Dato’ Dr Shahrulazua Bin Ahmad

Procedure Focus:

• Advanced arthroscopic surgery (shoulder/elbow/wrist/ hand/hip/knee/ankle/foot) 
• Complex shoulder and knee revision surgeries (e.g. rotator cuff and labrum repair) 
• Cartilage reconstructive surgeries (e.g. simple:  microfracture; and complex: autologous chondrocyte implantation) 
• Meniscus (simple/complex) surgeries. E.g. repair, partial meniscectomy, transplantation/replacement surgeries Ligaments reconstruction including knee ACL, PCL, lateral collateral and medial collateral; ankle ATFL and other complex multi-ligamentous surgeries 
• Patella mal-alignment and instability surgeries 
• Sports-related injury interventions (e.g. wrist and ankle sprain) 
• Minimally-invasive surgery, ganglion cyst, lipoma and other lumps excision 
• Nerve decompression surgeries  (e.g. Carpal tunnel release; Tarsal tunnel release)   
• Surgery for tendon and fascia disease (e.g. De Quervain's wrist, Trigger Finger, Dupuytren contracture, Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis)   
• Joint replacement (arthroplasty) of shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. E.g. Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Total Hip Replacement (THR), Total Shoulder Replacement (TSR), Radial Head Elbow Replacement, Total Elbow Replacement All fractures and dislocations treatment/surgery of upper and lower limbs (e,g, closed reduction, cast, plate, nail, wires) 
• Cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine procedures:- Radiofrequency neurotomy and facet block injection, nucleoplasty, discectomy, epidural injection, epiduralysis, dorsal root ganglion block,  Endoscopic Spine Surgery (ESS), Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery  
• Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound-guided Pain Interventional procedures (shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand/hip/knee/ankle/foot). E.g. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), hyaluronic acid, steroid, radiofrequency ablation (RFA)   Deformity surgeries (e.g. fracture malunion, hallux valgus,/foot bunions, Mallet finger)

Condition Treated:

• All fractures and sport-related injuries of upper limb, lower limb, spine, and pelvis  
• Acute/chronic neck and back pain problems (spine and pelvis) 
• Disc prolapse (PID of cervical and lumbar)  
• Degenerative spine (Facet joint arthropathy;  Spinal stenosis), and Osteoporosis disease  
• Arthritis of large and small joints (shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand/hip/knee/ankle/foot) 
• Muscle and Ligament tear (shoulder/elbow/wrist/ hand/hip/knee/ankle/foot) 
• Tendon and fascia disease of upper and lower limbs (e.g. Tennis elbow, Golfer elbow, Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis)  
• Nerve Entrapment Syndromes (e.g. Carpal tunnel Syndrome, Tarsal tunnel syndrome)  
• Cartilage and Meniscus lesions (Shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle) Wound management -traumatic and diabetic Lumps and bumps -ganglion cyst, olecranon bursitis, sebaceous cyst and lipoma  

Memberships & Associations:

• Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) 
• Malaysian Arthroscopy Society (MAS): COUNCIL MEMBER 
• Malaysia Shoulder Interest Group (MSIG)
• International Society of Arthroscopy , Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) 
• European Society of Sports traumatology , Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) 
• AO Trauma, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) 
• World Institute of Pain (WIP) 
• Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP) 
• Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (MSIPP 

Awards:

• Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia-Peringkat Kedua Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (D.I.M.P) (27th July 2017). 
• “Sonnabend Award” for the best paper during the Australian Biennial Shoulder & Elbow Society Conference (5th - 9th November 2014) 
• APOA (Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association) “Young Ambassador” travelling fellowship grant (22nd October – 1st November 2014) 
• “Students Choice of Clinical Lecturer” in conjunction with the “Hari Citra Ilmu 2009” organised by the USM Doctors Alumni (PADU) and the School of Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia 26th Asean Orthopaedic Association 
• Junior Travelling Fellowship grant (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia) (25th May- 29th June 2008).

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• Accredited Basic Surgical Training rotation programme, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (1999 - 2002) 
• Membership of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS Edin) professional exam (2001) 
• Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics, University Hospital Southampton, England (2002) 
• Master Degree in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (2006) 
• Fellowship in Arthroscopy and Sports Injury Surgery, Medical Division of the Armed Forces of Malaysia (2008) 
• Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Khung Hee University Shoulder and Elbow Clinic, Seoul, South Korea (2009) 
• Fellowship in Trauma Surgery, Innsbruck University Hospital (AO Trauma Centre), Austria (2011) 
• Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia (2012 - 2013) 
• Fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia (2013 - 2014) 
• Master of Advanced Surgery in Orthopaedics (Knee and Shoulder), The Australian School of Advanced Medicine , Macquarie University, Australia (2014) 
• Clinical Guest Fellow in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (2014) 
• Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) (American Board of Independent Medical Examiners) (2016) 
• Aesculap Academy Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management, Daradia The Pain Clinic, Kolkata, India, (2016) 
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Spinal Procedures, Centre for Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Sushruta Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Miraj, India (2019-2020)

Special Priviliges:

• Advanced arthroscopy procedures and multi-ligamentous reconstruction of knee. 
• Arthroscopy of small joints 
• Arthroscopic assisted PCL repair 
• Acromioplasty, arthroscopic Bankart / Cuff repair 
• Advanced musculoskeletal trauma procedures-complex pelvic and acetabular fractures, complex malunited neglected fractures and dislocations 
• Correction of complex deformities, bone transport/lengthening

Medical School:

University of London (St.Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals School of Medicine), England, 1997

Media & Publications:

• Publications in Peer-reviewed Medical Journals 

Main Hospital:

ParkCity Medical Centre - PMC

Location:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia