KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today commended the Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) surgical team for successfully reattaching Lance Corporal Thierry Rodger anak Fendy’s hand in an eight-hour operation requiring highly precise work using a surgical microscope.
In a Facebook post, Dzulkefly praised the hospital’s upper limb and microsurgery team led by Dr Allan Ravi Rajagopal and Dr Aziz Sabbir Husain, as well as the neurosurgery team that helped treat the policeman’s head injuries.
“The extraordinary dedication in handling this highly complex microsurgical emergency is a source of great pride for the nation,” he said.
He said the successful procedure demonstrated the quality of multidisciplinary medical services at public healthcare facilities, and thanked the surgeons, doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers involved.
