About Us
About Me
I'm a Sports Medicine Doctor and Assistant Professor, based at the IIUM Sports Medicine Clinic (ISMEC), Kuantan. I treat sports injuries and persistent joint pain, using ultrasound-guided procedures and structured rehabilitation to get you back to what you love doing. I also train IIUM undergraduate and postgraduate students. You don't need to be an athlete to see me. If a joint, muscle or tendon problem is holding you back, that's my work.
Clinical Leadership
- Coordinator, IIUM Sports Medicine Clinic (ISMEC)
- Medical Advisor for Pahang Ranger Futsal Club (PRFC)
- Medical Advisor for Akademi Mokhtar Dahari (AMD)
Medical Qualifications
- MB BCH BAO (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
- Master in Sports Medicine (University Malaya)
- Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
Academic Appointment
- Clinical Lecturer for Sports & Exercise Medicine, IIUM
- Coordinator (Orthopaedic Posting) for Undergraduate Studies, IIUM
- Coordinator (Research) for Department of Orthopaedic, Traumatology & Rehabilitation, IIUM
- Examiner for Master in Sports Medicine
Research Interest
- Tissue Regeneration
- Pain Intervention
- Sports Injury Surveillance & Rehabilitation
About ISMEC
Advanced technology. World-class equipment to assist in treatment and recovery of our athletes.
The Team
Your physician, surgeon, physiotherapist and sports science officer work side by side for your recovery.
- Sports physicians — lead the medical assessment, diagnosis, and non-surgical management of injuries.
- Orthopaedic surgeons — involved when an injury needs a surgical opinion, including ACL reconstruction.
- Rehabilitation physicians — provide care for chronic injuries in patients with disability.
- Physiotherapists — deliver structured rehabilitation and return-to-play programmes.
- Sports science professionals — support conditioning, load management, and performance testing.
First Visit — what to expect
What should I bring to my first appointment?
Your IC, any previous clinic letters, scans or imaging reports (MRI, X-ray), and — if the injury is training-related — a short history of your training: what you were doing when it started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is needed to book. If you have a referral letter from a GP or another hospital, bring it — it adds context.
What happens at the first visit?
You tell the story of the injury; Dr Harith takes a structured history and examines the area. Most diagnoses start here, before any scan. If imaging is needed, it will be explained — what it is for, and what it will change about your plan.
Will I need surgery?
Not necessarily, and that decision is not made at the first visit without examination. Many injuries are managed without surgery. If a surgical opinion is genuinely needed, it happens within the same team — not as a referral into the unknown.
How long until I know what's wrong?
The assessment itself usually answers the "what is it" question on the day. The "how long until I'm back" question is answered honestly after examination — sometimes with imaging — and comes as a plan with stages, not a single guessed date.
What language will we speak in?
Whichever you prefer — English or Bahasa Malaysia. Clinical terms like ACL, ligamen, meniscus, rehab stay in their usual form in both.