Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
Biografi/ Biography :
Professor (Dr) Amaramalar Selvi Naicker is a consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Physician in the Dept of Orthopedics & Traumatology , Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) since 2003. She is actively involved in clinical areas of rehabilitation like Spinal cord injury, Brain injury , Musculoskeletal rehabilitation and Peadiatric Rehabilitation .
Her teaching interests spans over both basic sciences and clinical medicine. Her research involvement is in both fields of rehabilitation as well as tissue engineering with publications in peer reviewed journals, chapters in books as well as public health articles and booklets. She also takes keen interest in community extension of medical care by continuing her work in society with several community groups .She is the Co- founder and Vice president of Spina bifida association of Malaysia (SiBIAM) ,an organization for children with developmental spinal problems.
Her services extend beyond people with disabilities to animals in similar situations . She helps out a local elephant conservatory to aid in prosthetic restoration for elephants with limb amputations resulting from poachers snare traps.
Since 2015, she has actively participated in Mercy Malaysia’s work with post disaster medical rehabilitation and capacity building in Nepal and has since help bring together a team of rehab professionals interested in disaster rehabilitation to participate in Mercy Malaysia’s activities.
More recently she has been involved in WHO initiative for Rehabilitation capacity building in lower income countries in collaboration with the International society for Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine (ISPRM).
amaramalar selvi naicker , li shun chua . (2025). burns. - braddom's rehabilitation care . 243 - 251.
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe rashidah ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar & yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). evaluation of neuroprotective and neuroregenerative potential of neuroaid™ ii(mlc901) in a rat model of kainic acid-induced spinal cord injury. - molecular neurobiology. 13060 - 13072.
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). neuroaid™-ii (mlc901) provides neuroprotection and enhances neuronal cell survival against kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity in vitro by activating the pi3k/akt pathway. - future journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 1 - 12.
patrina chan ke jing, ohnmar htwe@rashidah ismail, amaramalar selvi naicker. (2024). fragility fracture in spina bifida population- a systematic review patrina chan. - international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
ajak, benjo mabil; elamvazuthi, irraivan; aziz, azrina a; naicker, amaramalar selvi; soong, khoo ching; manan, hanani abdul; natarajan, elango. (2024). machine learning modelling of eeg bio signals using motor imagery. - 2024 international conference on smart computing, iot and machine learning, siml 2024. 274 - 278.
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe rashidah ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar & yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). evaluation of neuroprotective and neuroregenerative potential of neuroaid™ ii(mlc901) in a rat model of kainic acid-induced spinal cord injury. - molecular neurobiology. 13060 - 13072.
ohnmar htwe, brenda s. yuliawiratman, abena y. tannor, muhamad z. nor asikin, elaine soh, wouter de groote, manimalar s. naicker, amaramalar s. naicker. (2024). barriers and facilitators for increased accessibility to quality rehabilitation services in low and middle- income countries: a systematic review. - european journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine. 514 - 522.
s. abdullah, n. mohamed haflah, m. abdul razak, s. y. thow, a. s. naicker, o. s. htwe, y. lokanathan, m. h. ng. (2024). investigating the role of dental pulp stem cells in polylactic glycolic acid (plga) nerve conduit in peripheral nerve repair: a study in rat model. - tissue engineering. 248 - 248.
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe rashidah ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2024). neuroaidtm-ii (mlc901) promoted neurogenesis by activating the pi3k/akt/gsk-3ß signaling pathway in rat spinal cord injury models. - biomedicines. 1 - 21.
firdaus aslam, kamal jamil, ohnmar htwe, brenda saria yuliawiratman, elango natarajan, irraivan elamvazuthi and amaramalar selvi naicker. (2023). postsurgical analysis of gait, radiological, and functional outcomes in children with developmental dysplasia of the hip. - sensors. 1-10.
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.
khairunnisa ramli, ifasha aminath gasim, amir adham ahmad, shariful hassan, zhe kang law, geok chin tan, azmi baharuddin, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe, nor hazla mohammed haflah, ruszymah b. h. idrus, shalimar abdullah, min hwei ng. (2019). human bone marrow-derived mscs spontaneously express specific schwann cell markers. - cell biology international. 233-252.
nor hazla mohamed haflah, min hwei ng, mohd heikal mohd yunus, amaramalar selvee naicker, ohnmar htwe, muhammad fahmi, mohamad fikeri ishak, wan tai seet, khairul anuar khairoji, manira maarof, kien hui chua, sharen aini shamsuddin, ruszymah idrus. (2017). the use of engineered bilayered skin (mydermtm) in the management of massive skin defect in grade iii gustilo-anderson open fracture. - the international journal of lower extremity wounds. 212-216.
ohnmar htwe, rizuana iqbal hussain, amaramalar selvi naicker. (2016). challenges in managing severe lower limb spasticity associated with bilateral hip joints subluxation. - european journal of general medicine. 165-167.
ohnmar htwe, amaramalar selvi naicker, tan sook pei. (2016). spinal epidural hematoma due to anticoagulant therapy: a case report and literature review. - european journal of general medicine. .
