Meet Our Academics

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Premnath studied Medicine at the Kasturba Medical College and graduated with a medical degree conferred by the University of Mysore in 1980. After his internship at Penang Hospital, he was the Regimental Medical Officer for the 19th Royal Malay Regiment of the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. He has a Diploma in Aviation Medicine from the School for Aerospace Medicine, Brookes USAF Base, Texas where he was attached in 1983. He subsequently served as a Senior Medical Officer/Flight Surgeon at the RMAF/RAAF base in Butterworth before being posted back to Penang Hospital in 1986.
He obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1990. He was the Visiting Fellow at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and City Hospital, Edinburgh from 1993-1995, before returning to Penang Hospital, where he served as a Consultant General & Thoracic surgeon. He joined the Department of Surgery at PMC in 2004 and is a Visiting Consultant at the Department of Surgery, Penang Hospital where he conducts his clinical practice. He has examined in several undergraduate and postgraduate surgical examinations for RCSI since 1999 and PMC(now RUMC). As Director of the RCSI Surgical Training Office at RUMC, he also conducts courses and examinations for RCSI and is involved in postgraduate surgery training programmes with Penang Hospital, RCSI and RUMC. He is a Chairman, Thoracic Surgery Chapter of the National Specialist Register, (Surgery) Academy of Medicine, Malaysia and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
In 2016, he was also appointed Dean of RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBS (Mysore, India)
• DipAvMed- USAF
• FRCSEd
• FRCSI

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Oesophageal Disease
• Surgical Nutrition

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

• Regional Representative, College of Surgeons of Malaysia
• Thoracic Surgery Training Supervisor, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
• National Specialist Register (NSR), Chairman Thoracic Subspecialty Accreditation Committee
• International Advisory Board, The Surgeon
• Regional Advisory Board, Manipal Alumni Science & Health (MASH) Journal
• Advisor, Society of Surgeons, Penang.
• Member of Law Tribunal Committee, Penang

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Expandable Metallic Stent on Stent for Cardio-Esophageal Junction Tumor.
  Teo JKH, Narasimman S, Premnath N. Scientific Meeting, College of Surgeons, Kuala Lumpur. May 2013
• Self Expandable Metallic Stent on Stent for CardioOesophageal Junction Tumour.
  Teo TJH, Narasimman S, Premnath N. College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, KL. May 2013.
• Quality of Life of Gastric Cancer Patients in Penang General Hospital Six Months Post-Gastrectomy – Res Ipsa Loquitor.
  R Hassan, Michael A, Narasimman S, Tan WJ, Premnath N, CSAMM 2014, Kuching, Malaysia.
• Post Operative Vomiting Proves fatal. A rare case of Boerhaave’s Syndrome.
  Arivani, Sivaneswaran, Rajkumar, Umasangar, Premnath. CSAMM 2015, Malaysia.
• Extramammary Paget’s Disease of the Scrotum with Skeletal Metastases – A Case Report:
  Arivarni K, Sivaneswaran L, Umasangar R, Premnath N. CSAMM 2015, Malaysia.
• 2-Stage Diagnostic Laparoscopy (DSL) in Gastric Cancer and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: Penang General Hospital Experience.
  Kelvin V, SY Lim, HS Boo, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016. Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2016. 6th Asia Pacific Gastroesophageal Cancer Congress.
• Coexistence of Infiltrating Ductal carcinoma (IDC ) and Phylloides Tumour ( PT ).
  CI Chiar, KB Neogh, CH Lee, L Sivaneswaran, R Umasangar, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016.
• D2 Gastrectomies for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Local Regional Hospital Experience.
  HS Boo, SY Lim, K Voon, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016. Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2016. 6th Asia Pacific Gastroesophageal Cancer Congress.
• Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour ( GIST ) with Synchronous Lung Adenocarcinoma,
  Urinary Bladder Transitional Cell carcinoma and Adrenal Adenoma -A Case Report.
  HS Boo, Kelvin V, SY Lim, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016. Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2016. 6th Asia Pacific Gastroesophageal Cancer Congress.
• Ileal Dieulefoy A Rare case of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed.
  Low JQL, See BK, Leow YC, Sivaneswaran L, Umasangar R, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016.
• Managing Oesophageal Strictures When All Fails, Oesophagectomy Prevails.
  BK See, Low JQL, CH Chan, Sivaneswaran L, Umasangar R, Premnath N. Penang Surgical Symposium. July 2016.
• Evolution in the Management of Esophageal Perforation: A Single Centre Experience.
  CB Ng, Karthikeswaran, Voon Kelvin, WJ Tan, SY Lim, Premnath N. Journal for Diseases of the Oesophagus Sept 2016. Vol 29.
• Coexistence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) With Other Malignancies: A Single Center Experience.
  Viknesh S, Kelvin V, Munish, SY Lim, Premnath N. 12th International Gastric Cancer Conference, 20-23 April, 2017. Beijing.
• Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus: A Case Report.
  Karthikeashvaren S, Kelvin V, SY Lim, Premnath N. 12th International Gastric Cancer Conference,20-23 April, 2017. Beijing.
• Radical Gastrectomy in Elderly: Perioperative and Survival Outcomes of Penang Hospital.
  Kelvin V, Vicknesh S, Munish, Karthikeashvaren S, SY Lim, Premnath N. 12th International Gastric
  Cancer Conference. 20-23 April, 2017. Beijing.
• Challenges in Managing Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report
  Viknesh S, Kelvin V, Munish, SY Lim, Premnath N. 12th International Gastric Cancer Conference,
  20-23 April, 2017. Beijing.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBS from Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India (University of Calcutta) in 1989.
• Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA) from Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India (University of Calcutta) in 1994.
• Master of Surgery (MS) from Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India (University of Calcutta) in 1997.
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE Steps I & II) in 1996. ECFMG

RESEARCH INTEREST (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)

Title: “A study on diabetic foot ulcer with nature of microbial growth; impact of Insulin therapy and to determine social correlates” – an observational and prospective clinical study. It was duly approved by IEC & IRB, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India. The study was completed in November 2013. Four research papers were published from the study till date.

Title: “Hi-Fidelity Patient Simulation in Under Graduate Medical Education” – a quasi-experimental time series design with pretest-posttest interventional study involving about 400 final year MBBS students of Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia. The project was started in October 2015 in MMMC (Melaka Campus) and completed in October 2017. The study involved participation of more than 400 students. The collected data were analyzed and already two research papers were published.

Title: “A prospective randomized controlled trial on high fidelity patient simulation versus video-assisted lecture for undergraduate medical students” – A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) interventional study involving about 200 final year MBBS students of Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia. The project was started in October 2018 and completed in February 2020.  The study involved participation of more than 180 students. The collected data are currently undergoing analysis and the first research paper from this study is expected to be published by May 2020.

PRESENTATIONS

• “A prospective randomized controlled trial on high fidelity patient simulation versus video-assisted lecture for undergraduate medical students – a pilot study” – presented as podium presentation in Manipal Research Colloquium 2019, Manipal, India.
• “A prospective randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of high fidelity simulation in
• undergraduate medical education in comparison to conventional educational methods” – presented in the facilitated session at the international conference of HPSN World 2019, Orlando, FL, USA in February 26-28, 2019.
• “The effectiveness of High Fidelity Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education” – presented as lecture in the concurrent session at the international conference of HPSN World 2019, Orlando, FL, USA in February 26-28, 2019. Adjudged as one of the top most presentation in the conference and is available online: http://www.hpsn.com/wrapup/hpsn-world-2019
• “The impact of stressors on the learning outcome of High Fidelity Patient
• Simulation in undergraduate medical students” – presented as an e-poster at the International Conference on Inter-Professional Education, Practice & Care (ICON-IPEPC 2018), Melaka, Malaysia in December 17-18, 2018.
• “High-fidelity Patient Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education – the usefulness of practical hands on training to enhance learning”- presented as lecture in the facilitated session at the international conference of Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN India 2016), Mangalore in December 3-4, 2016, organized by CAE Healthcare Academy, USA.
• “High-Fidelity Patient Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education” – presented as an e-poster at the international conference of Asia-Pacific Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (APMSH 2016), Singapore in November 15-17, 2016, organised jointly by Society for Simulation in Healthcare, USA and National University of Singapore.

PUBLICATIONS (FIRST AUTHOR)

• A study on the usefulness of High Fidelity Patient Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education. Published in The Asia Pacific Scholar Journal (official journal from Centre for Medical Education (CenMed), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore); January 2018, Vol3, Issue1, Page: 42-49.
• The importance of HbA1C and erythrocyte sedimentation rate as prognostic factors in predicting the outcome of diabetic foot ulcer disease: Published in International Journal of Advances in Medicine; May 2016, Vol4, Isuue1, Page:137-142.
• A study on the impact of smoking and alcoholism as determinant factors in the prognosis and outcome of diabetic foot ulcer disease: Published in International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences; May 2016, Vol4, Isuue5, Page: 1720-1724.
• A study on the relation of the severity of diabetic foot ulcers with the type of bacterial flora isolated from the wounds: Published in International Surgery Journal; Feb 2016, Vol3, Isuue1, Page: 189-194.
• An observational study on the correlation of the severity of the diabetic foot ulcer disease with the socio-demographic profile and concomitant presence of hypertension and dyslipidemia in an urban population of India: Published in International Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences; Mar 2015, Vol4, Issue1, Page: 267-77.
• A study on the operative management of biliary strictures:  Published in the Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences; Oct 2014, Vol2, Issue 5F, Page: 1900-1905.
• Rare Presentation of a case of Littre’s Hernia: Published in the Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences; Aug 2013, Vol2, Issue 31, Page: 5891-5894.
• Primary Carcinoma of Jejunum: Published in the Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences; July 2013, Vol2, Issue29, Page: 5309-5311.

