Dato' Dr Jegan A/L Thanabalan
Specialty
:
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Languages
:
English, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil
Gender
:
Male
Qualifications
:
MBBS, MS, Fellowship In Sterotactic & Functional Neurosurgery (Oxford, UK)
Assistant
:
N/A
Clinic Schedule
Day | Time |
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Tuesday | 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
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 Tumour Resection - Endoscopic-Assisted and Minimal-Access
- Endoscopic Resection of Pituitary Tumours, Craniophryngioma, Cysts
- Endoscopic-Assisted Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasms, 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 with Intraoperative Stimulation and Neuromonitoring
- CSF Disorders & Hydrocephalus - Endoscopic 3rd Ventriculostomy, Programmable Shunt and Lumbar Peritoneal Shunt
Postgraduate Training
- Master of Surgery (UKM)
- Fellowship in Sterotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Oxford, UK
- Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Pittsburgh, USA
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Marseille, France
Medical School
University Of Mangalore, India
Memberships
- Life Member Neurosurgical Association of Malaysia
- Member of Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
- Member of The Skull Base Congress USA
- Fellow of Academy of GeneraL Education (FAGE)
- Member of the International Movement Disorder Society
Awards
- Service of Excellence Award in 2019
- Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang 2016
- Arumugasamy Prize Best paper award 2013
- Best paper award, NAM 2012
Board Certifications
National Specialist Registry Malaysia - Neurosurgery