Dr Abu Dzarr

Senior Medical Lecturer

Senior Medical Lecturer at Department of Internal Medicine at School of Medical Sciences, USM and Consultant Haematologist at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Dr Adila Anuar

Consultant Physician and Haematologist

Dr. Nur Adila Anuar graduated with an MBBS and Masters in Internal Medicine, both from the University of Malaya. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Nur Adila served at University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and University of Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC) as a Senior lecturer and Consultant Physician/Haematologist. She possesses a Fellowship in Haematology from the Malaysian Society of Haematology, along with a Certificate of Specialist Training in Haematology. Her dedication to staying updated on the latest medical advancements ensures she provides the best care to her patients. Notable accolades include a Certificate of Excellent Service from the University of Malaya, a Gold Award for her work on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and a Bronze Award for her research on stem cell transplantation. Dr. Nur Adila has also received travel awards and recognition for her humanitarian efforts, demonstrating her commitment to medicine and her community.

Dr Ahlam Naila Kori

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Ahlam Naila Kori graduated from UM. She completed Masters in Medicine in USM. She pursued Clinical Haematology subspecialty in MOH Malaysia in Ampang Hospital. She currently serves as Consultant Clinical Haematologist in HTAA Kuantan as a sole Clinical Haematologist in Pahang Darulmakmur.

Dr Alan Teh Kee Hean

Consultant Haematologist

Dr. Alan Teh graduated from the University of Malaya in 1983. He trained in Internal Medicine, Clinical Haematology and Bone marrow transplantation, including a fellowship at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He served as lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of Malaya Medical Centre from 1988 until 1999. Since 1999 he has been practicing at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre. He treats benign Haematology including ITP, and malignant Haematology, including multiple myeloma, hodgkin lymphoma, acute and chronic leukaemias and bone marrow or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. He is a Past President of the Malaysian Society of Haematology from 2015-2018

Dr Alina Md Fauzi

Haematologist

Dr Alina Md Fauzi is a haematopathologist and medical lecturer in Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. She qualified as a haematopathologist from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2019 and is currently a visiting consultant in Makmal Rujukan Haematology Kebangsaan in Hospital Ampang. She is currently undergoing special interest training in molecular haematology.

Assoc Prof Allen Yeoh Eng Juh

Head & Senior Consultant

Prof Allen Yeoh is the VIVA-Goh Foundation Professor in Paediatric Oncology in NUS. He is a paediatric oncologist and a clinician scientist with research focus is in improving treatment outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common type of childhood cancer. He is the principal investigator of the successful multi-centre Malaysia-Singapore ALL which achieved 90% cure. His focus is on the use of biomarkers to help better manage each child’s treatment. He works with Prof Dario Campana in Dept of Paediatrics to bring early access to cell-based therapy in Singapore.

Dr Andy Tang

Clinical haematologist

Dr Andy is a clinical haematologist working at Sarawak General Hospital. He passed MRCP(UK) in 2016 and Fellowship of Royal College of Pathologist/ FRCPath(UK) in 2023. He received training in the field of laboratory and clinical haematology in Malaysia and National University Hospital, Singapore (NUHS). He has been actively involved in multiple investigator-initiated and industrial-sponsored trials.

Prof Dr Anna Czyz

Consultant Haematologist

Prof Anna Czyz, currently Consultant and Leader at Wroclaw Medical University, has extensive experience in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and hematological malignancies since 1994. Holding an MD, PhD, and professorial titles from The Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, they've contributed to numerous clinical trials and advancements in the field. Engaged in professional organizations, they're committed to improving patient outcomes in hematology and cellular therapies.

Assoc Prof Dr Azlan Husin

Consultant physician,Clinical hematologist

Dr Azlan Husin is an associate professor, consultant physician and clinical hematologist in Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan. He was awarded medical degree by UKM in 1996 and later as Internal Medicine specialist in 2005 before qualified as Clinical Haematologist in 2010. He is currently the chairman USM’s Human Research Ethic Committee (JEPeM-USM) and council member for Malaysian Society of Hematology.

