Dr. Arasa Raj Sinnathuray

MB BCh (Ireland), MD (UK), FRCS (Ireland), FRCS ENT (Ireland), FRCS (ORL-HNS) (UK), CCT (UK), Ear Surgery Fellowship (France & UK), Laser Certified (UK)

1. Ear Implants such as Cochlear Implants 
2. Rhinoplasty (nasal bone correction)
3. Laser Ear Surgery

Ear infections, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Dizziness / Vertigo, Nose and sinus issues, Throat problems including throat pain, difficulty swallowing, and hoarseness, Snoring / Obstructive sleep apnea, Foreign body removal from ear, nose or throat.

Cochlear Implant, Middle Ear Implant, Bonebridge Implant, BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid), Laser Cholesteatoma Mastoid surgery, Laser Stapes surgery, Ossiculoplasty, Canalplasty, Ear Drum Surgery (Tympanoplasty), Snoring Surgery, Sinus Surgery, Facial Cosmetic Surgery ( Rhinoplasty & Pinnaplasty), Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy, Laser Myringotomy, Myringotomy with Grommet Insertion, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Septoplasty, Turbinate surgery, Balloon Sinuplasty, Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty

Dr Arasa Raj Sinnathuray went to medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Dublin) graduating in 1994 (MB BCh). He continued his surgical training in Northern Ireland, UK, and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1999 (FRCS in General Surgery and FRCS in ENT Surgery). He was then appointed to the 6-year Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) Type I Specialist Registrar rotation in ENT Surgery. He passed the Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery exit exam in the UK (FRCS (ORL-HNS)) at first attempt, was awarded a UK Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in ENT Surgery, and subsequently admitted to the ENT Surgery / Otolaryngology UK General Medical Council Specialist Register in 2009 (Roll No. 4557128). He also obtained a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) by thesis on Cochlear Implants and Genetics from Queen’s University Belfast (United Kingdom) in 2007. He also completed advanced Ear Surgery Fellowships in France (2009) and the United Kingdom (2010).

Dr Arasa Raj Sinnathuray returned to Malaysia in January 2011 as a Consultant Specialist ENT Surgeon and was appointed as an Associate Professor at the University Malaya Medical Centre. He has been an invited speaker at the Malaysian Society Of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery annual meetings. In April 2012 he joined Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur (Resident) and Tropicana Medical Centre (Visiting) as a Consultant Specialist ENT Surgeon.

He is trained in advanced ear surgery and was the first surgeon in Malaysia to perform Electro Acoustic Stimulation Surgery (Cochlear Implant and Acoustic amplification for partial deafness), KTP Laser-Assisted Cholesteatoma Surgery, KTP Laser-Assisted Revision Stapes Surgery, Vibrant Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant Surgery with a Vibroplasty Coupler, and Surgical Reconstruction of the Posterior ear canal with a Titanium plate. Other complex operations he has performed which are rare in Malaysia include Bonebridge Implant Surgery, KTP Laser-Assisted Ossiculoplasty (using a Kurz titanium prosthesis) and Canalplasty. He has performed these operations at University Malaya Medical Centre, Tropicana Medical Centre and Gleneagles KL.

He has obtained advanced surgical training in the United Kingdom to a high standard in all aspects of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery. He is a ‘United Kingdom (UK) board- certified’ specialist, with a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in Otorhinolaryngology, and is on the United Kingdom General Medical Council Specialist Register in Otolaryngology and Malaysian National Specialist Register in Otorhinolaryngology. He has sub-specialised in Otology involving cochlear implants, active middle ear implants, ossiculoplasty, and laser assisted stapes surgery. He also performs cholesteatoma surgery with the assistance of a laser, preserving the ear canal (reducing life-long cleaning and better for swimming) and preserving the ossicles where possible (with resultant better hearing)). He practises as a Consultant ENT Surgeon using the latest equipment, with a special interest in Otology & Rhinology.