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jabatan ortopedik & traumatologi
drsam@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Prof. Datuk Dr. Sabarul Afian Mokhtar is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) with a subspecialty in Spine Surgery. He is currently the head of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, UKM and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM. He has served as the Deputy Dean at Faculty of Medicine UKM, Deputy Director of UKM Medical Centre and Deputy Director, Pro Vice Chancellor Office of Kuala Lumpur Campus UKM. He was also the Past President of the Malaysia Spine Society(MSS) and current President Elect of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA).
He obtained his Medical Degree and Orthopaedic Specialty training from UKM. He continued subspecialty training in the field of Spine Surgery with Professor Shoichi Kokubun at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and a PhD Clinical Fellow for Spine Surgery at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney. He was the pioneer orthopaedic surgeon doing research at the Macquarie University Hospital and completed his PhD entitled “Development of a Model for Assessment and Predicting Outcome in Surgery for Degenerative Disorder of the Lumbosacral Spine” where his research and practices mainly focused on the ageing spine.
He is actively involved in the undergraduate and postgraduate education at both national and international level by being the member of the National Orthopaedic Curriculum Committee (NOCC) and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Education Committee. He is a member of the National Conjoint Board of Orthopaedics which plays an active role in training and certification upcoming orthopedic specialists in Malaysia. He has established the Fracture Liaison Service in Malaysia which was awarded the Silver Award in 2019 and Gold Award in 2022 by the International Osteoporosis Federation(IOF). He has presented and authored in a significant number of scientific papers that are testimony to his clinical and research interests in spinal disorders, pain ma
nurul fariha za`aba, rusydi razak, izzat zulkiflee, ahmad hafiz kamarrudin, muhamad nazrin mustafa, kieran joyce, raed h. ogaili, mwafaq kmail, fairus ahmad, elvy suhana mohd ramli, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa. (2025). human cadaveric spine dissection: a protocol for harvesting lumbar intervertebral discs from body donors. - annals of anatomy. 1 - 11.
shalimar abdullah, muhammad shafiq bin azhar, sabarul afian mokhtar, lim chia hua, elaine soh zi fan, juliana fairuz maktar, suraya aziz, emilia rosniza rosli, aina shamira noor hisham, vaikunthan rajaratnam. (2025). anatomical validation of the sonographic detection of small nervous structures. - surgical and radiologic anatomy. 1 - 8.
alhareth abdulraheem al-ajalein, nurul izzah ibrahim, mh busra fauzi, sabarul afian mokhtar, isa naina mohamed, ahmad nazrun shuid, norazlina mohamed. (2024). evaluating the anti-osteoporotic potential of mediterranean medicinal plants: a review of current evidence. - pharmaceuticals. 1 - 25.
isma liza mohd isa, syafira masri, loai a. elfawy, safa tahri, ibrahim n. amirrah, revatyambigai subramaniam, raed h. ogai, wan chiew ng, nur amalia ra'oh, mh. busra fauzi, akshay srivastava, sabarul afian mokhtar. (2024). drug delivery systems for intervertebral disc. - . 127-168.
nur khadijah muhamad jamil, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, juzaily fekry leong, nur azree ferdaus kamudin, norliza muhammad . (2024). development of self-administered questionnaire on barriers, prescription practices, and guideline adherence of osteoporosis management among tertiary care clinicians: content validity and reliability analysis. - frontiers in endocrinology. 1 - 18.
nurul fariha za`aba, rusydi razak, izzat zulkiflee, ahmad hafiz kamarrudin, muhamad nazrin mustafa, kieran joyce, raed h. ogaili, mwafaq kmail, fairus ahmad, elvy suhana mohd ramli, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa. (2025). human cadaveric spine dissection: a protocol for harvesting lumbar intervertebral discs from body donors. - annals of anatomy. 1 - 11.
alhareth abdulraheem al-ajalein, nurul izzah ibrahim, mh busra fauzi, sabarul afian mokhtar, isa naina mohamed, ahmad nazrun shuid, norazlina mohamed. (2024). evaluating the anti-osteoporotic potential of mediterranean medicinal plants: a review of current evidence. - pharmaceuticals. 1 - 25.
