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Dato’ Dr. Jegan Thanabalan
Location:

2B-15, Level 2

Contact:
+60397729191
(Ext.9371)

Dato’ Dr. Jegan Thanabalan

Neurosurgery

Languages
:
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Tamil
Gender
:
Male
Qualifications
:
MBBS (Mangalore) MS (UKM)
Assistant
:
N/A
schedule Clinic Schedule
Day Time
Monday 9:00am to 1:00pm

Note: Please call the individual clinics for appointments/enquiries.


Clinical Focus

 
  • Neurotrauma (Traumatic Brain Injury)
  • Stroke and vascular disease (AVM, aneurysm, Cavernoma)
  • Gamma Knife surgery (Stereotactic Radiosurgery)
  • CNS Tumours: All Brain and Spinal Tumours:Open and Endoscopy, Awake Brain Surgery, Stereotaxy, minimally invasive
  • Skull Base surgery - Endoscopic and Minimal Access
  • CNS Infections and Abscess
  • Functional Disorders including Pain, Hemifacial spasms,Trigeminal Neuralgia,Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. 
  • Functional - Epilepsy, Parkinsons Disease, Dystonia
  • CSF Disorders i.e. Shunts and Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy 
  • Spinal Disorders i.e. Degenerative Diseases and Tumor (Open and Endoscopy Approach)
  • Pediatric Congenital Brain and Spinal Lesions 
  • Bone and Scalp Lesions

Procedure Focus

 
  • Brain tumour resection with image guidance, Functional MRI, Tractography, Awake craniotomy,
  • Intraoperative cortical stimulation and brain mapping
  • Brain biopsy with frame based and frameless stereotaxy
  • Skull base tumor resection - endoscopic assisted and minimal access
  • Endoscopic resection of Pituitary tumors, Craniophryngioma, Cysts
  • Endoscopic assisted microvascular decompression for Hemifacialspasms, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
  • Gamma Knife for Brain tumors, Skull base tumors, Metastatic tumor, Trigeminal Neuralgia, AVMs
  • Cervical and Lumbar Disc disease - microsurgical decompression and fixation
  • Spinal tumors excision witnh intraoperative stimulation and neuromonitoring
  • CSF disorders & Hydrocephalus - endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy, Programmable shunt and lumbar peritoneal shunt

Postgraduate Training

 
  • Master of Surgery(UKM) 
  • Specialist Registrar Neurosurgery Oxford, UK
  • Stereotactic & Functional Fellowship Oxford, UK
  • Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Pittisburgh, USA
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Marseille, France

Medical School

 
  • Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Memberships

 
  • Life Member of the Neurosurgical Associiation of Malaysia
  • Member of Malaysian Medical Association
  • Fellow of the Academy of General Medicine Manipal India
  • Member of MERCY Malaysia

Board Certifications

 
  • National Specialist Registry Malaysia - Neurosurgery
  • Stereotactic & Functional Fellowship Oxford UK
  • Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Pittisburgh USA
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Marseille France