Dr. Nasir

MBBS (Melbourne), FRCS (Edinburgh), MS (UKM)

Curriculum Vitae

Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgeon,
Consultant Burns Surgeon

Dr Nasir is a member of the elite Malaysian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Craniofacial Surgeons (MAPACS) from 1999 until present. He believes in extensive research, unparalleled academic training and teaching. Dr Nasir received his medical education from University of Melbourne, awarded with Bachelor of Medicine in 1988 and he continued his post graduate degree at The Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Edinburgh (1993) claimed to be one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world with the maintenance and promotion of the highest standards of surgical practice. Dr Nasir also obtained the Master of Surgery from University Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1995 where he was honored and awarded with ‘Award for Excellent Service ’.

CURRENT POST
i. Lecturer and Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ii. Head of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

iii. Head of the Burns Centre, Hospital UKM (HUKM), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

FIELDS OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY
i. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

ii. Cosmetic Surgeon

iii. Burns Surgeon

ACCREDITATION & REGISTRATION BY THE MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL (MMC) MINISTRY OF HEALTH, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

i. Full registration as a Medical Officer
2 April 1990
(Ref: No: 28128, dated 2 April 1990)

ii. Accredited and gazetted as a General Surgeon
30 April 1994
[Ref: (101) dlm KKM 333 (54) Bhg 13, dated 11.1.1996]

iii. Accredited and gazetted as a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
14 May 1999
[Ref: (24) dlm KKM 87 P13/201/1 Bhg 2, dated 24.5.2000]

EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Ministry of Health, Public & University Hospitals

i. Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1997 until present

ii. Consultant Burn Surgeon, Burns Unit, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1997 until present (The Burns Unit is jointly sponsored by Petronas & Tenaga Nasional Berhad)

iii. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Hospital Seremban, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, from May 1997 until present

iv. Visiting Consultant Burns Surgeon, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 2001 until February 2003

Private Hospitals
v. Consultant Plastic, Cosmetic & Burns Surgeon, UKM Specialist Centre (the private wing of Hospital UKM), 7th Floor, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2002 until present

vi. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Hospital Tawakal, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from January 2001 until present

vii. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Hospital Pakar Ampang Puteri, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia, from December 2005 until present

viii. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Kampong Baru Medical Centre, Jalan Raja Abdullah, Kampong Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1999 until present

ix. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Kelana Jaya Medical Centre, Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, from 2001 until present

EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION

Special Administrative & Consultancy Posts at the State and National Level
i. Honorary Secretary of the ‘Malaysian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (MAPACS)’. April 2002 until April 2004

ii. ‘Consultant Surgeon in Plastic & Burns’ at HUKM for the World Grand Prix Motorcycle, and Formula 1 Racing at the Sepang F1 Circuit, Malaysia. Year 1999, 2000 and 2001

iii. Chairman of the Committee for Consensus & Clinical Practice Guideline for Wound Management, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, from October 2005 until present

iv. Committee member for the National Consensus in Burns at the National Consensus for Medical Treatment Committee, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Year 2001

v. Committee member of the ‘Pro-tem Committee for Malaysian Burn & Trauma Foundation’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 2001 until present

vi. Consultant for the ‘Terms in Plastic Surgery & Traumatology’, Medical Terms Committee of Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Year 2001

vii. Consultant, Hukum Syara’ (Islamic Fatwa) Committee, State of Selangor, Malaysia. Year 2000

Administrative Posts at UKM

i. Head of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 1997 until present

ii. Head of the Burns Centre, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 1997 until present

iii. Head of the Department of Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 1999 until November 2002

iv. Member of the Board of Master of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 2000 until present

v. Committee member of the ‘Infection Control Unit’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from January 2000 until present

vi. Chairman of the ‘Hospital UKM Cleft Team’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 1997 until present

vii. Coordinator of the ‘Minor Operation Theatre, Hospital UKM’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 1997 until present

viii. Committee member of the ‘Operation Theater Hospital UKM’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 1997 until present

ix. Committee member of the ‘Day Care Surgery Hospital UKM’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 1998 until present

x. Coordinator, Year 5 Undergraduate Medical Students, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 1997 until August 2000

xi. Committee member of the ‘Technical Committee for Medicines & Drugs Hospital UKM’, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2000 until December 2000

HISTORY OF MEDICAL TRAINING

Medical Degrees
1. Undergraduate

Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 1988

2. Post-graduate

i. Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh
October 1993

ii. Master of Surgery (MS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
June 1995

