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Dr. Suresh Siva MD FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon

Dr Suresh completed Medical School in the United Kingdom and Specialist Surgical Training in London, UK and California, USA. He is a Senior Consultant at ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital which is the first full service Orthopaedic Specialist Hospital in Malaysia. He is Board Certified by the UK General Medical Council and is on the National Specialist Register. His drive and passion is to provide world-class clinical excellence on an individual level with a human touch.

Dr Suresh performs Enhanced Recovery Procedures and individualized treatments based on patient age and activity, offering Minimal Invasive Surgery, Arthroscopic “key hole” surgery and joint sparing procedures. His group was one of the first in the world to publish a series on Minimal Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery back in February 2003 at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, USA and he continues to perfect and improve his techniques to this day.

Modern pain management techniques allow patients to start walking the day after surgery and get back to their normal activities within weeks. Dr Suresh has performed more than 5000 procedures on the hip, knee and shoulder joints over the past 15 years. Dr Suresh is also very active in research and development to improve the quality of life of his patients. He holds US Patents in medical device technologies and tissue engineering techniques. In addition he is an author and co-author of numerous professional publications, books and book chapters. He is very involved in teaching, administration and research and is on the board of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and the Organizing Committee of SICOT 2022.

Professonal Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
  • Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
  • British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
  • SICOT
  • Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
  • British Medical Association
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
  • Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
  • Malaysian Orthopaedic Association

