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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Abd Hamid Mat Sain
AM(Mal.),MBBS(Adelaide),MS(UKM),FRCS(Edin.),FICS
Curriculum Vitae
1. Personal Record
Name : Abd. Hamid Mat Sain
Sex : Male
Date of Birth : 11 . 05. 1960
Citizenship : Malaysian
Marital Status : Married
Number of Children : 3
Present Position: Consultant Surgeon
Field of Specialisation: Surgical Oncology
(Clinical Interest)
Digestive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Address (House) : 163,Jalan S2 A4
Green Street Homes
Seremban 70300
Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
(Office) : ColumbiaAsia Medical Centre
292 Jalan Haruan 2,Oakland Commercial Ctr
Seremban 70300
Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Ph : +606-6011988
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Fax : +606-6011848
Email : abdhamidmatsain@gmail.com
2. Education Record
(School/College/Universities attended and Qualifications/Degrees obtained with dates):-
School/College/University Qualification Date
Sek Ren Stowell, Bukit Mertajam 1967-1972
Sek Men Sains Pulau Pinang Lower Certificate of 1975
Malaysia Examination
Sek Men Sains Pulau Pinang Malaysian Certificate 1977
Malaysia of Examination
Norwood High School, South Australian 1978
Adelaide, South Australia Matriculation (P.E.B.)
Adelaide University, Australia MBBS 1985
The Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons FRACS (Part 1) 1990
The Royal Edinburgh
College of Surgeons FRCS (Final) 1991
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Master of Surgery 1994
Advanced Subspecialty Training (Post-FRCS/ Masters) / Fellowship (with Mentors)
1. Endoscopy :
i) Prof. Dato’ Dr. Harun Ahmad
Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Taha
Dept. of Surgery
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1994)
ii) Mr. Iain McIntyre
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh
United Kingdom (1996)
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iii) Assoc. Prof. Mohd Nazim Salleh
iv) Assoc. Prof. Mahendra Raj
Dept of Medicine
Universiti Sains Malaysia (1994-1996)
2. Laparoscopy :
i) Prof. Dato’ Dr. Harun Ahmad
Dept of Surgery
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1994)
ii) Assoc. Prof. Taha Lazim
Dept of Surgery
Universiti Sains Malaysia (1995)
iii) Mr. Steve Nixon
iv) Mr Iain McIntyre
Edinburgh
3. Hepatobiliary Surgery :
i) Prof. Sir David Carter
ii) Prof. James Garden
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic / Liver Transplant Unit
Professorial Dept of Surgery
Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh
4. Chromoendoscopy and the treatment of early digestive cancers
Japan International Corporation Agency Training on Early Detection of Digestive
Cancers
– under the tutelage of about 30 Japanese experts (2000)
5. Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery :
i) Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Taha
Dept. of Surgery
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1993 -1994)
ii) Mr. Simon Patterson-Brown
Professorial Dept of Surgery
Royal Infirmary
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Edinburgh
iii) Mr. Iain McIntyre
Dept of General Surgery
Edinburgh
iv) Dr. Harushi Udagawa
Dept of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Toranomon Hospital
Tokyo
Japan (2000)
6. Advanced Minimal Access Surgery (Thoracoscopy, Nissen
Fundoplication,Hernioplasties(TEPandTAPP),Adrenalectomy,
Splenectomy,Splenorraphy, Cardiomyotomy,Sympathectomy):
i). Travelling Fellow of the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great
Britain and Ireland (1996)
ii) Dept. Of General Surgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, UK, Under The
Travelling Scholarship Award From The Association Of Endoscopic
Surgeons Of Great Britain And Ireland(AESGBI), 18th. June And
29th.July-2nd. August 1996 (Mr. Chris Royston)
ii) Minimal Access Surgery Training, Education And Research
(M.A.S.T.E.R.) Unit, Dept. Of General Surgery, The Royal Liverpool
University Hospital, UK, Under The Travelling Scholarship Award From
AESGBI, 24-27th. June 1996 (Mr. Michael Hearschman)
iii) Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit Of Scotland (M.A.T.T.U.S.),
Dept. Of Surgery, Ninewells Teaching Hospital, University Of Dundee,
UK, Under The Travelling Scholarship Award From AESGBI, 22th. July
1996(Mr. Sami Shimi / Prof. Alfred Cuschieri)
iv) Dept. Of General Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University Of
Manchester, UK, Under The Travelling Scholarship Award From
AESGBI, 23-24th. July 1996 (Mr. Rory McIlroy)
v) Prof. Jacques Marescaux
European Institute of Telesurgery / IRCAD (Institute of Research against
Digestive Cancers)
Strasbourg University
France (1999)
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vi) Leeds Minimally Invasive Training Centre under the tutelage of Prof.
Michael McMahon
Advanced Laparoscopic Workshop
Leeds,
UK (1st
-3rd
April 1996)
7. Surgical Oncology Attachment (Hepatic Cryosurgery, Hepatic Artery
Catheterization, Peritonectomy and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy)
Professor David Morris
Liver Unit
St. George Hospital
University of New South Wales
Sydney
New South Wales 2021
Australia
3rd
-21st
February 2003
3. Working Experience (Details of all previous positions and current position held with
dates):-
Post Organisation/Department Dates
Housemanship Royal Darwin Hospital, Australia 1986
Housemanship Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia 1986
Medical Officer Hospital Kuala Trengganu 1987
Medical Officer Hospital Kemaman, Trengganu 1988
Trainee Lecturer/
Medical Officer Hospital USM 1988-1990
Trainee Surgeon Hospital Kuala Lumpur(UKM) 1990-1994
Lecturer/Surgeon Medical School, Hospital USM 1994-2001
Visiting Specialist Royal Infimary of
Registrar Edinburgh,UK Aug1995-Feb 1996
Visiting Specialist The Western General Registrar
Hospital Edinburgh,UK Feb1996-July 1996
Surgeon Hospital USM 1994-1995
Consultant Surgeon Hospital USM 1996 - 2002
Head of Dept. of Surgery Medical School, USM 1996- 2002
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GI Endoscopist Hospital USM 1997-2001
Chief GI Endoscopist Hospital USM 2001- 2002
Associate Professor USM 2002–2004
Consultant Surgeon Advanced Medical and
Dental Institute,USM 2003–2004
Deputy Director Advanced Medical and
(Academic) Dental Institute,USM 2003–2004
Head of Oncology Cluster Advanced Medical and 2004
Dental Institute,USM
a. Internship (1986) :
-The Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Australia
(8 months of General Surgery, General Medicine and Emergency Services)
-The Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
(4 months of General Surgery, General Medicine and Emergency Services)
b. Formative Professional / General Surgical training :
- Hospital Kuala Trengganu, Malaysia : 1987-1988. I worked in the capacity of a Medical
Officer (under the supervision of the respective consultants) in the following disciplines ;
6 months - Obstetrics And Gynaecology
2 months - Plastic Surgery
2 months - Ophthalmology
- Hospital Kemaman (District), Trengganu, Malaysia : 3 months, 1988. I worked in the
capacity of a Medical Officer handling all medical problems, in elective and emergency
situations including Obstetrics practice. Emergency practice include a heavy load of
Trauma cases. I liaised quite regularly with the consultants of various disciplines in
Hospitals Kuala Trengganu and Kuantan. During this stint I did house calls for
emergency obstetrics cases and also standby calls for VIPs and dignitaries visiting the
area.
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia (1.5 Years In General Surgery) :1988-1990. I
worked as a Medical Officer / junior Trainee Lecturer (Trainee Surgeon) in a Dept consisting of five
general surgeons and one neurosurgeon. I started teaching the senior medical students on clinical surgery
during my business ward rounds at this stage.
c. - Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (4 Years In - Service Training Programme,
1990 -1994, with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia amounting to the degree Of
Master Of Surgery In General Surgery ). Detail Postings Under The Programme :
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I. General Surgery - 2.5 Years. The work in general surgery included
substantial work in the sub-specialities of :
Endocrine Surgery (Prof. Freda Meah)
Vascular Surgery (Assoc. Profs. Leong Yew Pung and Teoh Ming Keng)
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Taha)
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (Prof. Harun Ahmad).
II. Trauma and Orthopaedics - 6 Months (Prof. Ali Noor Ghani)
III. Urology - 3 Months (Dato’ Dr. Khairullah Abdullah)
IV. Cardiothoracic Surgery - 3 Months (Dato’ Dr. Yahya Awang)
V. Paediatric Surgery - 3 Months (Dato’ Dr. Mahmood Mohd Nor)
VI. Neurosurgery - 3 Months (Dato’ Dr. Selvapragasam)
The final year was focused in general surgery and I functioned as a registrar directly
under supervisioned of a team of five senior general surgeons
d. Visiting Surgical Specialist Registrar At The Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic
Unit(University Dept. Of Surgery), The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh (14.8.1995 -
31.1.1996). This is the premier Hepatobiliary Centre in Scotland which also houses the
only Liver Transplant Centre in that country. I was directly responsible to the consultants
of the unit during elective work but also answerable to many other consultants from other
general surgery units during emergency services. I was also an ad-hoc member (Surgeon
Assistant) of the Liver Retrieval Team for the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, The Royal
Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK, 1995 – 1996. I had assisted in retrieving 10 complete liver
grafts from cadaveric donors from hospitals all over Scotland.
e. Visiting Surgical Specialist Registrar In The Minimal Access/Upper
Gastrointestinal Unit At The Department Of General Surgery, Western General Hospital,
Edinburgh, UK, from 1.2.1996 - 31.7.1996. This second major hospital in Edinburgh
houses the most prestigeous minimal access surgery unit in Scotland and I was directly
responsible to two senior consultants in my elective work and four during my emergency
services. This hospital also houses the only Breast Unit in Scotland and I was exposed to
their clinical activities and also covered the unit for emergency services.
4. Awards/Scholarship and Membership:-
Special Awards / Appreciation / Achievements :
I. Junior Scholarship From The Government Of Malaysia For Junior
Secondary School Education,1973 - 1975.
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II. Top student for Lower Certificate of Examination of Sek. Men. Sains
Pulau Pinang,1975 (Interviewed by Radio Malaysia, Penang)
III. Petronas Scholarship For Senior Secondary School Education,1976 –
1977. This scholarship was given to five top students in the school based
on the overall lower secondary school academic performance culminating
in the LCE examination
IV. Public Service Department Scholarship From The Government Of
Malaysia For Undergraduate Studies in Australia, 1978 – 1985. This
scholarship was given based on the consistent excellent academic
performance in Forms 4 and 5 prior to the results of the MCE
examinations.
V. MBBS(Adelaide)(1985) with Distinctions in Anatomy, Physics and
Chemistry
VI. Higher Academic Staff Scholarship From Universiti Sains Malaysia For
Postgraduate Studies in UKM,1990 - 1994
VII. Association Of Endoscopic Surgeons Of
Great Britain And Ireland Travelling Scholarship Award 1996
(£1000.00). This annual travelling scholarship was granted to about 5
advanced surgical trainees or junior consultant surgeons in the whole of
UK and Ireland. The purpose of the scholarship was to enable the holders
to travel to the centres of excellence in Endoscopic Surgery in the UK,
Europe or USA
VIII. Investigator Award for outstanding paper entitled “The Management of
Liver abscess in areas endemic with Amoebiasis” at the 4th. Congress of
Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, June
19 - 21, 1997 (¥30,000)
IX. Fellow of French Advanced Technical Education (CIES), June 1999 (Fr.
8,000). This is granted under the collaborative project between USM and
the French Universities
X. Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) Fellowship, Jan.-Mar
2000 (¥250,000)
XI. Letter of Appreciation from the Office of Chief Minister of Trengganu
for the successful Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on the family of the state
dignitary, 2001
XII. Appreciation from the Palace of the Sultan of Kelantan for the assistance
in the successful performance of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on the
member of the House, 1995
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XIII. Award of Certificate of Merit from Malaysian Medical Association for
attaining more than 50 credit points (97 credit points) during the 6th
session
(1.9.1999-31.8.2000) of the MMC-CME Grading System
XIV. Public Acknowledgement on excellent surgical services through the
Hospital USM – 2002
XV. Excellent Services Award from the Universiti Sains Malaysia for the year
2001
XVI. Award of Certificate of Recognition as a Tutor by the Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh for the contribution in teaching at the
Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills Course, 2002
XVII. Award of Certificate of Continuing Medical Education, Malaysian
Medical Council, 2002
XVIII. Letter of Appreciation from National Productivity Council for the
successful surgery of the liver on the related patient, 2002
XIX. Letter of Appreciation and Acknowledgement from the Management of
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia for the excellent surgical services, 2002
XX. Letter of Thanks from the Dean of the Medical School USM, 2002
XXI. Letter of Thanks from the The Science Advisory Board,
BIOMEDNET.com, 2002
XXII. Excellent Services Award from the Universiti Sains Malaysia for the year
2003
XXIII. Passed the Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan (PTK 6) Assessment from
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2004
Professional Committees/Associations/Registrations
1. Member of Malaysian Medical Association(MMA) 1994 - 2002
2. Committee member for the Kelantan Branch of MMA for 1999/2000
3. Life Member of Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia
4. Fully Registered With The Malaysian Medical Council (Reg. No. 26422)
5. Fully Registered With The South Australian Health Board. (Reg. No. 9708)
6. Fully Registered With The General Medical Council (UK)(Reg. No. 4234342)
7. Member of the Malaysian Association of Hepatology and Gastroenterology 1998
- present
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8. Committee member for the 5th. Congress of the Asian Society of Hepatobiliary
and Pancreatic Surgery held in Kuala Lumpur in 1999.