BIOGRAPHY

Born on 28th of October 1969 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she was educated in Malaysia before pursuing Medical studies in India. Obtained Masters Degree in Surgery / Orthopaedics in the year 2006. Currently married to a doctor and has a daughter six years of age.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.B.B.S (Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery)
• Masters in Surgery (Orthopaedics)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Paediatric Orthopaedics

PUBLICATIONS

• Myositis Ossificans with Sprengels Shoulder in a 4 year-child, Malaysia Orthopaedic Journal 2010, Vol 4-3
• Outcome Of Treatment of DDH in Older Age Group In Hospital Pulau Pinang – Journal of Penang Hospital 2011
• Treatment Of Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD) in KTW Syndrome with 8’ Plate, – Journal Of Penang Hospital 2013

BIOGRAPHY

Born on 28th of October 1969 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she was educated in Malaysia before pursuing Medical studies in India. Obtained Masters Degree in Surgery / Orthopaedics in the year 2006. Currently married to a doctor and has a daughter six years of age.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.B.B.S (Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery)
• Masters in Surgery (Orthopaedics)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Paediatric Orthopaedics

PUBLICATIONS

• Myositis Ossificans with Sprengels Shoulder in a 4 year-child, Malaysia Orthopaedic Journal 2010, Vol 4-3
• Outcome Of Treatment of DDH in Older Age Group In Hospital Pulau Pinang – Journal of Penang Hospital 2011
• Treatment Of Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD) in KTW Syndrome with 8’ Plate, – Journal Of Penang Hospital 2013

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Sheikh is currently working as Associate Professor of Medicine. He qualified MBBS from Mymensingh Medical College (Dhaka University, Bangladesh) in 1982. After completing in-service training (houseman ship), he worked as MO for about one year (government service); thereafter he went for a full-time training course for 1½ years in medicine, and in 1986, he was awarded a grading certificate in Medicine from Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Institute. In 1990, he qualified Fellowship (FCPS) from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, having 2-year-program conducted at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) after 2-year training in medicine. In 2001, he obtained Diploma in Haematology from The 2nd Military Medical University, Shanghai, China after a training of about 1 year. He served in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defence in Bangladesh in various hospitals for about 25 years. He had the opportunity to work as specialist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Gulf war (1990-1991) and also with UN Missions in Liberia (2003-2004). He also worked in various private medical institute of Bangladesh for a considerable time and was involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

Since 2014, he has been working in Malaysia as an academician in the department of internal medicine, initial 2 years he worked at Royal College of Medicine Perak and subsequent 4 years, at the National Defence University of Malaysia. He has been registered as specialist (medicine) in the National Specialist Register (NSR 134301) in Malaysia.

QUALIFICATION

• MBBS (Dhaka University, Bangladesh)
• FCPS (Medicine, from Bangladesh)
• Diploma in Haematology (China)
• Grading Certificate in Medicine (AFMI, Bangladesh)

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Diabetic Kidney Disease
• Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C)
• Oral anti-diabetic drugs
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Dyslipidemia

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Publications: 45 in peer reviewed indexed national and international medical journals.

Research project one completed (“Factors influencing electrolyte imbalance in diabetic patients”).

Book published one. An Update on Management of Early Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease. 2019. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Latvia, Europe. ISBN 978-613-9-99576-9

Poster presentations one in national medical conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

List of most of the publications:

1. Ahmed SS. An Update on Pharmacotherapy of Dyslipidemia for Adults. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020:32(8);86-109.
2. Ahmed SS. Treating Dyslipidemia in Adults: An Update. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020:32(5):114-135.
3. Ahmed SS. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020:32(4):1-9.
4. Ahmed SS. Dietary and Blood Lipids in Cardiovascular Diseases. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020:32(2):11-21.
5. Ahmed SS. Update on Diagnosis and Management of Early Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease. American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. 2019 (Mar); 9(3):114-124.
6. Ahmed SS, et al. Knowledge of Risk Factors and Complications of Diabetes in the Indian Ethnic Population of Malaysia Undiagnosed to Have Diabetes. International Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019;8(1):4-8.
7. Ahmed SS, Laila TR. Cardiovascular Risks and Benefits of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs—An Update. American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. 2018;8(1):14-19.
8. Laila TR, Ahmed SS, et al. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus – A Review. SAS Journal of Medicine. 2017;3(5):93-99.
9. Ahmed SS, Laila TR. Controversies in the Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Kidney Disease. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2016;2(2):4-9.
10. Laila TR, Ahmed SS. Oral Anti-Diabetic Agents as an Alternative Treatment of Diabetes in Pregnancy. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.2016;4(2):13-19.
11. Ahmed SS, et al. Relationship of Fasting Plasma Glucose and 2 Hours after Breakfast Plasma Glucose with the Rising Levels of Glycosylated Haemoglobin in People with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of International Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2016;6(2):48-56.
12. Ahmed SS, et al. Relationship of Glycosylated Haemoglobin with Fasting Plasma Glucose and 2 Hours after Breakfast Plasma Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes. American Journal of Internal Medicine. 2015;3(4):160-164.
13. Laila TR, Ahmed SS. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome- A Case Report. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 2015;3(4):133-136.
14. Khan MAM, Banoo H, Ahmed SS, et al. Case Report: Typical signs of secundum atrial septal defect in a young female. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2015;14(2):203-205.
15. Ahmed SS, Laila TR. Haemoglobin A1c and Fructosamine in Diabetes: Clinical Use and Limitations. Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg Journal. 2015;65(3):307-320.
16. Ahmed SS, et al. Factors Precipitating Hypokalaemia in Diabetic Patients. J Enam Med Col. 2014;4(3):145-150.
17. Ahmed SS, et al. Treatment and Prevention of Common Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease. J Enam Med Col. 2014;4(1):45-55.
18. Ahmed SS, Ali MZ, Laila TR, Hoque MR. Kikuchi’s Disease-a case report. KYAMC Journal. 2014;04(2):419-422.
19. Ahmed SS, Laila TR. Medications for Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes and Review of Insulin Degludec and Dapagliflozin. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention. 2014;3(1):26-35.
20. Hoque MR, Chakraborty PK, Paul UK, Ahmed SS, et al. Study on Serum Glucose Level among Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J. 2013;22(4):665-668.
21. Khan MAM, Banoo H, Ahmed SS. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy- a case report. Medicine Today. 2013;25(2):96-98.
22. Hoque MR, Muttalib MA, Chakraborty PK, Ahmed SS, et al. Serum Calcium Level among Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J. 2013;22(3):427-431.
23. Ahmed SS, et al. Proteinuria in Chronic Kidney Disease and its Management. Medicine Today. 2013;25(1):36-41.
24. Ahmed SS, Ali MZ, Laila TR, Moniruzzaman. Outcome of Urgent Hemodialysis in Chronic Kidney Disease in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital. KYAMC Journal. 2013;03(2):277-281.
25. Laila TR, Das S, Ahmed SS & Hoque MR. Pseudomyxoma Peritonei -A Case Report. Mymensingh Medical Journal. 2012;21(4):759-762.
26. Ahmed SS, Ali MZ, Laila TR, Begum HA & Ali TMM. Review article: Update on Pharmacotherapy for Type 2 Diabetes. KYAMC Journal. 2012;03(1):251-262.
27. Ahmed SS, Ali MZ & Laila TR. Sinus Histiocytosis with Lymphadenopathy-a Case Report. KYAMC Journal. 2012;02(2):205-208.
28. Md A Mahid Khan, Hasina Banoo, Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed, Palash Chandra Banik. Case report: Fever of unknown origin due to left atrial myxoma. Journal of preventive and social medicine 2011;30(1-2):62-65.
29. Ahmed SS, Ali MZ & Laila TR. Analgesic Nephropathy and Hyperparathyroidism-a case report. KYAMC Journal. 2010;01(1):30-33.
30. 30. Laila TR, Begum N, Faruque GM, Ahmed SS. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumour of the Uterus: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Bangladesh Cancer Reports. 2007;32(1):22-24.

Biography

Dr Lalitha Pereirasamy is a Consultant Physician and Pulmonologist in Penang General Hospital, Malaysia. She graduated from University Sains Malaysia and subsequently pursued her carrier in Internal Medicine and completed her MRCP and Masters in Internal Medicine with the National University of Malaysia. She obtained her fellowship in Respiratory Medicine with Ministry of Health, Malaysia and obtained subspecialization training in Sleep Medicine in Singapore General Hospital and King Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Her special interests within the field of Pulmonology include airway diseases, interstitial lung diseases and sleep medicine. Research, publications and presentations has always been her passion and she has won several awards as best speaker both locally and abroad and has several publications to her name.

Biography

Dr Paragati Radha Venkataswamy has graduated in 1998 from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry ,India with MBBS.

She moved to Malaysia and did her houseman training at Penang General Hospital.Subsequently she was posted to various health clinics in the states of Penang and Perak.She started her training in Internal Medicine at Hospital Taiping since 2010 before being transferred to Hospital Melaka in 2011.

She continued her further training in Internal medicine at Hospital Seberang Jaya since 2012.She obtained her Membership in Royal College of Physicians(UK) in 2015 and had been practising as a Clinical Specialist there.She was in charge of training and assessment of House Officers in the department as a key member of the House Officer training committee.

Dr Radha was an honorary lecturer at AIMST, Kedah and Penang Medical College, as RUMC was formerly known. She was also involved in training postgraduate candidates at Hospital Seberang Jaya.

She obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Dermatology awarded by The Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia in collaboration with the Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok in 2019.

Qualifications

• MBBS (JIPMER)
• MRCP(UK)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Dermatology (AFPM in collaboration with IOD,Bangkok)

Interests

• Dermatology
• Aesthetic Medicine

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Richard Loh is currently the Fractional Lecturer of Medicine and previously the Head, Department of Medicine in RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus, Malaysia, and Adjunct Professor, Postgraduate Studies and Research, International Medical University, Malaysia. He earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland before pursuing his higher specialist training in Respiratory Medicine in London. During this time, he also completed his Doctor of Medicine degree from University of London on research into asthma immunology and novel immunomodulatory approaches.

Professor Loh is a widely published investigator who lectures regularly in both national and international meetings, as well as an actively practising chest physician. He was the founding Editor of International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education of International Medical University, and is an editorial board member of several scientific journals including Respirology. He has held various positions in national professional bodies including The Malaysian Thoracic Society and College of Physician, Academy of Medicine Malaysia, and is the past assembly Head for the “Non-Tuberculosis” Infectious Disease group of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physician of Edinburgh, the American College of Chest Physician, and Academy of Medicine Malaysia.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBCh, BAO, LRCP & S (National University of Ireland)
• MRCP (UK)
• MD (University of London)
• FRCP (Edinburgh)
• FCCP (USA)
• FAMM (Malaysia)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Asthma & COPD immunopathology, epidemiology and management

PUBLICATIONS

Recent key publications are:

1. Li-Cher Loh, Choo-Khoon Ong, Hyun-Jung Koo, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Seung Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Joon Beom Seo, Sang-Do Lee. A novel CT-emphysema index/FEV1 approach of phenotyping COPD to preduct mortality. Int J COPD 2018; 13: 2543-50 [Original Article]
2. Woo Jin Kim, Vitull K Gupta, Masaharu Nishimura, Hironi Makita, Luisito Idolor, Camilo Roa, Li-Cher Loh, et al. Identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease subgroups in 13 Asian cities. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 22: 820-26 [Original Article]
3. Li-Cher Loh, Abdul Rashid, Siti Sholehah, Louisa Gnatiuc, Jaymini H Patel, Peter Burney. Low prevalence of abstructive lung disease in a suburban population of Malaysia: a BOLD collaborative study. Respirology 2016; 21: 1055-61 [Original article]
4. Li-Cher Loh, Yeon-Mok Oh, Sang-Do Lee. The Asian Network for Obstructive Lung Disease (ANOLD)-COPD from an Asian perspective. QJM 2015; 108: 921-2 [Invited commentary]

Biography

Dr Paragati Radha Venkataswamy has graduated in 1998 from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry ,India with MBBS.

She moved to Malaysia and did her houseman training at Penang General Hospital.Subsequently she was posted to various health clinics in the states of Penang and Perak.She started her training in Internal Medicine at Hospital Taiping since 2010 before being transferred to Hospital Melaka in 2011.

She continued her further training in Internal medicine at Hospital Seberang Jaya since 2012.She obtained her Membership in Royal College of Physicians(UK) in 2015 and had been practising as a Clinical Specialist there.She was in charge of training and assessment of House Officers in the department as a key member of the House Officer training committee.

Dr Radha was an honorary lecturer at AIMST, Kedah and Penang Medical College, as RUMC was formerly known. She was also involved in training postgraduate candidates at Hospital Seberang Jaya.

She obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Dermatology awarded by The Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia in collaboration with the Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok in 2019.

Qualifications

• MBBS (JIPMER)
• MRCP(UK)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Dermatology (AFPM in collaboration with IOD,Bangkok)

Interests

• Dermatology
• Aesthetic Medicine

Biography

Associate Professor Dr Harinarayan Radhakrishna joined RUMC in 2020 looking for more challenges, having served the government and private health care sectors in various capacities. Prior to joining RUMC, he was part of the pioneer batch of clinical academic staff at the Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia down south, where he contributed significantly towards developing teaching links with partner institutions. He had also served as Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and was lead for a number of clinical programmes in his previous institution, including the final year clinical examination.

He has a passion for emergency medicine, having served as head of the emergency department before leaving government service. His other interests include dermatology and medical education.

He is happiest when among students and constantly endeavours to make their learning experience better.

Qualifications

• MBBS (Mangalore)
• FRCGP
• FHEA
• Dip Derm.
• Cert. Med. Ed.

Presentations / publications

A cardboard handler’s itch – WCD 2019 – https://www.wcd2019milan-dl.org/abstract-book/documents/abstracts/08-contact-dermatitis-occupational-dermatoses/a-cardboard-handler-s-itch-236.pdf

The burden of diarrhoeal disease in malnourished children – Reviews in Medical Microbiology 2013, 24:55–62  Chandrika Murugaiah , Tin Swe Aye , Bagoes Soetjipto Soelyoadikoesoemo , Harinarayan Radhakrishna, Lesley Maurice Bilung

Does Primary Care in Malaysia offer students studying a UK curriculum the opportunity to meet the specified learning outcomes? – Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, NUS, Singapore, Jan 2013.

An evaluation of Ectopic Pregnancies & their presentations – oral presentation at the International Congress of Emergency Medicine held at Kuala Lumpur, Sept 2001 – awarded 3^rd prize.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Chean is a senior lecturer in Family medicine at the RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Queensland, Australia and subsequently her postgraduate fellowship in Family Medicine from the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, New Zealand. After spending 17 years in Australasia, Dr Chean decided it was time to change the scenery and weather and returned to her home country,
Malaysia.

Upon returning home, she joined the government service as a medical officer for three years and subsequently joined PMC, now RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. She is enthusiastic about teaching and well-liked by students. Dr Chean is currently residing in Penang with her husband and three children.

In 2018, the RUMC Board presented her with the 15 years Long Service Award.
Dr Chean is an active researcher. She had won 4 scientific poster and oral presentation awards in the past.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.B.B.S.(Aus)
• FRNZCGP (NZ)
• Dip.Paed.(NZ)
• Dip.Obst. (NZ)
• A.M (M’sia)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Communication skills
• Medical education
• Preventive health

PUBLICATIONS

• Chean KY, Rahim FF, Chin JS, Choi XL, Liew KW, Tan CC, Tan KC, Ooi ST, Tan HJ, Ali IAH. Assessing Airflow Limitation among Smokers in a Primary Care Setting. Malays J Med Sci. 2018; 25(3):78–87.
• Foong WC, Chean KY, Rahim FF , Goh AS, Yeoh AC, Yeoh SL. Employment and Quality of Life Among Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia Adults. Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine. 2018; Supplementary 2, 2018 (GG2020).
• Chean, K.Y, Russell, V. Evaluating Reflective Learning Reflectively – A Qualitative Analysis of Students’ Reports on the Benefits of a Reflective Writing Assignment. Malaysian Family Physician. 2015; 10 (Supplement 2): 19-20
• Chean, K.Y. Oral Variant Erythema Multiforme-A Case Study. Malaysian Family Physician. 2015; 10(Supplement 2): 5-6
• Chean K.Y. “Extensive Lip ulcers- a case report”. Australian Family Physician. 2014; 44(7): 443-444.
• H T Ong, L M Ong, T E Tan, K Y Chean. Cardiovascular Effects of Common Analgesics. Med J Malaysia Vol 68 No 2 April 2013: 189-94
• Chean KY, Khan A, Tan KC, Ho KC, Lim SC, and Goh LG: Use of The Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) in Undergraduate Family Medicine Posting: Comparing Self-Assessment of Medical Students with Assessments Given by Their Tutors and Simulated Patient: published 1Nov2012. MedEdWorld Publish www.mededworld.org
• Vincent Russell, Joseph Jacob Panikukam, Chean Kooi Yau. The Impact of Reflective Writing Assignment within the Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Curriculum-A Qualitative Study. The Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry (2012, Vol.21 Supplement Issue)
• Chean,KY. Goh, LG Perceived Lack Of Effectiveness Of The Mini-CEX as a Learning Tool by Final Year Medical Students. Malaysian Family Physician 2011; Volume 6, Supplement 1
• Blitz J, Chean KY “Simulated Patients’ reflections on their experience of medical student training in a Malaysian medical school” Viguera Editores SL 2009. EDUC MED 2009; 12(Supl 2)
• EK Ooi, N Subramaniam, JB Sivabalakrishnan,ST Lim, NY Yong, JP Ti, KY Chean, KF Teoh. Chronic Hepatitis C infection in Northern Malaysia. Journal of Gatroenterology and Hepatology 2003, vol 18 suppl P.A105
• EK Ooi, RPH Ding, KY Chean. Quadruple Therapy As Second Line Treatment for Helicobacter Pylori Infection. Med J Malaysia June 2002; 57 Suppl A:76

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Ho joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in 2007 as a lecturer of Family Medicine after acquiring his membership of MAFP in April 2006. His area of special interest in dermatology. He had previously worked in the Department of Dermatology in Ipoh Hospital during which he acquired his Postgraduate Diploma in Family Practice Dermatology awarded by NUS in November 2006.

He is now a Senior Lecturer in RUMC’s Family Medicine department.

QUALIFICATIONS
MBBCh, BAO (Queen’s University Belfast, 1994)
MMAFP (MAFP, 2006)
FRACGP (RACGP, 2008)
Postgraduate Diploma in Family Practice Dermatology (NUS, 2006)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Perception of Medical Students toward Family Medicine
Motivational interviewing
General Practice Dermatology
PUBLICATIONS
Use of the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) in Undergraduate Family Posting, 2012

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Tan Kean Chye joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in the year 2011 as lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine. Apart from his usual roles in teaching and guiding students undergoing training in the Family Medicine rotation, he is also involved in the training of students in the clinical skills unit. Dr. Tan has keen interest in the field of medical simulation, where he conducts simulation exercise for students mainly in medical emergencies.

