Information

Dr Yahya Mohd Aripin is a Consultant General Surgeon specialising in Breast and Endocrine Surgery. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 1996, followed by a Master of Surgery (MS) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2003. He further completed advanced subspecialty training through a Fellowship in Breast and Endocrine Surgery at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, in 2011.

Dr Yahya brings clinical experience from both public and private healthcare sectors. In addition to his clinical practice, he has contributed to academic medicine as an Associate Professor of Surgery, delivering medical education and clinical training to undergraduate students, medical officers, and surgical trainees across public universities.

His clinical focus includes the evaluation, diagnosis, and surgical management of benign and malignant diseases of the breast, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Areas of Clinical Focus

Conditions Evaluated & Managed
• Breast Conditions: Benign breast lesions, inflammatory breast conditions, and breast malignancies.
• Thyroid & Parathyroid Disorders: Goitre, thyroid nodules, thyroid carcinoma, and hyperparathyroidism (primary and renal).
• Adrenal Disorders: Adrenal incidentalomas, Conn’s syndrome, Cushing’s syndrome, and pheochromocytoma.

Surgical Procedures Performed
• Breast Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery, total mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, axillary lymph node dissection, and oncoplastic tissue/implant-based reconstruction.
• Thyroid & Neck Surgery: Hemi and total thyroidectomy, central and lateral neck dissections, incorporating intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM).
• Minimally Invasive & Endocrine Procedures: Endoscopic and robotic-assisted thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, and laparoscopic/open adrenalectomy.

Clinic Hours & Availability

Patients seeking a consultation & health assessments can visit Dr Yahya at his clinic within KPJ Specialist Hospitals during the following hours: