Dr. Mohamad Azim Md Idris
Course Director
Vascular Surgery Fellowship Programme, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukhriz, UKM.
Dr. Mohamad Azim Md Idris a Senior Lecturer and Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon in Department of Surgery, UKMMC Kuala
Lumpur.
Dr. Azim Idris is the Head of Department of Surgery. He is a trainer for masters of general surgery programme. He has special interest in managing complex vascular access in end stage renal disease patients. His other works largely involved limb ischaemia and abdominal aortic diseases. His main area of research is largely based on vascular access surgery. He also involves in stem cell research and application in patient with chronicly threatened limb ischaemia and wound healing. He regularly featured in numerous local/international scientific conferences and workshops as a speaker and trainer.
Dr Azim Idris and Prof. Dato’ Dr Hanafiah Bin Harunarashid, together has established the vascular unit under the Department of Surgery, HCTM in 2007. We are also involved in Malaysian vascular fellowship programme. Since then the unit has expanded and had received clinical fellowship trainee (3 international and 6 local trainees). Dr. Krishna Kumar Katheraveloo is a the new vascular specialist in our vascular unit. Dr. Lenny Suryani Safri is our awaiting aspiring vascular specialist, currently in her last year of training.
The services will cover all aspect of vascular related disease: from peripheral arterial, carotid and aortic diseases, venous pathology and malformation. The procedures performed are stretched from minor open surgery to complex endo-vascular treatment. In addition, the unit worked together with the Interventional Radiology team for all our endovascular cases, therefore providing emergency vascular surgery and radiology service round the clock. Multidisciplinary meeting with weekly clinical/radiological discussion are performed. Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukhriz has also provided suitable imaging facilities including angiography and dedicated Duplex scan lab. It also provides supporting specialties such as rehabilitation and internal medicine (subspecialties). HCTM is also equipped with High dependency unit (HDU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
I believe that this place provides a good platform for vascular training.
