Foot and Ankle Reconstructive surgery and managing complex cases.He has held various positions in hospitals and currently serves as a medical lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Assoc Prof Dr Chia Shi Lu
Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon
Associate Professor Chia Shi-Lu is a senior orthopaedic surgeon who practises at Activ Orthopaedic Centre in Singapore. He specializes in joint replacement and cartilage repair surgery, and has varied research interests in cartilage biology, implant design and informatics in orthopaedic care. He teaches at various tertiary institutions, and also sits on the advisory boards of various educational institutions.
Assoc Prof Dr Cholawish Chanlalit
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Assoc Prof Dr Cholawish Chanlalit is a renowned orthopedic surgeon with expertise in upper extremity surgery, specifically elbows and shoulders. He is affiliated with several prestigious institutions and has a wide range of experience in various aspects of orthopedics.He is the Chief of Consultants in the Arthroscopic and related Sports Injury Center at Smitivej Srinakharin Hospital. He also serves as a Sports Orthopedics Consultant for the Academy Bangkok Glass Football Club. Additionally, he is associated with the MahaChakri Sirindhorn Medical Center (MSMC), Department of Orthopedic, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University.Assoc Prof Dr Cholawish Chanlalit actively engages in academic activities and is a member of various professional organizations. He is a founder and EXCO committee member of the APOA Hand and Upper Limb Society (APOA Hand & UL). He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a committee member of the Thai Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (TOSSM) since 2010. He is also affiliated with the Royal College of Orthopedic Surgeons of Thailand and the Mayo Elbows Club at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, since 2011.
Dr Chong Pan Pan
Senior lecturer
Dr Chong Pan Pan has completed PhD in Tissue Engineering. Her research focuses on cartilage regeneration. She is a senior lecturer at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Universiti Malaya.
Dato' Dr Chow Ting Soo
Consultant Physician
Dr Chow is currently Consultant Physician and Infectious Disease Consultant at the Infectious Disease Unit of the Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. She is also the Penang State Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator since 2016. She received her medical degree from the University of Science, Malaysia, then went on to become House Officer at the Hospital Pulau Pinang and then became a Medical Officer in Medical Department Hospital Seberang Jaya. She obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK in 2000 and then further sub-specializing in infectious diseases under Ministry Of Health Malaysia program. Dr Chow then went onto to St. Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst in Sydney, Australia to the Infectious Diseases Unit and obtained training in Clinical Microbiology. She has served on the working committee’s for Clinical Practice Guidelines for HIV infected pregnant ladies and Clinical Practice Guidelines in Dengue Management. Dr Chow has been appointed as committee members for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan for Penang State, and also hospital level.She is also a member of antimicrobial team (AMT) in Hospital Pulau Pinang and is interested in Antibiotic Stewardship Program at hospital level. She has also been appointed to be the lead Investigator in Malaysia for WHO Solidarity trial in Covid -19 pandemic. Dr Chow has also gained experience as an invited speaker at several local and regional conferences including National AIDS Congress 2008, International Infectious Disease Forum 2011, National Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2022 and many more. She has also participated in a number of clinical research trials for HIV treatments and antibiotics in the past 10 years and has been published in international peer reviewed journals.
Dr Chua Wei Siong
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Chua Wei Siong, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, with Hand and Microsurgery training from Ministry of Health Malaysia and Lerdsin Hospital Bangkok. His special interests within hand surgery are nerve and tendon reconstruction for improvement of function.
Prof Dr Ellewellyn G. Pasion
Emeritus Orthopaedic Consultant
Prof Dr Ellewellyn Pasion completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of the Philippines, College of Medicine and did his Orthopaedic Residency at the Dept. of Orthopaedics, Philippine General Hospital.He did his Post Residency Fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma & Joint Arthroplasty at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Center, Oxford, England.He is also a life member of Girdlestone Orthopaedic Society(GOS), Oxford.He is the Founding Charter member of ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 1981.He is the President (AOA) 1988.He is also the Secretary General (AOA) 2006-2022.Prof Dr Ellewellyn Pasion is also the Senior Advisory Board member Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) Philippines from 2020-present.He is the President of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) 2022 – 2024. Prof Dr Ellewellyn is the Professor & Chairman (Ret.), University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital.He is the Emeritus Orthopaedic Consultant at the San Juan de Dios Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, and Asian Hospital & Medical Center
Asst Prof Dr Francis Wong Keng Lin
Consultant Orthopedic surgeon
Assistant Professor Francis Wong Keng Lin is a Consultant in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Sengkang General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
Prof Dr Gang Li
Professor and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Prof Dr Gang Li is a full professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The focuses of Prof. Li’s research work are on biological mechanisms and novel clinical applications of distraction histogenesis; stem cell biology and cell therapy applications in musculoskeletal tissue engineering. He has published more than 350 peer-reviewed SCI articles with citations over 15,400 and H index 70 (Google scholar, 2023-03). He is elected as fellow of International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (FIORS) in 2016 and fellow of American Orthopaedic Research Society (FORS) in 2021.
