Programme

Day 1- 13th September 2025 (Saturday)

Time Session
08:30
10:00
Plenary - Tradition Meets Tech: Neurosurgery in the Modern Era
Regunath Kandasamy Chairperson
  • Philosophy of Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery
    Mehmet Zileli Speaker
  • Complications Avoidance in the Era of Technological Advancement
    Keki Turel Speaker
  • Skull Base Surgery: From Maximum To Minimal To The Point
    Luis Borba Speaker
Lecture Hall A
10:00
11:00
Opening Ceremony
Lecture Hall A
11:00
11:30
Tea Break
11:30
13:00
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery / MSS
Senthil Kumar Rajapathy Chairperson
  • Safety and Indications of Fluoroscopic-Guided Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement
    Chiu Chee Kidd Speaker
  • Best Practices and Workflow Tips in Navigation-Assisted Pedicle Screw Fixation
    Mohamad Zaki Haji Mohd Amin Speaker
  • Comprehensive Techniques, Safety Protocols, and Practical Tips for Robotic Pedicle Screw Fixation
    Saw Lim Beng Speaker
  • Endoscopic TLIF
    Chandan Mohanty Speaker
  • Does Approach Matters?? OLIF vs TLIF
    Deepak Keshav Bhangale Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall A
Radiosurgery
Manjul Tripathi Chairperson
  • Gamma Knife or DBS for Tremors. What's the Evidence
    Selçuk Peker Speaker
  • Why Should a Neurosurgeon Learn Radiosurgery
    Manjul Tripathi Speaker
  • Radiation Necrosis vs Tumor Progression Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
    Hsiu-Mei Wu Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall B
Free Paper Oral Presentations 1
Prabu Rau Sriram Chairperson
  • Detection of Micro-And-Nano-Plastics (MNPs) in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid
    Akmal Mukhlis Bin Abdul Sahak Speaker
  • A Single Experience of Using Intra-Operative MRI in Managing Pediatric Cranial Neuro-Oncology Cases
    Shee Loke Yuan Speaker
  • Image-Guided Glioma Resection at A Nascent Neurosurgery Center: A Case of Technological Integration and Clinical Challenge
    MUHAMMAD NIZAMUDEEN BIN MOHAMED TAJUDEEN Speaker
  • Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Outcome at Sarawak General Hospital
    Eddie Lim Wei Ming Speaker
  • Cognitive Restoration in Leukoencephalopathy with Short Course of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
    Balamurugan Rajendran Speaker
  • Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of The Sellar-Suprasellar Area Mimicking Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report
    Manilyn Ann Hong Speaker
  • Incidence Of Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Practices in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy: An Audit of Current Practice
    Tan Boon Hoe Speaker
  • Hypervascular Vestibular Schwannoma: A Single Centre Case Series
    Tan Boon Hoe Speaker
  • A Rare Case Report of Cerebello-Pontine Angle Glioependymal Cyst with Medullary Compression
    Dewaraj A/L Velayudhan Speaker
  • Single-Center Experience of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Atypical Meningiomas: Tumor Control and Volume Response
    Wong Soon Kuen Speaker
Lecture Hall C
12:30
13:30
Functional / Pain
Rajendra Thiruchelvarayan Chairperson
  • MRgFUS for Tremors
    Mohammad Al-Olama Speaker
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation for Motor Recovery
    Bunpot Sitthinamsuwan Speaker
  • Lumbar Disc Prolapse - What's the Newest and Best RF Option?
    Rajendra Thiruchelvarayan Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall B
13:00
13:30
NAM-MSS MOU Signing
Lecture Hall A
13:30
14:30
Brainlab Lunch Symposium
  • Spine & Brain Navigation in Neurosurgery: A Decade of Experience with Intraoperative Imaging
    Dharmendra Ganesan Speaker
Lecture Hall A
14:30
15:15
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery / MSS (continue)
Goh Chin Hwee Chairperson
  • Cervical Spondylosis : Anterior, Posterior or Circumferential?