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe rashidah ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar & yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). evaluation of neuroprotective and neuroregenerative potential of neuroaid™ ii(mlc901) in a rat model of kainic acid-induced spinal cord injury. - molecular neurobiology. 13060 - 13072.
anam anjum, muhammad dain yazid, muhammad fauzi daud, jalilah idris, angela min hwei ng, amaramalar selvi naicker, ohnmar htwe rashidah ismail, ramesh kumar athi kumar, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2024). neuroaidtm-ii (mlc901) promoted neurogenesis by activating the pi3k/akt/gsk-3ß signaling pathway in rat spinal cord injury models. - biomedicines. 1 - 21.
ohnmar htwe, brenda s. yuliawiratman, abena y. tannor, muhamad z. nor asikin, elaine soh, wouter de groote, manimalar s. naicker, amaramalar s. naicker. (2024). barriers and facilitators for increased accessibility to quality rehabilitation services in low and middle- income countries: a systematic review. - european journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine. 514 - 522.
s. abdullah, n. mohamed haflah, m. abdul razak, s. y. thow, a. s. naicker, o. s. htwe, y. lokanathan, m. h. ng. (2024). investigating the role of dental pulp stem cells in polylactic glycolic acid (plga) nerve conduit in peripheral nerve repair: a study in rat model. - tissue engineering. 248 - 248.
syed azhariff, rashidah ismail, manimalar selvi naicker, abd halim rashid, brenda saria yuliawiratman, amaramalar selvi naicker. (2023). walking further. how surgery can help the cerebral palsy child. - medical journal of malaysia. 566-569.
ajak, benjo mabil; elamvazuthi, irraivan; aziz, azrina a; naicker, amaramalar selvi; soong, khoo ching; manan, hanani abdul; natarajan, elango. (2024). machine learning modelling of eeg bio signals using motor imagery. - 2024 international conference on smart computing, iot and machine learning, siml 2024. 274 - 278.
husna mz, endom i, ibrahim s, amaramalar selvi n, fakhrurazi h, ohnmar htwe r, kanaheswari y, abdul halim ar, wong sw, subashini k, nur syahira o, and aishah s. (2014). screening of polymorphisms for mthfr and dhfr genes in spina bifida children and their mothers. - aip conference proceeding - the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. .
amaramalar selvi naicker , li shun chua . (2025). burns. - braddom's rehabilitation care . 243 - 251.
roohi s. ahmad, zanariah o, amara s. naicker. (2010). adjunct use of botulinum toxin a in the correction of malunited distal radius fractures. - . 2010(31-32).
don evana ezrien binti shaadon zubir, singaravel s, vythilingam g, sanmugam a, nah sa, mazlan m, ohnmar h, naicker as, tan yw. (2024). challenges in the management of neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction in spinal dysraphism: result of a national survey. - the 30th international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
zulasri azan bin md zain, ohnmar htwe@rashidah ismail, amaramalar selvi naicker. (2024). a systematic review on risk factors that leading to deterioration in ambulation in adult spina bifida. - international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
fathmath iyaany abdul matheen; ohnmar htwe; 3wong sau wei; tan jen ern amaramalar selvi naicker. (2024). vitamin d deficiency in children and adolescents with spina bifida and its association with musculoskeletal complications. - international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
krishna r; naicker as; shahzad h; abdalla mmi. (2024). optimizing folate supplementation strategies: a review of 5-methylhydrofolate supplementation and folate levels in women of childbearing age. - the 30th international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
deepak singh peram singh, amaramalar selvi naicker, wong sau wei, tan jen ern, ohnmar htwe@rashidah ismail. (2024). functional outcome and quality of life of spina bifida children in a tertiary centre. - international conference on spina bifida & hydrocephalus 2024. .
MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Rehabilitation Medicine
Pengalaman / Experience : 19 tahun/years(s)