Vimal K. Vasudeavan Gleneagles Hospital Penang

Dr Vimal Kumar Vasudeavan is the Consultant General and Minimally Invasive Surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital Penang. In addition, he is also the President of Society of Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery of Malaysia (SELSMA) and Malaysian Hernia Society (MHS).  He completed his medical studies (General Surgery) in National University of Malaysia (UKM). He also done his Bariatric Surgery studies in Brussels, Belgium during 2009. He has also shared his experiences in various talks and workshop such as 16 th Asia-Pacific Congress of ELSA, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Workshop, Annual International Congress of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society and more.

Day 1, 31 May 2024

Time Session
09:45
10:30
Opening Ceremony
Ratha Krishnan Sriram Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu
Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Sipadan III
15:45
16:30
Debate - 1 (Hernia)
Robotic Approach vs Laparoscopic Approach for Groin Hernia Repair
Kiyotaka Imamura Chairperson Yotsuya Medical Cube
Mohammad Hisyam Chairperson KPJ Ipoh
  • Robotic Approach
    Siow Sze Li Speaker Hospital Umum Sarawak
  • Laparoscopic Approach for Groin Hernia Repair
    Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Sipadan III

Day 2, 1 June 2024

Time Session
12:00
12:30
Lunch Symposium
Suprapubic hernia- the art of TAPE (transbdominal partially extra peritoneal) repair
Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Sipadan III
13:30
14:45
Hernia Surgery Symposium - 2
Subhash Khanna Chairperson Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute (India)
Vimal K. Vasudeavan Chairperson Gleneagles Hospital Penang
  • E-TEP: Do We Need More Convincing?
    Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Yotsuya Medical Cube
  • Subcutaneous Onlay Laparoscopic Approach (SCOLA)
    T Sivakumar Speaker INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDO SURGEONS
  • Fasciotens, the new kid on block for Loss of domain
    Sanjay Sonar Speaker Godrej Memorial Hospital, Wockhardt Hospital, Khar Hinduja Hospital (India)
  • Recent Guidelines In Management Of Ventral/ Incisional Hernias
    Mohammad Hisyam Speaker KPJ Ipoh
  • IPOM And Plus Procedure: Tried And Tested
    Satkunan Mark Speaker Hospital Fatimah, Ipoh
Sipadan III

Pre-Congress Workshop, 30 May 2024

Time Session
09:00
12:00
Super Video Masterclass 1: Hernia
Kirubakaran a/l Malapan Chairperson Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Mohamed Arif Hameed Sultan Chairperson Universiti Malaysia Sabah
  • Groin Hernia:
  • Choosing the right procedure
    Mohammad Hisyam Speaker KPJ Ipoh
  • Decision making during surgery (TAPP, TEP & Recurrent Hernias)
    Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
  • Managing complications
    Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Yotsuya Medical Cube
  • Robotics in groin hernia repair
    Siow Sze Li Speaker Hospital Umum Sarawak
  • Ventral/ Incisional Hernia:
  • IPOM and plus procedures
    Satkunan Mark Speaker Hospital Fatimah, Ipoh
  • Retro rectus procedures (e-TEP, TARM)
    Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Yotsuya Medical Cube
  • Lateral hernias
    Abdul Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Island Hospital Penang
  • Divarication of recti- decision making
    Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
Lecture Hall 2