9. Member of Medical Protection Society :1998 - 1999
10. Member of Special Committee on Higher Surgical Training and Accreditation
under the auspices of College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.
11. Life Member of Malaysian Liver Foundation since 1997
12. Member of National Geographics 1998 - 2001
13. Member of New York Academy of Science 1998 - present
14. Representative Member of The Surgical Conjoint Board for the Malaysian
Universities MMed.(General Surgery) Program from 1996 - 2000
15. Trainer for The Basic Surgical Skills Course under the auspices of the College of
Surgeons of Malaysia
16. Member of the Surgical Networking Group under the auspices of Hospital Kota
Bharu (Ministry of Health, Kelantan Branch)
17. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS)1999/2000
18. Alumnus of Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) since 2000
19. Reviewer for the Malaysian Medical Journal – the Official (indexed) journal of
Malaysian Medical Association
20. Member of the International Who’s Who (USA – based) of Professionals Historical
Society – from 2000
21. Member of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Academy of Medicine of
Malaysia (AM), conferred on 23rd
Aug 2001
22. Member of the Scientific Committee, Annual General Meeting of the College of
Surgeons of Malaysia 2001
23. Member of the Society of Endoscopic And Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia
(ELSA) from 2001-
24. Organising Committee Member(Scientific Chairman) of the 6th
. Asia-Pacific
Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (under ELSA), 2003, Kuala Lumpur
25. Enlisted with the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia Specialist Register as a
Specialist General Surgeon
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26. Member of the Scientific Committee, Annual General Meeting of the College of
Surgeons of Malaysia, 2002
27. Member of United Kingdom Alumni Network (2002 - )
28. Member of the International Society of Surgery (ISS/SIC) from 2002
29. Member of the International Hepato-Biliary - Pancreatic Association from 2002
30. Member of the Society of the American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
(SAGES), 2002
31. Member of The Science Advisory Board (online) for the scientific online portal
BIOMEDNET, 2002
32. Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, 2003
33. Life Member of the Adelaide University Alumni Sdn Bhd., 2003
34. Member of the International Who’s Who (USA – based) of Professionals Historical
Society – 2003
35. Participant of the National Cancer Registry of Malaysia from 2003
36. Affiliate Researcher with the Office of International Surgery, University of Toronto,
Canada from 2003.
37. Reviewer for the Indian Journal of Medical Sciences from 2003
38. Committee Member of the College Website Committee for the College of Surgeons
of Malaysia, 2003-
39. Technology Review Research Panel member for Socrates Technologies Inc.
5. List of Research Projects Completed and in Progress with dates:-
1. Principle Researcher in Biliary Calculi Study – Microbiological composition :
1996-1999 (IRPA Longterm Grant ~RM 160,000)
2. Co-Investigator Collaborative (Consultancy) study with Servier on the International
research on the quality of life of patients with Venous Hypertension following
Daflon Therapy (1997- 1998) (grant value RM5000)
3. Principal researcher under USM Short term grant for the study entitled “The
effect of stenting injured common bile ducts in rabbits” (1997- 98)(completed)
(grant value RM9000)
4. Co-Investigator in The incidence/prevalence of Deep vein thrombosis in patients
with major thoracoabdominal surgery in the East coast of Peninsular
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Malaysia(Principle Investigator –Dr. Myint Tun)(Short term USM Grant~RM
18,000)(1999-2000)
5. Co-researcher on the determination of Typhoid diseases and carrier status in
patients with gallstones disease in Kelantanese population (Principle Investigator
– Prof. Asma Ismail)(2000-2001)
6. Co- Investigator in the research “The feasibility of using Dipp-Quick Cytology
Imprint in the diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori (Principle Investigator – Dr.
Gurjeet Kaur)(2001)(Short term USM Grant~RM13,000)
7. Co-investigator in The future of vaccines (Immunotherapy) against
gastrointestinal cancers (In collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia)(2001-
2003)(MAKNA Grant~RM 50,000)
8. Principal Investigator in the research entitled “The Preliminary Study of Peptic
Ulcer Diathesis Genomics using DDRT-PCR in a Malay population ” (2002-
2003)
- USM Short term Grant - RM 20,000
9. Co-researcher : The Molecular and Morphologic studies of Diabetic skins
Microvasculature – Fundamental Research Grant – USM – RM100,000(2002-
2004)
10. Co-researcher : Immunohistochemical studies of Breast Cancer Antigens – USM
Short Term – RM20,000(2002-2003)
11. Top-down Research program approved by IRPA/MOSTE : Biliary diseases –
The Study of Pathogeneses and Novel Therapeutics, 2002
12. Co-Researcher : The Ultra-Morphologic studies of Biliary Calculi and
Therapeutic stents using Variable Pressure Electron Microscopy
13. Member of the Research team on Virtual Reality of the Head and Neck Surgery.
Collaborators of this proposed Project are University of Strasbourg, France,
UNIMAS, UKM. This is a Multidisciplinary research involving General
Surgeons, ENT Surgeons, Radiologist, Computer Scientists and Engineers.
14. Member of the Breast Cancer Research Team at AMDI
15. Member of the Gastroenterology Research Team at AMDI
16. Collaborative work with Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology (MINT) in
the Development of Surgical Oncology Programme/Project in AMDI
17. Collaborative Researcher for the Microsatellites Instability Study in Colorectal
Cancers at AMDI,2004
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6. Publications
(State all papers, books, chapters in books published based on research singly or jointly
and completed and in progress):-
Publications :
Papers and Letters
1. Salim AS, Hamid MSA, Meah FA : Modified Roux Gastrectomy : A new
approach to the problem of Roux Stasis Syndrome ; Mal. J. Surg. ; Vol. 11 :
No. 1 & 2 ; 19-22, Dec.1992
2. Salim AS, Hamid MSA, Lim A, Meah FA : Chemonecrosis and External Beam
Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Rectal Carcinoma. Asian J. Surg. ; Vol. 18; 4;
328-331, Oct. 1995
3. Hamid MSA, Mohd. Nor GR : Severe Urological Complications Of Leech Bites
In The Tropics . Br J Urol 1996 Jan, 77 : 1 :164 - 165
4. Mat Sain AH : Open Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage(Letter ;comments). Br J
Surgery 1996 Jun, 83 : 6 : 868.
5. Mat Sain AH : Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the current “gold standard” for
the treatment of gallstone disease(Letter ; comments) ; Ann Surg 1996 Nov
224 : 5 : 689 – 90.
6. Mat Sain AH, Sukimon MS : A New Technique Of Circumcision(Letter ;
comments) ; J. R. Coll. Surg. Edinb.; 42 ; June 1997 : 3 : 205 - 6
7. Mat Sain AH : Technical report - Blunt Preperitoneal Finger Dissection During
Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair(Letter ; comments) : An
Effective Alternative To Instrumental Techniques. J Of Laparoendoscopic Adv
Surg Tech A ;7 ; 1 : Feb. 1997 : 69-71
8. Mat Sain AH : Laparoscopic Repair Of Perforated Duodenal Ulcers With A
Falciform Ligament Patch - Surgical Technique(Letter ; comments). Ann R Coll
Surg Engl. Mar 1997.
9. MS Raj, Yap K, Haq JA, Singh S, Mat Sain AH (2001) : Further evidence for an
exceptionally low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among peptic ulcer
patients in North-eastern peninsular Malaysia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 95
(1) : 24 - 7
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10. Mat Sain AH : Centralisation of oesophageal cancer services : the view from the
periphery(Letter ; comments). J of the Royal Coll of Surg Edin. April 2001 :
46 : 2 : 126 –127
11. Mat Sain AH (2001) : “Laparoscopic Appendectomy for periappendicular
abscess (Letter)” (Online First publication). Surg Endosc DOI : 10.1007/
s004640080170
12. Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Tun M, Musa AF (2002) “Choledocholithiasis :
New Approach to an Old Problem” (Letter to the Editor), World J of Surg.
DOI : 10.1007/s00268-002-1240-3.
http://link.springer.de/link/service/jo…/00268/contents/02/1240/paper/body.html
. Paper publication – World J. Surg. 26, 1397-1402, 2002
13. Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK (2002) : Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm.
Digestive Surgery ;19 ; 3 : pg 168
14. Mat Sain AH, Tun M, Yatiban MK, Musa AF (2001) “ Duodenal Stump Blowout
from Reinforced Stapled Lines”. Internet J of Surg No. 2 : Vol. 2 :
[http://www.icaap.org/iuicode?120.2.2.1]
15. Mat Sain AH. Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery (Letter). Br Med J
(2002) ; http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/324/7328/31
16. Mat Sain AH. Randomized trials in surgery : problems and solutions (Letter).Br
Med J (2002) ; http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/324/7351/1448
17. Mat Sain AH. The neglected epidemics – A tip of the Iceberg (Letter). Br Med J
(2002) ; http//bmj.com/cgi/eletters/324/7346/1139
18. Mat Sain AH. Surgical Training with Simulator (Letter). Br Med J (2002) ;
http//bmj.com/cgi/eletters/319/7220/1312/f
19. Mat Sain AH. Hepatocytes Transplantation – A Myth continues (Letter). The
Journal of Clinical Investigation (2001) ;
http//intl.jci.org/cgi/eletters/108/3/367
20. Mat Sain AH. Dynamism in Surgical Training (Letter). Br Med J (2002) ;
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/314/7084/891
21. Mat Sain AH. Routine laparoscopy in young females with suspected
appendicitis (letter). Br Med J (2002). http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/325/7363/505
22. Mat Sain AH. Laparoscopic Hernioplasty is gold standard for recurrent and
bilateral inguinal hernia? Br Med J (2002)
23. Mat Sain AH. Letter to Editor. Med J Malaysia Vol.57 ; Orthopaedic Supp. C July
2002 : pg 74-75
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24. Mat Sain AH. Ethnicity in Medicine. Br Med J (2002)
25. Mat Sain AH. Closing Cultural Gaps (Letter). Update of the New York Academy
of Sciences (August/Sept 2002) ; pg 1
26. Mat Sain AH. The Continuing Dilemma of Breast Cancer Management. Br Med
J (2002). http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/325/7370/921/a#27274
27. Mat Sain AH. Fatwa and Modernity. Br Med J (2002).
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/325/7374/1227#27306
28. Mat Sain AH. Sustainability of technical projects in developing countries. Br Med J
(2003)
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/326/7379/51/a
29. Mat Sain AH. Flexibility and Dynamism of Surgical Training. Br Med J (2003)
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/326/7379/S1a#28586
30. Mat sain AH. Letter to Editor. Br J Surg. February Volume 90 Issue 2.
http://www.bjssoc.com/cda/bjsH/1,1865,0-4-401-1457-0- correspond_list-
1490,00.html
31. Mat sain AH. Letter to Editor. Br J Surg. February Volume 90 Issue 2.
http://www.bjssoc.com/cda/bjsH/1,1865,0-4-401-1457-0-correspond_list-
1480,00.html
32. Mat Sain AH. PBL in Medical Education is natural. Br Med J.
bmj.com/cgi/eletters/326/7384/328#29595, 11 Feb 2003
33. Wan Taib WR, Sidek MR, Sulong S, Mat Sain AH, Isa MNI.
Gene Expression Analysis using non- radioactive Differential Display RT-PCR
technique in Peptic Diatheses. Proceedings of the Malaysian Science and
Technology Congress (MSTC) 2002 ; pg. 70-74
34. Biswal BM, Sain AHM, Othman NH, Baba A. Adjuvant treatment in colorectal
cancer. Experience from a referral centre in Eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Trop
Gastroenterol 2002 ; 23 : 134-137
35. Mat Sain AH. Laparoscopic herniorraphy ceaseless debate. Br Med J.(2003)
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/326/7389/578#30528
36. Mat Sain AH. West Boycotting Israel? Br Med J.(2003)
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/326/7391/713/c#30919
37. Che Ghazali FB, Mat Sain AH, Mat Asan J. High-resolution Visualization And
Microstructure Characterization of Mixed Biliary Stones. Annals of Microscopy
; 3 : March 2003 ; pg 111-116
38. Mat Sain AH. Oesophageal Cancers Clinical Trials. Br Med J (2003).
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39. AH Mat Sain. Quest for Sustainable Creativity.
