CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. VIVEK A/L AJIT SINGH

(MOrthSurg(UM)2001)
Professor Dr Vivek Ajit Singh is a Professor of Orthopaedics and head of the Orthopedic Oncology unit in Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya. He obtained his medical degree from University Malaya in 1984. He worked in Hospital Muar and Mersing before enrolling in University Malaya for Master’s in Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his master’s degree in 2001 and was awarded with the Subramaniam Gold Medal for the best clinical master’s student. Subsequently, in 2002 he was awarded with Fellowship from The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. Then, he worked in Penang General Hospital as an Orthopaedic surgeon and was awarded with a fellowship scholarship by the Ministry of Health in 2003 to pursue Fellowship Orthopaedic Oncology in Birmingham, UK (The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital). He completed his fellowship in 2004, after which he continued his service in Penang General Hospital. He subsequently joined University Malaya in 2006 and is working there till now. He teaches postgraduate and undergraduate students from the Faculty of Medicine. Prof Vivek has published more than 50 research papers in various medical journals and 2 text-books related to his field of expertise and basic science. He is currently an active member of several international and national professional bodies such as International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS), Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (APMSTS), East Asia Musculoskeletal Oncology Group (EAMOG), and many more. Besides the clinical field, he is also active in the research field and has won prestigious awards such as The Dr Robert Bauze Trauma Award, P. Balasubramaniam Award, and Tumour Award. Other than his academic accomplishments, he also provides testimonies as an expert witness for various medicolegal cases of insurance claim disputes. As part of his social responsibility and contribution to the society, he also gives healthcare, or more specifically orthopaedic related talks to public and media.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/vivek
CONTACT
Telephone
0379492961
Email
vivek
drvivek69
RESEARCH ID
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Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8899-9266
Researcher id
C-1006-2010
Scopus id
16239524600
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Expert Training, Onkologi, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, 2004
Fellowship, Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2002
Master of Clinical (Equal to Phd), Surgery & Orthopaedic, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2001
Bachelor Degree, Medicine, Universiti Malaya (UM), 1994
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Primary Bone Tumours, Metastatic Disease, Immunity In Cancers, Infection Prevention
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Total Journal Publication: 62
Sum of Citation: -
Books: 1
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM Four hundred and fifty thousand three hundred and seventy