Higher Surgical Training in Plastic Surgery
i. Higher Surgical Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15 June 1995 – 31 May 1998

ii. ‘Exchange Research Fellow in “Epithelial Culture Technique and its Clinical Applications” and “Burns Care” ’,
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Marianna University School of Medicine & University of Tokyo, Kawasaki, Japan
4 August 96 - 31 October 96

iii. Visiting Fellow in Burns Care’,
Shriner’s Burns Institute, Galveston, Texas, USA
28 July 97 - 5 September 97

iv. ‘Visiting Fellow in Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery’,
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
8 September 97 - 25 October 97

CAREER HISTORY
i. Appointed to the Public Service, Ministry Of Health of Malaysia
1 April 1989

ii. Housemanship
Hospital Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
1 April 1989- 30 March 1990

iii. Obtained Full Registration as a Medical Officer by the Malaysian Medical Council
1 April 1990

iv. Medical Officer
Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
Hospital Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
1 April – 31 May 1990

v. Medical Officer
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 May 1990 - 30 November 1990

vi. Medical Officer
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 December 1990 – 30 April 1991

vii. Medical Officer
Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
1 May 1991- 30 April 1994
(Officially appointed as a Trainee Lecturer on the 16 May 1991)

viii. Appointed as Lecturer & General Surgeon after passing the FRCS (Edinburgh) and gazetted as a General Surgeon by the Malaysian Medical Council
30 April 1994

ix. Officially appointed as a Clinical Specialist in Plastic Surgery at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine after passing the Master of Surgery examination
15 June 1995

x. Higher surgical training in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
15 June 1995 – 31 May 1998

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & ACTIVITIES

Honourary lecturer for the following faculty:-

i. School of Nursing, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur
-Lecture entitled ‘Burn Management’ for year 2 (intensive care module) and year 3

ii. Nursing Department, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur
-Lecture entitled ‘Burn Management’ for Post-Basic Nursing Course

iii. ‘Malaysian Trauma Life Support’ (MTLS) Course
- Lecture on ‘Burn Management’ for the above course at HUKM, Hospital Kuala Lumpur & Hospital Selayang

iv. Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Teaching and examiner for year 3 dental students

v. College of Surgeons of Malaysia & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
As a tutor for the ‘Workshop on Basic Surgical Skills’

Presentations & Publications

i. M Nasir Zahari, Amin Tai, Sivarajan Venugopal, Mahmud Mohd Nor. Acute abdominal pain in children. In: Abstract of Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia. 29-30 September 1995, Kuala Lumpur

ii. Isa Omar, M Nasir Zahari, 1996. Oral cancer reconstruction, symposium in current development in surgery. In: Abstract of the Second Scientific Congress of University Surgeons of Asia.10-12 August 1996, Singapore; 37

iii. M Nasir Zahari, Abdul Shukor, Somasundaram Sathappan, Isa Omar, 1999: A ten-year review of reconstruction using microvascular free-flaps in cases oral cancers. In Abstract of the Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Surgeons, 16-17 April 1999, Kuala Lumpur

iv. M Nasir Zahari, J Razman, Somasundaram Sathappan, Isa Omar, 1999: Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of Kollagen Membrane in Cases of Second Degree Burns. In Abstract of the Annual Scientific & General Meeting of the Malaysian Association of Plastic Surgeons, 9 – 11 April 1999, Kuala Lumpur

v. Husin Marijan, M Nasir Zahari, 2001: Comparative Study On The Efficacy Of Combination Treatment Of Cica-Care Silicone Gel Sheet And Pressure Garment Versus Pressure Garment Alone In The Prevention And Treatment Of Hypertrophic Scarring In Burn Wounds. In Abstract of the Joint Scientific eeting Malaysian Orthopaedic Association & College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, 24-27 Mei 2001, Santubong Kuching Resort, Sarawak

vi. M Nasir Zahari, J Razman, Isa Omar and SitiAishah MdAli, 2000: A Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing The Effectiveness Of Collagen Membrane Dressing and conventional Silver Sulphurdiazine Dressing In The Treatment of Partial Thickness Burn wound. 35th National Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, 16-19 October 2000, Agra, India

vii. K Y Chan, S Somasundaram, M Nasir-Zahari. A review of patients admitted to the Burn Unit of Hospital UKM. Med J Malaysia 2002; 57(4): 418-25

