About Advance Brain & Spine Group

ABSG was founded by consultant neurosurgeons and a consultant neurologist who kept seeing the same problem: patients with complex brain and spine conditions moving between separate clinics, repeating tests and receiving advice in isolation. We bring those specialties together at the Neuroscience Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, so the right specialists look at your case together.

Consultants of Advance Brain & Spine Group at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Why ABSG exists

Brain and spine problems rarely sit neatly in one specialty. Back pain can come from a nerve, a joint or the spinal cord; a seizure can be a neurology question or a surgical one. When each specialist sees you separately, the pieces do not always join up.

Seen separatelyOne team at ABSG
Your scansReviewed by each doctor on their ownReviewed together when the case calls for it
TestsOften repeated at each clinicDone once and shared within the team
AdviceDifferent opinions you have to weigh up yourselfOne plan, with the reasoning explained
Next stepsYou arrange referrals between doctorsWe arrange them within the team

How we work

An integrated multisubspecialty approach to delivering superior outcomes.

Advanced Care. Unified Team.

The right specialists, together

Neurosurgeons, neurologists, a spine surgeon and an interventional neuroradiologist, reviewing complex cases with each other rather than in isolation.

Every option, including not operating

Most brain and spine problems do not need surgery. We explain all the options, and recommend an operation only when it is the right one.

Your decision

We explain our reasoning so you can decide with confidence, and we welcome patients who want a second opinion before deciding.

Our home at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur

ABSG practises from the Neuroscience Centre on Level 5, Block A, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Pantai Hospital supports ABSG as its neuroscience group.

  • Admissions, billing and insurance are handled through Pantai HospitalPanel coverage follows Pantai Hospital and IHH Healthcare
  • Scans, tests and operating theatres are on siteMRI, CT, EEG and nerve conduction studies
  • Emergency care around the clockIncluding Pantai’s 24-hour stroke response

Find us

Neuroscience Centre
Level 5, Block A, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur
8 Jalan Bukit Pantai, Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur

Clinic hours and directions

Advance Brain & Spine Group Sdn. Bhd. (202501060555)

Our founders

Three consultants who set up ABSG so that patients are seen by the right specialists together, supported by consultants in spine surgery, interventional neuroradiology and neurology.

Dr Azman Raffiq, Consultant Neurosurgeon

Dr Azman Raffiq

Consultant Neurosurgeon

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Dr Kevin Sek Weng Yew, Consultant Neurosurgeon

Dr Kevin Sek Weng Yew

Consultant Neurosurgeon

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Dr Rishikesan Kuppusamy, Consultant Neurologist

Dr Rishikesan Kuppusamy

Consultant Neurologist

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Meet all our specialists

Not sure who to see?

Tell us your symptoms and we will direct you to the right specialist.

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