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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Dr. Fazir Mohamad

Dateof birth: 23rd January 1963.

Postal Address: No. 18, Jalan Bot Laju 13/24,

Seksyen 13, 40100 Shah Alam,

Selangor, MALAYSIA. (Home).

Institute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology,

Hospital Kuala Lumpur,

Jalan Pahang,

50586 Kuala Lumpur,

MALAYSIA. (OFFICE).

Telephone Number: Office: +603-26155534

HOME: +603-55132058

Fax Number: 603-26927281

E-mail Address:

ACADEMIC QualificationS:

1988 M.D. (UKM), National University of Malaysia.

1999 M.S. Orth (UKM), National University of Malaysia.

2003-2004 Fellowship in Spine Surgery, University of California, San Diego and Children’s Hospital San Diego, USA.

CURRENT POSITION:

CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE SURGEON

Head

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology,

Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang,

50586 Kuala Lumpur , MALAYSIA

Further Training in Orthopaedics at NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA:

- Master of Surgery in Orthopedics (M.S. Orth.) from 1995 until 1999 including 6 months in General Surgery and 3 months in Hand and Microsurgery Dept. at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

Further Training in SPINE SURGERY:

- SPINE SURGERY TRAINING under Dr Mazwar Sofiyan, M.D. - Spine Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. December 1999 – January 2003.

- Visiting Fellow in SPINE SURGERY at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, BANGKOK, THAILAND. From February 1st – 28th, 2002.

- FELLOWSHIP IN SPINE SURGERY at Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, USA/ University of California at San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California, USA. From February, 2003 till February 2004. (Supervisor: Dr. Peter O. Newton/Dr. Dennis R. Wenger).

- Spinal Thoracoscopic Surgery. Children’s Hospital San Diego, USA.

Scientific Publications:

- Dissertation for Master of Surgery in Orthopedic 1999.

- “HUKM Instrumentation System In Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis” – An Early Experience (May 1992 – October 1998).

- Neurological Recovery In A Patient With Recurrent Aggressive Giant Cell Tumour Of The Axis. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2000; 55: 97-100.

- HUKM Instrumentation System In Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – An Early Experience. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2000; 5: 2-8.

- Compartment Syndrome of the calf and foot following a displaced Salter Harris Type II fracture of the distal tibia: A review of the literature and a case report. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2001; 56: 66-69.

- The Epidemiology of Shoulder Dislocations In Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2004; 59:19-

- Thoracic Vertebral Screw Impingement on the Aorta in an In Vivo Bovine Model. Spine 2005;30(21):2406-2413.

- Multiple Spinal Growth Modulation With an Anterolateral Flexible Tether in an Immature Bovine Model. Spine 2005; 30(23): 2608-2613.

- Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the MACS-TL. State of the Art in Spinal Stabilization. Back-Up. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg 2005; Pg:6-8.

- Biomechanical Comparison of the Screw-Bone Interface: Optimization of 1 and 2 Screw Constructs by Varying Screw Diameter. Spine 2006; 31(16): E535-E539.

- Percutaneous Transpedicular Biopsy of the Spine. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2007; 62: 46-48.

- Perioperative Complications After Surgical Correction in Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 27(4):392-397, June 2007.

Scientific Paper Presentation:

- For Mahmood Merican Award on “HUKM Instrumentation System In Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis”. 29th Annual General Meeting & Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Association at Pan Pacific Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Selangor, 23rd to 25th April 1999.

- “Myositis Ossificans Progressiva”. Presented at Clinicopathological Conference of Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, February 2000.

- Results of the first 27 cases of Thoracoscopic Anterior Instrumentation and Fusion: A prospective Study. Peter O. Newton, Stephan Parent, Fran D. Faro, Amy Kager, Fazir Mohamad, Michelle Marks. Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. April 29 – May 2, 2004.

- Biomechanical Analysis of Single and Double Anterior Vertebral Body Screw Fixation and the Effect of Increasing Screw Diameters. Fazir Mohamad, MD, Robert Fry, Richard Oka, Andrew T. Mahar, Peter O. Newton, MD. At the Argentina Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. September 7th, 2004.