viii. Chan KY, Somasundaram S, M Nasir-Zahari M. ‘A 3-Year Review of the Pattern of Infection in Burn Cases Admitted to the Burns Unit of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lmpur’ In Abstract of the 14th Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 4-6 December 2003

ix. M Nasir Zahari, A Syahrilfazli, S Somasundaram. ‘A Report of Two Cases of Xeroderma Pigmentosum Complicated by Recurrent Skin Malignancies’ In Abstract of the 14th Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 4-6 December 2003

x. Chan KY, S M Adeeb, Somasundaram S, M Nasir-Zahari M. ‘A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, prospective clinical trialof silicone gel in prevention of hypertrophic scar development in median sternotomy wound.’ AGM & ASM of College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, 14-16 May 2004

xi. Ramzisham AR, Somasundaram S, Nasir ZM. Lingual Thyroid – A Lesson to Learn. Med J Malaysia 2004; 59(4): 533-4

xii. Chan KY, S M Adeeb, Somasundaram S, M Nasir-Zahari M. ‘A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, prospective clinical trial of silicone gel in prevention of hypertrophic scar development in median sternotomy wound.’ In Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2005; 116(4):

Manuscript

i. ‘Protocol for Cleft Management’ – a manual for the management of cleft patients at Hospital UKM. Completed October 2005

ii. ‘Manual of Burns Care’ a manual for the management of burns cases at the Burns Unit of Hospital UKM. Progress: 60%. Expected completion date: December 2006

Invited Speaker
i. ‘Overview of Burn Management’ at the Burns Management Seminar 29-30 August 2000, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ii. ‘General Overview of Cleft’ at the Annual General Meeting and Parents Meeting of The Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Malaysia, 16 April 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

iii. ‘Burn Care’ at the Basic Trauma Life Support course organized by the Malaysian Association of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, 10 Mac 2001, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

iv. ‘Management of Extensive Burn’, Annual Scientific Meeting & 41st Annual General Meeting of the Private Medical Practitioners’ Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, 5-6 May 2001, Mutiara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

v. ‘Principle of Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery’, 6 October 2001, Kulliyah of Medicine, International Islamic University, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

vi. ‘Overview of Burns Care’ 2nd Burn Management Seminar, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21-23 June 2004

vii. ‘Recent Advances in Burns Care’ 2nd Burn Management Seminar, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21-23 June 2004

viii. ‘Non-surgical procedures-Botox and such’ organized by the Ministry of Women and Family Development of Malaysia, in Wanita Health & Lifestyle Conference, Dewan Tun Hussein Onn, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9 October 2004

Seminars & Courses Attended or Organised
1993

1. ‘Basic Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Workshop’, November 9 to10, 1993, Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan/UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Participant

2. Malaysian Trauma & Life Support Course’, November 18 - 20, 1993, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia, Participant

1994

3. ‘Intensive Course in Surgery’, May 16 - 21, 1994, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Participant

4. ‘Medical Research Methodology Workshop’, August 8 - 18, 1994, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

1995

5. ‘Workshop on Suturing and Anastomotic Techniques’ October 14, 1995, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

6. ‘Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia’ September 29-30,1995, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

1996

7. ‘Workshop on Quality Assurance’ April 22-24, 1996, Port Dickson, Malaysia. Participant

8. ‘Window 95 & Internet Course’ May 14-16, 1996, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

9. ‘Instructional Course in Basic Microsurgery’ July 1-6, 1996, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Participant

10. ‘Communicative Japanese Course’ July 15-27, 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

1997

11. ‘Global Meeting of the International Clinical Epidermiological Network’, February 18-24,1997, Penang, Malaysia. Participant

12. ‘The 7th Asian Pacific Congress of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons’ April 3-6,1997, Phuket, Thailand. Participant

13. ‘Annual Scientific Meeting/AGM 1997’ Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, College of Surgeons, May 8 – 9, 1997, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

14. ‘Paediatric Plastic Surgery Course’, July 18-20, 1997, Royal Children Hospital and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Participant

1998

15. 'AO Maxillofacial Workshop', April 27 - 28, 1998, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

16. ‘Basic surgical technique and anastomotic workshop’, July 13 – 14, 1998, Department of Surgery, Fakulti Perubatan UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Tutor

17. ‘Burns Care Seminar’, August 26, 1998, Hospital UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Invited Speaker

18. ‘First Asia Pacific Congress On Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis’, 18 – 22 November, 1998, Langkawi, Malaysia. Participant