Assoc Prof Dr Gianluca Vadalà
Associate Professor
Dr. Vadalà is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome (UCBM), Italy, in the Dept. of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery leading the Spine Surgery Division. He is also the head of the Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics at UCBM focused on developing and translating new biological therapies included stem cell-based therapies in Spine Surgery. Over his past 20 years of education and scientific production, Dr. Vadalà devoted his career to acquire a multidisciplinary knowledge and to organize a multitask network of collaborators to develop new biological therapies included stem cell therapy for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration moving toward human clinical trials. In 2013 and 2018 he received the AOSpine Europe Young Research Award, one of the most prestigious European award for research in the Spine Surgery field, for his enthusiastic research on IVD regeneration. In 2016, he received the Best Paper Award at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS). He served as Treasurer (2014-18) and President (2020-22) of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS). He is the Treasurer (2023-26) of the ISSLS. He published over 115 paper in major international peer-reviewed scientific journals, including multidisciplinary scientific journals with an H-index of 31 (scopus). He received several national and international research grants in the field of regenerative orthopaedics and spine surgery as PI and he is Unit coordinator of the RESPINE and iPSpine EU-projects.
Prof Dr Howe Tet Sen
Professor Howe Tet Sen is a highly regarded senior consultant within SGH’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has an impressive clinical career spanning four decades. Professor Howe was the first Singaporean fellowship trained Orthopaedic Sports Medicine surgeon after completing a Sports Medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. On his return however, he led the Trauma Service for 20 years as there was a greater need for his services there. Professor Howe has held many leadership roles over the years including Director of Trauma Service from 1996 – 2016, AO Singapore’s Director of Education from 1997 – 2000, Chairman of the AO Scientific Committee from 2000 – 2005 and Chairman of the Emergency Operating Committee from 2001 – 2006. He has been appointed as Chairman on numerous AO Osteosynthesis courses. As a founding member of the International Geriatric Fracture Society, he also organized the first Ortho-Geriatric AO Course in the region in 2008.
Prof Dr Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Prof. Dr. Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo, Sp.OT (K) is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in hip, knee, and pelvic acetabular surgery. He is the President of the Indonesian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Chairman of AO Trauma Indonesia, Vice Chairman of the Incoming Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Research Society, Head of the Integrated Service Unit of Stem Cell Medical Technology CMH, and Head of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center IMERI Faculty of medicine Universitas Indonesia.
Dr Isma Liza Mohd Isa
Senior Lecturer
Dr Isma is a senior lecturer in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, UKM. She is also an honorary research senior lecturer in the School of Medicine and a Principal Investigator at CÚRAM, University of Galway, Ireland. She received multiple prestigious awards, including Emerging Investigator Award (Health Research Board, Ireland), Julia Polak European Doctorate Award and Young Researcher Award (AO Spine).
Prof Dr James Hui Hoi Po
NUS clinician-scientist
He is also a director of NUHS’s Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy Laboratory. He specializes in the management of orthopaedic problems in children, including general orthopaedics.
Dr Jeremy Prakash Silvanathan
Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon
A Fellowship Trained Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon In Hospital Kuala Lumpur Specialises In Wrist Arthroscopy, Trauma And Reconstructive Surgery , Performs Surgery For Congenital And Spastic Hand And Brachial Plexus Reconstructive Surgery Completed Fellowship In Upper Limb And Microsurgery Under The Ministry Of Health Malaysia (Moh) Subspecliality Traning Program And Also Hand Surgery Fellowship In University Of Toronto , Canada Vice President Of Malaysian Society For Surgery Of The Hand (Mssh).