Science (23 April 2003)
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/285/5433/1495?ck=nck#662
40. Abd H Mat Sain. There are more to Bioinformatics than Genomics. Br Med J (25
April 2003). http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/324/7344/1018
41. Abd Hamid Mat Sain. Another effort to preserve Scientific Medicine.J Clin Invest.
http://www.jci.org/cgi/eletters/111/3/289 (10 February 2003)
42. Sain AHM. Letter 2: Effects of the intermittent Pringle manoeuvre on hepatic gene
expression and ultrastructure in a randomized clinical study (Br J Surg 2003; 90:
183-189). Br J Surg. 2003 ; 90 : 595
43. A H Mat Sain . Scientists' Dilemma Continues. Br Med J
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/319/7207/448#32407 (18 May 2003) xxx
44. AH Mat Sain. Sustainable Development(Letter). Update, New York Academy of
Sciences Magazine(June 2003), pg-1 xxx
45. Tun M, Salekan K, Mat Sain AH : Reoperative Thyroid Surgery in Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia. The Malaysian J of Med Sci, Vol 10, No. 1, Jan
2003, 86-89)
46. Mat Sain AH. Sustainable Strategies Needed to Manage Health and Science in
Developing Countries. Br Med J.(24 June 2003).
47. Mat Sain AH. Letter to Editor – Making Sense and Nonsense of Complimentary and
Alternative Medicine in Malaysia. Berita MMA (News) , October 2003 ; pg. 23
48. Mat Sain AH. Detechnicalization of the Sciences for Public Engagement. J Clin
Invest (July 2003)
http://www.jci.org/cgi/eletters/111/3/289
49. Mat Sain AH. Inquiry-based Learning. Update : New York Academy of Sciences
Magazine (Letter); Nov-Dec 2003 ; pg 3
50. Mat Sain AH. The Need for Internal Control of Editors and Authors. Br. Med. J.
(12 Nov 2003)
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/327/7422/1010-c#40388
51. FARID BIN CHE GHAZALI, ABDUL HAMID MAT SAIN, JAMARUDDIN MAT ASAN.
Visualization and Microstructure Characterization of the Internal Surface of
Implanted Biliary Stents Using the Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Proceedings of the 12th
Scientific Conference and 13th
Annual General Meeting of
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the Malaysia Electron Microscopy Society, Langkawi, 15-17th
Dec 2003, pg 767-
775
52. Wan Taib WR, Sidek MR, Sulong S, Mat Sain AH, Isa MNI. Letter to Editor – The
Discovery of Known Gene in a Novel Location May Provide Clue to Gastric
Carcinogenesis.The Internet Journal of Genomics and Proteomics. Vol.1, No.1
(2004) http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?
xmlFilePath=journals/ijgp/vol1n1/gene.xml
53. Mat Sain AH. Letter to the Editor-Cytokines study in Internal Biliary Drainage. World J
of Surgery, Vol. 28 : 2 ; Feb. 2004
54. Mat Sain AH. Evidence-Based Medicine Revisited. Br Med J.(2004)
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/312/7023/71#48185
55. Kaur G, Madhava M, Amir Hakim B, Abd Hamid MS et al. Cytology Imprint for the
Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. South East Asian J of Trop Med and Pub Health
; Volume 35, No.3, Sept 2004
56. Wu S, Halim AS, Mat Sain AH. Free-transfer Latissimus Dorsi Flap in tracheal
reconstruction of recurrent medullary thyroid cancer (Otorhinolaryngology)
(Accepted for publication, 2004)
Implanted Biliary Stents Using the Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy,
(Annals of Microscopy) (Accepted for publication,2004)
58. Training of Surgeons Scientists : Are we insisting too much? ANZ J of Surgery
(Accepted for publication, 2004)
59. Wan Rohani Wan Taib, Mohd Ros Sidek, Abdul Hamid Mat Sain, Mohd Nizam Isa. Is
the Overexpression of Ubiquinol Cytochrome c Reductase in erosive gastritis
Contributory to gastric Carcinogenesis? : A Case Report . Mal. J Biochem and Mol.
Biol.(Accepted for publication, 2004)
60.The Elusive Inguinal Hernia Repair
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/328/7431/59#114650, 14 Aug 2005
61.Is DRE still relevant in Primary Care Practice?
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/333/7558/69#140464
Accepted for publication :
A. Book Sections (in press)
1. Kata masukkan “Transplantasi” : Ensaiklopedia Sekolah Menengah, Dewan
Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2000
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2. Kata masukkan “Surgeri” : Ensaiklopedia Sekolah Menengah, Dewan Bahasa dan
Pustaka, 2000
3. A prologue for the Oncology Book by Advanced Medical and Dental Institute to be
published by USM Press,2004
4. A Chapter – “The Radioguided Surgery in the Management of Gastrointestinal
Cancers” in the Oncology Book by Advanced Medical and Dental Institute to be
published by USM Press,2004
Abstracts published in Journals :
1. Mat Sain AH, Lwin M . The Management of liver abscess in areas endemic with
Amoebiasis : J Hepatobil Panc Surg ; Vol. 4 ;(Supp. 1) 1997 ; 49
2. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Rahman MNG. A review of first 100 Laparoscopic
cholecystectomy in Hospital Universiti Sains malaysia. The Mal J of Med Sciences :
6 ; 2 ; July 1999 : 8
3. Muiz A, Abdullah JM, Farouk A et al, Hamid A . Treatment of serious and
uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in non-HIV positive patients with
cryptococcal meningitis. The Mal J of Med Sciences : 6 ; 2 ; July 1999 : 9
4. Mat Sain AH, Jaafar H, Yatiban MK et al. The Effects of Stenting the injured bile
ducts in rabbits. J Hepatobil Panc Surg ; Vol. 6 ;(Supp. 1) 1999 ; 19
5. Mat Sain AH, Ahmad H, Tun M, et al. The Management of Periampullary Cancers
in the Tropics. J Hepatobil Panc Surg ; Vol. 6 ;(Supp. 1) 1999 ; 31
6. Bahrun S, Tun M, Mat Sain AH. The Management of Acute Cholecystitis in a
Community-based teaching Hospital of Peninsular Malaysia. J Hepatobil Panc Surg ;
Vol. 6 ;(Supp. 1) 1999 ; 40
7. Ismail F, Mat Sain AH, Musa AF et al. The Management outcome of liver abscess in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia – A Retrospective Study 1990 – 1997. J
Hepatobil Panc Surg ; Vol. 6 ;(Supp. 1) 1999 ; 41
8. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Zakaria AZ et al. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in
Chronic gallbladders in South East Asia. J Hepatobil Panc Surg ; Vol. 6 ;(Supp. 1)
1999 ; 42
9. Mat Sain AH, Baba AA, Mahyuddin M et al. The Value of Exhaustive Surgical
Assessment for Recurrent Colonic Cancer. The Med J of Mal. ; 55 ;Aug. 2000(Supp.)
; 19
10. Mat Sain AH, Hussain SB, Jasid AM et al. The Clinical Spectrum of Hepatoma in
Kelantanese population. The Med J of Mal. ; 55 ; Aug. 2000(Supp.) ; 24
11. Nasuha NA, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm.
The Med J of Mal ; 56 : April 2001(Supp. A) ; 135
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12. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : The Role of Diagnostic and Staging Laparoscopy in the
Management of Difficult Gastrointestinal conditions. The Med J of Mal ; 56 : April
2001(Supp. A) ; 133
13. Ridwan AS, Mat Sain AH, Abdullah AJ : Acute Pancreatitis – Evaluation of
management in Hospital Kuala Terengganu from 1995 – 1998. The Med J of Mal ;
56 : April 2001(Supp. A) ; 125
14. Arumuga R, Mat Sain AH, Mahamood Z, Yatiban MK : Exhaustive Staging
Methods in the Management of a patient with synchronous Cholangiocarcinoma. The
Med J of Mal ; 56 : April 2001(Supp. A) ; 119
15. Ibrahim AM, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Khalid I : Thorough Assessment of a
Benign Lower Common Bile Duct Stricture. The Med J of Mal ; 56 : April
2001(Supp. A) ; 117
16. Mat Sain AH, Hussin ZA, Mahamood Z et al : “The teaching of Clinical Surgery in
the Problem-based Learning Medical School” . Asian J Surgery 24(1) ; May 2001 :
S77
17. Shuaib IL, Muhamad M, Tun M, Mat Sain AH, Ressang AS : Post-operative DVT in
general surgical patients of Hospital USM. The Med J of Mal. : 56 : August 2001
(Supp. B) : 27
18. Musa AF, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : The Role of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
in the general surgical practice in Hospital USM. The Med J of Mal. : 56 : August
2001 (Supp. B) : 64
19. Najihah SZ, Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH : Mastectomy Defect
Reconstruction. The Med J of Mal. : 56 : August 2001 (Supp. B) : 121
20. Ressang AS, Dimon MZ, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001): The Influence of
Laparotomy Incision on Post-operative Pulmonary Complications. The Mal. J of Med
Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.119
21. Ridzuan AS, Mat Sain AH, Abdullah AJ (July 2001): Acute Pancreatitis in the East
Coast of Peninsular Malaysia – A Peculiar Disease Pattern. The Mal. J of Med Sc :
8 : 2 : pg.119
22. Daud AH, Mahmood Z, Abdullah AJ, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001): The Results of
Transurethral Resection of prostates(TURP) in a rural general hospital. The Mal. J of
Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.111
23. Najihah SZ, Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH (July 2001): Reconstruction after
Mastectomy in Breast Carcinoma. The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.118
24. Biswal BM, Othman NH, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001): Breast Conservation
Technique in Early Breast Cancer. The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.116
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25. Vasantha K, Anas SR, Hamzah MK, Joshi P, Mat Sain AH, Naing L (July 2001) :
Prospective Study of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using Off Pump Technique.
The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.113
26. Mahamood Z, Mat Sain AH, Musa AF et al (July 2001): Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy : Experience after 7 years of Routine Performance in Hospital
USM. The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.83
27. Ressang AS, Dimon MZ, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001): The Influence of
Premorbid Conditions on the development of post-operative pulmonary
complications in patients undergoing laparotomy. The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 :
pg.84
28. Biswal BM, Mat Sain AH, Zakaria AZ et al : Adjuvant Treatment in Colorectal
Cancers : An Analysis of 130 cases treated in Hospital USM. The Mal. J of Med Sc :
8 : 2 : pg.77
29. Tun M, Ibrahim LS, Mahayidin M, Mat Sain AH, Ressang AS : Incidence of
Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis in General Surgical patients of Hospital USM.
The Mal. J of Med Sc : 8 : 2 : pg.67
30. Noor Azam Nasuha, Halim AS, Mat Sain AH, Zakaria AZ (July 2001) : “Latissimus
Dorsi flap for closure of locally advanced breast carcinoma” . The Mal. J of Med.