Dr. Tan is also a Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Instructor. He conducts training for Health Care Providers under Penang CPR Society.

During his free time, he actively volunteers for St. John Ambulance of Malaysia, by conducting training courses and offering his services for members and the public.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (Medical Science)(UPM)
• Medical Doctor (MD) (UPM)
• Occupational Health Doctor (OHD-NIOSH)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Dermatology
• Diploma in Family Medicine
• MAFP
• FRACGP

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Medical simulation
• Clinical skills
• Depression, anxiety and stress levels amongst high school and undergraduate students

PUBLICATIONS

• Acute emergency teaching for final year medical students using advanced patient simulator: a preliminary evaluation
• Competence in practical skills – are self-assessed confidence and work-based assessment reliable measures?
• Is students’ confidence callibrated by knowing their competence?
• Use of the Commmunication Assessment Tool (CAT) in undergraduate family medicine posting: Comparing self assessment by students with assessments given by their tutors and simulated patient
• Clinical diagnostic factors in predicting surgical intervention for suspected appendicitis

BIOGRAPHY

Assoc. Prof Dr Foong Siew Cheng obtained her medical degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1994. She completed her postgraduate training in Paediatrics and obtained the MRCP (UK) in 1998. She is registered with the National Specialist Register as a General Paediatrician. She worked with the Ministry of Health from 1994 till 2000 and was awarded the Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (Award for Service Excellence) from the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 1999.

She joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus (then known as Penang Medical College) in the year 2000 and is now an Associate Professor in Paediatrics.

She has a special interest is in Medical Education and she is currently also the Deputy Head of Medical education in RUMC and part of the Malaysian Medical Educators Network (MedNet) working group.

She serves as a paediatrician in Penang Hospital and is involved in post-graduate teaching for local candidates for the MRCPCH. She is a kangaroo care advocate and is the founding president of Kangaroo Mother Care Advocates Malaysia (KAMY), a national NGO that supports kangaroo mother care for low birth weight infants in Malaysia. She is also breastfeeding friendly; as well as the protem assistant secretary for the upcoming NGO, the Malaysian Association for Lactation and Breastfeeding Medicine (BfMed Malaysia). She is also a Cochrane Systematic Review author and trainer as well as a certified NRP instructor.

During University’s 20th Anniversary celebration in 2016, she was awarded the 15 years Long Service Award at PMC (now RUMC).

QUALIFICATIONS

• MD (USM)
• MRCP (UK)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Medical education
• Lactation management and kangaroo mother care
• Attention deficit hyperactive disorder

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Foong SC, Tan ML, Marasco LA, Ho JJ, Foong WC. Oral galactagogues for increasing breast-milk production in mothers of non-hospitalised term infants (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD011505. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011505
• Lai NM, FoongSCheng, FoongWCheng, Tan K Co-bedding in neonatal nursery for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1, Art no CD 008313. DOI/ 10.1002 14651858 CD 008313
• Tan ML, Foong SC, Foong WC, Yusuff Y, Chettiar SM. Tocotrienol-rich fractions (TRF) supplementation in school-going children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): a randomised controlled trial. BMC Nutrition. 2016;2(1):1-9.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Tan May Loong was trained at Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya and graduated in 2001. In 2006, she received her Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), United Kingdom. She served in the Ministry of Health from 2001 until 2009 before joining RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics. Her current responsibilities include undergraduate teaching of Paediatrics and Evidence-based Medicine as well as an honorary clinical practice in Hospital Pulau Pinang with a special focus on childhood developmental problems.

She is the Co-Director of Cochrane Malaysia and is an active Cochrane author and trainer.  In addition, she is also an editor of the Malay translations of Cochrane Plain Language Summaries.

Her other roles include secretary of the Joint Penang Independent Ethics Committee (JPEC) and Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (NRP) trainer.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBS (UM)
• MRCPCH (UK)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Breastfeeding Practice and Advocacy
• Childhood Developmental and Behavioural Problems:2010-2012: Grant holder from PEMANDU/MPOB and Principal Investigator for “Tocotrienol supplementation for school going children with ADHD – A randomised control trial”

PUBLICATIONS

• Tan ML, Abrams SA, Osborn DA. Vitamin D supplementation for term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018;2018(6):CD013046.
• Tan, M. L., Foong, S. C., Foong, W. C., Yusuff, Y., & Chettiar, S. M. (2016). Tocotrienol-rich fractions (TRF) supplementation in school-going children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nutrition, 2(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s40795-016-0055-9
• Tan ML, Ho JJ, Teh KH. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD009398. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009398.pub3.
• Foong, S. C., Tan, M. L., Marasco, L. A., Ho, J. J., & Foong, W. C. Oral galactagogues for increasing breast-milk production in mothers of non-hospitalised term infants (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015 issue 4. Art No.: CD011505  doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd011505
• Tan ML, Foong SC, Lim YL, Khaw CYJ, Tay PL, Cheah YP, Mohamad R. Knowledge and belief of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Penang. Poster Presentation at 24th Regional Congress of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia 2017, Penang, Malaysia.
• SC Foong, ML Tan, WC Foong, JJ Ho. Do confinement centres support breastfeeding? Oral Presentation at Malaysian Paediatric Association Congress 2018, Ipoh Perak.
• ZH Lee, JE Chew, CA Ng, XX Lee, HF Lee, ML Tan, JJ Ho .Using Google Translate for Malay translation of Cochrane plain language summaries: a randomized controlled trial (RCT).Oral Presentation at 26th Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh, UK

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Foong Wai Cheng received her medical degree from UniversitiSains Malaysia in 1997. She completed her postgraduate training in Paediatrics and obtained the MRCPCH (UK) in 2003. She is registered with the National Specialist Register as a General Paediatrician. She has worked with the Ministry of Health from 1997 till 2005 before joining RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus where she is now a Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics. She is still a practicing paediatrician in Seberang Jaya Hospital and is involved in post-graduate teaching in government hospitals for MRCPCH. She is also a certified NRP and PALS instructor as well as a Cochrane Systematic Review author.

She has a special interest in children with Thalassaemia and chronic illnesses. She is currently the leading educator for the SEA-URCHIN project in Penang, an international educational programme aiming to reduce neonatal infections through education for health care workers.

Dr Foong Wai Cheng is a recipient of the PMC, now RUMC, 10-year Long Service Award in 2016.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.D (USM)
• MRCPCH (UK)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Tocotrienol Supplementation in School Going Children with ADHD – a randomised controlled trial (TOCAT)
• Propranolol on Children with Autism Spectrum disorder in Improving Language Functioning

PUBLICATIONS

• Lai NM, FoongSCheng, FoongWCheng, Tan K Co-bedding in a neonatal nursery for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1, Art no CD 008313. DOI/ 10.1002 14651858 CD 008313
• Foong WC, Ho JJ, Foong SC, Tan ML, Ching LL, Yeow TP, Easaw S , Loh RLC Pre-clinical undergraduate students’ preparedness for Evidence-based medicine learning, poster presentation for the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) Annual Scientific Meeting 2013,University College Dublin, Ireland; oral presentation for the 8th International Medical Education Conference, International Medical University Malaysia 2013
• Foong SC, Tan ML, Ho JJ, Foong WC, Mid-course appraisal as a tool to help students with problems in the undergraduate paediatric course; poster presentation for the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) Annual Scientific Meeting 2013,University College Dublin, Ireland; oral presentation for the 8th International Medical Education Conference, International Medical University Malaysia 2013
• May Loong Tan, Jacqueline J Ho, Siew Cheng Foong, Wai Cheng Foong, A survey of Lactation Management teaching in Malaysian undergraduate medical schools; poster presentation for the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) Annual Scientific Meeting 2013, University College Dublin, Ireland; poster presentation for the 8th International Medical Education Conference, International Medical University Malaysia 2013Poster presentation at INMED 2013
• Poster presentation at the International Thalassaemia Conference 2008
  • as the main author for the poster entitled ‘An evaluation of ferritin levels in patients with beta thalassaemia major during the phases of subsidized and then free-of-charge supply of iron chelators in Penang, Malaysia’
  • as co-author for a poster entitled ‘Determinants of intention to use iron chelation therapy among thalassaemic children in Penang: Responses from initial key-informant interviews’

BIOGRAPHY

Prof Dr Jacqueline (Jackie) is a New Zealander resident in Malaysia for more than 30 years. Before going into Medical Education she worked in the Malaysian Ministry of Heath. Hence she is very familiar with Malaysian Health Care and indeed has contributed to the development of Paediatric and Neonatal Services in Malaysia. She is the Coordinator of the recently established Malaysian Cochrane Network. She is also a Trainer in Cochrane Systematic Review methods and hence trains and mentors local Cochrane Review authors.

Jackie is active in both the Malaysian Paediatric Association and Perinatal Socity of Malaysia and over the years has taken on a number of roles in these Professional bodies. She currently sits on the National Specialist Register Neonatal Committee. She is also on a number of committees within the Ministry of Health.

Jackie has always enjoyed teaching. She is heavily involved in Undergraduate Education but also teaches Paediatric Trainees as well as Neonatal Fellows. Besides teaching, Jackie has a keen interest in medical education research and endeavours to use research findings to drive the teaching and learning methods used in the Paediatric Department her at PMC.