Dr Jiang Lei
Associate Consultant Spine Surgeon
Dr Jiang Lei is an associate consultant spine surgeon in Singapore General Hospital. He was awarded the Singapore College of Surgeons Gold Medal for being the best performer in the orthopaedic surgery exit examinations and was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2021. He received fellowship training in spine surgery in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital Trust in 2021 with exposure to complex procedures in a tertiary spine centre. He was awarded the National Medical Research Council Research Training Fellowship and completed an MPhil in clinical neurosciences at the University of Cambridge in 2022, completing his thesis on novel neural interfaces for motor restoration in spinal cord injury. He is dedicated to translating recent advances in spinal cord neural interfaces from bench to bedside to restoring motor function in patients with paralysis due to spinal cord injury.
Dr Joanne Ngim Hui-Ling
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Joanne Ngim obtained her medical degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2007. She had her specialist training in Orthopaedic in Univesity Malaya. She had also completed the KKM subspecialty training program in Arthoplasty, and did her fellowship in Epworth Hospital, Melbourne in Robotics Assisted Arthroplasty surgeries. Currently, she is serving in Penang General Hospital and is leading the Arthroplasty unit there. She is also a visiting consultant in Sunway Medical centre Seberang Jaya. She mainly manages adult hip and knee joint problems and performs primary as well as revision surgeries involving adult knee and hip joint.
Dr Joehaimey Johari
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Joehaimey Johari has completed both his undergraduate MBBS and postgraduate orthopedic surgery training in UM in the year 1996 and 2004 respectively.Subsequently he has further subspecialise to spine surgeon in the year 2013.Dr Joehaimey Johari has also been in the Ministry of Health since 1996 to year 2015.From year 2015 to 2022 he has been a lecturer in University Sains Malaysia.Dr Joehaimey Johari has joined the KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital 2022 till now.
Dr Jonathan Hobby
Hand and orthopaedic surgeon
Dr Jonathan Hobby is a hand and orthopaedic surgeon from Hampshire in the UK. He is the immediate past President of the BSSH and the current chair of the FESSH Education Committee. He was the program chair for the 2022 IFSSH Congress in London.
Adj Assoc Prof Dr Joyce Koh
Deputy Head (Research)
Adjunct Assoc Prof Joyce Koh is the Deputy Head (Research) of the Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH.She is also the Deputy Vice-chair for Research of the Musculoskeletal Academic Clinical Program and the Chairperson of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Research subsection (2021-2023)
Dr Juzaily Fekry Leong
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Juzaily Fekry Leong is an orthopedic surgeon currently working at the Arthroplasty Unit of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (UKM). He earned his degree from Cardiff University and completed his Doctorate in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is an active member of the Malaysia Orthopaedic Association and the Malaysian Society of Hip and Knee Society. He has a special interest in managing fragility fracture patients with osteoporosis and is one of the founders of the Fracture Liaison Service in HUKM. Dr. Fekry has published multiple papers and presented at international and national conferences.
Dr Kamarul Al-Haqq Abdul Ghani
Consultant Orthopedics in Advanced Musculoskeletal Trauma
Dr. Kamarul Al-Haqq Abdul Ghani specializes in AMT and excels in adult limb and spine fractures, hip and knee arthroplasties, and pediatric fractures. His expertise includes preoperative planning, deformity correction, periarticular fractures, osteomyelitis treatment, and pelvic ring and acetabular fracture surgeries.
Dr Keith Wan Hay Man
' Dr Keith Wan is the Associate Consultant of the Orthopaedic Department of Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. He is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the management of sports injuries, joint reconstructions and trauma surgeries. Dr Wan is the council member of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, medical committee member of the Football Association of Hong Kong China, honorary secretary of the Sports Medicine Chapter of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association as well as the committee member of the Public Information Committee of the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr Wan is also the honorary clinical assistant professor of the Orthopaedic Departments of both the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. '
Dr Khairul Faizi Mohammad
Consultant Orthopaedic, Foot and Ankle Surgeon
He is The AOTrauma Malaysia Chairperson, AOTrauma Education Taskforce (ETF) (2019 – 2022), (2023 – 2025) leader.He is also the AOTrauma Residents Taskforce (Foot and Ankle) and the author for Surgical Reference and Manual of Internal Fixation Foot and Ankle.