Sci. : 7 : 2 : pg. 82
31. MNM Tarmizi, Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001) : “Cervical spine
compression due to local extension of a thyroid carcinoma” . The Mal. J of Med.
Sci. : 7 : 2 : pg. 80
32. Sulaiman AR, Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al (July 2001) : “Two rare cases of
giant neurofibromas”. The Mal. J of Med. Sci. : 7 : 2 : pg. 79
33. Mat Sain AH, Raj MS. (2002).Unique Ethnic diversity of Ductal biliary stones in a
heterogeneous population. J of Hepato-Bilio-Panc. Surg Vol. 9 Supp. 1; pg. 332
34. Mat Sain AH, Ismail F, (2002). The Indications and Outcomes of Percutaneous
Liver Abscess drainage. J of Hepato-Bilio-Panc. Surg Vol. 9 Supp. 1; pg. 173
35. Mat Sain AH, Che Ghazali AF, Ismail A, Zakaria K(2002). Elemental Composites
of Soft biliary stones under Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy. . J of
Hepato-Bilio-Panc. Surg Vol. 9 Supp. 1; pg. 285
36. Kaur G, Madhava M, Amir Hakim B, Abd Hamid MS et al. Rapid Diagnosis of
Helicobacter Pylori In Gastric Imprint Smear. The Med J of Mal. : 57(Supp. A) :
June 2002 ; 67
37. Peh KH, Ressang AS, Mat Sain AH. Unique Demographic Distribution of
Helicobacter Pylori status Among patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease in Northern
Malaysia. The Med J of Mal. : 57(Supp. A) : June 2002 ; 69
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38. Peh KH, Ressang AS, Mat Sain AH. Helicobacter Pylori in various Gastroduodenal
diseases in a Multiethnic population of Northern Malaysia. The Med J of Mal. :
57(Supp. A) : June 2002 ; 70
39. Rajendram AK, Sahabudin RM, Mat Sain AH. Cancer of the Urinary Bladder – A
Malaysian Perspective. Int J of Urology , August 2002 ; Vol.9(Supp.) : A81
40. Abdullah J, Ghani ARI, Sayuthi S, Mat Sain AH et al. Combined Anterior-Posterior
One-staged procedure for Lumbar Spine Stabilization after Metastatic Thyroid
Carcinoma. The Mal J Med Sc. July 2002
41. Vasanthan V, Halim AS, Mat Sain AH et al. Prefabricated Composite
Reconstruction of TrachealDefect following Recurrent Thyroid Carcinoma Surgery.
The Mal J Med Sc. July 2002
42. Mat Sain AH, Salekan MK, Letchumanan V. The Limits of Endotherapy in the
Management of Choledocholithiasis. 7th
Biennial Congress of the Asian
HepatobiliaryPancreatic Surgery, Chennai, India, 27th
August – 1st
Sept 2003
43. Mat Sain AH, Ismail F. The Management of Liver Abscess – A Pragmatic
Approach. 7th
Biennial Congress of the Asian HepatobiliaryPancreatic Surgery,
Chennai, India, 27th
August – 1st
Sept 2003
Publications – Social Issues
1. Mat Sain AH. Education is the Key to Malaysia’s Future (International Readers
Report). BusinessweekOnline(2002) ;
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_35/c3797119.htm#B379712
0
2. New Sunday Times. Learning Curves (Letter) – Need to assess teaching
methodology in science and maths ; Sunday, 3rd
November 2002, 12
3. What’s happening to the Elite Malay boys? Malaysiakini.com under the
pseudonym of Abu Maryam.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionfeatures/200309240041367.php (25 Sept
2003)
4. Stick with Clinical Ethics. The Japan Times (6 October 2003)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ric.htm
5. View Treatment in Perspective. The STAR, 3 Oct 2003 (Comment Section)
under the pseudonym of Abu Maryam. This essay is also reproduced by the
Newsgroups Editor in the Malaysian Doctors email group – Doctors Only
Bulletin Board (DOBB) on the 13 Oct 2003
6. Need to Review Format for UPSR and PMR Exams. The STAR Online.
Monday 2 Feb 2004 (Focus Section) under the pseudonym of Abu Maryam.
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7. Too Few Malaysians are University Educated. Malaysiakini.com(6 Feb 2004)
under the pseudonym of Abu Maryam al-Bertami.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/200402060036159.php
8. Lipoma and Cancer; Mingguan Metro, 16 October 2005
9. Acidic Stomach and Gastritis; Mingguan Metro, 2 October 2005
10. Gallstones ; Mingguan Metro 2006
11. Minimally Invasive Surgery ; Mingguan Metro 2006
12. Rectal Bleeding ; Mingguan Metro, 1 January 2006
13. Hernia ; Mingguan Malaysia 2006
14. Abdominal Pain and Gastritis ; Mingguan Malaysia 2006
15. Appendix and Acute Appendicitis ; Mingguan Malaysia 2006
16. Column; Be a Knowledgable Patient ; Mingguan Malaysia , 23 July 2006
17. Column ; Complication – Who’s Fault? ; Mingguan Malaysia 2006
Abstracts published in Proceedings :
1. Mat Sain AH, MZ Othman : “Lichtenstein Hernioplasty in a Rural Population”
at the Annual College of Surgeons Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, May 1998 (Free
paper). Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons
of Malaysia
2. Mat Sain AH, AF Musa : “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Community-
based Teaching Hospital” at the Annual College of Surgeons Meeting, Kuala
Lumpur, May 1998 (Free paper). Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting
of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia
3. Raj SM, Yap K, Haq JA, Singh MS, Hamid A : “The Commonest cause of
peptic ulceration in the North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia is NSAID, not
Helicobacter pylori infection”, 2nd
. Western-Pacific Helicobacter Congress, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah, 25th
-26th
. June 1998
4. The Management of Liver abscess in South East Asia at The 3rd
. Meeting of the
University Surgeons of Asia, National University of Singapore, August 1998.
(Invited speaker-Symposium). Proceedings of the 3rd
. Congress of the University
Surgeons of Asia.
5. Ismail F, Mat Sain AH, AF Musa : “The Management of Liver abscess in
Hospital USM from 1990 – 1997” at the 5th
. National Conference in Medical
Sciences at the School of Medical Sciences, May 1999, Universiti Sains
Malaysia. (Free paper). Proceedings of the 5th
Sciences.
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6. AF Musa, Shamsuddin AR, Mat Sain AH : “The Preparation and Evaluation of
sheep skin as a Biological wound dressing”, College of Surgeons Malaysia
Annual Scientific Meeting, April 1999, Kuala Lumpur (Free paper). Proceedings
of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia
7. AF Musa, Shamsuddin AR, Mat Sain AH : “Xenograft : Preparation and
Application as wound coverage” at the 5th
Malaysia. (Free paper). Proceedings of the 5th
Sciences.
8. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Anterior Approach to the fixation of thoracic
TB spine by extraperitoneal-intrapleural Thoracolaparotomy” at the 5th
. National
Conference in Medical Sciences at the School of Medical Sciences, May 1999,
Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Poster). Proceedings of the 5th
. National Conference
in Medical Sciences
9. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “The Management of CNS and Pulmonary
Cryptococosis” at the 5th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at the School
of Medical Sciences, May 1999, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Free paper).
Proceedings of the 5th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences
10. Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH : “Latissimus Dorsi flap for closure of
locally advanced breast carcinoma” at the 6th
Malaysia.(Poster). Proceedings of the 6th
Sciences.
11. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Cervical spine compression due to local
extension of a thyroid carcinoma” at the 6th
Malaysia.(Poster). Proceedings of the 6th
Sciences.
12. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Two rare cases of giant neurofibromas” at
the 6th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at the School of Medical
Sciences, May 2000, Universiti Sains Malaysia.(Poster). Proceedings of the 6th
.
National Conference in Medical Sciences.
13. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Mahamood Z : “The Clinical features of patients
with Solitary Thyroid Nodules in Kelantanese population” at the Annual
Scientific meeting of the Malaysian College of Surgeons,Kuala Lumpur, June
2000.(Free paper). Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College
of Surgeons of Malaysia
14. A.S.Halim, S.Z.Najihah, AZ Zakaria, A.H.Mat Sain : Chest Wall
Reconstruction as an Adjuvant Treatment in Locally Advanced Breast cancer.
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Malaysian Oncological Society Scientific Meeting, November 2000, Kuala
Lumpur (free paper). Proceedings of the Malaysian Oncology Society Annual
Scientific Meeting.
15. Mat Sain AH : Delayed Detection of Laparoscopic Bile Duct Injury – A Serious
Problem. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of
Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 41(Invited
Speaker – Symposium)
16. Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Arumuga K : Sentinel Lymph node as a guide in
Calot’s Triangle Dissection during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Proceedings
of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia,
Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 54
17. Ibrahim AM, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK et al : Successful treatment of large
Cholecystoduodenal fistula. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the
College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg.
69
18. Mat Sain AH, Arumuga R, Musa AF et al : A Rare cause of Upper
Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Small bowel GIST. Proceedings of the Annual
Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak,
24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 69
19. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Yatiban MK et al : Intraoperative causes of failure in
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of
the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001,
pg. 70
20. Umasangar R, Myat TY, Mat Sain AH. The Study of Relaparotomy cases in
Hospital USM. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of College of
Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
May 2002, Cameron Highland.
21. Mat Sain AH. TAPP – A technically acceptable repair for recurrent Inguinal hernia.
Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of
Malaysia, 15th
-18th
22. Salekan MK, Mat Sain AH, Myat TY, Hashim I. Medium to Longterm sequelae
after endoscopic papillotomy for biliary stones. Proceedings of the Annual
Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
May 2002,
Cameron Highland.
23. Umasangar R, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Shuaib IL. A Composite perioperative
biliary Assessment for difficult bile duct pathology. Proceedings of the Annual
-18th
May 2002,
Cameron Highland.
24. Salekan MK, Tun M, Mat Sain AH. Reoperative Thyroid Surgery in Hospital USM.
Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of
Malaysia, 15th
-18th
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25. Jusoh MA, Hussain MS, Mat Sain AH et al. The preliminary Review of
Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Hospital USM. Proceedings of the Annual
-18th
May 2002,
Cameron Highland.
26. Yahya, MM, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH. The Review of Reoperative patients after
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of
College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
27. Daud MA, Mat Sain AH et al. Post Cholecystectomy Syndrome in the Era of
laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of
-18th
28. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH. A rare Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm in post-Whipple
patient. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of
Malaysia, 15th
-18th
29. Umasangar R, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK. An Approach to resecting a huge
mesenteric tumour. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of College of
-18th
30. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Faisham WI et al. Thoracoscopic resection of
pulmonary nodules in Malignant Bone and Soft tissue Sarcomas. Proceeding of
the Annual Scientific Meeting of Malaysia Orthopaedic Association, 24-26th
May
2002, Kuantan
31. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Faisham WI, Zulmi W. Thoracoscopic Resection of
pulmonary nodules in Malignant Bone and Soft tissue Sarcomas. Proceedings of
the 4th
Biennial Congress of Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society, 6-7th
July 2002, Chennai, India
32. Abdullah J, Ghani ARI, Sayuthi S, Mat Sain AH et al. Combined Anterior-Posterior
One-staged procedure for Lumbar Spine Stabilization after Metastatic Thyroid
Carcinoma. Proceedings of the 7th
National Conference on Medical Sciences, 17-
18th
May 2002, Universiti Sains Malaysia, pg.145
33. Vasanthan V, Halim AS, Mat Sain AH et al. Prefabricated Composite
Reconstruction of TrachealDefect following Recurrent Thyroid Carcinoma
Surgery. Proceedings of the 7th
National Conference on Medical Sciences, 17-18th
May 2002, Universiti Sains Malaysia, pg.171
34. Che Ghazali FB, Mat Sain AH, Mat Asan J. High-resolution Visualization And
Microstructure Characterization of Mixed Biliary Stones. Proceedings of the 11th
Scientific Conference, Electron Microscopy Society of Malaysia, 17-18th
Dec.
2002 (full manuscript)
35. Wan Taib WR1
, Sidek MR1
, Sulong S1
, Mat Sain AH2
, Isa MNI3.
Overexpression of Ubiquinone-cytochrome c reductase Complex III in Peptic
diseases. Proceedings of the 8th
National Conference in Medical Sciences, USM,
Malaysia.
