Dr Veenesh Selvaratnam is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Hip & Knee Surgeon at University Malaya Medical Centre and University Malaya Specialist Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is also a lecturer in University Malaya. He completed all his Orthopaedic training in the UK. He is passionate about his work and is skilled in Hip and Knee Surgery particularly Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Revision Arthroplasty Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Sports Knee Surgery, ACL Surgery, Meniscal Surgery, Knee Arthroscopy, and joint preservation surgery.

Subspecialties:

• Hip Surgery
• Knee Surgery
• Sports Injury

All conditions and treatments:

• General Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery
• Hip Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement & Partial Knee Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Revision Hip & Knee Replacement
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury / Reconstruction
• Patellofemoral disease / Anterior Knee Pain (Kneecap pain)
• Patella (kneecap) instability
• Torn Meniscus (Cartilage)
• Cartilage Surgery (Knee)
• Hip & Groin Pain
• Joint Injections & Pain Management

He completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom in 2006. He obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) of Edinburgh in 2009 and his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics) in 2016. He completed his specialist Orthopaedic training in the sought-after Liverpool Deanery Orthopaedic Training Programme obtaining his Completion of Certificate of Training (CCT) in 2017. He is board-certified by the Malaysian National Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery.

He completed subspecialty Hip and Knee Fellowship Training in the UK at Wrightington, Exeter, and Bristol which are world-renowned centres. He was also selected as the first European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) Robotic Travelling Fellow and visited centres in Germany, France, and the UK. He is also a robotic fellowship-trained and certified surgeon.

Fellowships:

• European Robotic Fellowship (EFORT), UK, Germany, France (Robotic Hip & Knee Replacement Certified Surgeon)
• Exeter Hip Fellowship, PEOC, Exeter, UK
• Knee Fellowship, AOC, Bristol, UK
• Knee Fellowship, PEOC, Exeter, UK
• Hip & Knee Fellowship, Wrightington Hospital, UK

He was appointed a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Manchester University Hospital, UK. He spent 18 years in the UK prior to returning to Malaysia via TalentCorp Returning Expert Programme. He served in the Ministry of Health (KKM) Malaysia and is a KKM recognised sub-specialist Arthroplasty surgeon.

Dr Veenesh Selvaratnam is a member of the Malaysian Medical Association, Malaysian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons, General Medical Council of the United Kingdom, and Malaysian Orthopaedic Association.

He has published extensively in Orthopaedic journals and has presented in numerous national and international meetings. He is passionate about research and teaching.