Dato' Dr Lee Joon Kiong
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Deputy Medical Director, Chair of the Surgical Committee at Beacon Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. President, Asia Pacific Osteoporosis and Fragility Fracture Society (APOFFS), a section of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA). President of the Fragility Fracture Network Malaysia (FFNM). President of Malaysian Bone-health Optimization Network (MyBONe). Board Member of Fragility Fracture Network (FFN). 6. Past President of ISCD (International Society for Clinical Densitometry) with ISCD Dr. Paul D. Miller Service Award in 2018. Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Council (RAC) of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with the 2020 IOF President’s Award. Co-Chair of the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA) and Co-Editor of the APFFA Hip Fracture Registry Toolkit. Founding and Past President of the Osteoporosis Awareness Society of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (OASKLS) and also the Past President of Malaysian Osteoporosis Society (MOS). A member of the steering committee for the Asia Pacific Bone Academy and South East Asia, India & Hong Kong Bone Academy.
Dato’ Dr Lee Keat Hwa
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dato` Dr Lee Keat Hwa,an Ipoh girl who fall in to the magical world of orthopaedic and recontructive works. Serving public patients for 25 years. And now, she is currently practising at Island Hospital, Penang, to serve the bigger crowd of patients.
Dato' Dr Lim Boon Ping
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dato' Dr. Lim Boon Ping is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthroplasty, with a focus on hip and knee replacement surgeries. He treats various conditions related to joints and musculoskeletal disorders. He is affiliated with multiple professional associations and has received extensive training and certifications. He has attended conferences and workshops worldwide and has been recognized for his achievements, including receiving the Yahya Cohen Gold Medalist award.
Dr Lim Han Sim
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Lim Han Sim is a Spine surgeon from Hospital Pulau Pinang, underwent both undergraduate MBBS and postgraduate orthopedic surgery training in UM.He has successfully completed Spine Surgery fellowship of MOH and The Comprehensive Spine Center Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Turkey.
Dr Luvan Markandan
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Luvan is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon currently practising in Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun with special interests in limb reconstruction and cerebral palsy.
Dr Mafeitzeral Mamat
Anaesthetist
A passionate anaesthetist who has been involved with Humanitarians Organizations ie MSF & Mercy Malaysia for missions around the world; Founder & Vice President of NGO MedicAid Malaysia.
Dr Mohammad Izani Ibrahim
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Mohammad Izani Ibrahim is the head of the Foot and Ankle Unit in Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) , Ipoh , Perak. He is also involved in the Ministry of Health Malaysia Foot and Ankle Subspecialty Training since 2018.
Prof Dr Mohd Anuar Ramdhan Ibrahim
Clinical Professor and Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant
Prof. Dr. Mohd Anuar Ramdhan Ibrahim has completed his fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery in various places including Malaysia, Switzerland, Japan and as traveling fellow in Taiwan. Currently, he is a Clinical Professor and Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia.
Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Heikal Mohd Yunus
Senior Medical Lecturer
Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Heikal Mohd Yunus, is a senior medical lecturer at Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia. He has been an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine since 2009. Dr. Mohd Heikal is a specialist in the field of Regenerative Medicine and his research focuses on the areas of skin, tracheal and cartilage tissue engineering.
Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Nizlan Mohd Nasir
Orthopaedic Surgeon
"Associate Prof Dr Nizlan is currently the Head of Sports Injury and Arthroscopic Surgery Unit, UPM. His main interest and expertise are in the field of Sports Surgery of the Knee and Shoulder including Shoulder Arthroplasty."
Prof Dr Mohd Yazid Bajuri
Prof Dr Munjed Al Muderis
Orthopaedic Surgeon
His day-to-day work involves hip and knee arthroplasty and reconstructive surgery. Munjed had the privilege of completing his Australian orthopaedic training in 2008 on the NSW Northside Scheme. He subsequently embarked on international fellowships in Germany and Switzerland.
Dr Nazari Ahmad Tarmuzi
Consultant Orthopedic and Advanced Muskuloskeletal Trauma Surgeon
Dr. Nazari Ahmad Tarmuzi is a Consultant Orthopedic and Advanced Muskuloskeletal Trauma Surgeon, in Sarawak General Hospital. He is also now the Head of Orthopedic Department and Advanced Muskulosketelal Trauma Service in Sarawak. He involves mainly in pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery, limb reconstruction surgery and complex fracture surgery since 2012.