19. ‘Seminar On Research Strategy’, 28 November 1998, Hospital UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

20. ‘8th Malaysian Urological Conference’, 3 – 6 December 1998, Port Dickson, Malaysia. Participant

1999

21. Annual Scientific & General Meeting, Malaysian Association of Plastic Surgeons, 9 – 11 April 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

22. Annual Scientific & General Meeting, College of Surgeons Of Malaysia, 16 – 18 April 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

23. ‘Workshop on Antibiotic Policy for Hospital UKM’ 12 – 14 July 1999, Genting Highland, Malaysia. Panel Member

24. ‘Basic Surgical Skills Workshop’ 22 – 24 May 1999, College of Surgeons of Malaysia & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

25. ‘Basic Surgical Skills Workshop’ 12 – 14 September 1999, College of Surgeons of Malaysia & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

26. ‘Seminar On Burn Management’, 26 – 27 October1999, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chairman & Invited Speaker

2000

27. ‘Bengkel Sistem Belanjawan Diubahsuai dan Perjanjian Program’, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 20 January 2000, Mint Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

28. ‘Annual General & Scientific Meeting of Malaysian Association of Plastic Surgeons’ 31 March – 2 April 2000, Hospital Universiti Kebangaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chairman

29. ‘Sanggar Kerja (Workshop) Fakulti Perubatan UKM’ 20 – 23 April 2000, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Participant

30. ‘Sanggar Kerja (Workshop) Hospital UKM’ 13 – 15 April 2000, Awana Genting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

31. ‘Annual General Meeting Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Malaysia’, 16 April 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Invited Speaker

32. ‘Bengkel Kaedah Penyelidikan & Penulisan (Workshop on Research Methodology)’ 26 Jun 2000, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Participant

33. ‘Cleft 2000 Congress’ 1 – 5 July 2000, Zurich, Switzerland. Participant

34. ‘Distraction Osteogenesis Course’ 6 July 2000, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Participant

35. ‘Precongress Workshop on Laser Surgery’ 25 July 2000, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant

36. ‘Burn Management Seminar’ 29-30 August 2000, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Organizing Chairman & Invited Speaker

37. ‘Workshop on Distraction Osteogenesis’ 25 September 2000, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Coordinator & Session Chairman

38. ‘35th National Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India’, 16-19 October 2000, Agra, India. Free Paper Presenter

2001

39. ‘Live Surgery on Microtia Reconstruction’, 13 – 14 Februari, 2001, Malaysian Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hospital Ipoh, Ipoh, Malaysia. Participant

40. ‘Annual Scientific Meeting & Annual General Meeting’, Malaysian Association of Plastic Surgeons, 20-22 April 2001, Hospital Pantai Puteri, Ipoh, Malaysia. Participant

41. ‘7th Basic Surgical Skills Course’, College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, 26-28 April 2001, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

42. ‘Annual Scientific Meeting & 41st Annual General Meeting’, Private Medical Practitioners’ Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, 5-6 May 2001, Mutiara Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Invited Speaker

43. ‘Joint Scientific Meeting Malaysian Orthopaedic Association & College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine Malaysia’ 24-27 May 2001, Santubong Kuching Resort, Sarawak, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

2002

44. ‘5th Basic Suturing and Anastomotic Workshop’, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 29-30 January 2002, HUKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

45. ‘5th Annual Scientific Meeting and Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic and Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons’, 15 – 17 March 2002, Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Free Paper Presenter

2003

46. ‘8TH Basic Suturing and Anastomotic Workshop’, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 30June-1 July 2003, HUKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tutor

47. ‘25th Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association’, as an invited speaker on the topic of ‘Craniofacial Surgery for the Paediatrician’, 5th-7th September 2003, Marriot Putrajaya, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

48. ‘14th Biennial Congress of the Asian Surgical Association’ Sutera Habour Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 4-6 December 2003. Free Paper Presenter

2004

49. Annual Scientific & General Meeting, College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, 14-16 May 2004. Free Paper Presenter

50. Burn Seminar, Hospital UKM, 21-23 June 2004. Organizing Chairman & Invited Speaker

2005

51. 12th Basic Suturing and Anastomotic Workshop, Department of Surgery, UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21-22 February 2005. Teaching Faculty

52. Annual Scientific & General Meeting, Malaysia Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, 1-3 April 2005. Plenary Session Chairman

53. Workshop in Facilitation Skills, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7-8 April 2005. Participant

54. Workshop in Assessment for Integrated Curriculum, Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-23 April 2005. Participant

