Dr. Faissal completed his medical degree from University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom in the year 2001. Following which he completed his housemanship and worked as a senior house officer (SHO) in Wales, United Kingdom. He returned to Malaysia in 2005 as a trainee lecturer under the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) at Selayang Campus. He joined the Masters in Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Malaya (UM) in 2006. During his training, he was appointed as the Chief Resident and completed his clinical masters successfully in the year 2010. He practised orthopaedic surgery at Selayang Hospital and UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus. He was involved in the management of general orthopaedic, advanced trauma cases, arthroplasty and arthroscopy surgery. He then joined the Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship programme at University Malaya Medical Centre for two years (2013-2015). He passed the National Board of Orthopaedic Oncology examination under the Malaysian Ministry of Health in 2018. After completion of his fellowship, he was appointed as the Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, UiTM, Sungai Buloh Campus. Dr Faissal joined the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya as a senior lecturer and consultant orthopaedic surgeon in 2015. He is currently practicing in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and UM Specialist Centre (UMSC). He is well experienced in general orthopaedic conditions, trauma (fractures), arthroplasty surgery and orthopaedic oncology surgery. He is active in teaching, research and has authored scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, presented free paper and posters at national and international conferences, such as Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS) and Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society (APMSTS). He is experience in managing these clinical conditions: General orthopaedic conditionsDegenerative joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip and knee osteoarthritis)Traumatic fractures (Upper limb, lower limb and pelvis)Lumps / swelling from bone or soft tissue (upper limb, trunk, pelvis and lower limb)Bone and soft tissue tumours from benign to malignant conditions in both adult and children (primary, recurrent and metastatic)Metastatic bone diseasePathological fractures. He is experience in performing these orthopaedic procedures:Internal and external fixation of upper limb and lower limb fractures. Joint replacement surgery (shoulder, elbow, hip and knee joints) including revision surgery. Tumour biopsy for bone and soft tissue tumours. Excision and/or curettage of benign bone and soft tissue tumours. Wide resection of bone and soft tissue tumours. Limb salvage surgeries with skeletal reconstruction: Endoprosthesis reconstructions of upper limb, lower limb and pelvis. Allograft or autologous bone reconstruction. Joint arthrodesis / Fusion Local soft tissue transfer/ flaps / skin grafting Revision of failed limb reconstructions/ endoprosthesis including prosthetic joint infection Fixation / Prophylactic fixation of pathological fractures & bone metastasis Amputation of all levels in upper and lower limbs.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/drfaissal76
CONTACT
Telephone
0379492061
Email
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RESEARCH ID
Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6524-8451
Researcher id
JVE-1738-2024
Scopus id
54381323500