Mohd Zulkiflee Bin Abu Bakar
MBBS (Mal), M Surg ORL-HNS (Mal), FRCS (Glas), AM (Mal)
Medicine
Head and Neck Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Professor Dr. Mohd Zulkiflee bin Abu Bakar is a Senior Clinical Consultant, Otorhinolaryngologist, and Head & Neck OncoSurgeon with over 19 years of professional experience in the medical field. He is a former Head (Chairman) of the Department from 2015-2018.
Prof Dr. Zul obtained his medical degree, MB BS in 1999 had undergone multiple clinical postings, including the junior medical officer in orthopedics surgery, and senior medical officer in urology and otorhinolaryngology, Ministry of Health Malaysia before joining the university as an academician. He started his career in the university as a trainee lecturer, at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya in 2004 under the Young Academic Training Award, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. After completing his postgraduate clinical training in 2008, he has been involved in various undergraduate-postgraduate teachings, research projects, and paper presentations mainly in basic otology, laser phono surgery, sleep apnoea, endoscopic rhinology, and skull base surgery, neurotology specialty and head & neck microsurgery. He had advanced clinical exposure in Otology, Skullbase Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology at NHS Guy’s & St Thomas’ and King’s Hospital, London, UK., modified otoplasty techniques under Prof Sven Olof Wikström, Chairman of Scandinavian Ear Reconstruction Centre, Sweden.
His presence in national and international arenas has widely been established as an invited speaker, key demonstrator, facilitator, and course director in various distinguished forums, workshops, and seminars, namely Laser Phonosurgery Workshop, International Asian Federation of Laryngectomee Association (AFLA) – UMMC seminar, Asian Cochlear Implant Seminar, International Bonebridge Workshop, Otoplasty & Ear Reconstruction Seminar, National Vertigo Masterclass, ASEAN Young Sinus Surgeon Forum, International Rhinology Innovative Symposium (IRIS), International Symposium on Recent Advances in Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyposis (ISRNP) and regular twice a year International UM Advanced Endoscopic Rhinology & Anterior Skullbase, Advanced Otology & Lateral Skullbase Workshop. He is a co-mentor for fellows in rhinology, otology & skull-base surgery from various countries.
He is a member of the department cochlear implant meeting and one of the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) Surgical Implant committee members in otology implants. He is also a member of the national rhinology meeting, allergic clinic, head & neck oncology meeting, OT subcommittee forum, ear reconstruction, cleft lip & palate clinic, voice, snoring & swallowing clinic, surgical laser safety, UM Robotic Surgery committee, and various advanced ORL-HNS subspecialty meetings. He is also a member of the Academy of Medicine, College of Surgeons Malaysia, and a life member of the Malaysian Society of Oncology, Malaysian Medical Association. He has been a member of the National Conjoint Board of ORL-HNS since 2011 and a member of the Malaysian Qualification Register (MQA) in the ORL-HNS Masters program. He is a member of the Medical Advisory Council (UMMC), Medical & Dental Advisory Council (UMSC), and Clinical Research Advisory Council (UM). He received an Appreciation Award in 2006 and a Distinguished Service Award in 2012 and 2016 from the University of Malaya. He has appeared in several public media, forums, talk shows, and prime-time news medical promotions on his areas of expertise.
He has published numerous papers in medical journals, ebooks, and books from his field. He has been a reviewer and member of the editorial board for some highly indexed otorhinolaryngology and surgical journals since 2009. Prof Zul is also a certified International Council Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) researcher and chairman of the Department Research Centre, Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Research (ORCLE). He has been a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator in more than 15 past and ongoing registry/clinical studies especially in Audiology, Laryngology, and Head & Neck Oncology. He is also a clinical and non-clinical research supervisor for diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students. He is a trained surgeon in Head & Neck Robotic Surgery.