Consultant Dermatologist
MMC Reg. No: 27091
NSR Reg No: 134308
Specialty: Dermatology
Qualification & Training
- M.D. (USM), M. Int. Med. (USM)
- Fellow of Dermatology Specialist training (MOH) 2003
- MCGP /FRACGP (Member of College of General Practitioners Malaysia conjoint with College of General Practitioners Australia) 1996
- Stiefel Laboratories and National Skin Centre (Singapore) Dermatology Fellowship 1996
- Practice course on Therapy and Prevention of Leprosy, JICA Fellowship,Japan 2003
- 3rd Ramathibodi Training Course in Cosmetic Dermatology 2013
Current
- President of Malaysian Dermatological Society
- Penang Psoriasis Association, Malaysia (Advisor)
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advisory Board Member
- Psoriasis Advisory Board Member
- Urticaria Advisory Board Member
Societies
- Persatuan Dermatologi Malaysia (Life member)
- Fellow Asian Academy of Venereology and Dermatology (FAAVD)
- International fellow American Association of Dermatology (AAD)
- Malaysia Medical Association (Life member)
- Fellow of Academy of Family Physician Malaysia (FAFPM)
- Malaysia Leprosy Relief Association (Life member)
Editorial Board member: Malaysian Journal of Dermatology (MJD), Persatuan Dermatologi Malaysia (PDM)
Reviewer of Journals: Medical Journal of Malaysia, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, British Association Dermatology, International Journal of Dermatology and European Medical Journal
Post Held
- Consultant Dermatologist and Head of Dermatology Department, Penang Hospital, Malaysia (2009- November 2017 (retired))
- Supervisor /trainer for Advanced Master of Dermatology) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University Malaysia) (2010 – 2017)
- Honorary Senior Lecturer, Penang Medical College, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine, Ipoh, Perak
- Clinical supervisor: Master of Family Medicine (USM, UKM, UM) , Master of internal Medicine (USM, UKM, UM)
- Members of South East Asia Acne Study Alliance (SASA) 2014
- Debra (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association) Malaysia (EXCO member)
- External examiner for the Advanced Master of Dermatology, UKM Nov 2016 examination
Publications: 39 local and international journals
Contribution to chapter in book and technical reports
- Dermatology Chapter of books: The Medical Short Case and Pacing the Paces. Tips for Pacing MRCP and Final MBBS
- Contribution to chapter of books: When you encounter these 10 severe skin conditions…? and Atlas of Paediatric Infections
- Member of guidelines development group for National Manual of Leprosy Management.
- Member of guidelines development group for Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Malaysia: Management of Psoriasis Vulgaris.
Research/Study
Local
- Effect of calcitriol and calcium supplementation in the prevention of glucocorticoid osteoporosis among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients
- QAP Reducing Non-attendance at Dermatology Clinic Hospital Ipoh
- An open-labeled, multi-centre (Phase IV) trial. The efficacy and safety of tacrolimus ointment in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of Psoriasis Treatment Modalities Research, multicenter study.
International
- A multi-centre, Chronic Urticaria Treatment Evaluation Trial (CUTE) study
- A Study to Evaluate Ustekinumab in Clinical Practice in Patients With Plaque Psoriasis in Asia-Pacific Countries. MarcoPolo trial
- Phase III trial: Efficacy & safety of Safinamide in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease with motor fluctuations
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study of subcutaneous secukinumab, to demonstrate efficacy after twelve weeks of treatment and to assess safety, tolerability and long-term efficacy up to one year in subjects with moderate to severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis with or without psoriatic arthritis comorbidity