She has also served as a Technical Advisor to WHO Reproductive Health and she is an editor for PLoS One, a leading open access medical journal.

RESEARCH

Academy of Medicine Research Award in 1994 and was Fulbright Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, USA, in 2002.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MB, ChB (Otago, NZ)
• FRCP (Glasg)
• FRCPCH (UK)
• FRCPI (Ire)
• M.Med.Sc (ClinEpid)
• FAMM

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Jackie’s has two main research areas. Firstly she is interested in generating high-level research evidence and as such is the author of a number of Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Secondly, she is interested in how to get this research into clinical practice and policy. She is currently a co-investigator in the SEA URCHIN project; a project investigating the impact of using high-level research evidence to reduce hospital-acquired neo-natal infection.

PUBLICATIONS

• Ho J. Paediatric Problems. The Family Physician 1990;2:13-18.
• Ho J. Causes of Chronic Oxygen Dependency in Newborns in a Tertiary Level Neonatal Unit. Mal J Child Health 1992;4(1):20-22.
• Jacqueline Ho for MPA Neonatal Data Collection Group. Outcome of Inborn Compared with Outborn VLBW babies admitted to Level 3 Malaysian Nurseries. Med J Mal, 1995;50:42-51.
• Lee H B, Ho JJ. Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection in a Malaysian General Hospital. Mal J of Child Health. 1995;7:32-37.
• HSS Amar Singh, Jacqueline Ho, A Jai Mohan. Prevalence of HIV in women at delivery using unlinked anonymous testing of newborns in the Malaysian setting. J Paed and Child Health 1999;35:63-66.
• Jacqueline J Ho, HSS Amar, A Jai Mohan, Tan Hai Hon. Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Babies Admitted to a Malaysian Nursery. J Paed and Child Health 1999;35:175-80.
• Ho JJ, Subramaniam P, Henderson-Smart DJ, Davis PG. Continuous distending airway pressure for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2000. Oxford: Update Software.
• Teh SC, Chong, SI, Tan HH, Ho JJ. Chinese mothers intention to breastfeed, actual achievement and early postnatal experience. Med J Mal 2000;55(3):347-51.
• Ho JJ. Late onset infection in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in Malaysian level 3 neonatal nurseries. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001;20:557-61.
• Ho JJ. Mortality and morbidity of the small for Gestational Age (SGA) very low birth weight (VLBW) Malaysian infant. Sing J Med 2001;42(8):355-359.
• Ho JJ. Mortality from Congenital Abnormality in Malaysia 1991 – 1997: The effect of economic development on death due to congenital heart disease. Mal J Med 2001;56:1-5.
• Ho JJ, Amar-Singh HSS, Ismail R. Use of the Griffiths Mental Scales in normal 2-year old Malaysian children. Med J Mal. 2001;56:331-5.
• Ho JJ, Henderson-Smart DJ, Davis PG. Early versus delayed initiation of continuous distending pressure for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2002. Oxford: Update Software.
• Ho JJ, Subramaniam P, Henderson-Smart DJ, Davis PG. Continuous distending airway pressure for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2008. Oxford: Update Software. Substantive Update of Review first published Issue 3 2000.
• Ho JJ. Folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defect: A programme for Malaysia? Med J Mal, March 2004 (accepted for publication Aug 2003).
• Rajendra S, Ho JJ. Post–infective tropical malabsorption and irritable bowel syndrome: causality or mimicry? Letter. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2003;18:1174-5.
• Rajendra S, KamarulBaharain SR, Karim N, Ho JJ, Kutty K. Ethnic disparity in the prevalence of partial villous atrophy and post-infection tropical malabsorption. J GastroenterolHepatol 2004;19:472-4.
• Rajendra S, Ho JJ, Arokiasamy J. Colonic adenomas in a multiethnic population: Race does not matter. J GastroenterolHepatol 2005;20:51-5.
• Ho JJ, Henderson-Smart DJ, Davis PG. Early versus delayed initiation of continuous distending pressure for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1, 2005. (Substantive update of review first published in Issue 2, 2002)
• Sivasangari S, Ho JJ. Methods of securing peripheral vascular catheters to reduce morbidity in neonates (protocol). In: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2, 2005.
• Rajendra S, Ho JJ. Colonic diverticular disease in a multiracial Asian population has a predilection. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005;17:871-5.
• Rajendra S, Ackroyd R, Murad S, Mohan C, Ho JJ, Goh KL, Azrena A, Too CL. Human leucocyte antigen determinants of susceptibility to Barrett’s oesophagus in Asians – a preliminary study. Aliment PharmacolTher 2005;21:1377-83.
• Thong MK, Ho JJ, Khatijah NN. A population-based study of birth defects in Malaysia. Annals of Human Biology 2005;32:180-7.
• Rajendra S, Ho JJ. GERD in British and south-east Asian patients, (Letter). Aliment PharmacolTher 2005;22:579-81.
• Ho JJ, Thong MK, Nurani NK. Prenatal detection of congenital malformation in a Malaysian population: Estimation of the influence of termination of pregnancy on birth prevalence in a developing country. Australia and New Zealand Journal of O&G 2005;46:55-7.
• Ho JJ, Vyveganathan L, Sekaran J. Consumption of cereal flour in a Malaysian population: Flour fortification for prevention of neural tube defect may be feasible in a rice eating country. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 2006;45:53-60.
• Ho JJ, Chang ASM. Changes in the Process of Care and Outcome Over a 10-year Period in a Neonatal Nursery in a Developing Country. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2007;doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmm050.
• Ho JJ, Rasa G. Magnesium sulphate for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: DOI:10.1002/14651858. CD005588.
• Rajendra S, Ackroyd A, Karim N, Mohan C, Ho JJ, Kutty MK. Loss of human leucocyte antigen class l and gain of class ll expression are early events in carcinogenesis: clues from a study of Barrett’s oesophagus. J. ClinPathol. 2006;59:952-7.
• Rajendra S, Ackroyd R, Roberson IK, Ho JJ, Karim N. Helicobacter pylori, ethnicity, and the gastroesophageal reflux disease spectrum: a study from the East. Helicobacter 2007;12:177-183.
• Henderson-Smart DJ, Lumbiganon P, Festin MR, Ho JJ, Mohammad H, McDonald SJ, Crowther CA. Optimising reproductive and child health outcomes by building evidence-based research and practice in South East Asia (SEA-ORCHID): study protocol. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2007;7:43. doi:10.1186/1471-2288-7-43.
• Zaid SA, Chan SC, Ho JJ. Emotional disorders among medical students in a Malaysian private medical school. Sing Med J 2007;48:895-9.
• Ho JJ, Subramaniam P, Henderson-Smart DJ, Davis PG. Continuous distending airway pressure for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2008. Oxford: Update Software. Substantive Update of Review first published Issue 3 2000.
  • The SEA-ORCHID Study Group (2008). Use of Evidence-Based Practices in Pregnancy and Childbirth: South East Asia Optimising Reproductive andChild Health in Developing Countries Project. PLoS ONE 3(7): e2646.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002646
  • Martis R, J Ho JJ, Crowther CA. Survey of knowledge and perception on the access to evidence-based practice and clinical practice change among maternal and infant health practitioners in South East Asia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:34. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-34
  • Festin MR, Laopaiboon M, Pattanittum P, Ewens MR, Henderson-Smart DJ, Crowther CA for The SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Caesarean section in four South East Asian countries: reasons for, rates, associated care practices and health outcomes. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9:17doi:10.1186/1471-2393-9-17.
  • Turner TJ, Short J for The SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Maternal and perinatal guideline development in hospitals in South East Asia: the experience of the SEA-ORCHID project. Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7:10doi:10.1186/1478-4505-7-10
  • ThinkhamropJ , Turner T Sivasangari S for The SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Maternal and perinatal guideline development in hospitals in South East Asia: results from the SEA-ORCHID project. Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7:9doi:10.1186/1478-4505-7-9
  • Short J, McDonald S, Turner T, Martis R for the SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Improving capacity for evidence-based practice in South East Asia: evaluating the role of research fellowships in the SEA-ORCHID Project. BMC Medical Education 2010, 10:37doi:10.1186/1472-6920-10-37
  • Pattanittum P, Ewens MR, Laopaiboon M, Lumbiganon P, McDonald SJ, Crowther CA and The SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Use of antenatal corticosteroids prior to preterm birth in four South East Asian countries within the SEA-ORCHID project. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:47doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-47
  • Van Rostenberghe H, Ho JJ, Quah BS, Noraida R. The effects of thyroxine on end organ damage in asphyxiated neonates [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009 Issue 4.
  • Ho JJ, Pattanittum P, Japaraj RP, Turner T, Swadpanich U, Crowther CA for the SEA ORCHID study group.Influence of training in the use and generation of evidence on episiotomy practice and perineal trauma. Int J Gynecol and Obst. 2010;111:13-18. DOI 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.035
  • McDonald S, Turner T, Chamberlain C, Lumbiganon P, Thinkhamrop J, Festin MR, Ho JJ, Hakimi M, Henderson-Smart DJ, Short J, Crowther CA, Martis R, Green S For the SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Building capacity for evidence generation, synthesis and implementation to improve the care of mothers and babies in South East Asia: methods and design of the SEA-ORCHID Project using a logical framework approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:61
  • CheYaakob CA, Dzarr AA, Ismail AA, ZukyNikLah NA, Ho JJ. Anticoagulant therapy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD007801. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007801.pub2.
  • Ho JJ. Sodium bicarbonate infusion during resuscitation of infants at birth. RHL commentary (last revised: 1 February 2010). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Ho JJ. Appropriate use of antibiotics in the NICU (Invited Commentary). Eastern Medical Journal. 2010;15:133-138.
  • Sharifah H, Angolkar M, Jahanfar S, Ho JJ. Pacifier use versus no pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011. Issue 3
  • Martis R, Ho JJ, Crowther CA. Survey of evidence-based practice use and understanding among final (5th) year medical students in South East Asia. The Open Education Journal. 2011;4:9-16
  • Ho JJ, Koh CW, Chang ASM. Folic acid supplementation for prevention of anaemia in preterm neonates. [Protocol]. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011 Issue 3.
  • The SEA-ORCHID Study Group 2011 Impact of Increasing Capacity for Generating and Using Research on Maternal and Perinatal Health Practices in South East Asia (SEA-ORCHID Project). PLoS ONE 6(9): e23994. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023994.
  • Lumbiganon P, Martis R, Laopaiboon M, Festin MR, Ho JJ, Hakimi M. Antenatal breastfeeding education for increasing breastfeeding duration. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006425. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006425
  • Ho JJ, Japaraj, RP, CheAnuar CY, Van Rostenberghe HA, Chang ASM, Sivasangari S. Influence of a targeted education intervention on evidence-based practice in tow Malaysian Maternity Units: The SEA ORCHID project in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2011;66:283-290.
  • Ho JJ. One dose per day compared to multiple doses per day of gentamicin for treatment of suspected or proven sepsis in neonates: RHL commentary (last revised: 1 March 2012). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Ho JJ, Adnan AS, Darus Z, Nik Ismail NZA, Van Rostenberghe H. Human albumin infusion for treating oedema in people with nephrotic syndrome (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009692. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009692.
  • Ho JJ. Invited commentary: Childhood obesity. Time to act? Med Journal of Malaysia. 2012;67(2) 143-4.
  • Sharifah H, Ho JJ, Lee KS. Separate Care Mother infant rooming-in for increasing duration of breastfeeding. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. Issue 8. 2012
  • Robert Peter J, Ho JJ, Valliapan J, Subramaniam S. Symphysial fundal height measurement (SFH) in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 7.
  • Mohd Noor Norhayati, MohdYacobAzman, Ho JJ. Influenza vaccine for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children. Cochrane database of systematic reviews [Protocol]. Issue 9 2012. Art. No.: CD010089. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010089
  • Ong HT, Loke MO, Ho JJ. Hypertension control in chronic kidney disease: Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees. (Invited commentary). Accepted for publication Medical Journal of Malaysia, August 2012.
  • Muhamad NA, Abdullah NA, Ujang N, Elias A, Ho JJ, Awang S. Community based interventions for reducing dengue incidence (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 11 2012
  • Tan ML, Ho JJ, Teh KH. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD009398. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009398.pub2.

