Professor Dato' Dr Hari Chandran Thambinayagam

About

Professor Dato' Dr. Hari Chandran Thambinayagam serves as a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at UM Specialist Centre, where he combines a distinguished international background with wide-ranging clinical experience. His credentials include multiple Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in the United Kingdom — Edinburgh, England, and Glasgow — along with a dedicated Fellowship in Neurosurgery from Edinburgh. These respected UK qualifications reflect his commitment to the highest global standards in surgical and neurological care.

His surgical expertise spans a broad range of brain and spine procedures. He further refined his specialised neurosurgical training at the London Hospital Medicine College in the UK. In addition to his clinical role, he is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Malaya and the Medical Director of UM Specialist Centre, making him a central figure in both the academic and clinical sides of neurosurgery in Malaysia. For patients facing complex neurological and spinal procedures, this blend of UK training, comprehensive experience, and significant leadership responsibilities offers a strong foundation of trust.

Where Professor Dato' Dr Hari Chandran Thambinayagam practises

• UM Specialist Centre (UMSC) — Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Procedures & Expertise

• Spinal Disc Herniation Treatment
• Craniotomy
• Neurosurgery Consultation
• Ulnar Nerve Decompression
• Cervical Spondylosis Treatment
• Scoliosis Treatment
• Spinal Stenosis Treatment
• Spinal Fusion Surgery
• Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
• Brain Tumor Surgery
• Spine Surgery
• Spinal Surgery Consultation
• Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
• Cranioplasty
• Laminectomy

Qualifications

• MBBS (M'lore)
• AM (Mal)
• FRCSEng
• FRCSGlasg (Neuro Surg)
• FRCSEd (Neuro.Surg)
• FACS

Languages

Indonesian, Malay, English