Prof Dr Bee Ping Chong

Consultant Haematologist

Prof Dr Bee is a Consultant Haematologist and a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (UM) and the University of Malaya Medical Centre. He is a member of the Malaysian Medical Association, the Malaysian Society of Haematology and Academic of medicine. He has authored or co-authored many peer-reviewed journal articles and meeting abstracts in the field of Haematology. Prof Bee specialises in Multiple Myeloma, Lymphomas and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation/Bone marrow transplantation.

Ms Carolyn Eng Chai Hui

Graduated from Monash University, Australia with B.Pharm (Hons) in year 2012 and has been practising under Inpatient Pharmacy Chemotherapy (IPC) unit which provides clinical pharmacy services to the Haematology and Oncology units of UMMC since year 2015.

Prof Celeste Bento

Molecular Geneticist

Celeste Bento is a Molecular Geneticist with a PhD in Biomedicine. She is the Head of the Laboratory of Red Blood Cell s and Iron Metabolism disorders at University Hospital in Coimbra, Portugal. Celeste Bento’s expertise lies in various disease groups such as Hemoglobinopathies, Congenitalery throcytosis, Hemolytic Anemias, and other related conditions. Additionally, Celeste Bento is a Principal Investigator at the 'Genes, Populations and Diseases' group at CIAS, University of Coimbra. She is also involved in international projects such as ERN- Euro bloodNet, MPN&MPNr - Euronet, the Human Variome Project, INHERENT and COST- HELIOS. She is also a member of ALUA an Aliance of healthcare providers from countries where the main spoken language is Portuguese and where there is a high prevalence of individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng

Consultant Haematologist

Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng is currently a consultant haematologist and transplant physician at Sunway Medical Centre. Previous ational head of service and past president of MSH.

Emeritus Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng

Emeritus Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng is a Academician in the National University of Malaysia (UKM).

Dr Chiara Rusconi

Chiara Rusconi received her MD degree at University of Varese in 2001 and post-graduate degree in Hematology at the University of Pavia in 2005. Since 2005 to 2019 she was Assistant Medical Director at Division of Hematology at Niguarda Hospital in Milan; her clinical and research activity focused on diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin and non Hodgkin lymphoma, with a special interest in lymphoproliferative disorders in patients with immune deficiency, high-dose chemotherapy and immune-therapy. Since 2019 she has been working at Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, and Hodgkin lymphoma is her main field of interest. She is in the panel for guidelines on Hodgkin lymphoma of the Italian Society of Hematology. She is the Treasurer of the Italian Lymphoma Foundation and active member of the Italian Hodgkin Committee. She is involved as principal and sub- investigator in prospective clinical trials on treatment of malignant lymphomas.

Dr Chong Guang Yong

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Chong Guang Yong is a clinical hematology fellow, general physician, and medical lecturer at the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz. He obtained his Master of Internal Medicine from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in year 2019. Dr Chong Guang Yong actively involved in several clinical trials in hematology as sub-investigator. His interest is mainly in lymphoma.

Dr Christina Lee Lai Ling

Transfusion medicine specialist, Medical lecturer of University Malaya

Dr Christina Lee is a transfusion medicine specialist and also a medical lecturer of University Malaya currently practicing in University Malaya Medical Centre. Her interests include immunohaematology and safe transfusion practice.

Dr Gan Ee Leng

Consultant Internal Medicine Physician & Haematologist

Dr Gan Ee Leng is a Consultant Haematologist and Physician currently working at the Columbia Asia Hospital Seremban. She completed her undergraduate medical degree from University of Malaya in 2008 and had pursued her internal medicine including haematology subspecialty training in Malaysia. Dr Gan specialised in general haematology, haemato-oncology, haemostasis and thrombosis. She is also one of the MSH council members since 2022.

Prof Dr Gan Gin Gin

Clinical Haematologist

Prof Gan Gin Gin is currently a professor and head of the Department of Medicine at University Malaya. She graduated with honours from University of New South Wales, Australia and obtained a Master’s degree with distinction in Clinical Medicine (Leadership & Management) from the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is a fellow of Academy of Medicine, Malaysia and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (UK).She is currently the President of the Malaysian Society of Haematology and she holds many positions in the national committees and has co-authored several national guidelines. She has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. She is involved in many international clinical trials and participates in international registry. Her major areas of expertise are general haematology, haematology-oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Dato Dr Goh Ai Sim

Consultant Haematologist

She is a Senior Consultant Haematologist & Head of Dept of Medicine, Hospital Pulau Pinang. Currently, she is the National Head of Haematology Service in Ministry of Health and Council member in the Malaysian Society of Haematology.

