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⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Host: Azmi Baharudin
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Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in Malaysia
21 current source-linked pathways are organised across 10 subspecialties, including Foot & Ankle, Hand & Microsurgery, Hip & Knee, Limb Reconstruction. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.
21Total programs
10Subspecialties
21Clinical & visiting
0Research
1Network host institutions
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Cities with orthopaedic fellowship opportunities
These locations meet OrthoFellow’s city-page quality threshold. A network-host pathway is labelled separately and never treated as a duplicate programme.
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Hospital and clinic profiles connected to an official fellowship or education-centre pathway. A recognised host does not automatically mean that a position is open.
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsFoot & Ankle
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Fellowship in Advance Foot & Ankle, Diabetic Wound Care & Reconstruction Surgery
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
⌖ Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months (Basic) or 1 year (Advanced); the fees page allows 6…
FundingHands-on fee per 6 months: Malaysian public institution none; Malaysian private institution…
ExposureHands-on specialist-level fellowship: runs clinics, ward rounds, open surgery and on-calls in trauma, foot and ankle and diabetic…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026UMMC Clinical Attachment in Foot and Ankle Surgery
University Malaya Medical Centre, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DurationHands-on attachment 1 to 12 months; observation-only…
FundingTraining fees (non-Malaysian citizen): hands-on RM 36,000 per year, prorated monthly if under 12…
ExposureListed as a Foot and Ankle Surgery attachment in UMMC's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. UMMC defines Clinical Attachment as…
SUBSPECIALTY
3 programsHand & Microsurgery
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in hand surgery and microsurgical reconstruction, with division-specific clinical privileges…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Fellowship in Hand & Microsurgery (UKM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Department o
⌖ Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months (partial) or 1 year (full)
FundingCourse fee and additional fees apply per the UKM process document; no amounts are published on…
ExposureIn-depth training in hand, upper extremity and microsurgery: fellows run clinics and ward rounds, perform elective, emergency and…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026International Clinical Fellowship Programme in Orthopaedic Hand & Microsurgery
Sunway Medical Centre, Orthopaedic Hand Centre
⌖ Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
Duration1 to 6 months (full-time clinical attachment)
FundingNot published
ExposureFull-time clinical attachment with five Hand & Microsurgery consultants covering common and complex hand and microsurgical cases,…
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsHip & Knee
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026Clinical Fellowship in Arthroplasty
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months
FundingApplicant-funded course fee plus additional fees and costs; the current UKM process does not…
ExposurePrimary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, including pre-operative planning, patient and implant selection, operative and…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in arthroplasty and joint reconstruction, with division-specific clinical privileges determined…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programLimb Reconstruction
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in limb lengthening, deformity correction and reconstruction, with division-specific clinical…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programMusculoskeletal Oncology
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in orthopaedic oncology surgery, with division-specific clinical privileges determined through UMMC…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programPaediatric Orthopaedics
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UKM Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months or 1 year
FundingNot published
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinics, rounds, supervised surgery, trauma and fractures, elective and emergency cases, on-call work where…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programPain Intervention
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Pain Medicine (UKM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (UKM Medical Centre)
⌖ Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
AP
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farizal Bin Fadzil (Course Director)
Duration1 year
FundingSelf-funded fee: hands-on clinical fellowship RM12,000 per 6 months for non-Malaysians (RM10,000…
ExposureAdvanced interventional management of complex chronic pain using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and fluoroscopy: ultrasound- and…
SUBSPECIALTY
5 programsSpine
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Spine Surgery Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in orthopaedic spine surgery, with division-specific clinical privileges determined through UMMC…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026AO Spine Fellowship Network
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centers
⌖ Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected AO centre
Duration4–12 weeks
FundingCountry-adjusted stipend based on USD 550 per week in the United States, paid in Swiss-franc…
ExposureSpine training at a selected AO host centre; operative participation, observation, case mix, research and teaching exposure differ…
