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Associate Professor Dr Chris Chan Yin Wei

MS Ortho (UM), MD (Mal)

Profile
Associate Professor Dr. Chris who moved from Kuching, Sarawak to practice in Kuala Lumpur in
2006 has been with the spine team since 2008. Prior to completion of his Orthopaedic training in
2008, he has served as a medical officer in orthopaedics for 4 years in Sarawak General Hospital
followed by 2 years as an orthopaedic registrar in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University
Malaya.
In 2008, he graduated from Masters of Orthopaedic Surgery training in University Malaya at the
top of the class and was awarded the N. Subramaniam award. At the same time, his research
project on safety in thoracic pedicle screw during his training, under the supervision of Prof

Kwan Mun Keong won the Mahmood Merican award for top research project among all Masters
of Orthopaedic trainee in 2008. The research project was subsequently published in 2
international journals, European Spine Journal and Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy.
He duely accepted the offer of a senior lecturer in orthopaedic surgery post in Faculty of
Medicine University Malaya to pursue his ambition of becoming a spine surgeon. For 4 years he
underwent subspecialty training in spine surgery under Prof Kwan Mun Keong with the bulk of
the training being in deformity correction, spinal tumour management as well as lumbar
degenerative disorders. During his training he also spent 6 months in Kyung Hee University,
Seoul, Korea to further understand problems related to sagittal imbalance and kyphosis. His
research work during these six months was published in Asian Spine Journal recently.
He is now a consultant spine surgeon practicing in University Malaya Medical Centre as well as
UM Specialist Centre under the spine team. His interest is mainly in deformity correction and has
had experience in more than 500 cases of scoliosis correction. He also has strong interest in
research in areas such as safety of spine surgical techniques, methods of improving fusion in
spine surgery as well as outcome studies in scoliosis surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Specialty
Orthopaedics (http://www.umsc.my/umsc_specialty/orthopaedics/)

Cluster for MusculoSkeletal & Movement

Spine Surgery (http://www.umsc.my/umsc_specialty/spinesurgery/)

Cluster for MusculoSkeletal & Movement

Expert Areas (Procedures)

Deformity Correction
NonFusion Decompression Spine Surgery
Revision Spine Surgery
Spinal Fusion Procedures
Tumour Surgery

Expert Areas (Clinical Conditions)

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Complex Spinal Osteotomies
Congenital & Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Degenerative Spine Disease: Cervical and Lumbar
Osteoporosis
Spine deformity: Scoliosis and Kyphopine Trauma & Spinal Metatasis Diseases

Clinic Availability
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
17/06
THURSDAY
18/06
FRIDAY
19/06
SATURDAY
20/06

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MONDAY
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23/06
WEDNESDAY
24/06
THURSDAY
25/06
FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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Research and Publications:

Fellowships, Memberships & Professional Affiliations:

Secretary Operation Theatre Subcommittee, University Malaya, 01Jan11 31Dec11.

Clinical Coordinator Undergraduate Clinical Exam, Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Faculty Of Medicine, 15Jan10 15Apr10.
Ahli Jawatan Kuasa Pembukaan Sebut Harga Tender, Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Faculty Of Medicine, 01Jan09 01Jan10.
Senior Lecturer, Spine Team Surgeon , Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty Of
Medicine, 01Jan08.

Awards and Recognitions:

APOA Spine Junior Travelling Fellow, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, 2011.
Mahmood Merican Award, Mahmood Merican, 2008.
N. Subramaniam Award, N. Subramaniam (CBO exam board), 2008.
SIJIL PERKIDMATAN CEMERLANG 2010 , UNIVERSITY MALAYA, 2010.

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