Prof Dr Goh Yeow Tee

Senior Consultant

Prof Goh is a Senior Consultant at Singapore General Hospital and was formerly Group Director, Research (Research Integrity, Compliance and Ethics) at SingHealth. Prior this, he held positions which include Acting Chairman for Division of Research, Director of Clinical Trials and Research Centre (CTRC), Director of Department of Clinical Research, Director of Office of Translational Medicine Oversight (TMO) and Director of Research Quality Management. He is currently Clinical Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Dr Guan Yong Khee

Consultant Haematologist and Internal Medicine Physician

1. Housemanship Hospital Seremban (July 2001 – August 2002) 2. Medical Officer in Medicine Department Hospital Melaka (August 2002 – November 2005) 3. Medical Specialist in Department of Medicine Hospital Melaka (November 2005 –January 2008) 4. Clinical Specialist in Haematology Department of Haematology Hospital Ampang (February 2008 – November 2011) 5. Fellow in Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit in National Taiwan University Hospital ( August 2010 to November 2010) 6. Clinical Haematologist in Department of Haematology Hospital Ampang (November 2011 – April 2012) 7. Physician and Clinical Haematologist in Department of Medicine Hospital Melaka (April 2012 - December 2016) 8. Consultant Haematologist and Internal Medicine Physician in Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh – January 2017 till now

Dr Habibah Abdul Halim

Clinical Haematologist

Prof Madya Dr Hafiza Alauddin

Haematologist

A/P Dr Hafiza Alauddin is a Haematopathologist practising at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) and Hospital Pakar Kanak-Kanak, UKM, where she is currently the head of Haematology Unit, Department of Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, HCTM. She is also a medical lecturer at Faculty of Medicine, UKM training the undergraduate as well as postgraduate medical trainees and is actively involved in research activities that extends from measurable residual diseases in haemato-oncology to paediatric haematology and thalassaemia, mainly involving molecular platforms. She is a member of the Chapter of Haematology, College of Pathologist Malaysia and Malaysian Society of Haematology. She has authored and co-authored many local and international peer-reviewed journal articles and meeting abstracts. She is also an editorial member of an international journal.

Dr Hafizah Hashim

Hematopathologist

Hematopathologist at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Kedah. Currently Head of Pathology Department HSB, Alor Setar Kedah. She had 14 years’ experience as hematopathologist with special interest in thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy and red cells membrane disorder; SAO

Dr Hana Shafinaz Jamaludin

Hematopathologist

Dr Hana Jamaluddin is a hematopathologist at Universiti Malaysia Medical Centre, currently undergoing special interest training in cytogenetics. Her areas of expertise include diagnostic hematology, cytogenetics in hemato-oncology, as well as haemostasis.

Dr Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi

Internal Medicine

Dr Hany Haqimi Wan Hanafi is a general physician, medical lecturer, and clinical hematology fellow at the Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He embarked on his medical journey, earning his medical degree from Penang Medical College-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2009. Fueling his commitment to excellence, Dr Hany Haqimi furthered his education, obtaining a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2019. Currently, he is immersed in subspeciality training as a clinical fellow in clinical hematology in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dr Hany Haqimi actively participates in several international clinical trial in hematology, contributing as a sub-investigator. Additionally, he holds a research grant under university, showcasing his commitment to advancing medical knowledge. He has also made significant contributions to medical literature in both national and international journals.

Prof Dr Hany Mohd Ariffin

Senior Consultant and Head , Paediatric Haematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow, Professor of Paediatrics

Professor Hany Ariffin is Head of Unit and Senior Consultant in the Division of Paediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

Mrs Harbans Kaur Dhilllon

Member of the Advocacy Committee and Education Committee of ISOPP, Chairperson of Masterclass, Leader in Safe Handling and Advanced Aseptic Preparation on the Education Committee of ISOPP.

Harbans started working as a pharmacist in UMMC in April 1979 after graduating from the Victorian College of Pharmacy, Australia. She set up a Sterile Complex at UMMC pharmacy unit in 1998, which is a Centre of Excellence, to compound parenteral nutrition solutions and reconstitute drugs, mainly cytotoxic drugs. She was appointed as Chief Pharmacist of UMMC on 1 April 2015 till 29 August 2015. Harbans was appointed as Deputy Director (Professional) of UMMC on 30 August 2015 till 1 February 2017. She retired on 2 February 2017 at the age of 60.

