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MEDICAL

ENDOMETRIOSIS SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR IN ASIA PACIFIC

DR SHARIFAH CLINIC FOR WOMEN & LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Striving towards becoming the Centre of Excellence for Care and Management of Endometriosis With a firm commitment to continuously provide excellent services to patients , after being awarded “ The Best Obstetrics & Gynaecology Clinic of the Year in Asia-Pacific ” for Year 2020 and 2021 , this year Dr Sharifah Clinic for Women & Laparoscopic Surgery is truly honoured to be awarded with another best , “ The Endometriosis Provider in Asia- Pacific for 2022 ”, by Global Health Asia-Pacific . This award is pivotal to our continuous efforts to become a centre of excellence in endometriosis surgery for this region .
Dr Sharifah Halimah Jaafar is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist with more than 25 years of experience managing a myriad of gynecological diseases . Over the years , Dr Sharifah has developed a deep interest and passion to help women who suffer from endometriosis . The essence of winning this award stemmed primarily from our convictions and commitment to provide personalised , value-added treatment options for patients suffering from endometriosis while focusing on individual patient ’ s needs and expectations with the ultimate aim to improve and ensure sustenance in the quality of life of every patient being treated .
Conventional medical treatment for endometriosis aims primarily for symptom ( pain ) relief or reduction but not about “ cure ”. In contrast , surgical treatment is able to provide long-term remission for endometriosis through
Dr Sharifah Halimah Jaafar
radical surgical ablation or clearance . The surgical option is the most preferred choice and most important approach to provide treatment to deeply infiltrating endometriosis . Dr Sharifah is an accomplished and highly skilled laparoscopic surgeon who has gained mastery in minimally invasive surgery across all spectra of endometriosis .
In each case , we walk through the journey of treatment , using Minimally Invasive Surgery , with our patient . To ensure delivery of quality surgery and greater patient-satisfaction , we focus on achieving excellence at three Pointsof-Care , i . e ., Pre-operative , Operative , and Post-operative Care , using various clinical indicators at each phase of care .
Pre-operative Care involves early diagnosis , staging , and systemic mapping of the disease , including comprehensive counselling of the patient on surgical strategies , risks , and potential complications , and most importantly to understand and address patients ’ expectations and concerns . For Operative Care , we strive to achieve superior quality and greater precision in surgery . Our skilled surgeons leverage advanced 3D laparoscopic imaging technology for higher precision and greater tissue differentiation during surgery to improve surgical outcomes as well as to minimise risks of surgical accidents . In the process of performing radical clearance of endometriotic lesions , great emphasis is also placed on fertility-sparing and preservation of tissue-functioning as all our patients are within child-bearing ages .
For Post-operative Care , we ensure early recovery , early mobilisation , and early returning of functions , as well as minimal pain and early discharge from hospital . Several important indicators for consideration include improvement in patients ’ quality of life , improvement in pain score , and enhanced or restoration of fertility .
At Gleneagles Hospital Medini , Dr Sharifah aims to establish a Centre of Excellence for Care and Management of Endometriosis . We are able to provide comprehensive and holistic long-term care for women with endometriosis through our highly skilled multidisciplinary surgical experts and high quality Nursing Care , leveraging available state-of-the-art technologies , all made possible under one roof . We envision that , with the arrival of Robotic Technology in the foreseeable future , we could become the best and preferred Tertiary Referral Hospital for endometriosis surgery for the southern region of Malaysia and , over time , expand to the whole nation and our neighbouring countries .
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