Languages

• English
• Bahasa Malaysia
• Mandarin
• Hokkien
• Cantonese

Expertise

• Endoscopic spine surgery 
• General orthopaedic surgery 
• Trauma orthopaedic surgery

Qualifications

• MBBS, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, India
• Master in Orthopaedic Surgery, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
• Certified Medical Impairment Assessor (CMIA), NIOSH, Malaysia
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons, USA
• Orthopaedic Subspecialty Spine Surgery, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, KKM
• National Specialist Register, Malaysia

Memberships

• Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
• AO Trauma Teaching Faculty
• AO Spine Teaching Faculty
• National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS), UK
• Life member of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), Malaysia
• Life Member of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA), Malaysia
• Life Member of Malaysian Spine Society (MSS), Malaysia

Publications

Published numerous peer-reviewed journals including:

• Chang, C. W., Chan, H. Z., Lim, S. W., Khoo, E. H., & Zulkiflee, O. (2014).
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Infected Wound following Posterior Spinal
• Instrumentation using Simple Self-assembled System: A Case Report.
• Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 8(2), 49.
• Lim, S. W., Lim, H. Y., Kannaiah, T., & Zuki, Z. (2017).
• Streptococcus Constellatus Spondylodiscitis in a Teenager: A Case Report.
• Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 11(3), 50.

Recognitions

• "Excellent Service Award 2014", Penang General Hospital
• Invited speaker and presenter at major international and national meetings
• Clinical and surgical attachment with world-renowned specialists from Sweden, United Kingdom, Turkey, Switzerland, and South Korea

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