Dr Appasamy Velu

Core Speciality:

Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Procedure Focus:

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Team Based Approach with Special Emphasis on Safe Spine Surgery and Optimal Outcome
• Spinal Microsurgery
• Cervical Disc Replacement & Cervical Fusion Surgery
• Anterior & Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF)
• Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF), Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion (DLIF)
• Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF)
• Laser Assisted Spine Surgery
• Micro Endoscopic Discectomy
• Revision Spine Surgery
• Spinal Surgery in the Elderly

Condition Treated:

Spinal Disorders, Cervical Spine Disc Disease, Fractures & Instability, Degenerative Disc Disease Including Disc Bulge, Annular Tear & Disc Herniation, Spinal Fractures, Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Low Back Pain, Sciatica, Neck Pain & Radiculopathy

Memberships & Associations:

• Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
• Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS), San Diego
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), International Member
• Arthroscopic Association of North America (AANA) International Member
• Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA)

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• Key Opinion Leader & Clinical Instructor to Spine Surgeons on OLIF, XLIF DLIF and MIS TLIF at International Forums
• Clinical Specialist, Dept of Hand & Microsurgery, HKL, 1995
• Clinical Specialist, Dept of Orthopaedic & Trauma, HTAR Klang & HKL, 1996
• Specialist Registrar, Division of Shoulder Surgery, Stracathro Hospital, Scotland, 1997
• Specialist Registrar, Division of Knee Surgery, Dundee Royal Infirmary, Scotland, 1997
• Specialist Registrar, Division of Spinal Surgery, Stracathro Hospital, Scotland, 1998
• Spinal Fellow, Prof. Jurgen Harms, Klinikum Karsbad-Langensteinbach, Germany, 2010
• NuVasive Marquis Visit Programme, XLIF, University Hospital, Las Vegas, 2010
• Spinal Microsurgery, Munich, Germany, 2011
• NuVasive Marquis Visit Programme – Advanced, Christiana Hospital Delaware and New York, 2012, 2013 & 2017
• SOLAS Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, 2010
• International Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul Korea, 2011
• ISAKOS Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2013
• ISAKOS Congress, Toronto Canada, 2014
• International Society for the advancement of Spine Surgery, Miami Beach Florida, 2014
• Visiting Surgeon, OLIF at The B.A.C.K Centre, Melbourne, Florida, 2015
• Updates on Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ( ALIF ) Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 2015
• Global Spine Congress, AOSpine Annual Congress, Buenos Aires Argentina, 2016
• Spine Week, Singapore

Board Certification:

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Spinal Fellow, Prof. Jurgen Harms, Klinikum Karsbad-Langensteinbach, Germany

Medical School:

MD, National University of Malaysia (UKM)