55. Workshop on Burns Management Protocol, Telok Dalam Resort, Pangkor, Malaysia, 21-22 May 2005. Organizing Chairman & Speaker

56. Workshop on Cleft Protocol, Kayne Resort, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, 12-14 June 2005. Organizing Chairman & Speaker

2006

57. Post-Graduate Course of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-21 March 2006. Participant

58. 5th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, & Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, Hospital Pantai Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-26 March 2006. Participant

APPEARANCE IN THE MASS-MEDIA AS PANEL DOCTOR

Articles and Interviews in Popular Magazines in Malaysia

i. ‘Pembedahan Plastik-Bagaimana Pandangan Islam (Plastic Surgery- Islamic Point of View)’, Majalah Al-Islam, Bilangan 280, April 1997

ii. ‘Anak Sumbing Perlukan Rawatan (Cleft Children Need Treatment)’, Halaman Kesihatan, Akhbar Mingguan Malaysia, Sunday, 18 May 1997

iii. ‘Kenapa Bayi Lahir Sumbing? (Why Does A Child Develop Cleft?)’, Majalah Mama Moden, October 1999

iv. ‘Kanak-Kanak Korban Kebakaran Meningkat (Increase in Burns Fatality in Children)’ Halaman Wanita & Keluarga, Akhbar Berita Harian, 23 October 2000

v. ‘Buang Lemak Langsingkan Badan (Liposuction for Body Shaping)’, Halaman Wanita & Keluarga, Akhbar Berita Harian, 4 May 2001

vi. ‘Pembedahan Plastik – Patutkah Anda Melakukannya? (Plastic Surgery- Should You Have It Done On You?)’ Majalah Wanita, June 2001

vii. ‘Pembedahan Plastik (Plastic Surgery)’, Majalah Jelita, Issue September 2001

viii. ‘Sakitnya Pembedahan Silikon (Painful Silicone Injection)’, Majalah Nona, Issue September 2001

ix. ‘Sumbing (Cleft)’ Majalah Ibu, Issue December 2001

x. ‘Pembedahan Plastik-Bentuk Semula Organ Badan Yang Telah Rosak (Plastic Surgery to Reconstruct Deformity)’ Majalah Ibu, Pages 42-43, February 2002

xi. ‘Where Art & Science Merge’, an education segment in The Star newspaper, page 17, 8 January 2006

xii. ‘Issues on Botox’, Berita Minggu newspaper, page 13, 5 February 2006

Appearance on Television
i. ‘Pembedahan Plastik (Plastic Surgery)’ Nona programme by TV3, July 2001

ii. ‘Pembedahan Plastik (Plastic Surgery)’ Minda Wanita Programme by Radio & Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), 1 June 2001

iii. ‘Liposuction’, News Astro-Bernama Programme, January 2002

iv. Special guest as ‘Doktor Anda (Your Doctor)’ in Malaysia Hari Ini morning talk show discussing various issues in health, every Monday, TV3, October 2002 until October 2003

v. Co-Host ‘Medik TV’ A programme discussing various issues in health, 13 episodes, every Saturday, TV3, Jan – Apr 2004

vi. ‘Selamat Pagi Malaysia (Good Morning Malaysia)’ by Radio & Television Malaysia, as guest speaker on Botox treatment, 28 January 2006

vii. ‘Wanita Hari Ini (Women Today)’ by TV3 Malaysia, as guest speaker on the issue of ageing women, 6 February 2006

SOCIETIES, SOCIAL & VOLUNTARY SERVICES
i. Member of the ‘Malaysian Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (MAPACS)’ from 1999 until present

ii. Treasurer of the ‘Vistana Residence’s & Tenant’s Association’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2004 until present

iii. Member of the ‘Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Malaysia (CLAPAM)’, January 1999 until present

iv. Member of the ‘Islamic Specialist Doctors Association of Malaysia (ISDAM)’, January 2001 until present

v. ‘Voluntary Service Work’ providing free services in the treatment of poor patients with cleft deformity in the State of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, from 1997 until present

vi. ‘Voluntary Service Work’ providing free services in the treatment of poor patients with cleft deformity in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia, in-cooperation with the ‘Yayasan DiRaja Sultan Mizan (Royal Foundation of Sultan Mizan)’ under the Patronage of DYMM Permaisuri Nur Zahirah (Queen of Terengganu), expected official launching in July 2006.

References available on request