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Commentaries / Interviews / Online Forums(Uneditted)
4. “Conjoint Twin Operation in Saudi Arabia”.
http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/Friday/Nasional/2002091921590
8/Article/
2.Medical Interventions for Quality of Life. (23 Nov 2003)
http://scienceboard.net/forum/pop_printer_friendly.asp?TOPIC_ID=57
2. Traditional and Complementary Medicine (26 Dec 2003)
http://scienceboard.net/forum/pop_printer_friendly.asp?TOPIC_ID=1141
4. Autoimmune Thyroiditis (3 Jan 2004)
http://scienceboard.net/forum/pop_printer_friendly.asp?TOPIC_ID=94&
FORUM_ID=25&CAT_I…
5. Abd Hamid Mat Sain. Another product of Surgical Technology (4th
May 2003).
http://www.indiandoctors.com/comment.php3
6. "Staging Laparoscopy should be routinely " on 15 February, 2004 at 13:45:56 by
Dr Abd Hamid Mat Sain. http://www.indiandoctors.com/welcome.php3?
page=1956&action=read
7. Regular Articles in Utusan Malaysia from 2005-2007
Articles in progress/sent for publications/presentations consideration :
1. Mat Sain AH, Lwin M. The Management of Liver Abscess in Areas Endemic
with Amoebiasis.
2. Clinical features of Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Syndrome
3. The Management of Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Syndrome
4. The Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis after Thoracolaparotomy in Malaysian
patients (The Malaysian J of Med Sci)
Printed Materials (Departmental, School, University) :
1. Dissertation for Master of Surgery (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,1994) -
“The Management Of Pancreatic And Periampullary Cancers”
2. Surgical Case Book for Master of Surgery (UKM, 1994)
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3. Mat Sain AH, AS Ressang, M Tun (Ed.) : Manual for Trainers and Trainees in
Master of Medicine(Surgery) USM, 2000
4. Mat Sain AH, Zakaria AZ, Mahamood Z (Ed.) : Departmental Manual for
Senior Surgical Clerkship 1998, revised editions : 1999, 2000, 2001
5. Annual (2000) Service Report for the Dept. of Surgery, Hospital USM
6. Dept of Surgery section in the Curriculum Book of Phase 3 MD Course, 2001-
edited
7. MMed.(General Surgery) Curriculum Book – translation to English Version from
Bahasa Malaysia (ongoing)
8. Tun M, Lutfi I, Mohamad M, Mat Sain AH, Ressang AS : Research report : The
Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in major Thoracolaparotomy in the North-
East of Malaysia (completed)
9. Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Jaafar H, Abu Bakar AS, Raj MS : Research report :
The Effects of Stenting the injured bile duct in rabbits (on going)
10. Internal Audit Report for patient : Ahmad Osama RN : B151177
11. Internal Audit Report for patient : Mohd Alham Mohd Yazid
RN : 161979
12. Report on the Curriculum Review of the Undergraduate Medical Education by
the Dept of Surgery, USM, 2001
13. Research roadshow write-ups on potential projects in Gastroenterology and
Surgery for Health Campus (2001).
14. Annual Report 2001 of the Dept of Surgery for the School of Medical Sciences,
USM
15. USAINS Clinical Services : Working paper on “Surgical patients’ Flow”
16. Telemedicine contents writings :
i) Pathology of Acute Cholecystitis – KKM - Medical Online Project
17. On-going departmental manuals/books projects :
18. Surgical Mortality Audit Journal
19. Annual Surgical Statistics – Dept of Surgery
20. Kota Bharu Surgical Presentations
21. USM Surgical Manual
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22. Edited the Translation of the Master of Surgery(Plastic Surgery) Course
Curriculum book from Malay into English language.
23. Concept paper submitted to MOSTE for the IRPA RM8 Project – Biliary Diseases :
The Study of Pathogenesis and Novel Therapeutics
24. Report on The Multimedia Archiving of Surgical Procedures project to the Dean –
2002
25. Anaesthetic Critical Incidence Report(Audit) on patient Mohd Shahrul Aswadi RN :
B195093 – 2002
26. A letter accepted by the Editor of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in
response to an article “Inferior Vena Cava Rupture” but was not published
because there was no response from the original author – 2001
27. Contributed to the Working paper for the Development of the National Advanced
Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences in Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002-2003
28. Working paper for the initiation of Master of Science(Surgical Science) course in
29. Contributed concept paper to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for
the development of Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) and
RadioImmunoGuidedSurgery (RIGS) in Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003
30. Letter sent to the New York academy of Sciences on the issue of America-Iraq
conflict
31. Working paper for the initiation of the Master of Science(Surgical Technology)
thought course in Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003
32. Discovery of Ubiquinone-Cytochrome C oxidoreductase gene in (a novel location
of) inflammed gastric epithelia (2003-unpublished)
33. Working paper for the initiation of the Master of Science(Surgical Technology)
mixed-mode course in Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003 (in progress)
34. Co-Researcher in the discovery of Ubiquinone-Cytochrome C oxidoreductase and
60L Ribosomal genes in (a novel location of) inflammed gastric epithelia (2003-
unpublished)
35. Visualization Challenge in Scientific contest organized by the National Science
Foundation of the USA, 2003 ;
a. The Image of Ascaris in the Biliary tree in a cholangiography from ERCP
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b. The Image of Cholesterol Crystal under Electron Microscopy using the latest
VPSEM
36. Working paper for MSc(Medical Research), AMDI, USM, 2003
37. Working paper for MSc(Transfusion Science), AMDI, USM, 2003
38. Working paper for MMed(Transfusion Medicine), AMDI, USM, 2003
39. Contributor to the Concept paper on the Prioritized Research grant application from
MOSTE on “The Personalized Digital Anatomy and Virtual Reality in Surgery”,
2003.
40. A Report on the research visit to the European Institute of Telesurgery/IRCAD,
Strasbourg, France, Nov. 2003
41. Draft Memorandum of Understanding between the European Institute of
Telesurgery/IRCAD, Strasbourg, France and AMDI, USM, 2003
42. Written a speech to be delivered by Prof Ramli Mohd, Dean of Institute of Graduate
Studies,USM at the opening of the Curriculum Development Workshop for
Postgraduate courses in Transfusion Medicine.
43. Written a Preface for the Vice Chancellor in the booklet of Seminar in Oncology
organized by AMDI, 7 August 2003
44. Commentaries on the Working paper for the New Surgical Training by the Surgical
Conjoint Board of Malaysian Universities, 2004
Multimedia Productions (Videos etc.)
Videos for departmental education on :
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Staging Laparoscopy
Diagnostic Thoracoscopy
Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Metastasectomy
Choledochoscopy
Upper GI Endoscopy
Lower GI Endoscopy
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Laparoscopic Hernioplasty (TAPP)
Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Laparoscopic Varicocoelectomy
Laparoscopic Salvage of Complicated Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
Combined Endoscopic Gastric Graft Assessment post-Pharyngolaryngectomy
7. Records of Supervision of Higher Degree Students (Dissertation/Thesis):-
Name of Student Degree Date Completed
1. Dr. Othman Mohd Zain MMed(Surgery) 1998
Dissertation title : An Approach to Haematuria in HUSM
2. Dr. Faisal Ismail MMed(Surgery) 1999
Dissertation title : The Management of Liver Abscess in HUSM over 4 year
period
3. Dr. Sarojah Devi MMed(Surgery) 2000
Dissertation title : The Management of 100 cases Inguinal Hernia in
HUSM
4. Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa MMed(Surgery) 2000
Dissertation(Co-supervisor) : The Use of Biological Wound dressings in animal
study
4. Dr. Ahmad Mardzuki Ibrahim MMed(Surgery) 2001
Dissertation title : The Pharmacologic Management of patients with
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in Hospital Kuala Trengganu
5. Dr. Khairuzi Salekan MMed(Surgery) 2002
Dissertation title : Long Term Sequalae of Post Sphincterotomy in HUSM
6. Dr. Ridwan Samad MMed(Surgery) 2001
Dissertation title : The Management of Acute Pancreatitis in Hospital Kuala
Trengganu
7. Dr. Arumuga a/l Rajendran MMed(Surgery) 2001
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Dissertation title : The Management of Bladder Cancer in National Institute of
Urology
8. Dr. Mohd Ashraf MMed(Surgery) 2002
Dissertation title : Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Syndrome
9. Siti Noor Deen (quitted) MSc.(Medical Sc.)
Dissertation title : Biochemical Analyses of gallstones retrieved from patients
treated with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in HUSM
10. Wan Rohani Talib MSc. .(Medical Sc.) 2003
Dissertation title : The Use of DDRT-PCR technique in detecting possible host
mutation in Peptic Ulcer Diathesis
11. Dr Vasu MMed(Surgery) 2004
Dissertation : The Outcome Study of the routine performance of ERCP in the
Management of Choledocholithiasis in a tertiary referral center
12. Dr Yang Chua Fat MMed(Surgery) 2004
Dissertation : The Study of Colonoscopic yield in an established Endoscopy
services of a tertiary referral center in the East Coast of Malaysia
Records of Clinical Supervisions
Advanced Trainees (Clinical Specialists) : 6 Specialist Endoscopists trained thus far
Clinical Surgery Postgraduate Training
a. MMed.(Surgery) – 30 Surgeons graduated thus far
b. Others
Clinical (co-)trainer for trainees from other Postgraduate/Master of Medicine
Programs ;
MMed. (Family Medicine – 3 months) : 3 candidates
MMed. (Accident and Emergency Medicine – 3 months) : 10 candidates
MMed. (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) : 2 candidates
Trainee Dental Surgeons : 2 candidates
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8. Records of Papers presented at Conferences/Seminars/Workshops locally or
overseas:-
Presentations(Oral and Posters) / Invited Lectures
I. “Laparoscopic Fenestration Of Polycystic Liver And Renal Cysts” At The
Meeting Of The Association Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology Of Malaysia
In Kuala Lumpur 1994 (Case presentation)
2. “How Low Can Haemoglobin Go?” At The Update On Blood Transfusion
Organised By The Haematology Unit, HUSM, 17-11-1996.(Invited Speaker)
3. “The Management Of Haemorrhoids”. Malaysian Medical Association, Kelantan
Branch, April 1997.(Invited Speaker)
5. “The ethics of blood transfusion” - Panel Discussion, Ethics and Communication
Intensive Course, School of Medical Sciences, Feb.1998 (Invited Speaker)
6. “Chronic Pancreatitis - A case presentation” at the Pancreas Meeting at Concorde
Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Mar 1998 (Case presentation-Invited)
7. “Pancreatic Trauma - A case presentation” at the Pancreas Meeting at Concorde
Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Mar 1998 (Case presentation-Invited)
8. “The Surgical Approach to jaundice”, Symposium at The Postgraduate Intensive
Course of Abdominal Radiology, The School of Medical Sciences, University
Sains Malaysia, Sept 1999(Invited Speaker)
9. “Peritoneal Space Infections”, Lecture at The Postgraduate Intensive Course of
Abdominal Radiology, The School of Medical Sciences, University Sains
Malaysia, Sept 1999(Invited Speaker)
10. “The Ethics of blood transfusion” - Panel Discussion, Ethics and Communication
Intensive Course, School of Medical Sciences, May.1999 (Invited Speaker).
11. AF Musa, AH Mat Sain : “The Post-operative Medical Management of Residual
Intrahepatic Stones” at the 5th
. Congress of the Asian Society of Hepatobiliary
and Pancreativ Surgery, Kuala Lumpur Dec. 1999.(Case presentation)
12. AF Musa, AH Mat Sain : “ Post – Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury “
at the 5th
. Congress of the Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreativ Surgery,
Kuala Lumpur Dec. 1999.(Case presentation)
13. “The Management of Malignant Thymoma” at the Weekly Clinicopathological
Conference in the School of Medical Sciences, Kubang Kerian,USM,
1999(Invited Speaker)
14. A case of Early Gastric Cancer at The Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery,
Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, February 2000(Case presentation)
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15. Presentation in the form of reports to the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of
Great Britain and Ireland “The State of Laparoscopic Surgery”, 1996 (Reports)
16. “The Management of Oesophageal Tumours” at the Head and Neck Surgery
Intensive Course, School of Medical Sciences, USM, August 2000 (Invited Speaker)
17. “Exploratory Laparotomy” at the Intensive Basic Surgical Management Course,
Hospital Kota Bharu, Ministry of Health, Oct. 2000 (Invited Speaker)
18. Presentation to the Accreditation Working Party of the Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh, May 2001
19. “Stomach in the Neck” at the Weekly Clinicopathological Conference in the School
of Medical Sciences, Kubang Kerian,USM, 19th
July 2001(Invited Speaker)
20. “Cancer Epidemiology” at a Researchers meeting between USM-UPM-MAKNA,
Unit Neurosains, USM, July 2001.
