ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. ANAND A/L SANMUGAM
Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
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Associate Professor Dr. Anand Sanmugam is a Consultant Paediatric & Neonatal Surgeon at Universiti Malaya and a dedicated leader in medical education and paediatric surgery. His journey in medicine began at Universiti Putra Malaysia, where he earned his Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Doctor in Medicine degrees in 2004. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) in 2011. Anand trained in paediatric surgery under the Master of Paediatric Surgery programme at Universiti Malaya and further honed his expertise through a Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery at Perth Children’s Hospital in Western Australia. He has a special interest in Minimally Invasive Surgery for children. He holds a second Master's degree in Medical Education, which he earned with distinction. He is the Programme (co-)Director of the Master of Paediatric Surgery Programme at Universiti Malaya and one of the core authors of the National Postgraduate Medical Curriculum for Paediatric Surgery. In his current leadership roles, Anand serves as a Malaysian Medical Council Appointed Specialist Programme Evaluation Panel Member, the Co-Chair of the National Postgraduate Medical Curriculum Committee for Evaluation and Quality Assurance, and the Chair of the Specialty Subcommittee for Education (SSc Edu - Paediatric Surgery). Anand is a member of the Paediatric Surgery Specialty Conjoined Board, which oversees all aspects of paediatric surgical training in the country. Additionally, he is part of the faculty development team within the Medical Education and Research Development Unit (MERDU). He actively participates in the University Malaya Medical Programme, contributing to the Multiple Mini Interview (MBBS intake) taskforce and the Program Quality Assurance (ProAE) team for postgraduate studies within the Faculty of Medicine. Anand's research interests are diverse, spanning surgical conditions in children, patient reported outcomes, medical education, and translational research in tissue engineering. Through his clinical, academic, and leadership roles, Dr. Anand aspires to advance healthcare and medical education, ensuring a lasting impact on his field and beyond. |
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Off-the-Shelf Implant to Bridge a Urethral Defect: Multicenter 8-Year Journey From Bench to Bed
Antenatal detection of pediatric surgical congenital abnormalities and its effect on maternal anxiety: a multicentre prospective study in a middle-income country (vol 41, 52, 2025)
Intradyadic Correlation Between Parent-reported and Child-reported Quality of Life in Patients With Anorectal Malformation and Hirschsprung's Disease in Comparison to Healthy Controls
OFF-THE-SHELF IMPLANT FOR URETHRAL RECONSTRUCTION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A FIRST IN HUMAN STUDY