✓ Verified 16 Oct 2026Fellowship in Spine Surgery (UKM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Department o
⌖ Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months (basic) or 1 year
FundingCourse fee and additional fees apply per the UKM process document; no amounts are published on…
ExposureTraining in clinical decision-making and surgical techniques across spine surgery, in particular paediatric and adult deformity,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026APSS–Universiti Malaya Medical Centre Spine Fellowship 2026
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre Spine Unit
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Faculty & leadership
PD
Professor Dato’ Dr Kwan Mun KeongPD
Professor Dr Chris Chan Yin Wei+1 more
Duration1 week
FundingNo stipend or fee is stated; host centres cover economy return air travel, accommodation and…
ExposureShort spine attachment with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's Spine Unit at UMMC
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship Host Centre: Sarawak General Hospital
Sarawak General Hospital, Dept of Orthopedics and Traumatology
⌖ Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Program lead
NA
Nur Aida Faruk Senan
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingAO Spine pays fellows a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs; it is…
ExposureSpine surgery fellowship hosted at Sarawak General Hospital: 200 surgical cases per year and 100 beds in the department. Other…
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsSports Medicine
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026UMMC Orthopaedic Sports and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship
University Malaya Medical Centre
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration1–3 years
FundingFee-based and ordinarily self-funded: UMMC publishes RM36,000 per year for non-Malaysian…
ExposureHands-on subspecialty training in sports orthopaedics and arthroscopic surgery, with division-specific clinical privileges…
✓ Verified 16 Oct 2026Clinical Fellowship in Arthroscopy & Sports Surgery (UKM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Department o
⌖ Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months (basic) or 1 year (advanced)
FundingCourse fee and additional fees apply per the UKM process document; no amounts are published on…
ExposureFellows perform clinical activities at specialist level (clinics, ward rounds, open surgery), observe all elective and emergency…
SUBSPECIALTY
3 programsTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Trauma Orthopaedic
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
⌖ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program lead
Duration6 months (basic) or 1 year
FundingNot published
ExposureComplex pelvis and acetabular fractures, acute polytrauma, complex articular and peri-prosthetic fractures, deformity correction,…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026Advanced Musculoskeletal Trauma Subspecialty Fellowship Training
Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar
⌖ Seremban, Malaysia
Faculty & leadership
AMAbdul Muttalib bin Abdul WahidNBNorhaslinda binti Bahaudin
DurationFull-time for the period set by Malaysia's Ministry of Health…
FundingNot published
ExposureFull-time advanced musculoskeletal trauma training at a tertiary state referral department covering limb, spine and pelvic disease;…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026Hospital Pulau Pinang Orthopaedic Subspecialty Fellowship Training
Hospital Pulau Pinang Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
⌖ George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Program lead
DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposureTrauma, general and paediatric orthopaedics, arthroplasty, spine, upper limb and microsurgery, arthroscopy and sports surgery and…
Orthopaedic fellowship faculty in Malaysia
13 people are named on source-backed Malaysia programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Abdul Halim Abd Rashid Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Abdul Muttalib bin Abdul Wahid Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Assoc. Prof. Dr Nor Hamdan bin Mohamad Yahaya Hip and Knee
- Associate Professor Dr Chee Kidd Chiu Spine
- Azuhairy bin Azid Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Badrul Akmal Hisham Md. Yusoff Sports Medicine
- Mohd Hisam Bin Muhamad Ariffin Spine
- Mohd Hisam Muhammad Ariffin Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Mohd Yazid Bajuri Foot and Ankle
- Norhaslinda binti Bahaudin Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Professor Dato’ Dr Kwan Mun Keong Spine
- Professor Dr Chris Chan Yin Wei Spine
- Shalimar Abdullah Hand and Microsurgery
Applying for orthopaedic training in Malaysia
What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in Malaysia?
OrthoFellow currently indexes 21 current canonical pathways in Malaysia: 19 clinical fellowships, 0 research fellowships, 2 observerships and 0 short courses. Open each profile for its exact classification and current cycle status.
Are international surgeons eligible for every programme in Malaysia?
No. Eligibility, language, registration, immigration permission and hospital privileges depend on the specific programme and host. OrthoFellow shows published requirements and labels missing information for direct confirmation.
How current are the Malaysia listings?
Each programme profile shows its own checked date and official source. Availability and deadlines can change, so applicants should reopen the current official programme page before applying or paying costs.
What documents do applicants usually prepare for Malaysia?
Common documents include a CV, training evidence, references and identity documents. Each programme profile may require additional documents.
Does OrthoFellow estimate unpublished deadlines or funding in Malaysia?
No. If a deadline, stipend, salary, accommodation or application route is not published by the official source, the profile is labelled as not published, direct enquiry required or current availability unconfirmed.