Dr. Saturveithan Chandirasegaran is a Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at Universiti Malaya with a strong academic and research portfolio in spine surgery. He completed MBBS (UM) in 2011, followed by Master of Orthopaedic Surgery (UM) in 2020, where he graduated as the Top Student of Universiti Malaya.

He subsequently undertook Subspeciality Training in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Fellowship in Spine Surgery at National University Hospital (Singapore), gaining expertise in spinal deformity, complex spine disorders and advanced surgical techniques.

He is an active contributor to the regional spine community and a committed member of several professional bodies, including AO Spine, Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) as a Life Member, Malaysian Spine Society (MSS), and the Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA).

He has received multiple international awards in recognition of his clinical research in spine surgery. His recent accolades include the Best Paper Award in Korean Society of Spine Sugery (KSSS) 2026, Gold Prize Award 2025 from the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research, and Presidential Best Research Award at the International Malaysian Spine Society Scientific Congress for 2 consecutive years, 2023 and 2024.

He has been regularly invited as a speaker at major scientific meetings, including the AO Spine Asia Pacific International Spine Conference. As an academician, Dr. Saturveithan has authored over 23 publications in leading ISI-indexed spine journals and continues to be actively involved in clinical and translational spine research.