Selected Publications

    Published Scientific Papers

  • Finding NEEMO: towards organizing smart digital solutions in orthopaedic trauma surgery. Benedikt J. Braun,1 Bernd Grimm,2 Andrew M. Hanflik,3 Meir T. Marmor,4 Peter H. Richter,1 Andrew K. Sands,5 and Sureshan Sivananthan. EFFORT Open Rev, 2020 Jul; 5(7): 408-420.
  • Sivananthan S, Goodman SB: et. al.: Revision Hip Arthroplasty using a Modular Cementless Femoral Stem: Intermediate Term Follow up. J Arthroplasty; April 2017; Vol.32(4):1245-49
  • Sivananthan S, Ruchiwit P, Goodman SB.: A rare case of Pseudotumor Formation following Total Knee Arthroplasty. MOJ; 2015;Vol.9;No.1:44-46
  • Miclau T, Sivananthan S et al.: International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies: A model for international collaboration to promote orthopaedic and musculokeletal research. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2014.
  • Sivananthan S*, Brady M*, Mudera*, V, Wiltfang, J, Warnke PH.
    The primordium of a biologic joint replacement: Coupling of two stem cell pathways in biphasic ultrarapid compressed gel niches.
    Journal of Cranio-Maxillofac Surgery 2011; Jul:39(5):380-6.
  • Warnke PH, Russo PA, Sivananthan S.
    Antimicrobial peptide immunity protects human nasal and auricular cartilage against infection.
    Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2010;21(1):198-201.
  • Warnke PH, Sivananthan S, Becker ST et al.
    Endocultivation: Does delayed application of BMP improve intramuscular heterotopic bone formation?
    Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2010;38(1):54-59.
  • Warnke PH, Sivananthan S.
    Ceramic Scaffolds produced by computer assisted 3D printing and sintering: Characterisation and biocompatibility investigations.
    Journal of Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2010 Jan 20.
  • Becker ST, Sivananthan S.
    Biocompatibility of individually designed scaffolds with human periosteum for use in tissue engineering.
    J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2010 Apr;21(4):1255-62. Epub 2010 Feb 7
  • Douglas T, Liu Q, Humpe A, Wiltfang J, Sivananthan S
    Novel Ceramic Bone Replacement material ceraball seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells.
    Clin Oral Implants Res. 2010 Mar;21(3):262-7. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
  • Douglas T, Sivananthan S, Warnke PH et al.
    Porous Polymer Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds: Characterisation and Biocompatibility Investigations.
    J Mater Sci Med, 2009; 20(9):1909-15.
  • Warnke PH, Seitz H, Warnke F, Becker ST, Sivananthan S
    Ceramic scaffolds produced by computer-assisted 3D printing and sintering: characterization and biocompatibility investigations.
    J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2010 Apr;93(1):212-7.
  • Warnke PH, Sherry E, Russo PA, Acil Y, Wiltfang J, Sivananthan S
    Huiles essentielles antibacteriennes chez des patients a tumours cancereuses malodorantes.
    Phytotherapie 2007 Dec 5(5):276 – 280.
  • Sivananthan S, Douglas T, Warnke PH.
    New Scaffolds for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering: Biocompatibility Testing and effect of incorporation of Calcium Sulphate.
    Acta Biomateriala, 2008; 30(3): 259-262.
  • Warnke PH, Douglas T, Sivananthan S et al.
    Tissue Engineering of Periosteal Cell Membranes In Vitro.
    Clin. Oral Implants Research, 2009; 30(3): 227-243.
  • Warnke PH, Douglas T, Sivananthan S et al.
    Rapid Prototyping Porous Titanium Alloy Scaffolds produced by Selective Laser Melting for Bone Tissue Engineering.
    Tissue Engineering Part C, 2008; 11: 635-640.
  • Sivananthan S, Sharp L, Loh YC.
    Management of Wrist Instability.
    Current Orthopaedics, 2007:21;207-14.
  • Sherry E, Reynolds M, Sivananthan S et al.
    Inhalational Phytochemicals as a possible treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: 2 case reports.
    Am J Infection Control, 2004;(32)
  • Warnke PH, Sherry E, Sivananthan S et al.
    Antibacterial essential oils in malodorous cancer patients.
    Phytomedicine, July 2006; 13(7): 463-7.
  • Warnke PH, Sivananthan S, Sherry E.
    The mechanical integrity of in vivo engineered heterotopic bone. Biomaterials, 2006; 27(7): 1081-7.
  • Selvaratnam L, Kamarul T, Sivananthan S.
    Colonies in engineered articular cartilage express superior differentiation. Med J Malaysia, 2005; Jul 60; Suppl C: 49-52
  • Arif M, Sivananthan S, Choon DSK.
    Revision total hip arthroplasty using an anterior cortical window, extensive strut allografts and impaction grafting: 5 year follow up study.
    Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004;12(1): 25-30.
  • Sherry E, Sivananthan S, Warnke PH.
    Topical phytochemicals used to salvage the gangrenous lower limbs of type 1 diabetic patients.
    Diabetes Res Clin Prac, 2003; 62(1): 65-66.
  • Sivananthan S, Arif M, Choon DSK.
    Small Stem Exeter Total Hip Replacement: Clinical and Radiological follow up over a minimum of 2.5 years.
    Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003; 11(2): 148-262
  • Hussein M, Sivananthan S, Odling-Smee et al.
    Primary leiomyosarcoma of the Breast: Diagnosis, Management and Outcome.
    Breast, 2001; 10(6): 530-534.
  • Sivananthan S, Raveendran K, Kumar T.
    A simple method of removing a broken intramedullary nail. Review of 12 cases. Injury, 2000; 6:433-435.
  • Sivananthan S.
    Contributor to Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine 4th Edition 1999, OUP.
  • Wootton R, Loane M, Sivananthan S et al.
    The potential for Telemedicine in Home Nursing.
    Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1998; 4: 214-218.
  • Sherry E, Sivananthan S, Warnke PH.
    Topical phytochemicals used to salvage the gangrenous lower limbs of type 1 diabetic patients.
    Diabetes Res Clin Prac, 2003; 62(1): 65-66.
  • Sivananthan S, Bircher MD
    JBJS (Br) Journal Club: Immediate Primary Skin Closure in type III A and B open Fractures.
    Results after a minimum of five years.
    JBJS (Br). 6 May 2009

Books and Book Chapters

  • Lead Editor, Mercers Textbook of Trauma and Orthopaedics. 11th Edition. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Colaco H, James L. Clinical Examination of the Orthopaedic Patient. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 9780-340-942031
  • Sivananthan S, Goodman SB. Failure Mechanisms. In: Joint Replacement Technology. Revell P Editor. Woodhead Publishing, 2013
  • Sivananthan S, Sherry E. Infections of the Musculoskeletal System. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Rajasekaran S. Talar Fractures and Dislocations. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Rajasekaran S. Calcaneum Fractures. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Potty A. Acetabular Fractures. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Shah R. Arthritis. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Geddes R, Sivananthan S. Medical Ethics. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1
  • Sivananthan S, Sherry E, Gehr R. Outcomes, Databanks and Medical Coding. In: Mercers Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 11th Edition, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-340-94203-1