Dr Haris Abdul Rahman

Haematologist and Physician

Dr Haris is currently a Haematologist and Physician at a Private Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. His unit offers comprehensive haemotological services including diagnostics for haematological malignancy, chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. He is also active in the local lecture circuits, a reviewer for the Malaysian Medical Journal and the Vice President of the Malaysian Society of Haematology. He is a visiting lecturer at a number of local Universities.

Dr Henning Loo Cheng Kien

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Henning Loo is currently a consultant physician and clinical haematologist at Sunway Medical Centre Velocity.

Prof Jake Shortt

Clinical Director of Monash Haematology and Head of Haematology Research at Monash University School of Clinical Sciences in Melbourne, Australia.

Professor Jake Shortt is Clinical Director of Monash Haematology and Head of Haematology Research at Monash University School of Clinical Sciences in Melbourne, Australia. His research extends from preclinical drug and biomarker developmentt to late-phase clinical trials and registry initiatives.

Dr Jameela Sathar

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Jameela is a Consultant Haematologist and former Head of Department of Haematology at Ampang Hospital, Malaysia where she was responsible for the care of patients with thalassaemia, haemophilia, thrombosis and bleeding disorders. She was instrumental in developing the national thalassaemia and haemophilia programs to improve the care of these patients in Malaysia as well as the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism. She cofounded the Malaysian Society of Patient Blood Management and is actively involved in promoting patient blood management programs to optimise patient outcomes.

Ms Jasreena Kaur

Pharmacist

Pharmacist in UMMC since 2012. Begin service in UMMC as a Provisionally Registered Pharmacist in October 2012 to October 2013. From October 2013 till February 2014, experience in the Outpatient Pharmacy setting. Consult with physicians and patients with regards to medication dosage, drug interactions, disease management and potential side effects of prescription and OTC medications. Since February 2014, trained and validated in the sterile manufacturing pharmacy unit, mainly managing cytotoxic reconstitution and compounding of parenteral nutrition bags. Credentialed and privileged in aseptic dispensing technique and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certified since May 2015. Since 2015, formed the Nutrition Support Team in UMMC and clinically managing total parenteral nutrition (TPN) patients. Member of the Nutrition Support Team for the surgical adult patients and the adult Intensive Care Unit and part of the clinical team for Neonatal ICU from 2016 to 2022. Only pharmacist trained by PENSMA to manage the adult and paediatric Home Parenteral Nutrition programme in UMMC.

Dr Jay Suriar

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Jay Suriar is Consultant Haematologist at Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur. He is a past Council Member of MSH.

Dr Jerome Tan Tsen Chuen

Consultant Clinical Haematologist,Head of CRC Unit Hospital Ampang, Selangor

Dr Jerome Tan is the consultant clinical haematologist and the head of the CRC Unit in Hospital Ampang Selangor. Dr Jerome Tan graduated from University of Malaya, obtained his postgraduate MRCP(UK) and M.Med (NUS) qualifications in 2006 and has served as a clinical haematologist since 2011. He is also a certified trainer for the clinical subspeciality programme for the Ministry of Health Malaysia. He has a wide range of interests which includes malignant haematology covering Acute and Chronic Leukaemias, Lymphomas and Myeloma. He is also an active investigator in various haematology clinical trials in Hospital Ampang. He is an honorary member of the Asia Pacific Leukaemia consortium and an ex-council member of the Malaysian Society of Haematology.

Dr John Ranjit Nesaraj

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon

Dr. John Ranjit is currently based in Subang Jaya Medical Centre as the resident Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon. He started his journey in Plastic Surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Penang General Hospital followed by a Fellowship in Adelaide and Darwin before becoming the Head of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Sarawak General Hospital and Sarawak State Advisor for Plastic Surgery. He has a keen interest in Cleft surgery, Burn surgery as well as Microsurgical Reconstruction. He is an avid photographer as well as scuba diving whenever possible.