21. Research Presentation : Eastern Peninsula Malaysia Biliary Calculi Study II :
Microbiological Composition. DK 5, School of Medical Sciences, USM, 27th
Sept.
2001.
22. Presentation to the Accreditation Working Party of the Royal College of Surgeons of
Ireland, 27th
Oct. 2001
23. “Surgical Haemostasis” at the Basic Surgical Skills Course for East Coast, Hospital
Kota Bharu, 27-28th
October 2001(Invited Speaker)
24. Curriculum Review presentation for the Dept of Surgery at the school level, School
of Medical Sciences, USM, 29th
October 2001
25. Mat Sain AH, Lwin M . The Management of liver abscess in areas endemic with
Amoebiasis : 4th. Congress of Asian Association of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic
Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, 19th. - 21st. June 1997
26. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Rahman MNG. A review of first 100 Laparoscopic
cholecystectomy in Hospital Universiti Sains malaysia. 5th
. National Conference on
Medical Sciences, School of Medical Sciences,Universiti Sains
Malaysia,Kelantan,Malaysia, 10-11th
May 1999
27. Muiz A, Abdullah JM, Farouk A et al, Hamid A . Treatment of serious and
uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in non-HIV positive patients with
cryptococcal meningitis. 5th
. National Conference on Medical Sciences, School of
Medical Sciences,Universiti Sains Malaysia,Kelantan,Malaysia, 10-11th
May 1999
28. Mat Sain AH, Jaafar H, Yatiban MK et al. The Effects of Stenting the injured bile
ducts in rabbits. The 5th
. Congress of The Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and
Pancreatic Surgery, 2 - 4th
, Dec. 1999, Kuala Lumpur
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29. Mat Sain AH, Ahmad H, Tun M, et al. The Management of Periampullary Cancers
in the Tropics. The 5th
. Congress of The Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and
Pancreatic Surgery, 2 - 4th
30. Bahrun S, Tun M, Mat Sain AH. The Management of Acute Cholecystitis in a
Community-based teaching Hospital of Peninsular Malaysia. The 5th
. Congress of
The Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, 2 - 4th
, Dec. 1999, Kuala
Lumpur
31. Ismail F, Mat Sain AH, Musa AF et al. The Management outcome of liver abscess in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia – A Retrospective Study 1990 – 1997. The 5th
.
Congress of The Asian Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, 2 - 4th
, Dec.
1999, Kuala Lumpur
32. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Zakaria AZ et al. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in
Chronic gallbladders in South East Asia. The 5th
. Congress of The Asian Society of
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, 2 - 4th
33. Mat Sain AH, Baba AA, Mahyuddin M et al. The Value of Exhaustive Surgical
Assessment for Recurrent Colonic Cancer. International Conference of
Gastroenterology – GUT 2000 organised by Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology, 24th
-26th
August 2000, Melaka, Malaysia
34. Mat Sain AH, Hussain SB, Jasid AM et al. The Clinical Spectrum of Hepatoma in
Kelantanese population. International Conference of Gastroenterology – GUT 2000
organised by Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 24th
-26th
August 2000, Melaka, Malaysia
35. Nasuha NA, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm.
The International Conference of GASTRO 2001, organised by Malaysian Society of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology in collaboration with the American
Gastroenterological Society, 5th
-8th
April 2001, Kota Kinabalu (participant)
36. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : The Role of Diagnostic and Staging Laparoscopy in the
Management of Difficult Gastrointestinal conditions. The International Conference of
GASTRO 2001, organised by Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology in collaboration with the American Gastroenterological Society, 5th
-8th
April 2001, Kota Kinabalu
37. Ridwan AS, Mat Sain AH, Abdullah AJ : Acute Pancreatitis – Evaluation of
management in Hospital Kuala Terengganu from 1995 – 1998. The International
Conference of GASTRO 2001, organised by Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology in collaboration with the American Gastroenterological Society, 5th
-
8th
38. Arumuga R, Mat Sain AH, Mahamood Z, Yatiban MK : Exhaustive Staging
Methods in the Management of a patient with synchronous Cholangiocarcinoma. The
International Conference of GASTRO 2001, organised by Malaysian Society of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology in collaboration with the American
Gastroenterological Society, 5th
-8th
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39. Ibrahim AM, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Khalid I : Thorough Assessment of a
Benign Lower Common Bile Duct Stricture. The International Conference of
GASTRO 2001, organised by Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology in collaboration with the American Gastroenterological Society, 5th
-8th
40. Mat Sain AH, Hussin ZA, Mahamood Z et al : “The teaching of Clinical Surgery in
the Problem-based Learning Medical School” . 4th
. Scientific Congress of University
Surgeons of Asia, Singapore, 31st
. May - 1st
. June 2000
41. Shuaib IL, Muhamad M, Tun M, Mat Sain AH, Ressang AS : Post-operative DVT in
general surgical patients of Hospital USM. 35th
Malaysia-Singapore Congress of
Medicine, 22-26th
August 2001, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
42. Musa AF, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH : The Role of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
in the general surgical practice in Hospital USM. 35th
Malaysia-Singapore Congress
of Medicine, 22-26th
August 2001, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
43. Najihah SZ, Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH : Mastectomy Defect
Reconstruction. 35th
Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine, 22-26th
August 2001,
Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
44. Mat Sain AH, MZ Othman : “Lichtenstein Hernioplasty in a Rural Population” at
the Annual College of Surgeons Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, May 1998 (Free paper).
45. Mat Sain AH, AF Musa : “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Community-based
Teaching Hospital” at the Annual College of Surgeons Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, May
1998 (Free paper).
46. Raj SM, Yap K, Haq JA, Singh MS, Hamid A : “The Commonest cause of peptic
ulceration in the North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia is NSAID, not Helicobacter
pylori infection”, 2nd
. Western-Pacific Helicobacter Congress, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,
25th
-26th
. June 1998
47. The Management of Liver abscess in South East Asia at The 3rd
. Meeting of the
University Surgeons of Asia, National University of Singapore, August 1998.(Invited
speaker-Symposium).
48. Ismail F, Mat Sain AH, AF Musa : “The Management of Liver abscess in Hospital
USM from 1990 – 1997” at the 5th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at the
School of Medical Sciences, May 1999, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Free paper).
49. AF Musa, Shamsuddin AR, Mat Sain AH : “The Preparation and Evaluation of
sheep skin as a Biological wound dressing”, College of Surgeons Malaysia Annual
Scientific Meeting, April 1999, Kuala Lumpur (Free paper).
50. AF Musa, Shamsuddin AR, Mat Sain AH : “Xenograft : Preparation and Application
as wound coverage” at the 5th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at the School
of Medical Sciences, May 1999, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Free paper).
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51. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Anterior Approach to the fixation of thoracic TB
spine by extraperitoneal-intrapleural Thoracolaparotomy” at the 5th
. National
Conference in Medical Sciences at the School of Medical Sciences, May 1999,
Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Poster).
52. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “The Management of CNS and Pulmonary
Cryptococosis” at the 5th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at the School of
Medical Sciences, May 1999, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Free paper).
53. Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH : “Latissimus Dorsi flap for closure of locally
advanced breast carcinoma” at the 6th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences at
the School of Medical Sciences, May 2000, Universiti Sains Malaysia.(Poster).
54. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Cervical spine compression due to local
extension of a thyroid carcinoma” at the 6th
. National Conference in Medical Sciences
at the School of Medical Sciences, May 2000, Universiti Sains Malaysia.(Poster).
55. Abdullah JM, Mat Sain AH et al : “Two rare cases of giant neurofibromas” at the 6th
.
National Conference in Medical Sciences at the School of Medical Sciences, May
2000, Universiti Sains Malaysia.(Poster).
56. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Mahamood Z : “The Clinical features of patients with
Solitary Thyroid Nodules in Kelantanese population” at the Annual Scientific
meeting of the Malaysian College of Surgeons,Kuala Lumpur, June 2000.(Free
paper).
57. A.S.Halim, S.Z.Najihah, AZ Zakaria, A.H.Mat Sain : Chest Wall Reconstruction as
an Adjuvant Treatment in Locally Advanced Breast cancer. Malaysian Oncological
Society Scientific Meeting, November 2000, Kuala Lumpur (free paper).
58. Ressang AS, Dimon MZ, Mat Sain AH et al : The Influence of Laparotomy Incision
on Post-operative Pulmonary Complications. 1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical
Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 94
59. Ridzuan AS, Mat Sain AH, Abdullah AJ : Acute Pancreatitis in the East Coast of
Peninsular Malaysia – A Peculiar Disease Pattern. 1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical
Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 93 (Shortlisted as
potential best paper)
60. Daud AH, Mahmood Z, Abdullah AJ, Mat Sain AH et al : The Results of
Transurethral Resection of prostates(TURP) in a rural general hospital. 1st
ASEAN
Conference of Medical Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May
2001, pg. 91
61. Najihah SZ, Halim AS, Zakaria AZ, Mat Sain AH : Reconstruction after
Mastectomy in Breast Carcinoma. 1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical Sciences, Kota
Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 79
62. Biswal BM, Othman NH, Mat Sain AH et al : Breast Conservation Technique in
Early Breast Cancer. 1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical Sciences, Kota Bharu,
Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 78
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63. Vasantha K, Anas SR, Hamzah MK, Joshi P, Mat Sain AH, Naing L : Prospective
Study of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using Off Pump Technique. 1st
ASEAN
-21st
May
2001, pg. 76 (Shortlisted as potential best paper)
64. Mahamood Z, Mat Sain AH, Musa AF et al : Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy :
Experience after 7 years of Routine Performance in Hospital USM. 1st
ASEAN
-21st
May
2001, pg. 62
65. Ressang AS, Dimon MZ, Mat Sain AH et al : The Influence of Premorbid
Conditions on the development of post-operative pulmonary complications in
patients undergoing laparotomy. 1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical Sciences, Kota
Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 62
66. Biswal BM, Mat Sain AH, Zakaria AZ et al : Adjuvant Treatment in Colorectal
Cancers : An Analysis of 130 cases treated in Hospital USM. 1st
ASEAN Conference
of Medical Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-21st
May 2001, pg. 55
67. Tun M, Ibrahim LS, Mahayidin M, Mat Sain AH, Ressang AS : Incidence of
Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis in General Surgical patients of Hospital USM.
1st
ASEAN Conference of Medical Sciences, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 18th
-
21st
May 2001, pg. 43
68. Mat Sain AH : Delayed Detection of Laparoscopic Bile Duct Injury – A Serious
Problem. Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia,
Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 41(Invited Speaker – Symposium)
69. Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Arumuga K : Sentinel Lymph node as a guide in Calot’s
Triangle Dissection during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Annual Scientific
Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May
2001, pg. 54
70. Ibrahim AM, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK et al : Successful treatment of large
Cholecystoduodenal fistula. Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons of
Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 69
71. Mat Sain AH, Arumuga R, Musa AF et al : A Rare cause of Upper Gastrointestinal
Bleeding – Small bowel GIST. Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Surgeons
of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 69
72. Mat Sain AH, Musa AF, Yatiban MK et al : Intraoperative causes of failure in
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of
Surgeons of Malaysia, Santubong, Sarawak, 24th
-27th
May 2001, pg. 70
73. Mat Sain AH, Raj MS. Unique Ethnic diversity of Ductal biliary stones in a
heterogeneous population(accepted for poster). 5th
World Congress of International
Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Association Congress, 25th
-29th
April 2002, Tokyo, Japan
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74. Mat Sain AH, Ismail F, Shuaib IL. The Indications and Outcomes of Percutaneous
Liver Abscess drainage(accepted for poster). 5th
World Congress of International
HepatobiliaryPancreatic Association Congress, 25th
-29th
75. Mat Sain AH, Che Ghazali AF, Ismail A, Zakaria K. Elemental Composites of Soft
biliary stones under Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy(accepted for
poster). 5th
World Congress of International HepatobiliaryPancreatic Association,
25th
-29th
76. Umasangar R, Myat TY, Mat Sain AH. The Study of Relaparotomy cases in
Hospital USM. The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia,
15th
-18th
77. Mat Sain AH. TAPP – A technically acceptable repair for recurrent Inguinal hernia.
The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
May
2002, Cameron Highland.