- Multilevel Spinal Growth Modulation with an Anterolateral Flexible Tether in an Immature Bovine Model. Peter O. Newton, Fran D. Faro, Christine L. Fransworth, Gary S. Shapiro, Fazir Mohamad, Stephan Parent, Kevin Fricka.

Poster Presentation for the 72th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Washington DC, USA. February 23 – 27, 2005.

- Early Outcome of Anterior Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture. Zaki Mohd. Amin, Fazir Mohamad, Ozlan Izma, Nor Azlin, Chooi Yeu Seng. 36th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 – 4, 2006.

- Hospital Kuala Lumpur Experience in Total Disc Replacement – Preliminary Results. Nor Azlin Zainal Abidin, Mohd Khairuddin Kandar, Fazir Mohamad, Mazwar Sofiyan, K Selvakumar. 36th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 – 4, 2006.

- Perioperative Complications Following Surgical Correction In Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Fazir Mohamad, Peter O. Newton. Poster Presentation for the 36th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 – 4, 2006.

- Spine Tumour VS Spine Infection: Diagnostic Challenge In Paediatric Spine Problem. A case Report. Zaki Mohd Amin, Fazir Mohamad, Razak Mohamad, Zulkiflee Osman. Poster Presentation for the 36th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 – 4, 2006.

- Surgical Approach to Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation at the Symposium on Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty for the 36th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 – 4, 2006.

- Updates in Spinal Trauma. Speaker for the Trauma Symposium at the 4th Asian Conference on Emergency Medicine held at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. March 23 – 25, 2007.

- Outcome of Posterior Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Comparative Study between Hooks and Pedicle Screws Instrumentation: An Early Experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Podium Presentation at the 37th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17– 20, 2007.

- Early Result of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: HKL Experience. Poster Presentation at the 37th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17– 20, 2007.

- Operative Correction of Scoliosis in Male Patients: The HKL Experience. Poster Presentation at the 37th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17– 20, 2007.

- Vacuum Assisted Closure Dressing – An orthopaedic Adaptation in HKL. Poster Presentation at the 37th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17– 20, 2007.

- Pyogenic Infection of the Spine. Speaker for the Symposium at the 37th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17– 20, 2007.

Research:

- Surgical Outcome of Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Fazir Mohamad and Peter O. Newton. 2003.

- Biomechanical Comparison of 1 versus 2 Screws of varying Diameter in Anterior Spine Fixation. Fazir Mohamad, Stephan Parent, Andrew T. Mahar, Peter O. Newton. 2003.

- Thoracic Vertebral Screw Impingement on the Aorta in a Bovine Model. Fran D. Faro, Christine L Fransworth, Gary S. Shapiro, Fazir Mohamad, Klane K White, Eric Breisch, Mark Gomez, Andrew T. Mahar, Tucker Tomlinson, Maneesh Bawa, Peter O. Newton. 2003.

Book Chapter:

Thoracoscopic Approach for Spinal Conditions. A book chapter in Rothman-Simeone THE SPINE. Fifth Edition by Harry N. Herkowitz et al. Year 2006.

PRESENT DUTIES

1. Head of Department, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

2. As a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since 2004.

3. Head of Spine Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since 2005.

4. Trainer for the Spine Fellowship Programme, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Since 2005.

5. Committee member for National Fellowship Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Spine Section since 2004.

6. Chief Coordinator Orthopaedic Post-graduate candidates, Hospital Kuala Lumpur since 2002.

7. Honorary Lecturer with the National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur since 2004.

8. Visiting Spine Consultant at the National University Hospital (HUKM), Kuala Lumpur.

9. Coordinator, Research Unit, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

10. QA committee for the Department of Orthopedics, Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

11. Mentor for the Orthopedic Masters candidate.

12. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Drug Control Authority, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

13. Visiting Spine Surgeon and performed Spine Surgery at the Government and Army Hospitals such as Kuantan Hospital, Selayang Hospital and Navy Hospital, Lumut.

14. Committee member for the Hospital Kuala Lumpur Privileging Committee.