Biography

Prof Gleeson worked in London in the Hammersmith Hospital which specialises in tertiary referral high risk obstetrics. He spent four years there doing clinical and research work in the O&G department of the University of London and was awarded MD on the basis of this research. He then worked in the University Department of obstetrics and gynaecology in the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.

He returned to Ireland in 1991 as assistant master in the Rotunda Hospital and was appointed to a consultant / senior lecturer post in 1995. He has been convenor of postgraduate meetings in the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1993 – 1995 and Honorary Secretary of the Institute from 1995 – 1998. He represented the Institute on the European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) for three years.

As a senior lecturer in the Rotunda, Dr Gleeson has been responsible for teaching schedules of both undergraduate and postgraduate students and research projects with Trinity College Dublin. Prior to relocating to Malaysia, he held the position of senior lecturer with RCSI.

Qualifications

Prof Gleeson qualified from Trinity College Dublin in 1980. He trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in the Rotunda Hospital and Coombe Women’s Hospital, Dublin.

• MA
• MD
• FRCOG
• FRCPI

Research Interest

Professor Gleeson has an interest in ultrasound scanning and high-risk obstetrics and ran the twin clinic in the Rotunda. His special areas of interest in gynaecology are endometrial ablation procedures, hysteroscopic surgery, and prolapse repair.

BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor Dr Sivakumar S Balakrishnan graduated from University Sains Malaysia in 1993 with an MD. He completed his internship in Hospital Ipoh, Perak in 1994 and then was posted to hospitals in East Malaysia (Sarawak). He then commenced his Masters in O&G training in University Malaya and completed his training in 2000.

He started his specialist in O&G in Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, and Johor. After one and half years, Dr Sivakumar returned to Penang to work in Penang Hospital (2001), where he continued to work as a specialist in the O&G department. At this time he also started teaching at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.

In 2005, he commenced his subspecialty training in the field of Urogynaecology. His training included a one-year attachment in James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia under the renowned Prof Ajay Rane. He returned to Penang Hospital and continued his training for another year. In the January 2008, he was recognised as a Consultant Urogynaecologist, and continued to provide services to the population of Penang as well as the northern region of Malaysia.

He is also involved in training new Urogynaecology subspecialty trainees.

He joined the RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in August 2012 as a Senior Lecturer in O&G to continue his interest in teaching as well as research in the field of Urogynaecology. Dr Sivakumar is currently a member of the National Urogynaecology subcommittee under the Ministry of Health overseeing the training and development of the Urogynaecology subspecialty.

He is also the founding secretary of the Malaysian Urogynaecology Society. He is currently the vice President of the Malaysian Urogynaecology Society.

He is a member of the International Urogynaecology Association and is currently serving as the South East Asia representative of the International Advisory Board of IUGA.

He is also the incoming President of the Penang Medical Practitioners Society.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MD (USM)
• MOG (USM)
• Fellowship in Urogynaecology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Urogynaecology

PUBLICATIONS

• The Use of Cabergoline for Prevention of Lactation (S Balakrishnan, R Subramanium, T Chow, P Chia) Journal of Irish College of Physicians and Surgeons; Vol 31; No 4, October 2002, Pg 216-218.
• Sling distress: A subanalysis of the IVS tapes from the SUSPEND trial. Sling distress: a subanalysis of the IVS tapes from the SUSPEND trial. Balakrishnan S, Lim YN, Barry C, Corstiaans A, Kannan K, Rane A. Australia New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007: 47: 496-498 (PMID: 17991116
• Ambulatory gynaecology and Urogynaecology procedures: a Viable option. K Kannan,A.Kasper, S Balakrishnan A Rane. Australia and New Zealand Continence Journal Vol 14 No 2 38-42, 2008
• Prospective evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the Apogee system for treatment of vault prolapse. Balakrishnan S, Lim YN, Barry C, Corstians A, Kannan K, Rane A. J of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2008 Aug, 28(6)618-620 PMID: 19003658
• Prospective study of the Perigee system for the management of cystocoeles–medium-term follow up. Rane A, Kannan K, Barry C, Balakrishnan S, Lim Y, Corstiaans A. Australia New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008: 48(4): 427-432 PMID: 18837851
• Transobturator mesh for cystocele repair: a short- to medium-term follow-up using 3D/4D ultrasound. Shek KL, Dietz HP, Rane A, Balakrishnan S. Ultrasound Obstetetrics and Gynaecology 2008, Jul 32(1) 82-86 PMID: 18543373
• Recurrent non-absorbable suture erosion into the bladder after a Pereyra neck suspension. Kannan, K., Balakrishnan, S., Kasper, A., Corstiaans, A., and Rane, A. (2009) Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 29 (4). pp. 352-353. PMID: 19835510

Biography
Dr Vong Nyam Seng graduated from University of Malaya with MBBS. He completed his internship in Hospital Universiti, Kuala Lumpur in 1980 and then was posted to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan before transferred to Hospital Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
He started his specialist in O&G in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan. After two years, Dr Vong moved to Kuala Lumpur and open up a private Clinic, meanwhile attended the post graduate studies in O&G. Graduated MMed O&G Singapore which is co-joint exam with MR(Aust)COG & MR(New Zealand)COG. After that he practice in a Maternity Home in Perai, Pulau Pinang.
Joined AIMST University,Kedah as Senior Lecturer in O&G Department from 2013 to 2015. He appointed as the Head of Department of O&G in 2016 until 2017.
Subsequently taught at UCSI, Terengganu Campus as Head of department from 2018 until 2019. He joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus as Senior Lecturer in O&G in 2019.

Qualifications
Dr Vong qualified from University of Malaya. He trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan and Hospital Daerah Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

• MBBS(Malaya)
• MMed (O&G) Singapore
• MR(A)COG
• MR(NZ)COG

Interest
He has interest in teaching & training undergraduate medical students in O&G. This includes training the students to approach a clinical problem in a methodical manner and understanding the basic concept in various diseases.

Dr Narinder Singh Shadan
Fractional Lecturer
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
narinder_pt@rcsiucd.edu.my

Biography

Professor Andrew Law is a keen medical educator who has held leadership roles in teaching at the departmental and faculty levels at the University of Hong Kong – where he continues to hold honorary teaching appointments with the Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care and the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit  – and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland medical programme in Kuala Lumpur.

Prof. Law worked as an honorary senior consultant for the psychogeriatrics service at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, focusing on major neurocognitive disturbances.  He has been providing consultations and educational talks to non-profit organizations in Hong Kong and is instrumental in creating the Chinese version of a website in educating caregivers of patients suffering from dementia with his collaborators in North America.

Deciphering early vascular disturbance as a culprit in dementia pathogenesis has been Prof. Law’s primary research interest, in which he has earned an award from the Alzheimer Society of Canada.  He has recently received funding from the Malaysian Medical Association to conduct a pilot study on the treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia patients by neurostimulation.  Prof. Law has been training postgraduate research students and published over fifty book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and conference papers.

