prof. datuk dr. sabarul afian bin mokhtar

pensyarah perubatan

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

  • 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 musculoskeletal tissues.  - 41. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, izzat zulkiflee, raed h. ogaili, nurul huda mohd yusoff, natasya nadia sahruddin, shaiful ridzwan sapri, elvy suhana mohd ramli,mh busra fauzi and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  three-dimensional hydrogel with human wharton jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells towards nucleus pulposus niche.  - frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology.  1-9. 

     

    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. 

     

    mh busra fauzi, samantha lo, maheswary thambirajoo, zawani mazlan, izzat zulkiflee, syafira masri, isma liza mohd isa and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  advances in biomedical polymers and composites - materials and applications.  - 34. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, mh busra fauzi, nurul huda mohd yusoff, shaiful ridzwan sapri, natasya nadia sahruddin, mohd hanafi damanhuri, sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  the development of hyaluronic acid/collagen-based hydrogel towards the nucleus pulposus niche in facilitating stem cell transplantation to modulate pain.  - orthopaedic proceedings.  18. 

     

    zfc lim, jf leong, a vengadeshwaran, t kanapathy, sa mokhtar.  (2023).  incidence of lower limb fragility fracture in a tertiary hospital in malaysia.  - aging clinical and experimental research.  S313. 

     

    a vengadeshwaran, jf leong, sa mokhtar.  (2023).  the relationship between diabetic female patients and osteoporosis: identifying the risk with frax score based on bmi index.  - aging clinical and experimental research.  S351. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, izzat zulkiflee, raed h. ogaili, nurul huda mohd yusoff, natasya nadia sahruddin, shaiful ridzwan sapri, elvy suhana mohd ramli,mh busra fauzi and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  three-dimensional hydrogel with human wharton jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells towards nucleus pulposus niche.  - frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology.  1-9. 

     

    a vengadeshwaran, jf leong, sa mokhtar.  (2023).  relationship between male pateints and osteoporosis: identifying the risk with frax score based prevelance of diabetes.  - aging clinical and experimental research.  S352. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, seong lin teoh, nurul huda mohd nor, sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  discogenic low back pain: anatomy, pathophysiology and treatments of intervertebral disc degeneration.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1-16. 

     

    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. 

     

    nurul izzah ibrahim, mohd sharkawi ahmad, mohamed s zulfarina, sharifah nurul aqilah sayed mohd zaris, zainal abidin nor azlin, isa naina mohamed, norazlina mohamed, sabarul afian mokhtar, ahmad nazrun shuid.  (2019).  physical function assessment of older adults with lower body fractures at 3 months post-discharge from hospital.  - therapeutics and clinical risk management.  201-210. 

     

    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. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, izzat zulkiflee, raed h. ogaili, nurul huda mohd yusoff, natasya nadia sahruddin, shaiful ridzwan sapri, elvy suhana mohd ramli,mh busra fauzi and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  three-dimensional hydrogel with human wharton jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells towards nucleus pulposus niche.  - frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology.  1-9. 

     

    a vengadeshwaran, jf leong, sa mokhtar.  (2023).  relationship between male pateints and osteoporosis: identifying the risk with frax score based prevelance of diabetes.  - aging clinical and experimental research.  S352. 

     

    mohamed s zulfarina, razinah sharif, ahmad mohd sharkawi, sabarul afian mokhtar, ahmad nazrun shuid and isa naina mohamed.  (2023).  quality of energy intake in malaysian adolescents: prevalence, characteristics, determinants and impact of implausible reporters.  - public health nutrition.  122-133. 

     

    isma liza mohd isa, seong lin teoh, nurul huda mohd nor, sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  discogenic low back pain: anatomy, pathophysiology and treatments of intervertebral disc degeneration.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1-16. 

     

    a vengadeshwaran, jf leong, zfc lim, t kanapathy, sa mokhtar.  (2023).  incidence and distribution of different types of anti-osteoporotic medications among hip fracture patients.  - aging clinical and experimental research.  S352. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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 musculoskeletal tissues.  - 41. 

     

    mh busra fauzi, samantha lo, maheswary thambirajoo, zawani mazlan, izzat zulkiflee, syafira masri, isma liza mohd isa and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  advances in biomedical polymers and composites - materials and applications.  - 34. 

     

    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 musculoskeletal tissues.  - 41. 

     

    mh busra fauzi, samantha lo, maheswary thambirajoo, zawani mazlan, izzat zulkiflee, syafira masri, isma liza mohd isa and sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2023).  advances in biomedical polymers and composites - materials and applications.  - 34. 

     

    anwar hau, azlina abbas, sharifah roohi, suresh chopra, sabarul afian, abdul razak sulaiman, chan wai hoong, manohar arumugam, chan chee ken, imma isniza, ashraff ariff, fairuz suhaimi, nik fatmy, rizal abdul rani, sahran yahaya, teo seow hui.  (2021).  orthopaedic surgery postgraduate training in malaysia- training curriculum.  - 188. 

     

    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. 

     

    sabarul afian mokhtar.  (2021).  ankylosing spondylitis: an orthopaedic overview.  - 50th malaysian orthopaedic association (moa) annual scientific meeting.  1-33. 

     

    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. 

     

    sabarul a. mokhtar.  (2021).  scoliosis in aortopathies-when to intervene?.  - malaysian paediatric cardiology symposium 2021.  1-40.