Curriculum Vitae

DR. THANGARAJ A/L MUNUSAMY

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Surgery
    Faculty of Medicine
  • 0199849150

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • SURGERY
    NEUROSURGERY, SPINE SURGERY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • FRCS (Neurosurgery), (Neurosurgery)
    Royal College of Surgeons, England
  • SENIOR CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP (NEUROSURGERY), (Neurosurgery)
    Addenbrookes Hospital, Part of Cambridge, University Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust
  • MRCS (Surgery), (Surgery)
    Royal College of Surgeons, England
  • MA (ARTS), (Arts)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom
  • MBBChir (Medicine and Surgery), (Medicine and Surgery)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom
  • BA (ARTS), (Arts)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    02 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • FRCS NEUROSURGERY (ENGLAND), FELLOW
    Since 2021 (International)
  • THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, MEMBER
    Since 2015 (International)
  • GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL UK, MEMBER
    Since 2010 (International)
  • HONORARY FELLOW OF THE CAMBRIDGE COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, FELLOW
    Since 2004 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Karuppiah, R., Munusamy, T., Bahuri, N. F. A., & Waran, V. (2021). The utilisation of 3D printing in paediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nervous System, 37(5), 1479-1484. doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05123-w
  2. Munusamy, T., Karuppiah, R., Bahuri, N. F. A., Sockalingam, S., Cham, C. Y., & Waran, V. (2021). Telemedicine via Smart Glasses in Critical Care of the Neurosurgical Patient-COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery, 145, E53-E60. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.076
Others
  1. Lee, L., Ker, J., Ng, H. Y., Munusamy, T., King, N. K. K., Kumar, D., & Ng, W. H. (2016). Outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma drainage in nonagenarians and centenarians: a multicenter study. Journal of Neurosurgery, 124(2), 546 551.
  2. Munusamy, T., & Dinesh, S. K. (2015). Delayed Occurrence of Escherichia coli Subdural Empyema Following Head Injury in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 76(01), e79 e82.
  3. Munusamy, T., Thien, A., Anthony, M. G., Bakthavachalam, R., & Dinesh, S. K. (2015). Computed tomographic morphometric analysis of cervical pedicles in a multi-ethnic Asian population and relevance to subaxial cervical pedicle screw fixation. European Spine Journal, 24(1), 120 126.
Chapter in Books
  1. Munusamy, T., Tan, B. H., & Yang, E. (2019). Central Nervous System Infection. Oxford Textbook of Neurological Surgery, Chapter 98.
  2. Quah, B. L., Munusamy, T., & Watts, C. (2019). Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Oxford Textbook of Neurological Surgery, Chapter 9.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Telehealth Management of Head Injuries via Smart Glasses ? An Alternative Management Model for the Developing World ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2023, UM Community Campus-Manage by UMCARES
    Sustainable University Community Smart Farming ? Empowering B40 Students And Staff To Self-Produce And Eat Healthy On Campus ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2020 - 2022, Covid-19 Special Research Grant
    A Smart Vision System For Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. NON-INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING PROFESSIONAL SHARING OF EXPERIENCE IN MALAYSIA, NON-INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING CONSENSUS MEETING, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) (International) (07 Nov 2023 - 09 Nov 2023)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Outcome Of Hippocampal Tail Resection In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, MSN 2023 Congress, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (National) (18 Sep 2023 - 18 Sep 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) MBBS Surgery Exam Chief Invigilator, University, (Internal Examiner)
Media appearance
  1. (2023) Invited Guest of Honour and Speaker At Kyuem Awards Day 2023, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) NA - Clinical Rotation in Neurosurgery
  2. (2023) NA - UM Master in Neurosurgery Teaching
  3. (2023) NA - UM Master of Surgery Osce
Bachelor
  1. (2023) NA - Neurology Teaching for Advanced Diploma in Critical Nursing
  2. (2023) NA - Trainer - Medical Student National Quiz 2023
  3. (2023) NA - Ummp Pre-Internship Program (Print) Program Lecturer
  4. (2023) NA - Ummp Undergraduate Teaching & Osce

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Medical Camp At Flood Relief Centre, (21 Dec 2021 - 28 Dec 2021) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. National Postgraduate Medical Curriculum: Surgery Training the Trainers (TtT) Programme, University Malaya (17 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023)