Qualifications

• BSc(Hons) in Pharmacology and Human Biology (University of Toronto, Canada)
• MPhil in Cardiovascular Physiology (University of Cambridge, UK)
• MD, undergraduate medical training (Saint Louis University, USA)
• PhD in Neuroscience (McGill University, Canada)
• Postgraduate medical training in Psychiatry (University of Toronto, Canada)
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Research Interests

• Neuro-endothelial culprits in neurodegenerative disorder pathogenesis.
• Neurostimulation as a treatment for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
• Primary care – psychiatry collaborative practice model for common mental disorders.
• Understanding of medical student perception towards psychiatry as a career.

Selected Publications

1. Jo, W.K., Law, A.C.K.*, Chung, S.K. (2014). The neglected co-star in the dementia drama: the putative roles of astrocytes in the pathogeneses of major neurocognitive disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 19: 159-167 [Impact factor: 14.897]
2. Wuwongse, S., Chang, R.C.C., Law, A.C.K.* (2010). The putative neurodegenerative links between depression and Alzheimer’s disease. Progress in Neurobiology 91 (4): 362-375. [Impact factor: 9.966]
3. Law, A., Gauthier, S., Quirion, R. (2001). Say NO to Alzheimer’s disease: the putative links between nitric oxide and dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.  Brain Research Review, 35:1, 73-96. [Impact factor: 7.720]
4. Wong, G.T., Chang, R.C.C., Law, A.C.K.* (2013). A breach in the scaffold: The possible role of cytoskeleton dysfunction in the pathogenesis of major depression. Ageing Research Reviews 12(1): 67-75 [Impact factor: 6.174]
5. Liu, W., Wong, A., Law, A., Mok, V. (2015). Cerebrovascular Disease, Amyloid Plaques and Cognitive Impairment. Stroke 46(5):1402-7. [Impact Factor: 6.02]
6. Lau, W.K.W., Leung, M.-K., Lee, T.M.C.*, Law, A.C.K.* (2016). Resting-state abnormalities in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis. Transl Psychiatry, 6: e790; doi:10.1038/tp.2016.55 [Impact Factor: 5.62]
7. Li, Q., Leung, Y.O., Zhou, I., Ho, L., Kong, W., Paul, B., Wei, R., Lam, S., Zhang, X., Law, A., Chua, S.E., Sham, P., Wu, E., McAlonan, G. (2015). Dietary supplementation with n-3 fatty acids from weaning limits brain biochemistry and behavioural changes elicited by prenatal exposure to maternal inflammation in the mouse model. Transl Psychiatry, 5: e641 [Impact Factor: 5.62]
8. Law, A., Gauthier, S., and Quirion, R. (2003). Alterations of nitric oxide synthase activity in young and aged apolipoprotein E-knockout mice. Neurobiology of Aging, 24:1, 187-190.  [Impact factor: 5.552]
9. Yeung W.F., Chung, K.F., Zhang, S.P., Yap, T.G., Law, A.C.K. (2009). Electroacupuncture for Primary Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Sleep, 32 (8): 1039-1047. [Impact factor: 5.402]
10. Bower, E.A. & Law, A.C.K. (1993). The effects of Nw-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, sodium nitroprusside and noradrenaline on venous return in the anaesthetized cat. British Journal of Pharmacology, 108, 933-940. [Impact factor: 5.270]

QUALIFICATIONS

• MB BCh BAO (UCD/PMC)
• MSc in Criminal Justice (Saint Joseph’s University, USA)
• MMed (Psychiatry) (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Resilience in Mental Health
• Personality traits/disorders

Publications/h6>

Leong, F. W., Mohammad, Y. M. A., Muhammad, R. E. R., Fadzil, N. A., & Kueh, Y. C. (2019). Validation of the Malay version of Mini-IPIP among substance use disorder patients attending methadone clinics in Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 4434; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224434

BIOGRAPHY

Lived all my life in Malaysia. I am an Indian and a Hindu by religion. I graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Mysore, India, and since then served in the public hospitals in Malaysia. I have done a fair bit of rural posting and have gained experiences in primary care, accident and emergency, orthopaedic and ENT. My last stop is psychiatry. Got my masters in psychiatry from the local university, University Sains Malaysia (USM) and since then worked as a clinical psychiatrist in a Mental Institution, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Perak.

My last task is to set up psychiatric services in Hospital, Bukit Mertajam and headed the unit until I retired from public service. I was a part-time lecturer at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus and after retirement, joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus full time as a senior lecturer.

My social obligations start with me being a committee member of the Mental Health Association Penang, through this organisation I am able to develop a support group for antenatal and postnatal depressed mothers. Besides that, the other NGO is the D’Home which is involved with family link program for patients and caregivers. I also conduct weekend classes ‘education in human value’ for children and youths in the local community.

Lastly “Living a life that matters don’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice” Michael Josephson

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBS. Mysore, India
• Master of Psychiatry. University Sains Malaysia (USM)
• Master of Science in Health Research (RCSI-RUMC)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

ANTENATAL AND POSTNATAL DEPRESSION STRESS

BIOGRAPHY

I am actively involved in the teaching and assessment program in psychiatry at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. I am also committed in curriculum development and research work at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. My clinical work in psychiatry is based at Penang General Hospital and Hospital Bukit Mertajam.

After obtaining my medical degree from India in the year 1988, I was posted as house officer and medical officer at different hospitals in Malaysia. I joined the Masters in Psychological Medicine program at University Malaya in the year 1995 and completed in the year 1999. I worked as a clinical psychiatrist at University Hospital Kuala Lumpur for a short period before joining the Department of Psychiatry, RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in the year 2000. Currently I am holding the post of Associate Professor of Psychiatry.

I am involved in the following organization:

• Life member of Malaysian Psychiatric Association
• Committee Member of Dhome Mental Health Association
• Advisor for Penang Care Mental Health Association

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1983-1988
  • Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
  • MBBS ( Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery )
• 1995- 1999
  • University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • MPM ( Masters of Psychological Medicine )

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Cross cultural Narratives of Death and Bereavement among Medical Students – implications for curricula development. Bharathy A, Pillay R, Russell V. 17th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine, June 2012 Kuala Lumpur & 10th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference , January 2013 Singapore
• A social interaction program in an NGO based mental health association in Penang: A qualitative study of patients and caregivers’ experience. Bharathy A, Teh D. 9th Perak Mental Health Convention, October 2012 Ipoh
• Medical students participation in a social interaction program for people with mental illness and their carers: a qualitative study. Bharathy A, Foo PL. 15th Johor Mental Health Convention, July 2013 & 11th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference ,Singapore in January 2014
• Medical students’ perception of a film to promote psychiatry as career choice , Vasudevan U, Bharathy A, Russell V. 11th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore in January 2014
• A Study of Adolescent Parasuicides : Their demographic characteristics, recent stressors and preceding events prior to the suicide attempt. Bharathy A, Hanim A. 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Psychotherapy, April 2000 Langkawi
• A Study of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Students at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Bharathy A, Hanim A .7th Congress of Asean Federation for Psychiatry and Mental Health, December 1998 Kuala Lumpur.

CURRENT RESEARCH

• Medical students’ perception of the learning environment in PMC. Bharathy A, Russell V, Jun Min K
  –current research in collaboration with National University of Singapore.
• Improving the monitoring of metabolic risk in people treated with antipsychotic medication. Siva S, Arif N, Russell V, Bharathy A, Vasudevan U, Panikulam J
  –current research with Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Research Centre, Penang Hospital.

PUBLICATIONS

• Cross cultural Narratives of Death and Bereavement among Medical Students – implications for curricula development. Bharathy A, Pillay R, Russell V . International Journal of Medical Education. 2013 ; 4 : 68-74
• Changing undergraduate attitudes to mental illness. Bharathy A, Pei-Lynn F, Russell V. – accepted for publication in Clinical Teacher
• Medical students’ perception of a film to promote psychiatry as career choice , Vasudevan U, Bharathy A, Russell V.- accepted for publication In Australasian Psychiatry

A/Prof Dr Prem Kumar Chandrasekaran
Fractional Lecturer
Department of Psychiatry
prem.kumar_pt@rcsiucd.edu.my

Dato’ Prof Dr Rashid has a medical degree from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Health Science from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and a Ph.D. in Community Health from the National University of Malaysia. He is currently the Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Medicine & a director of the Master in Public Health programme at RUMC.