    Rully Hanafi Dahlan Speaker
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: My Journey With UBE
    Gee Teak Sheng Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall A
WFNS Educational Course (Skullbase)
Sanjeeva Jeyaretna Chairperson
  • Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Clival Chordoma
    Matteo Zoli Speaker
  • Complication Avoidance in CP Angle Tumour Surgery
    Keki Turel Speaker
  • Combined Petrosal Approach for the Anterolateral Brain Stem
    Sanjeeva Jeyaretna Speaker
  • Supraorbital Approach to Anterior Skull Base Tumours
    Regunath Kandasamy Speaker
  • Minimal Invasive Surgery for Canal Stenosis
    Mehdi Darmoul Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall B
Paeds & Epilepsy
Azmi Alias Chairperson
  • Surgical Treatment for Refractory Epilepsy in Children
    Azmi Alias Speaker
  • Treatment of Secondary Craniosynostosis
    Prabu Rau Sriram Speaker
  • Functional Hemispherotomy for Refractory Epilepsy
    Benedict Selladurai Speaker
  • Ultrasound Use in Glioma Surgery
    Lynne Lourdes Lucena Speaker
  • See It, Seize It: Early Surgery for Lesional Childhood Epilepsy
    Fadzlishah Johanabas Rosli Speaker
  • Integrating 3D Printing Into Paediatric Neurosurgery: Bridging Surgical Wisdom With Modern Innovation
    Low Peh Hueh Speaker
  • Paediatric Spine Tumours / CVJ Anomalies ?
    Chandan Mohanty Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall C
15:15
16:15
Cerebro-vascular & Stroke
Kamalanathan Palaniandy Chairperson
  • Managing Unruptured Aneurysm with Advances in Technology
    Vincent Ng Yew Poh Speaker
  • Cranial Dural AV Fistula : Surgery & Embolization
    Paritosh Pandey Speaker
  • Management of Complex Posterior Circulation Aneurysm
    Muhammad Ihfaz Ismail Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall A
16:15
16:45
Tea Break
16:45
18:00
WFNS Educational Course (Skullbase) - Case with video
Regunath Kandasamy Chairperson
  • Case with Video: Pituitary Surgery
    Donald Liew Ngian San Speaker
  • Case with Video: CP Angle Surgery
    Sanjeeva Jeyaretna Speaker
  • Case with Video: Approaches to CVJ Pathologies
    Davendran Kanesen Speaker
  • Q & A
Lecture Hall A
Free Paper Oral Presentations 2
Low Peh Hueh Chairperson
Muhammad Ihfaz Ismail Chairperson
  • Fifteen Years Surgical Experience in Spinal Dysraphism: Insights from A Malaysian Tertiary Referral Centre
    Muhammad Anas bin Kamarudin Speaker
  • BRAFV600E Immunohistochemistry Differentiating Rathke’s Cleft Cysts from Papillary Craniopharyngiomas: Implications for Diagnosis and Clinical Management
    Shee Loke Yuan Speaker
  • Development of a Novel Retrospective Instrument to Gauge the General Well-Being Index and Spinal-Specific Disability Index Post-Intervention in Degenerative Disc Disease
    Shee Loke Yuan Speaker
  • Zap The Pain Away! -Zap X Radiosurgery Platform for Drug Resistant Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Effective Primary Treatment Modality
    Amrita Endow Speaker
  • Dynamic Cortical Reorganization Enables Complete Resection of a Speech-Area-Adjacent Diffuse Astrocytoma: A Case Report
    YUGARAJ THANGAVELU Speaker
Lecture Hall B
Free Paper Oral Presentations 3
Faizul Hizal Ghazali Chairperson
Kamalanathan Palaniandy Chairperson
  • Brain Tissue Oxygenation Guided versus Conventional Therapy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: An initial Experience in a New Neurosurgical High Dependency Unit
    Jonathan wong kee chi Speaker
  • A Prospective Observational Study of Tuberculous Meningitis with Hydrocephalus in Sarawak, Borneo
    Yiek Siew Hong Speaker
  • Intraoperative Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome in Carotid Endarterectomy
    Shelja Jha Speaker
  • Gamma Knife in Vestibular Schwannoma: Hitting the Target, Sparing the Function
    WAN FASHNIWAZI BINTI WAN ISMAIL Speaker
  • Surgical Outcomes of Myelomeningocele Repair in A Tertiary Paediatric Neurosurgical Centre: A 5-Year Clinical Audit at Hospital Tunku Azizah
    Gwen Lim Yi Wen Speaker
Lecture Hall C
18:00
18:00
End of Day 1
19:30
19:30
Presidential Dinner (by invitation only)