Prof Dr Nazri Mohd Yusof
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Prof Dr Nazri Mohd Yusof is an Advanced Trauma and Limb Reconstructive Surgeon at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC) @ IIUM. His interest is in musculoskeletal infection and deformity correction.
Prof Dr Nicola Maffuli
Professor Nicola Maffulli is a world-famous Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Honorary Professor for Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary University of London. His specialities include Sports Trauma Injury, Joint Replacement, Hand & Rheumatoid Surgery, & Adult & Paediatric Orthopaedics, the latter including Deformity Correction & the Management of Degenerative Joint Disease in young people. He organised the surgical services at the London Olympics, covering all of the training and competition venues. In addition, he organised the medical supervision of the Judo and Wrestling competitions for London 2012. He is Editor-in-Chief of two high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals, and has published more than 1,000 scientific articles, being the most widely-published and cited orthopaedic surgeon in the world, all whilst integrating clinical practice with scientific research to produce unsurpassed clinical outcomes. He has described more than 40 new surgical techniques in the field of knee, foot and ankle, and sports surgery. Many have now become the standard of practice in these fields. Soft tissues problems constitute the major focus of Professor Maffulli’s research, which has resulted in him being awarded the title of ‘King of Tendons’ by the Italian lay press. Professor Maffulli is currently involved with a number of multi-disciplinary projects, both in the UK and overseas. In London, he has been the Chair and Chief of Service of The Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, the only such academic centre in the UK, leading both the clinical and academic aspects.
Dr Nor Azman Mat Zin
Senior Lecturer
Dr Nor Azman Mat Zin is a highly qualified and experienced Senior Lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedics at USM. He has specialized training in Orthopaedic Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK. He has also been instrumental in driving the field of 3D printing in medicine at USM since 2017, and is actively involved in Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning for the USM Health Campus.
Dr Norhaslinda Bahaudin
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Norhaslinda binti Bahaudin She started her career as Orthopaedic Surgeon since 2013. She completed her AO Trauma Fellowship in 2018 and Subspecialty in Advanced Musculoskeletal Trauma under MOH in 2019. Currently she is working as a Orthopaedic Consultant in Orthopaedic Department, Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, Negeri Seremban, Malaysia
Dr Nur Sabrina Abdul Ghani
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Nur Sabrina Abdul Ghani hasher master programme from Universiti Sains Malaysia in year of 2015.She has been running foot and ankle unit in USM since 2017 till now.
Dr Prashant Narhari
Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Mr Prashant Narhari is an orthopaedic oncology surgeon practicing in Penang General Hospital and several private hospitals in northern Peninsula Malaysia since 2018
Prof Dr Rajat Jangir
FELLOWSHIP SECRETARY INDIAN CARTILAGE SOCIETY 2023 ORGANISING SECRETARY INDIAN CARTILAGE SOCIETY & ASIAN CARTILAGE REPAIR SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2022 JAIPUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER ICS 2018-2023 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER RAJASTHAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON ASSOCIATION 2023 FIRST PRIZE WINNER MASTER CLASS CARTILAGE REPAIR DR.DEEPAK GOYAL AHMEDABAD 2019 LIVE SURGERY INCHARGE AT INDIAN ARTHROSCOPY SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2017 JAIPUR ORGANISING COMMITTEE ROSA CONFERENCE 2022 AT MG HOSPITAL JAIPUR MANY AWARDS AS BEST PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWER FACULTY AT IAS CONFERENCES CADAVER WORKSHOPS SPORTS MEDICINE CONFERENCES EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER AND REVIEWER NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS ORGANISED CMES AND CONFERENCES SPORTS MEDICINE CONSULTANT AT RSSC SMS STADIUM JAIPUR
Prof Dr R. Geoff Richards
Prof Dr R. Geoff Richards has been with AO Foundation since 1991, directing AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) since 2009 and leading global Research & Development since 2020. ARI conducts innovative orthopaedic research and receives significant funding from AO Foundation's endowment. Geoff co-founded the pioneering eCM journal, is involved in ICORS, and founded the International College of Fellows. He holds prestigious fellowships, chairs the International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and is highly cited globally.
