CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: ADDRESS Dr. Fazir Mohamad Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. TELEPHONE NUMBER: Office: +603-26155534 FAX NUMBER: 603-26927281 E-MAIL ADDRESS: fazirdr@yahoo.com 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: 1 st. June 1999 now: CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE SURGEON Head of Department, 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. 1
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 1 st 28 th, 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- - Nerves Injuries In Anterior Shoulder Dislocations. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2004; 59(4):450-4. 2
- Audit On Radiographs In Anterior Shoulder Dislocations. The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2005;60(1):15-20. - 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. - Spinal Growth Modulation With an Anterolateral Flexible Tether in an Immature Bovine Model: Disc Health and Motion Preservation. Spine 2008; 33(7): 724-733. SCIENTIFIC PAPER PRESENTATIONS: - Presentation for Mahmood Merican Award on HUKM Instrumentation System in Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. 29 th Annual General Meeting & Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Association at Pan Pacific Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Selangor, 23 rd to 25 th April 1999. 3
- 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. Podium Presentation at the Argentina Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. September 7 th, 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. 36 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2 nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 4, 2006. - Hospital Kuala Lumpur Experience in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Preliminary Results. Nor Azlin Zainal Abidin, Mohd Khairuddin Kandar, Fazir Mohamad, Mazwar Sofiyan, K Selvakumar. 36 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2 nd 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 36 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2 nd 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 36 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific 4
Meeting and 2 nd 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 36 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 2 nd APOA Trauma Section Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 1 4, 2006. - Updates in Spinal Trauma. Invited Speaker for the Trauma Symposium at the 4 th 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 37 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14 th 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 37 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14 th 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 37 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14 th 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 37 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14 th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17 20, 2007. - Pyogenic Infection of the Spine. Invited Speaker for the Symposium at the 37 th MOA AGM/Annual Scientific Meeting and 14 th International IMLAS (International Musculoskeletal Laser Society) Congress, Langkawi, Malaysia. May 17 20, 2007. - Hospital Kuala Lumpur Experience in Managing Severe Scoliosis. Poster Presentation at the 40 th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association AGM/ Annual Scientific Meeting. Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. 20 th 22 nd May 2010. 5
- Temporary Surgery in Early Onset Scoliosis: The Early Experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur with Growing Rods. Poster Presentation at the 40 th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association AGM/ Annual Scientific Meeting. Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. 20 th 22 nd May 2010. - The Validity and The Reliability of the Malay version of the Scoliosis Research Society 22 Patient Questionnaire. Poster Presentation at the 40 th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association AGM/ Annual Scientific Meeting. Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. 20 th 22 nd May 2010. - The Danger of Thoracic and Lumbar Pedicle Screws. Invited Speaker at the University of Malaya Spine Course 2011. 24 th February, 2011. - Paediatric Spinal Deformity. Invited Speaker for the Trauma Update Course 2011, Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh, Pahang. July 29 30 th, 2011. - Invited Speaker for Public Forum on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Organised by Malaysia Spine Society Scoliosis Research Society, International Spine Congress 2011, Kuala Lumpur, 10 th December, 2011. - Radiating Upper Limb Pain In Contact Sports Athlete. Invited Speaker at the 42th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association AGM/ASM. Kuantan, Pahang. 14 17 th June, 2012. - Growing Rod in Early Onset Scoliosis. Invited Speaker at the 42th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association AGM/ASM. Kuantan, Pahang. 14 17 th June, 2012. - Management of Traumatic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Invited Speaker at 9 th Combined Asia Pacific Spine Society and the APOA Paediatric Congress. Kuching, Sarawak. August 29 th 31 st, 2013. 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. 6
- 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. - 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. 2003. - 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. 2003. - Reviewer for the Health Technology Assessment Report: School Scoliosis Screening Programme Ministry of Health Malaysia. 2009. - QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENT WITH ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS TREATED SURGICALLY USING SRS-22: HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR EXPERIENCE, 2010. - Treatment of the Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear With Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) Injection, 2011. 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. As a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. Chairman for the Spine Fellowship Programme, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. 3. Trainer for the Spine Fellowship Programme, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. 7
4. Committee member for National Fellowship Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Spine Section. 5. Adjunct Professor at the MAHSA University College, Medical School. 6. Chief Coordinator Orthopaedic Post-graduate candidates, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 7. Honorary Lecturer with the National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. 8. Visiting Spine Consultant at the National University Hospital (HUKM), Kuala Lumpur. 9. Coordinator, Research Unit, Institute 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. 8