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Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor – Ep 21: Top neurosurgeon highlights global firsts from Malaysia

No shortage of local talent and innovations says Prof Dr Vicky of Universiti Malaya

Updated 10 months ago · Published on 22 Jun 2023 12:00PM

Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor – Ep 21: Top neurosurgeon highlights global firsts from Malaysia
Prof Dr Vickneswaran Mathaneswaran visits The Vibes podcast booth to share his insights on Malaysian healthcare advances. – Alif Omar/The Vibes pic, June 22, 2023

PROF Dr Vickneswaran Mathaneswaran is a Malaysian neurosurgeon and one of the top in his field globally. Besides being an integral part of the Universiti Malaya Neurosurgery team, he is also an inventor of many groundbreaking innovations. 

On this week's episode of Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor, he speaks exclusively on some of these innovations and studies that he has been a part of. 

One of those innovations is the 3D printing of the brain, which is now becoming something that the medical world at large is taking notice of. In this video here, one can better visualise how surgeons can prepare better putting life saving techniques into action  

Prof Vicky also talks about equitable access for healthcare and how it is something that PPUM, a public and private facility, innovated in early 2012. 

Besides this, Manvir talks to him about the use of video clips transfer for mobile phones, which surprisingly began in Malaysia. 

Host Manvir Victor and Prof Vicky toss around their thoughts. – Alif Omar/The Vibes pic
Host Manvir Victor and Prof Vicky toss around their thoughts. – Alif Omar/The Vibes pic

From this episode we learn that once again, Malaysia has the right ingredients i.e. the correct talent with great innovative ideas, but we need a better system to appreciate and promote these ideas lest they leave our shores for opportunities overseas. 

With his team at PPUM, one can appreciate why our neurosurgeons are quite sought after by our neighbours. 

For more similar programmes and comments, do follow @manvirvictor for the latest in healthcare globally. – The Vibes, June 22, 2023

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