UM Specialist Centre

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UM Specialist Centre (UMSC)
UMSC Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC) at Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Geography
Location	Jalan Universiti, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°6′58.2739″N 101°39′2.6669″E / 3.116187194°N 101.650740806°E / 3.116187194; 101.650740806
Organisation
Funding	Private
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Services
Beds	99
History
Opened	1998
Links
Website	umsc.my
Lists	Hospitals in Malaysia

The UM Specialist Centre (UMSC; also known as the Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre) has been in existence since 1998 in Malaysia located in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.^[1] It was initially established as an initiative by the Universiti Malaya (UM) and its Faculty of Medicine (FOM) to halt the "brain drain" of medical experts from public sector to the private.

Established in 1998, UMSC was initially located at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and in 2007 shifted to UMSC's own building. It is adjacent to the largest teaching hospital in Malaysia, UMMC and Malaysia's oldest medical school, the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya founded in 1962 which shares its roots with the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

A center that offers subspecialty services and receives referrals from tertiary centers. UMSC bring focus on developing sub-specialty services – Consultants, nurses, equipment and supporting services, deliver care in teams to deal with complex medical problems as well as develop ties with national and regional centers.

UMSC offers more than 40 major specialties with sub-specialty services led and assisted by experienced medical doctors (mostly Professor doctors), nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, dietitian, and other professional staff, providing patients with highly specialized care and advanced medical treatment for complex cases.

• Evidence-based Clinical & Surgical Management of Scoliosis
• Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
• Paediatric Genetic Assay Profiling and Translation to Clinical Management
• Neurospine and Orthospine Cases with Image Guided and Minimally Invasive Therapy
• Anterior Skull Base Surgery and Neurotology
• Management of High Risk Pregnancy Expert and Evidence Based Care for Women with A High Risk Pregnancy
• Interventional Neuroradiology Management of Intracranial and Intraspinal Vascular Malformation
• Plastic Surgery – Reconstruction of Pathological Demolition
• Rehabilitation Medicine - The Advent and Utility of Robotic in Rehabilitation
• Breast Health: Evidence Based Minimally Invasive and Oncoplastic Breast Surgeries with Multidisciplinary Approach
• Endoscopic Resection of Early Gastric and Colon Cancer - Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
• Prosthodontics – The Present and The Future / Dental Implants – The Final Frontier

The hospital consists of 99 in-patient beds with 40 clinic rooms and four dental clinics. UMSC’s in-patient services and operating theatres are located at UMMC. Meanwhile, the Specialist Outpatient Clinics located at the UMSC Main Building provide other healthcare services which include Outpatient Clinics, Renal Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit, Radiology Services, Dietetic Consultancy and Pharmacy.

UMSC are equipped with the first and fully integrated intra operative imaging centre, the Centre for Image Guided and Minimally Invasive Therapy (CIGMIT) in Malaysia. combines highly-trained doctors with the latest in diagnostic imaging and medical software and systems for surgical navigation in an integrated operating theatre to enhance surgical outcomes and provide better care to the patients. The hybrid operating theatres of CIGMIT integrate CT and MRI scanners, providing surgeons with highly precise and up-to-date information. CIGMIT consists of two hybrid operating theatres complemented with a radio surgery centre; forming a comprehensive integrated facility.

• University Malaya Medical Centre
• University of Malaya
• List of medical schools in Malaysia
• List of university hospitals

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