He has written more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and has written numerous books and chapters in books. He is also a member of numerous editorial boards of medical journals. He has a keen interest in community outreach projects. He has been very actively involved in research, health promotion & education and social well-being projects in rural Kedah and Penang as well as among the Orang Asli (Aborigines in Peninsular Malaysia) in Perak. He was awarded the ‘Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri’ by the Governor of Penang which carries the title Dato’ in 2017.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – University of Peshawar (Khyber Medical College), Pakistan – 1991
• Master in Health Science (Occupational Medicine, Health and Safety) – Edith Cowan University. Perth. Australia – 2002
• Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science (Occupational Medicine, Health and Safety) – Edith Cowan University. Perth. Australia – 2001
• PhD in Community Health – University Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia) – 2011

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Geriatric and Gerontology especially relating to mental health of the elderly
• Community Health relating to medical anthropology especially in the underprivileged groups

Biography

Dr Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in May 2015 as a lecturer in the Department of Public Health Medicine. Previously she worked in one of the health sciences college in Klang Valley for almost four years. Recently in 2018, she has been
promoted to a senior lecturer. She involved in the academic roles for both undergraduate and postgraduate program. Till date, she has supervised 7 postgraduate students. She is a member of the Malaysian One Health University Network (MyOHUN). She has obtained
research grants from MyOHUN & USAID and RUMC. She also involved in community outreach activities.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Biomedicine (2008)
Master of Medical Science Public Health (2010)
PhD Community Health (2017)

Research interest
Infectious diseases
Orang Asli Health
Community mental health

Publications

1. Kader Maideen, S. F., Mohd-Sidik, S., Rampal, L., Mukhtar, F., Ibrahim, N., Phang, C.-K., … Ahmad, R. (2016). A Web-Based Psychoeducational Intervention Program for Depression and Anxiety in an Adult Community in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol of a
   Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(2), e112.
   http://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4622
2. Kader Maideen SF, Mohd. Sidik S, Rampal L, Mukhtar F (2015) Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia. BMC Psychiatry 15:262
3. Kader Maideen SF, Mohd. Sidik S, Rampal L, Mukhtar F (2014) Prevalence, Associated Factors and Predictors of Depression among Adults in the Community of Selangor, Malaysia. PLoS ONE 9(4): e95395. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095395
4. Othman, H.F., Pawanchee, Z.F., Yaacob, Y., Syed-Hussain, S.S., Kader Maideen, S.F.,
   Abdulrahman, S.A (2017). Implementation of control measures. In One Health Manual: On
   handling zoonotic disease outbreaks in Malaysia (pg 85-100). Malaysia One Health
   University Network (MyOhun) ISBN: 978-967-960-416-0

BIOGRAPHY

Ms Fairuz received her biomedical science degree from the University of Malaya in 2009. She worked in a microbiological laboratory for a few months before joining the Biopharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health from 2009 to 2011 as a research officer. Then, she had an opportunity to further her study in Masters of Science (Medical Statistics) at Universiti Sains Malaysia. After getting her master degree in 2013, she worked in a health research company as a consultant until she resigned to join RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in 2014 as lecturer and statistician.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Science (Medical Statistics), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2013
• Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science), University of Malaya, 2009

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Infectious diseases
• Adolescent health
• Survival analysis
• Biosocial health

PUBLICATION

• Chean KY, Rahim FF, Chin JS, Choi XL, Liew KW, Tan CC, Tan KC, Ooi ST, Tan HJ, Ali IAH. Assessing airflow limitation among smokers in a primary care setting. Malays J Med Sci. 2018;25(3):78–87.https://doi.org/10.21315/mjms2018.25.3.8
• Karunakaran R, Tay ST, Rahim FF, Lim BB, Puthucheary SD. Molecular analysis of Ciprofloxacin resistance among Non-Typhoidal Salmonella with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin isolated from patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  Jpn J Infect Dis 2014; 67: 157-162 (ISI-Indexed)
• Karunakaran R, Tay ST, Rahim FF, Lim BB, Puthucheary SD. Molecular analysis of Ciprofloxacin resistance among Non-Typhoidal Salmonella with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin isolated from patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  Jpn J Infect Dis 2014; 67: 157-162 (ISI-Indexed)

BIOGRAPHY

Joined RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus in 2007 as a senior lecturer and is responsible for setting up the Foundation Year programme of the college. Currently coordinates and teaches in the Foundation in Science and Pre-Medical Year programmes.

Past academic teaching/administrative experience includes being the Head of the Centre for Pre-University Studies at KDU College Penang (2001-2004). Prior to this, I was a senior lecturer and programme coordinator of the Cambridge A-level Programme at Disted College, Penang (1995-1999).

While here, I was responsible for setting up the Cambridge A-level programme for the college and was in the pioneer group to design and introduce the 1-year Cambridge A-level and successfully delivered the curriculum. This 1-year programme has since proved to be very popular with students.

Past public health experience involves being a medical entomologist with the Ministry of Health of Malaysia. I held the post of State Entomologist for the state of Penang (1988-1995). I worked under the Vector-borne Disease Control Programme which looks at the epidemiology of the diseases and the control of the vectors for the five districts of the state.

My past medical research experience includes working as a research entomologist with the United States Army Medical Research Unit (USAMRU) at the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) of Malaysia (1986-1988)

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS:

• Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation -Tropical Medicine (SEAMEO-TROPMED) Fellowship
• World Health Organisation-Tropical Disease research (WHO/TDR) Fellowship
• Ministry of Health (Malaysia) – Excellence in Service Award

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc. (Hons. 2nd class upper) in Biology with a thrust area in microbiology
  Universiti Sains Malaysia (1976 – 1979)
• M.Sc. in Tropical Medicine (Microbiology/Immunology)
  Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (1979 – 1981) – Under the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation-Tropical Medicine (SEAMEO-TROPMED) fellowship
• Ph.D in Medical Entomology
  Universiti Sains Malaysia (1982 -1986) – Under the World Health Organisation/Tropical Disease Research (WHO/TDR) fellowship

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Worked on the virulent factor of Vibrio cholera; studied on the protection afforded against V. cholera infection afforded by fragments of anti-haemagglutinin. (Master’s thesis)
• Studied on the biological control of mosquito vectors – developing various application techniques using different formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis against the different mosquito vectors in their respective habitats.(Ph.D thesis)
• Worked with lab cultures of Plasmodium falciparum – studying on the possible target antigens for transmission-blocking antibodies in the gametocyte population of the isolates (research entomologist with USAMRU

PUBLICATIONS

• • Foo, A.E.S.(1980) Virulent factor of Vibrio cholerae. Asean J. Clin. Sci1(3) : 220-224
  • Foo, A.E.S. and Chaicumpa, W. (1981) Protection against Vibrio cholera infection afforded by fragments of anti-haemagglutinin. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Pub. Hlth.12(4) : 506-551
  • Foo, A.E.S., Riganti, M., Pongponrath, E. and Chaicumpa, W.(1981) Time of maximum colonization by Vibrio cholera El tor in 5-6 day old mice as an experimental model. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Pub. Hlth.12 (4) : 609-610
  • Foo, A.E.S. and Yap, H.H. (1981) Comparative bioassays of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 formulations against 4 species of mosquitoes in Malaysia. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Pub. Hlth 13 (2) : 206-210
  • Foo, A.E.S. and Yap, H.H. (1983) Field trials on the use of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 against Mansonia mosquitoes in Malaysia. Mosq. News 43 (3) : 306-310
  • Yap, H.H. and Foo, A.E.S.(1983) Laboratory studies on the oviposition site preference of Toxorhynchitessplendens (Diptera: Culicidae) J. Med. Entomo. 21 (2) : 183-187
  • Foo, A.E.S. and Yap, H.H. (1983) Laboratory studies on the ovipositional preference of Aedesaegypti (Linnaeus) – its relation to that of its predator, Toxorhynchitessplendens (Weidemann). In : Proc. International Conference on Dengue/Dengue haemorrhagic fever, 1-3 september 1983 : Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, p. 228
  • Yap, H.H. and Foo, A.E.S. (1984) Household pests and household insecticide usage on Penang Island, Malaysia. A questionnaire survey. Bull. PHS 16 : 2-8
  • Yap, H.H. and Foo, A.E.S. (1986) Comparative laboratory studies on the biology of Toxorhynchitessplendens (Weidemann) under individual versus mass culture methods. Trop. Biomed. 3(1) : 49-53
  • Foo, A.E.S. (1986) Laboratory and field evaluations on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 for the control of Mansonia and other vector mosquitoes (Diptera; Culicidae), including some comparative studies with Bacillus shaericus (Ph.D thesis)
  • Foo, A.E.S. and Yap, H.H. (1987) Interactive effects of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 with Chlorpyrifos and Permethrin. Trop. Biomed. 4 : 47-50
  • Foo, A.E.S, and Yap, H.H. (1987) Preliminary studies on the sublethal effects of Bacillus thuringiensisH-14 against Aedesaegypti (Linnaeus). Trop. Biomed. 4 : 79-81
  • Yap, H.H., Ng, Y.M., Foo, A.E.S. and Tan, H.T.(1988) Bioassays of Bacillus sphaericus (strain 1593, 2297 & 2362) against Mansonia and other mosquitoes of public health importance in Malaysia. Malaysia Applied Biology 17 : 9-13
  • Yap, H.H., Self, L.S., Foo, A.E.S. and Chong, N.L. (1993). Guidelines for dengue surveillance and mosquito control. WHO/WPRO, 101 pp.
  • Foo, A., Carter, R., Lambros, C., Graves, P.,Quakyi, I., Targett, G.A.T., Ponnudurai, T. and Lewis, G.E. Jr. Conserved and variant epitopes of target antigens of transmission-blocking antibodies among isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from Malaysia. Am.J.Trop. Med. Hyg June 1991 44 :623-631

QUALIFICATIONS

• B. Sc. (Physics), UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM)
• M. Sc. (Theoretical Physics), UniversitiSains Malaysia (USM)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Theoretical Studies of Smectic Liquid Crystals

PUBLICATIONS

• C.Y. Lum, L.H. Ong and M. Čepič, Transitions of Smectic A to Tilted Phases in Thin Free Standing Films of Liquid Crystals, SainsMalaysiana, 40(1), pg 9-11, 2011.
• C.Y. Lum, L.H. Ong and M. Čepič, Influence of Chiral Interactions on Smectic Phases in Free-Standing Films, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.,Vol.546, pp. 195 – 201, 2011

Associate Professor
MBBS (India), Pg.Dip. in Legal Medicine (UK), Dip. in Med Jurisprudence in Pathology (UK), AMM (Malaysia)
Email: bhupinder@rcsiucd.edu.my