nur khadijah muhamad jamil, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, juzaily fekry leong, nur azree ferdaus kamudin, norliza muhammad . (2024). development of self-administered questionnaire on barriers, prescription practices, and guideline adherence of osteoporosis management among tertiary care clinicians: content validity and reliability analysis. - frontiers in endocrinology. 1 - 18.
nur khadijah muhamad jamil, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, juzaily fekry leong, nur azree ferdaus kamudin, norliza muhammad. (2024). barriers to osteoporosis management and adherence to clinical practice guideline: a comparative study between tertiary east coast hospitals and a fracture liaison services (fls)-accredited hospital in malaysia. - archives of osteoporosis. 1 - 10.
rusydi mohd razak, nur arina amira harizal, mohammad ali zuhdi azman, najwa syakirah mohd redzuan, raed h. ogaili, ahmad hafiz kamarrudin, muhammad fakhrullah mohamad azmi, nur aqilah kamaruddin, aminatul saadiah abdul jamil, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa. (2024). deciphering the effect of hyaluronic acid/collagen hydrogel for pain relief and tissue hydration in a rat model of intervertebral disc degeneration. - polymers. 1 - 11.
shalimar abdullah, muhammad shafiq bin azhar, sabarul afian mokhtar, lim chia hua, elaine soh zi fan, juliana fairuz maktar, suraya aziz, emilia rosniza rosli, aina shamira noor hisham, vaikunthan rajaratnam. (2025). anatomical validation of the sonographic detection of small nervous structures. - surgical and radiologic anatomy. 1 - 8.
nurul izzah ibrahim, mohd sharkawi ahmad, mohamed s zulfarina, sharifah nurul aqilah sayed mohd zaris, nor azlin zainal abidin, isa naina mohamed, norazlina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, ahmad nazrun shuid. (2021). risk factors of osteoporosis and post-discharged supplements and drugs intake in patients with lower body fractures. - iranian journal of public health. 415-417.
nurul izzah ibrahim , mohd sharkawi ahmad , siti zulfarina mohamed , sharifah nurul aqilah sayed mohd zaris , isa naina mohamed , norazlina mohamed , sabarul afian mokhtar , ahmad nazrun shuid. (2020). mortality rate of older patients with lower body fractures: a follow-up study. - iranian journal of public health. 1179-1181.
ho, kok yuen; cardosa, mary s.; chaiamnuay, sumapa; hidayat, rudy; ho, huynh quang tri; kamil, ozlan; mokhtar, sabarul a.; nakata, ken; navarra, sandra v.; van hung nguyen; pinzon, rizaldy; tsuruoka, shuichi; yim, heng boon; choy, ernest. (2020). practice advisory on the appropriate use of nsaids in primary care. - journal of pain research. 1925-1932.
khairunnisa ramli, aminath ifasha g, amir adham ahmad, ohnmar htwe, nor hazla mohamed haflah, zhe kang law, shariful hasan, amaramalar selvi naicker, sabarul afian mokhtar, mohd hisam ma, azmi baharudin, geok chin tan, ruszymah bhi, shalimar a, mh ng mh. (2019). efficacy of human cell-seeded muscle-stuffed vein conduit in rat sciatic nerve repair. - tissue engineering-part a. 1438-1455.
nurul fariha za`aba, rusydi razak, izzat zulkiflee, ahmad hafiz kamarrudin, muhamad nazrin mustafa, kieran joyce, raed h. ogaili, mwafaq kmail, fairus ahmad, elvy suhana mohd ramli, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa. (2025). human cadaveric spine dissection: a protocol for harvesting lumbar intervertebral discs from body donors. - annals of anatomy. 1 - 11.
shalimar abdullah, muhammad shafiq bin azhar, sabarul afian mokhtar, lim chia hua, elaine soh zi fan, juliana fairuz maktar, suraya aziz, emilia rosniza rosli, aina shamira noor hisham, vaikunthan rajaratnam. (2025). anatomical validation of the sonographic detection of small nervous structures. - surgical and radiologic anatomy. 1 - 8.
raed ogaili, ahmad hafiz kamarrudin, aminatul saadiah abdul jamil, muhammad fakhrullah mohamad azmi, nur aqilah kamaruddin, elvy suhana mohd ramli, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa. (2024). mesenchymal stem cell-encapsulated hydrogel for intervertebral disc regeneration. - anatomy & cell biology. 152 - 153.
