Dr Syaiful Azzam bin Sopandi

Background:
Dr Syaiful Azzam bin Sopandi, currently is the only Resident Consultant Vascular Surgeon in Ara Damansara Medical Centre, Shah Alam. With over 10 years of experience in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Procedure, the management of vascular diseases is quicker and effectively treated with the introduction and application of modern vascular investigation tools and surgical procedure.

Condition Treated:
1. Claudication Pain

• Pain in the calf/thigh/buttock after walking or even at rest?

2. Chronic ulcer in the leg

• Long duration of non-healing ulcer? (arterial, venous)

3. Abnormal leg swelling

• Any presence of prominent dilated and tortous veins in the leg?

4. Distal toe/finger skin colour changes

• Blackish discolouration of toes?
• Gangrene of the leg?

5. The pulsating abdominal mass

• Suffering from chronic abdominal pain with back pain?
• Long standing hypertension?

6. Vascular Access for Haemodialysis

• Require AV fistula creation?
• AV fistula patency assessment and treatment
• AV fistula repair
• AV fistula complication’s e.g. venous aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm, central venous occlusion

Procedure Focus:

• Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Open bypass, arterial repair/patch repair
  • Endovascular procedure : Angioplasty, stenting, thrombus aspiration
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Open AAA repair
  • Endovascuar stenting
• Venous Diseases
  • Open varicose surgery (saphenous vein ligation and stripping, multiple phlebectomy)
  • Percutaneous/Endovenous procedure : Intravenous ultrasound assessment, venoplasty, stenting, laser/RFA/microwave ablation of varicose vein, glue ablation of varicose vein thrombus aspiration of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)/Pulmonary embolism (PE)
  • Sclerotherapy injection for varicose vein – Clinic/Day Procedure
• Vascular Access Procedure
  • AVF creation/repair
  • AVF patency maintenance procedure: fistuloplasty, thrombus aspiration, thrombectomy
  • Hemodialysis venous catheter placement - temporary, permanent
  • Central venous line : CVL, PICC, Chemoport
• Vascular Ulcer Management
• Vascular Health Screening Assessment

Other General Procedure:

• Appendicitis 
• Endoscopies
• Hernias
• Bowel/Colon Surgery
• Lumps and Bumps
• Laser Haemorrhoid Surgery
• Treatment of Gallstones

Memberships & Associations:

• Vascular Society of Malaysia
• Malaysian Medical Association

Clinical Training:

• Hospital Kuala Lumpur
• Hospital Serdang
• Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II Kota Bharu

Medical School: Universiti Malaya

Main Hospital: Ara Damansara Medical Centre - ADMC

Location: Ara Damansara, Malaysia

Media/Publications: 

• IKIM.FM Interview: Kesihatan "Penyakit" Vaskular Periferi Penyaringan dan Pegesanan Awal
• The Star Interview: A more precise method to insert the needle for haemodialysis 
• Harian Metro: Bahaya Penyakit Vaskular