78. Salekan MK, Mat Sain AH, Myat TY, Hashim I. Medium to Longterm sequelae
after endoscopic papillotomy for biliary stones. The Annual Scientific Meeting of
-18th
79. Umasangar R, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK, Shuaib IL. A Composite perioperative
biliary Assessment for difficult bile duct pathology. The Annual Scientific Meeting
of College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
80. Salekan MK, Tun M, Mat Sain AH. Reoperative Thyroid Surgery in Hospital USM.
The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
May
2002, Cameron Highland.
81. Jusoh MA, Hussain MS, Mat Sain AH et al. The preliminary Review of
Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Hospital USM. The Annual Scientific Meeting of
-18th
82. Yahya, MM, Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH. The Review of Reoperative patients after
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of
-18th
83. Daud MA, Mat Sain AH et al. Post Cholecystectomy Syndrome in the Era of
laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of
-18th
84. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH. A rare Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm in post-Whipple
patient. The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of Malaysia, 15th
-18th
85. Umasangar R, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK. An Approach to resecting a huge
mesenteric tumour. The Annual Scientific Meeting of College of Surgeons of
Malaysia, 15th
-18th
86. J Abdullah, ARI Ghani, S Sayuthi, AH Mat Sain et al. Combined Anterior-Posterior
One-staged procedure for lumbar spine stabilization after metastatic Thyroid
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Carcinoma. 7th National Conference on Medical Sciences, 17th
-18th
May 2002,
Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia
87. V Vasanthan, AS Halim, AH Mat Sain et al. Prefabricated composite reconstruction
of tracheal defect following recurrent Thyroid Carcinoma surgery. 7th National
Conference on Medical Sciences, 17th
-18th
May 2002, Health Campus, Universiti
Sains Malaysia
88. G Kaur, AH Mat Sain, SB Hussain et al. Rapid Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori In
Gastric Imprint Smear. GUT 2002 – Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian
Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 27th
-30th
June 2002, Penang
89. Peh KH, Ressang AS, Mat Sain AH. Helicobacter pylori status in various benign
gastroduodenal diseases in a multiethnic population of Northern Malaysia. GUT 2002
– Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology, 27th
-30th
June 2002, Penang
90. Peh KH, Ressang AS, Mat Sain AH. Ethnic diversity of Helicobacter pylori status in
a heterogeneous population. GUT 2002 – Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 27th
-30th
June 2002, Penang
91. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Faisham WI et al. Thoracoscopic resection of
pulmonary nodules in Malignant Bone and Soft tissue Sarcomas. Proceeding of the
Annual Scientific Meeting of Malaysia Orthopaedic Association, 24-26th
May 2002,
Kuantan
92. Yatiban MK, Mat Sain AH, Faisham WI, Zulmi W. Thoracoscopic Resection of
pulmonary nodules in Malignant Bone and Soft tissue Sarcomas. Proceedings of the
4th
Biennial Congress of Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society, 6-7th
July
2002, Chennai, India
93. Tun M, Mat Sain AH, Yatiban MK. The Management of Thyroid Cancers in
Hospital USM – A Surgical Team Experience. CME /CPC Program of the School of
Medical Sciences, USM, 8th
August 2002
94. Rajendram AK, Sahabudin RM, Mat Sain AH. Cancer of the Urinary Bladder – A
Malaysian Perspective. The 6th
Asian Congress of Urology, August 2002, Kuala
Lumpur
95. “Management of Liver Abscesses” at the USM-University of Sydney Surgical
Gastroenterology Intensive Course, School of Medical Sciences USM, Kubang
Kerian,Kelantan,Malaysia, 14th
-16th
Sept 2002(Invited Speaker)
96. Mat Sain AH, Ismail F. The Management of Liver Abscess – A Pragmatic
Approach. 7th
Biennial Congress of the Asian HepatobiliaryPancreatic Surgery,
Chennai, India, 27th
August – 1st
Sept 2003 (Invited Speaker)
97. Introduction to Surgical Oncology-A Nursing Perspective. CME/CPD for the nurses
of Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, USM, 3 Sept 2003 (Invited Lecture)
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Implanted Biliary Stents Using the Variable Pressure Scanning Electron
Microscopy. 13th
Scientific Meeting of the Malaysia Electron Microscopy
Society, Langkawi, 15-17th
Dec 2003
Wan Taib WR1
, Sidek MR1
, Sulong S1
, Mat Sain AH2
, Isa MNI3.
99. Screening Genetic Markers in Benign Gastric lesion by Differential Display
Analysis. Arab Emirates Biochemistry Conference,Dec 2003
100. Minimally Invasive Surgery – The Impact of Technology on Surgical Practice,
Surgical Forum 2004, Putrajaya Marriot, 4 July 2004 (Invited Speaker)
101. Video Presentation – Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy for Splenic Cyst,
Surgical Forum 2004, Putrajaya Marriot, 4 July 2004 (Invited Speaker)
102. Panelist in a forum on “The Training of Cholecystectomy in the Era of
Laparoscopic Surgery”, Surgical Forum 2004, Putrajaya Marriot, 4 July 2004
(Invited Speaker)
103. Public Forum at ON Semiconductor,Seremban,Nov. 2004 – “The Problem of
Gastric”
104. Public Forum at Royal Adelphi,Seremban,Jan 2005 – “The Management of
Breast Cancer”
105. GP Update,Hotel Marina,Port Dickson,Feb 2005 – “Biliary Sepsis”
106. GP Update,Desa Inn,Kuala Pilah,Aug 2005 – “Hernia Revisited”
9. Patents and Registered Designs (Completed and in progress)
None
10. Records of consultancy services with dates:-
1. Collaborative (Consultancy) study with Servier on the International research on
the quality of life of patients with Venous Hypertension following Daflon
Therapy(1997- 1998) (grant value RM5000)
11. Record of University Service with dates:-
Academic And Administrative Responsibilities (USM - Malaysia)
1. Committee Member Of Students Elective Committee 1994 –1995
2. Coordinator of General Surgery Unit In The Dept. Of Surgery 1996 – present
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3. Supervised the 2nd
Year Medical students USM EXPO exhibition (Dept of
Surgery ; Endoscopic Surgery Exhibition) during the Convocation, 1998
4. Teaching Undergraduate Medical Students Phase II (Year 2 and 3) in Problem
Based Learning (PBL) – Curriculum of USM from 1994 - now
Regular member of Gastrointestinal Block teaching in 2nd
Year.Involved in
lectures, PBL sessions and clinical teachings. Clinical tutor for Respiratory Block
in 2nd
Year. Ad – hoc PBL tutor for Central Nervous System Block. Past member
of the Endocrine Block teaching. Case reports assessment.
5. Teaching Undergraduate Medical Students Phase III (Year 4 and 5) – Senior
Clinical Clerkship from 1994 – now
Regular clinical teaching ward rounds ( at least twice a week), one session per
week special bedside teaching for the 4th
and 5th
Year separately, one tutorial
session per posting, clinical teaching in outpatient dept and integrative teachings
in operation theatre (at least once per week). I also conducted revision
lectures/tutorials/clinical sessions with the final year medical students as a
preparation for their final professional examinations. I am also involved in the
regular clinical assessment and case reports assessments of the senior students at
the end of their postings.
6. Regular tutor on Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic topics of Surgery for the Intensive
Course of Unscheduled University graduates preparing for USM MD
examinations, 1997 – 2001.
7. Teaching Postgraduate Surgical Trainees Under The Master Of Medicine
(Surgery) Program (Year 1 – 4)
Teaching ward rounds at least twice a week, operative teaching once a week,
Journal club once a week, special bedside teaching once a month, tutorial and
mock examination once a month ; Oncology , Histopathology and
Gastroenterology meetings once a month
8. Clinical Examination Coordinator For The Final Examination Of Master Of
Medicine (Surgery)(USM)(1995).
9. Phase II Examination – Marking MEQ papers, Mar 2001
10. Phase II Examination – Created (and marked) one MEQ question, Mar 2001
11. Clinical Examiner For The Phase 2 MD (USM) Examination ; 1995 – 2002
Also regularly involved in Borderline (Pass / Fail) Viva for Phase II Professional
Examinations.
Distinction Viva Examiner in Year 2000 and 2001 examinations
12. Clinical Examiner For The Phase 3(Final Professional) MD(USM) Examination ;
1995 – 2002
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Also regularly involved in Borderline (Pass / Fail) and Distinction Viva for Phase
III Professional Examinations.
13. Member Of USM Medical School Board – 1994 till present
14. Member Of Working Committee For Postgraduate Education, Medical School,
USM - from 1996 to now
15. Examiner for the Phase I examinations of MMed.(Surgery-USM) - from 1996 to
2000 (twice a year)
Also regularly involved in Borderline Viva
16. Examiner for the Phase III examinations of MMed.(Surgery-USM) - from 1996
to 2002 – Viva Voce and Clinical examinations (twice a year)
Also regularly involved in Borderline Viva
17. Committee member of Drugs and Therapeutics Committee of Hospital Universiti
Sains Malaysia 1998 – present
18. Deputy Chief (Digestive)Endoscopist with the Endoscopy Unit of Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Digestive Endoscopy services 1997 – 2001
19. Chief (Digestive)Endoscopist with the Endoscopy Unit of Hospital Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Digestive Endoscopy services from 2001
20. Clinical Supervisor for advanced sub-specialist training in Endoscopy, Endoscopy
Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1997 – to date
21. Member of Ad-hoc Subcommittee for the creation of Cardiothoracic Surgery services
in the Hospital USM – 2000
22. Undergraduate Examinations Vetting Committee member for the Dept of
Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1996 – present. The committee designs and
vet MCQ, Essays, MEQ and OSCE.
23. Postgraduate Examinations Vetting Committee member for the Dept of Surgery ,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1996 – present. The committee designs and vet MCQ
and Essays.
26. Ad – Hoc Disciplinary Committee Member for the School of Medical Sciences -
2000
27. Assessment Member for the weekly Continuous Medical Education
Presentations, School of Medical Sciences, 2000/2001
28. Member of Research and Ethics Committee, School of Medical Sciences, USM,
1999 – present
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29. Member of Working Committee for the Clinical Postgraduate programs, School
of Medical Sciences, 1996 – present
30. Member of Hospital USM Surgical Theatre Committee, 1996 – present
31. Member of Internship Assessment Committee, Hospital USM, 1996 – present
32. Member of the Working Committee on the use of Cytotoxic in Oncological
Services, Hospital USM, 2000
33. Member of Blood Usage Committee, Hospital USM – 2000
34. Member of the Working Sub-committee on the review of Staff Promotion for
35. Co-supervisor to Foreign Elective undergraduate students in the Dept of Surgery
6. Co-trainer for Postgraduate Distance Learning students in MMed.(General
Surgery) Programs from UKM : 5 candidates
7. Supervisor to undergraduate students participating in the Annual EXPO of USM
Kelantan Campus, 2000, 2001(Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery sections). This
annual event is held by the students to expose the community and the lay public
to the activities of USM Kelantan Campus with regard to Medical Education,
Medical Services and Medical Research.
