Khay-Yong Saw

Dr. Khay-Yong SAW is the founder and a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He graduated from Liverpool University Medical School in 1984, obtained his FRCS in Edinburgh in 1989 and went on to his chosen field which was Orthopaedic Surgery. In 1993, he completed his Masters in Orthopaedic Surgery (MCh Orth) at the Liverpool University Medical School, UK. His specialization in orthopaedic sports medicine includes knee joint arthroscopic surgery with application of stem cells for chondrogenesis together with bone and soft tissue regeneration. In Year 2005, he started his research work in Articular Cartilage Regeneration with the use of stem cells. This pioneering technology enables the restoration of damaged cartilage to its original state. He continues to further his research in articular cartilage regeneration and has completed a Phase2b multicentre US-FDA trial. He has presented his work at numerous scientific meetings, published peer reviewed journals on stem cells related work and received awards on knee cartilage regeneration. Dr Saw also has several patents granted for this method of chondrogenesis in the knee and on his novel medical device plus procedure in knee osteotomy.