Prof Datuk Dr Sabarul Afian Mokhtar
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Sabarul Afian Mokhtar is the Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Spine) at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He is the founding member and the past President of the Malaysia Spine Society. He is the council member and head of Special Interest Group for Education, Malaysian Orthopaedics Association. He obtained his Medical Degree and Orthopaedic Specialty training from UKM. He continued subspecialty training in the field of Spine Surgery with Professor Shoichi Kokubun at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and a PhD Clinical Fellow for Spine Surgery at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney. He was the pioneer orthopaedic surgeon working and doing research at the Macquarie University Hospital and completed his PhD entitled “Development of a Model for Assessment and Predicting Outcome in Surgery for Degenerative Disorder of the Lumbosacral Spine” where his research and practices mainly focused on the ageing spine. He is currently the head of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. He has served as the Deputy Dean at Faculty of Medicine UKM, Deputy Director of UKM Medical Centre and Deputy Director, Pro Vice Chancellor of Medical and Health Campus UKM. He is actively involved in the undergraduate and postgraduate education at both national and international level by being the member of the National Orthopaedic Curriculum Committee (NOCC) and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Education Committee. He has established the Fracture Liaison Service in Malaysia which was awarded the Silver Award in 2019 and Gold Award in 2022 by the International Osteoporosis Federation (IOF). He has presented and authored in a significant number of scientific papers that are testimony to his clinical and research interests in spinal disorders, pain management and osteoporosis. He has been conferred with numerous awards for his services, academic and research achievement in the field.
Asst Prof Dr Salmah Anim Abu Hassan
Dr Salmah Anim is an Asst Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan. She holds special interest in Muskuloskeletal Rehabilitation and is actively involved in research collaborations both locally and internationally.
Asst Prof Dr Saumya Agarwal
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Graduated MS Orthopaedics from JNMC, Belagavi, and Residency from Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, currently practicing Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopic Sports Injury at RNT Medical College, Udaipur as Assistant Professor. International Fellow at Wrightington Hospital, UK.
Dr Suhail Suresh Abdullah
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Suhail Suresh Abdullah, B.Sc. Medicine, M.D., M.S. (Orth.), is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedics Surgeon at Sunway Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. He has more than 20 years of experience in adult joint reconstructive surgery. His arthroplasty focus is mainly on primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty and developed a strong interest in robotic surgeries. With the experience and expertise Dr. Suhail has, he is actively involved in teaching and education. Dr. Suhail completed multiple fellowships, including the APOA hip training fellowship scholarship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2004 and the AO Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at Stadtchiches Klinikum, Karlsruhe, Germany in 2003. Dr. Suhail also served several clinical and administrative roles in the hospital and associations. In addition, he is a committee member of the ASEAN Orthopaedic Association and is the past president of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Association.
Dr Sureshan Sivananthan
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Sureshan Sivananthan`s goal is to transform orthopaedic care by the integration of technology to create a future where everyone can enjoy high quality, low-cost consistent care even in the most underserved areas of our country.Having completed fellowships under the guidance of world experts in pioneer orthopaedic centers of excellence, he has developed expertise in joint replacements, arthroscopies and ligament reconstructions. His practice interests include joint preservation, joint arthroplasty, deformity correction, trauma and metabolic bone diseases. He also serves on the editorial board of the Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ), JBJS and JOS. He has published over 40 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.He has also made numerous presentations as speaker, moderator and training faculty for various scientific meetings, and hold memberships and fellowships to many prestigious orthopaedic societiescand charity foundations. His administrative duties include setting up and managing the ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital (ALTY – Adding Life To Years), the Joint Replacement Center (JRC) and implementing Value Driven Outcomes (VDOs). In addition, he has served (in 2014-15) as Chief Operating Officer of QT Imaging Inc, which develops cutting edge transmission ultrasound technology. His key responsibilities included leading a highly complex, cross functional medical device new product introduction (NPI) team from initiation to completion in alignment with design control and risk management processes in accordance with federal regulations. He enjoy golf, tennis, hiking and running. He has travelled extensively through work and volunteering, and this has enriched his experience of medicine. They worked successfully as a team to organize the 2022 SICOT OWC in KL. Currently,Dr Sureshan Sivananthan is a Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Pantai Hospital KL and ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since August 2013 till present.He is the visiting Assistant Professor at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, USA for 2 years (August 2011 till August 2013).