nurul fariha za'aba, izzat zulkiflee, ahmad hafiz kamaruddin, muhamad nazrin mustafa, kieran joyce, fairus ahmad, sabarul afian mokhtar, isma liza mohd isa, abhay pandit. (2024). protocol of cadaveric spine dissection on body donors for harvesting lumbar intervertebral discs. - anatomy & cell biology. 116 - 116.
nur khadijah muhamad jamil, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, juzaily fekry leong, nur azree ferdaus kamudin, norliza muhammad . (2024). development of self-administered questionnaire on barriers, prescription practices, and guideline adherence of osteoporosis management among tertiary care clinicians: content validity and reliability analysis. - frontiers in endocrinology. 1 - 18.
s. t. ooi1, j. f. leong1, d. g. r. rao1, k. x. l. law1, n. s. z. abidin1, l. k. belani1, s. a. mokhtar1. (2021). application of frax score and comorbid history in predicting fractures. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 326.
s. t. ooi, j. f. leong1, d. g. r. rao, k. x. l. law, n. s. z. abidin, l. k. belani, s. a. mokhtar. (2021). investigating the relationship between bmi and bmd as a potential mediator towards fracture risk prediction. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 326.
j. f. leong, k. x. l. law, d. g. r. rao, s. t. ooi, n. s. z. abidin, l. k. belani, m. k. yin, s. a. mokhtar. (2021). adherence to antiosteoporotic medication after one year follow-up with fracture liaison service in tertiary university hospital, malaysia. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 325-326.
isma liza mohd isa, syafira masri, loai a. elfawy, safa tahri, ibrahim n. amirrah, revatyambigai subramaniam, raed h. ogai, wan chiew ng, nur amalia ra'oh, mh. busra fauzi, akshay srivastava, sabarul afian mokhtar. (2024). drug delivery systems for intervertebral disc. - . 127-168.
mh busra fauzi, samantha lo, maheswary thambirajoo, zawani mazlan, izzat zulkiflee, syafira masri, isma liza mohd isa and sabarul afian mokhtar. (2023). chapter 15: thermoresponsive polymers and polymeric composites. - . 363-397.
juzaily fekry leong, sabarul afian bin mokhtar, wong sok kuan. (2022). masa emas 48 hingga 72 jam selamatkan tulang pinggul patah. - utusan malaysia. 21-23.
sabarul afian mokhtar. (2021). segmen kesihatan "penjagaan tulang belakang warga emas". - ikim fm. .
sharifah nurul aqilah, siti zulfarina, mohd sharkawi, dina syazana ho, nur farhana mohd fozi, ahmad nazrun shuid, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar. (2015). kesedaran terhadap masalah osteoporosis dalam kalangan masyarakat malaysia. - . .
nur khadijah muhamad jamil, isa naina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, juzaily fekri leong, nur azree k, norliza muhammad. (2023). analysis of osteoporotic hip fractures: identifying treatment gaps in a tertiary center centre in east coast malaysia. - 25th medical and health research week. 22.
juzaily fekry leong, sabarul afian bin mokhtar, wong sok kuan. (2022). masa emas 48 hingga 72 jam selamatkan tulang pinggul patah. - utusan malaysia. 21-23.
k. x. l. law, j. f. leong, s. t. ooi, d. g. r. rao, n. s. z. abidin, l. k. belani, a. f. don, s. a. mokhtar. (2021). quality of life following one year of sustaining hip fracture. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 324.
k. x. l. law, j. f. leong, n. s. z. abidin, s. t. ooi, d. g. r. rao, l. k. belani, s. a. mokhtar. (2021). osteoporosis knowledge and awareness among medical students in malaysia. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 313.
n. s. z. abidin, j. f. leong, k. x. l. law, l. k. belani, r. a. rani, a. f. don, s. a. mokhtar. (2021). mortality outcome of osteoporotic hip fracture: operative vs. nonoperative intervention. - world congress on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. 313.
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
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| DISC-ON-A-CHIP FOR THE MODELLING OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC PATHOGENESIS OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION UNDERLYING INFLAMMATORY PAIN | national university of ireland, galway | 76.1% (2023-06-08 sehingga 2026-06-07) |