Professor Dato' Dr Fitjerald Henry

Professor Dato' Dr Fitjerald Henry

  • Professor of Surgery
Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery

Biography

Surgeon with more than 30 years of experience, specializing in Colorectal Surgery. Involved in teaching Medical Students at various public and private Universities. Supervisor and coordinator for post graduate studies in General Surgery. Examiner for final year Master of Surgery Examination. [MSURG]. Head of General Surgical Services, Ministry of Health, Malaysia from April 2023-September 2024.Past Head of Colorectal Surgery service, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Past Chairman of Colorectal training committee , Ministry of Health , Malaysia. Past Head of ‘National Perioperative mortality review [POMR], Ministry of Health, Malaysia from 2021-2024. Head of General Surgical Department, Hospital Selayang 2007-2019.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (University of Edinburgh)
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (University of Malaya)

Research Interests

  • Colorectal Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Sustainability in Medicine
  • Cancer detection and prevention

Teaching Areas

  • Preclinical studies
  • Clinical Surgery
  • Sustainability – Environmental, Social and Governance
  • Biomedical

Courses Taught

  • Problem Based Learning
  • Integrity and Anti-Corruption
  • Surgeon's Expectations of Nursing staff in the Operating theatre
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Immune System and Cancer
  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Renal Physiology
  • Reproduction Physiology
  • Central Nervous System Physiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Physiology
  • Muscular Physiology

Notable Publications

  1. Co-author on a chapter on Haemorrhoids for General Practitioners
  2. Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Advanced and Local Recurrences of Primary Rectal Cancer at a Single Centre: A Descriptive Study over past 5 years and Lessons to Learn. International Journal of Surgery 2020.
  3. Case Report: Perineum Spindle Cell Sarcoma in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.         June 2021.
  4. Gastrointestinal Catastrophe- Enteroatmospheric fistula: A Case Report on Non-Operative Management.
  5. Mucinous Adenocarcinoma arising from Chronic Perianal Fistula – A Case report. October 2020.
  6. Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty with Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy in Hospital Selayang. 2016.
  7. Evaluation of a range of skin protectors:Key results of randomized controlled cross-over study. March 2020.
  8. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided colo-colostomy in a case of acute large bowel obstruction. March 2020.
  9. Anoplasty dilemma for fused anus following fournier’s gangrene debridement. 2019.
  10. Natural history of asymptomatic gallstones: Differential behaviour in male and female subjects. 2015.
  11. Foreign bodies in the rectum: Report of a case series and review of the literature. 2013.
  12. The Risk of Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Tamoxifen: Polymorphisms of CYP2D6 and ABCB1. 2011.
  13. Irreducible Rectal Prolapse: Emergency Surgical Management of Eight Cases and A Review of the Literature. May 2011.
  14. Potential of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Genotypes in Personalizing 5-Fluorouracil Therapy Among Colorectal Cancer Patients. October 2013.
  15. Mesentric volvulus with bowel ischaemia – A case report and literature review.
  16. Development of polyps at the ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in a patient with Familial Adenomatous polyposis – A case report.
  17. Internal herniation through broad ligament with small bowel strangulation – A case report.
  18. Adult Intussusception secondary to an Intestinal polyp – A case report.
  19. Case report: Transanal endoscopic operation for Rectal carcinoid.
  20. Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty and Fistula tract laser closure workshop in Hospital Seremban, Serdang and Kuching.
  21. Lecturer for ‘Pain free Hospital’ course in Hospital Sandakan, Sabah and Hospital Shah Alam, Selangor.
  22. Lecture at National Gynae-Oncology Conference 2015/2017/2019. Topic- Pelvic Exenteration.
  23. Chairperson for Lecture at World Antibiotic awareness week 2017.
  24. Lecture at 5th National Colorectal Cancer Symposium 2018. Early cancer detection.
  25. Lecture on ‘Anastomosis – Intestinale’ in Hospital HRPZ 2, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
  26. Local preceptor at Training Division, Hospital Selayang.
  27. Lecture on ‘Inflammatory Bowel Disease’, Hospital QE, Sabah.
  28. Lecture at National Colorectal Cancer Symposium.
  29. Lecture at National Medico-Legal Conference 2016.
  30. Case report on medullary Thyroid carcinoma. Poster presentation at College of Surgeons meeting 2008.
  31. Malaysian Gastro-Intestinal Registry (MGIR): Endoscopic findings of colonic malignancy in Malaysia.
  32. Chairman of lectures by Professor Kamal Deen, Professor Charles Tang and Professor Monson at ‘Malaysian Colorectal Conference’.
  33. A review or preoperative staging of rectal tumour by Endorectal Ultrasound in Hospital Selayang.
     

Achievements & Accolades

  1. EAGLE safe anastomosis study August 2021.
  2. International study on Deep Vein Thrombosis. 2014-2016.
  3. Represented Ministry of health, Malaysia for APAC Surgical Site Infection prevention symposium as Subject Matter Expert in Singapore. July 2019.
  4. Subject matter expert for Malaysian Health Data warehouse [MYHDW] version 2.0., SMRP, PRIS.
  5. Ministry of Health Malaysia Assessor for ‘National Perioperative mortality review [POMR]. Representing General Surgery.
  6. Drafting Committee member for National Surgical policy.
  7. Chairman of ‘Management action committee [MAC] Hospital Selayang’ since 2017.
  8. Introduced the concept of ‘Global Surgery’ to Hospital Gerik, Perak Darul Redzuan and Hospital Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang.
  9. Drafting Committee – Five year National plan of Management for ‘Colorectal Malignancy’.
  10. Appointed to Committee – ‘Jawatankuasa Penentuan Spesifikasi Peralatan Perubatan bagi Stockpile Asset Perubatan di Fasiliti Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia Menangani Pandemik COVID-19’.
  11. Committee Member for Malaysian Medical Council - Penilaian Kepakaran (JKKPKP) bagi bidang ‘Colorectal Surgery’.
  12. Committee Member - ‘Taskforce’ for National Cancer Biobank Consortium.
  13. Speciality /Subspeciality Education Subcommittees member for ‘Colorectal Surgery’ , Malaysian Medical Council.
  14. Participant in Hospital level meetings – Management, Finance, Credentialing and Privileging and OT Committee.
  15. Committee member: ‘Colorectal Society of Malaysia’ 2017-2019.
  16. Panel preparing for Nursing courses in ‘Stoma Care’ & ‘Perioperative Nursing’.
  17. Organizing chairman for National Day care conference 2016.
  18. Wound team chairman, Hospital Selayang 2014-2019.
  19. Participated in ‘Mesyuarat-mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Penyiasatan Bebas’ at various Hospitals. Taiping, Ipoh, Shah Alam, QE dan Sandakan, Sabah.
     

Professional Associations

  1. Life member of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
  2. Public Lectures to residents of USJ, Subang Jaya.
  3. Motivational talks to medical volunteers. 2017.
  4. Early Colorectal Cancer detection programmes with Non-Governmental Organizations. EMPOWERED. 2012-2018.
  5. Volunteer activities with TZU CHI and religious organizations.
  6. Voluntary service at medical camps.