Dr Tan Sik Loo
Senior lecturer
Senior lecturer, Dr Tan Sik Loo, is the program coordinator of the Master of Medical Science (Regenerative Medicine) program at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Dr Tan’s research interest is in the molecular mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis development and pathogenesis of tendinopathy, as well as in vitro and in vivo preclinical and clinical studies of cell-based therapies in musculoskeletal tissue engineering.
Prof Dr Tengku Muzaffar Tengku Mohamed Shihabudin
Assoc Prof Dr Tulyapruek Tawonsawatruk
Hand and Upper limb surgeon and orthobiologics research
Assoc.Prof.Tulyapruek Tawonsawatruk MD.,PhD. He is a Hand and Upper Limb surgeon and orthobiologics research. He works in Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok,Thailand. He`s also on a committee of Thai Orthopedic sciences and research, Royal college of Thai orthopedic Society.
Prof Dr Vivek Trikha
Professor
Dr Vivek Trikha is a Professor in the Apex Trauma Centre of India, JPNATC, AIIMS, Delhi. He has done his medical training from the premier Medical Institute of India AIIMS, New Delhi. His area of specialisation is Periarticular Trauma, Polytrauma, Pelvi-acetabular Surgery and infection. He has more than 150 indexed publications and a patent in his name. He has been a faculty for various AO, SICOT, APOA Courses and meetings all over the world.
Prof Dr Wan Faisham Nu'man Wan Ismail
Professor and Consultant Surgeon
Prof Wan Faisham is a faculty in the department of orthopedics, in School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has sub-specialized in musculoskeletal oncology and traumatology. Currently he is one of the leaders in the field of oncology applicable to sarcomas in Malaysia. He obtained his medical graduation from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1994. Subsequently completed his post-graduation from Medical School of Universiti Sains Malaysia in year 2000. He is a Professor and consultant surgeon in USM; He is one of the pioneer’s member for limb salvage surgery for orthopaedic cancer. He was involved with numerous clinical research and multidisciplinary collaboration in oncology. For his contributions he was awarded 5-distinguished awards and became the International advisor to Asian Pacific Musculoskeletal Oncology Society. Prof Faisham published more than 100 research papers in medical journals and 4 textbooks related to his field. He is also involved actively in management of complex trauma and one of the national recourse persons for advanced trauma management. currently an active member of the school board in USM and a member of the examinations for the National Orthopedics Board. He is also recognized as orthopaedic oncology expert within Asean and Asia Pacific and trained more than 20 national and international orthopaedic oncology fellows. He has been serving Malaysian Orthopaedic Association as executive member for 6 years and became president of MOA in 2017. His research interest mainly focused on survival and functional outcome following surgery of orthopaedic cancer. The surgical method using allograft and vascularised tissue was recognized internationally as trademark of USM. Basic science and proliferative marker growth of giant cell tumour of the bone is another area orthopaedic oncology unit USM champion.
Prof Dr Yoo Jae Chul
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Jae Chul Yoo is a professor surgeon in shoulder and sports medicine, he works in Orthopedic Surgery Department at Sungkyunkwan University in Séoul. He’s the secretary General of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society. He’s also member of European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC), American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) and Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
Assoc Prof Dr Zairul Nizam bin Zainol Fithri
Assoc Prof Dr Zairul Nizam bin Zainol Fithri graduated from University Malaya in 1994 and completed his MS Orth training in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2001. Initially served as orthopaedic lecturer in Universiti Putra Malaysia, he attended subspecialty training in arthroplasty and arthroscopy in Melbourne, Australia between 2004 and 2005. He left UPM in 2007 and went into private practice but still maintained a teaching position in Cyberjaya University College of Medical Science (CUCUMS), now known as University of Cyberjaya. He went back to full-time teaching in 2014 and is currently Associate Professor of Orthopaedics in International Medical University, a post he held since 2021. He still practices privately in KPJ Ambulatory Care Centre, Bandar Kinrara, Puchong.
Dato' Dr Zulkiflee Osman
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Master ortho usm 1997 Paediatrics ortho fellowship chicago USA 2000-2002 Paediatrics hip reconstruction fellowship -Bern Switzerland 2011