8. “Preparation for Housemanship in Surgery for New Medical Graduates”
organized by Alumni of Medical Graduates USM, 31st
Mar 2001(Invited
Speaker)
9. Member of the Working Sub-committee on the Proposal for the initiation of the
Master of Science (Clinical Anatomy) course by coursework in USM, 2001
10. Member of the Working Sub-committee on the Initiation of Skills Laboratory of
USM Health Campus, 2001
11. Member of the Working Party on the Proposal for the institution of Wearing
White Coate among doctors in the Hospital USM, 2001
12. Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Health Sciences, 2001 –
13. Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Dental Sciences, 2001 –
14. Evaluator for the applications of MMed.(Surgery), Trainee lecturer in Surgery
and Lecturer in Surgery for USM since 1996 –
15. Committee member of the Advisory Board of USAINS Holding Sdn Bhd.,
Health Campus, USM, 2001
16. Member of the Working Sub-committee on the review of Staff Promotion for
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17. Assessor for the Annual Service performance of Staff in the Dept of Surgery and
also Ministry of Health officers attached with the dept. since 1997
18. Interview Panel member for the intake of Master of Surgery(Plastic Surgery)
program into USM, Jan 2002
19. Coordinator for Clinical procedures under the Clinical Management Committee
of USAINS Holding Sdn Bhd, 2002
20. Chairman for MMed. Exam Review Committee – 2002
21. Working Committee on the Proposal of Postgraduate Medical and Dental
Institute of USM in Bertam, 2002
22. Ad-Hoc Committee for the preparation of renewal of the Memorandum of
Understanding(MoU) between School of Medical Sciences USM with Ministry
of Health, 2002
23. Committee Member for Workshop on Training the Trainers in Quality
Dissertation Writing and Publication, School of Medical Sciences USM, 2002
24. Committee Member of the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Advanced
Institute of Medicine and Dentistry, USM, 2003
25. Lecturer in the Program of Master of Science (Medical Research) offered by
Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (2004) ;
Topics covered : Information Technology in Medicine
Scientific Writing
Critical Appraisal
The Ethics of Sciences Publicity
Clinical (Surgical) Committment In USM - Malaysia
I. About 6 days On-Calls Per Month In Specialist(Consultant) Capacity for General
Surgery. This involves receiving new emergency patients, managing inpatients at
nights and also performance of emergency operations at any time of the day.
II. Once - a - Fortnight Outpatient Surgical Clinic Running One Full Morning (4
hours) – concomitant Senior Medical students (4th
and 5th
Year) and Postgraduate
teachings
III. Regular Ward Rounds for in-patients management – twice a week (2 hours each
– concomitant Senior Medical students (4th
and 5th
Year) and Postgraduate
teachings
IV. One Operating Day Per Week (8 hours) – concomitant Senior Medical students
(4th
and 5th
Year) and Postgraduate teachings
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V. I am a crucial member of the Gastroenterology Team in Hospital USM.
Gastroenterology service is well established in HUSM for more than a decade
and this unit has been recognised by the Ministry of Health as an accredited
training centre for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. Decision making on
complex gastrointestinal problems that require both medical and surgical input
are often made after mutual discussion with the team members.
VI. Provide Support/Cover For Neurosurgical Services In Elective And Emergency
Situations. This is the only Neurosurgical Unit in the East Coast of Peninsula
Malaysia which handles a very heavy clinical load of neurotrauma.
Neurosurgical Unit in the Dept of Surgery is the central component of the newly
established Neuroscience Unit in the School of Medical Sciences, USM.
Examples of Combined clinical cases : Anterior approaches to the cervical and
thoracic spines in cases of thyroid cancers and tuberculosis and Laparoscopic
approach to salvage VP shunt
VII. Provide Support/Cover For Urological Services In Emergency Situations.
VIII. Provide support for Otorhinolaryngology services in elective situations. This
contribution essentially involves the performance of “Stomach pull up”
procedures as a pedicle graft for reconstruction of gastrointestinal tract after a
radical pharyngolaryngectomy.
IX. Provide support for Gynaecology services in elective and emergency situations.
This participation mainly congregates on the common interest of utilizing
minimal access approach to manage abdominal diseases by way of laparoscopy –
diagnostic and therapeutic
X. Provide support for Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery services (Tumour and
Reconstructive Team) in elective situations. The Tumour and Reconstructive
Team of HUSM is perhaps the only such team in the country performing major
ablative surgery on the musculoskeletal system with plastic reconstruction to
restore structures and functions. Examples of participations : combined approach
in thoracic and abdominal wall surgery, pulmonary metastasectomy of soft tissue
secondaries following Limb-salvage surgery
XI. Hospital USM has recently officialised the formation of Combined Surgical-
Oncology Clinic. HUSM is the only Oncology-Radiotherapy Centre in the East-
coast of Peninsula Malaysia and hence a Tertiary Refferal Centre for all cancer
patients that require multimodal therapy. In line with my interest in Digestive
Surgical Oncology, I am a crucial member of this team.
Special Procedures and Operations Performed (USM - Malaysia) :
1. Diagnostic and Therapeutic, Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Weekly elective schedule and Emergency services. I perform diagnostic upper
endoscopy with a prospect of starting Chromoendoscopy in routine practice soon.
As emergency therapy, I conduct sclerosant injection for bleeding oesophageal
varices and adrenaline injection for bleeding peptic ulcers. Other therapeutic
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procedures : foreign body removal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
(PEG) insertion, snare polypectomy (during upper and lower endoscopy)
2. Diagnostic and Therapeutic, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.
Weekly routine schedule and Emergency services. Diagnostic procedures include
biopsies and exfoliative cytology. Therapeutic procedures : papillotomy, stone
lithotripsy, endoprosthesis and exoprosthesis insertion and foreign body removal
3. Routine Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
4. Selective Laparoscopic Appendectomy
5. Selective Laparoscopic Hernioplasty (TAPP)
6. Routine Diagnostic / Staging Laparoscopy for gastrointestinal tumours
7. Choledochoscopy for difficult biliary surgery
8. Thoracoscopy (VATS - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery) - Diagnostic and
Therapeutic. Pulmonary wedge biopsy for diagnosis and pulmonary
metastasectomy for resectable soft tissue tumour secondaries. I also regularly
utilize Stereotactic CT localization with the new Helical CT scan prior to VATS.
9. Thoracotomy – for Non-cardiac Thoracic surgery and Anterior Access for Spinal
Surgery
10. Radical Oesophagectomy. Two-field and Three-field Lymphadenectomy in
oesophagectomy for resectable Oesophageal cancers.
11. D2 and D3 Lymphadenectomy in Gastrectomy for resectable Stomach cancers
12. Liver resections of varying degrees. Although there is no case suitable for formal
segmental resection thus far, I have been using the Ultrasonic Dissector in
performing hepatotomy and minor non-segmental resections.
13. Bilio-digestive bypasses of various complexities.
14. Pancreatic resections
15. Rectal procedures - Abdominoperineal resections
Low Anterior resections
Novel non-resectional procedure(Alcoholization)
16. Adrenalectomy
17. Lichtenstein Hernioplasty for Inguinal Herniae. I have popularized this
universally accepted gold standard procedure in the treatment of adult hernias in
HUSM. HUSM is perhaps one of the few major hospitals in the country that
performs this operation routinely.
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18. Routine use of Staplers in the performance of anastomosis in open surgery and some
laparoscopic procedures.
19. The use of Harmonic Scalpel in laparoscopic and open surgery. Harmonic Scalpel is
a newly developed technology in power source for surgery.
20. The use of Cryosurgery in the management of advanced tumours of the liver
21. The use of Radiofrequency ablation in the management of unresectable liver tumours
Special University (USM-Malaysia) Duties
1. Guest Lecturer At Induction Course For Post Matriculation Students Preparing
For Medical/Dental Studies In The UK And Australasia (MATES),1995.
2. Personal Mentor To Undergraduate (MD) Students ; 6 students
3. MMed.(General Surgery) Phase 1 Course Coordinator(1996)
4. Committee Member for Research Methodology Course for Master of Medicine,
1997.
5. Chairman of the “Task Force” in the distribution of pagers amongst the staffs and
students at the School of Medical Sciences and Hospital USM, 1997
6. Program Director for the Postgraduate Course of Master of Medicine(General
Surgery), 1997 – 2000. There are at least 10 Postgraduate students in MMed
(General Surgery) Program in the Dept at any one time
7. Interviewing Panel member for the intake of Undergraduate students, 1998
8. Interviewing Panel member for the intake of Postgraduate MMed. students, 1997
– 2001
9. Committee Member of the Exhibition of Medical Education and Research,
School of Medical Sciences, USM, 1999
10. Ad-Hoc Member of the Technical Committee for Surgical Instruments
purchasing for Hospital USM from 1997 – now
11. Ad-Hoc Member of the Technical Committee for Dept of Surgery items
purchasing for School of Medical Sciences, USM from 1997 – now
12. Member of USM Board of Studies for the new Program MMed. (Neurosurgery),
2000
13. Member of USM Board of Studies for the new Program MMed. (Plastic
Surgery), 2000
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14. Member of the Technical Committee for the Procurement of Drugs and
Perishables, Hospital USM, 2000 – present
15. Supervisor for MMed. (General Surgery) Case Reports :
16. Supernumerary Supervisory Academic input :
Dr. Ibrahim Mokhti : MMed. (Orthopaedic) dissertation – 1995. Advice on
Statistical Analyses (acknowledged in the preface). Candidate was the best
postgraduate student for the Surgical-based MMed. Examination
17. Internal Examiner of the dissertations for the final MMed.(Surgery-
USM) examination. Topics entitled :
1. “The Management of Hydrocephalus in Hospital USM 1990 - 1993” by
Dr. Mohd. Khairi - 1996
2. “The Management of cerebral abscess in Hospital USM” by Dr. Mohd.
Sulaiman - 1997
3. “The Management of Breast Cancers in Hospital USM from 1985-1996”
by Dr. Mohd. Jelani Idris - 1997
4. “The Management of Cerebral Tumours in Hospital USM 1990-1996”
by Dr. Mohd. Ridwan - 1998
5. “The Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Hospital USM” by Dr.
Shaiful Bahrun –1999
6. “The results of TURP by General Surgeon in the Management of Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy in Hospital Kuala Trengganu” by Dr Abd Hamid
Daud – 2001
7. “The Comparative Study of Cardiopulmonary Bypass versus Off-pump
in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at Cardiothoracic Dept of Hospital
Penang 1999-2000” by Dr Vasantha Kasinathan – 2001
8. “Animal Study in the case of Sago Hydrogel as dressing for partial
thickness wound” by Dr. Mohd Tarmizi Mohd Nor - 2002
18. Internal Examiner for the dissertation of MMed.(Pathology) - USM
1. “Proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression and its relationship to
Astler-Coller staging in colorectal adenocarcinomas” by Dr. Kalyani
Supramaniam 1998
2. “ Ret/PTC and p53 expressions in normal,benign and malignant thyroid
nodules “ by Dr. Effat Omar,
19. Undergraduate students Projects
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i. Supervisor to Phase 2 (MD) Elective Project entitled : “The Study of
Chinese Muslims Association and a Case study of Pulau Ketam” – 2000
ii. Supervisor to Phase 2 (MD) Elective Project entitled : “The
Multimedia Archiving and Presentation of Surgical Procedures” – 2002
iii. Supervisor To Phase I Students’ (1995) Elective Project Entitled
“Comparison Between Public And Private Transport Systems In The
District Of Kota Bharu, Kelantan,Malaysia”.
iv. Elective Student (Mr. Mohd Harun – UIA) Project entitled “Delay in
the diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis do not increase morbidity and
mortality”(2002)
20. Assessor for the best papers presentations during the 1st
Asean Conference of
Medical Sciences, 19th
May 2001, Kota Bharu
21. Abstracts Assessor for the 5th
National Conference of Medical Sciences, May 2000,
Kota Bharu
22. Representative member of the National Surgical Conjoint Board in General Surgery,
1997 – to date
23. Appointed member of the National Surgical Conjoint Board in Plastic Surgery, 2001
– to date
24. Evaluator for research project application under IRPA RMK8 for Health and
Biomedical Science Sector, USM : Topic of proposal – Hyperthermic Treatment
in Biliary Tumours – A Computational Approach, 2001
25. Examiner for the Final Examination(Written paper) of the MMed.(Emergency
Medicine) in Universiti Sains Malaysia 2002
26. Abstracts assessor/evaluator for departmental staffs presentation/publications
27. Important Departmental changes during the Headship of Surgery tenure (1996 –
2002) :
a. Clearly defined Intradepartmental portfolios in relation to academic activities
of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
b. Computerization of Audit data
c. Multimedia transformation of departmental intellectual and creative products
– CME materials, MMed. Case Books and Images of Surgical procedures.
d. Introduction of monthly Research and Development departmental meeting
e. Initiation of the monthly Combined Surgical-Oncology Outpatient Clinic
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