Professor Dr April Camilla Roslani
FRCS (Glasg), F’ship in Colorectal Surg. (Sing), MS (UM), FRCS (Edinburgh), BSc (Hons) (UK), MBBCh (UK)
Professor Dr. April Roslani graduated with honours from the University of Wales in 1995, and received the Master of Surgery from the University of Malaya in 2003, graduating top of her class. Upon completion of colorectal surgical training with the National University Hospital Singapore in 2007, she set up the Colorectal Surgery Unit in University of Malaya, and was appointed Associate Professor in 2009. She is currently Professor, Head of General and Colorectal Surgery. The Colorectal Surgery Unit currently deals with the largest number of colorectal cancer cases in the country, and leads the way in evaluating new techniques for fistula and haemorrhoids treatment.
A member of various national and international professional bodies, her areas of expertise include general surgery and colorectal surgery, in particular, surgery for colorectal cancer (including laparoscopic resections), haemorrhoidal surgery and fistula surgery. She is also a well-published academician, and is often invited to speak on these subjects locally and abroad.
Her research interests are in colorectal cancer and anorectal diseases, for which she has won a number of international awards, and she is a local resource person for surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease, drawing on experience gleaned from the Mayo Clinic, USA, and St. Mark’s Hospital, UK.
She is currently Senior Vice-President for the College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, Treasurer for the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, and Council member for the Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology, ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons and ASEAN Federation of Surgical Colleges (including the Education Committee). In addition, she sits on the National Sub-specialty Training Committee for Colorectal Surgery, and is the lead for the National Curriculum project in General Surgery. Through these roles, she works towards advancing colorectal surgical standards within the country.
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The Doctor
Specialises in
Colorectal Surgery
Gastrointestinal, Liver & Digestive Medicine
The Doctor
Expert in (Procedures)
• Open and laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, including pelvic exenteration, ultra-low anterior resection, abdominoperineal resections, right and left hemicolectomies, transanal minimally invasive surgery
• Open and laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, including restorative pan-proctocolectomy with pouch reconstruction
• Open and laparoscopic surgery for diverticular disease
• Sphincter-sparing procedures, sphincterotomies and flap surgery
• Full range of haemorrhoidal procedures, including laser haemorrhoidoplasty, Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation & rectoanal repair, stapled haemorrhoidopexy, open and closed haemorrhoidectomy, rubber band ligation
• Fistula laser closure (FiLAC), Over-the-scope clip (OTSC), Endorectal & anal advancement flaps, Ligation of the Fistula Tract (LIFT), fistulectomy and fistulotomy
• Open and laparoscopic abdominal procedures (ventral mesh rectopexy, suture rectopexy, resection rectopexy), perineal procedures (Delorme’s, Altmeiers, STARR)
• Flap surgery, sphincteroplasty
• Sphincteroplasty, graciloplasty, sacral nerve stimulation
• Rectopexy, STARR
• Colonoscopy, gastroscopy, endoanal and endorectal ultrasonography, anal manometry, biofeedback
The Doctor
Expertise in (Clinical Conditions)
• Colorectal Cancer
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis
• Diverticular Disease
• Anal Fissures
• Haemorrhoids
• Anal Fistulas (Fistula in ano)
• Rectal Prolapse
• Rectovaginal Fistulas
• Faecal Incontinence / Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI)
• Obstructed Defaecation
• Non-surgical investigations / interventions
Fellowships, Memberships & Professional Affiliations
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, Paediatric Anorectal Manometry System, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 29-May-13.
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, General Surgery Linear Cutters, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 14-Dec-12 - 21-Dec-12.
• Committee Member, Technical Evaluation Committee, Flexible Colonofiberscope, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 04-Dec-12 - 11-Dec-12.
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, Surgery Ultrasound System, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 11-Oct-12 - 18-Oct-12.
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, Titanium Clips, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 10-Sep-12 - 17-Sep-12.
• Head, Division of General Surgery, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 01-May-12.
• Root Cause Analysis Team member, Endoscopic Complications, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 09-Apr-12.
• Committee Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, FOM Biobank / Cancer Tissue Repository, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Apr-12.
• Steering Committee, MILES Centre, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 14-Mar-12.
• Member, Violence Intervention Committee, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Jan-12.
• Coordinator, Master of Surgery Programme, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Jan-12.
• OT Sub-Committee, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Jan-12 | Member, Conjoint Universities Committee for Surgery, National, 02-Jan-12.
• Coordinator, Masters of Surgery Programme, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 24-Jun-11.
• Acting Head Of Department, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 18-Apr-11 - 01-May-11.
• Committee member, Technical Evaluation Committee, Bladeless Trocars, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 12-Apr-11.
• Member, Conjoint Committee of Surgery, National, 06-Dec-10.
• Committee Member, Technical Evaluation Committee, Operating Theatre Consumables, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 01-Dec-10.
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, General Surgery Linear Cutters, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 04-Aug-10 - 21-Oct-10.
• Chairman, Technical Evaluation Committee, Sutures, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 09-Mar-10.
• Secretary of OT Sub-Committee, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 22-Apr-08 - 12-Jan-11.
• Head, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Jul-07.
• Representative & Course Coordinator for Surgical Component of BDS Programme, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 02-Apr-07 - 31-Mar-09
• Department Representative to Drug & Therapeutics Committee, Department Of Surgery, Faculty Of Medicine, 01-Oct-03 - 30-Jun-06.
Awards and Recognitions
• Congress President, APFCP 2019, Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology, 2015, (INTERNATIONAL)
• FRCS Ad Eundem, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2014, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Poster Award, 3rd Prize, Coloproctology 2014: Compliance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in colorectal cancer patients: a 5-year UMMC experience. Investigators: Khai-Yeong Teh, April Camilla Roslani, Chee-Wei Law, Mastura Md Yusof, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2014, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Poster Award, 2nd Prize, Coloproctology 2014: Factors influencing delayed referral to tertiary centre for colonoscopy among patients with alarming symptoms of colorectal cancer. Investigators: Boon-Yong Yang, Chee-Wei Law, Ausama A Malik, Hoong-Yin Chong, April Camilla Roslani, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2014, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Poster Award, 2nd Prize, Coloproctology 2013: Blastocystis sp. Infection In Colorectal Cancer Patients: Prevalence And Risk Factors. Investigators: Vinoth Kumarasamy, April Camilla Roslani, Umah Rani Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar Govind, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2013, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Poster Award, 3rd prize, Coloproctology 2013:Routine Culture of Low Passage Colorectal Cancer Cells and Demonstration of Variation in Selected Tumour Marker Expression. Investigators: Melanie Arlusamy, Cheah Swee Hung, April Camilla Roslani, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2013, (INTERNATIONAL)
• ICCP 2013 International Fellowship Award, International Council of Coloproctology, 2013, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best poster award, First Prize, Coloproctology 2012, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2012, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best poster award, Third Prize, Coloproctology 2012, Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2012, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Poster Award, 5th Scientific Congress of the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons, ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons, 2010, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Gold Medal for outstanding achievement in Biosciences and Biotechnology, Innovation and Creativity Expo 2010, University of Malaya, 2010, (UNIVERSITY)
• Best Poster Prize, Asian Federation of Coloproctology, 2007, (INTERNATIONAL)
• ASCRS Travel Scholarship, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), 2007, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Best Paper Prize (Oral Presentation) 2nd International Congress of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, 2007, (INTERNATIONAL)
• Clinical Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, 2006, (INTERNATIONAL)