Prof Dr Josée M. Zijlstra

Professor in Hematology, Clinician

Prof. dr. Josée Zijlstra is professor in Hematology, at the department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC. She is working as a clinician and involved in numerous clinical trials, within HOVON and GHSG, as well as trials initiated by Pharmaceutical companies. She is also principal investigator of the PETRA consortium and actively involved in PET-CT as biomarker for response in lymphoma and myeloma studies. She is chair of the HOVON Imaging working group and organizing central imaging review and initiating guidelines for imaging assessment. (www.petralymphoma.org)

Dr Kok Keng Weng

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Kok is presently a consultant haematologist and deputy medical director of Mahkota Medical Centre, Melaka. He graduated from UM and was Dr Puru's first trainee. He also did further training in King's College Hospital and The Hammersmith Hospital in London. He settled down in historical Melaka since 2001 after working in government hospitals for 17 years.

Ms Kong Su Shan

Ms Kong Su Shan is the Hematology Clinical Pharmacist in Hospital Ampang. Previously she was the transplant ward pharmacist. She is also involved in Thalassemia MTAC. Currently, she is appointed by MOH as the preceptor for clinical pharmacy training in hematology/oncology

Prof Dr Kuan Jew Win

Clinical haematologist, Professor in in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Prof Dr Kuan Jew Win is a clinical haematologist and currently a professor in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). She has a wide interest in various fields in Haematology particularly chronic myeloid leuka

Dr Lau Ngee Siang

Clinical haematologist

A clinical haematologist at Hospital Ampang with special interest in low grade lymphoma pathology and Immunophenotyping aspect of lymphoma/leukaemia.

Dr Lee Shir Ying

Haematologist and Senior Consultant

Dr Lee Shir Ying is a Haematologist and Senior Consultant at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Department of Haematology-Oncology of the National University Hospital, Singapore. She is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, and core faculty of the national haematology training programme. Her clinical interests are in flow cytometry, diagnostic haematology, coagulation and red cell disorders.

Dr Liew Hong Keng

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Liew Hong Keng is a Clinical Haematologist who established and heads the Haematology Unit of Department of Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah.

Dr Lily Wong Lee Lee

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Lily Wong is currently consultant Haematologist in Queen Elizabeth hospital, Kota Kinabalu Sabah; Her interested fields in Haematology are diverse, including myeloma early diagnosis and management. She is currently P. I. in a myeloma international trial.

Dr Lim Soo Min

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Lim obtained his basic medical degree locally and MRCP in UK. He had his haematology training in the MOH and subsequently had spent a year of haematology training in 2010 at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne. Dr Lim Soo Min is currently a consultant haematologist based at the Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru.

Dr Liong Chee Chiat

General Physician

Dr Liong Chee Chiat is a medical lecturer and clinical haematologist working in University Malaya Medical Center. He graduated from International Medical University and obtained his Master of Medicine in University Malaya, Malaysia. His passion in haematology field has lead him to pursue further sub-specialty training in haematology.

Dr Low Pei Ling

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Low Pei Ling, a clinical hematologist currently working at Hospital Ampang. She completed fellowship in hematology in 2023. She is actively participating in clinical work and clinic trial.

Dr Mandy Yap Yee Yee

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Yap Yee Yee is a Clinical Haematologist who has been working in Department of Haematology in Ampang Hospital the National Referral Centre for Haematology. She had done fellowship in Haemostasis and Thrombosis in Australia. She recently acquired her FRCPath qualification from London UK. She had few publications including MPN registry in Malaysia.

Dr Mardziah Mohamad

Consultant Pathologist

Consultant Pathologist in Diagnostic Haematology and Transfusion Medicine with special interest in Cytogenetics and Molecular studies, currently working at University Malaya Medical Centre since September 2017 and was appointed as the Head of Haematology, Molecular and Genetic unit (MGAL), Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).

Prof Dr Marie José Kersten

Dean of the Hematology Fellowship, Amsterdam UMC

The main focus of my research is the search for novel, more targeted treatment options for patients with B-cell malignancies, including Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM). I am the co-founder and chair of the Lunenburg Lymphoma Phase I/II Consortium (LLPC) and coordinator of several LLPC studies, with a focus on targeted drugs and (cellular) immunotherapy. I have played a major role in implementing CAR T-cell therapy in the Netherlands. I am also the international principal investigator for several international phase I/II studies in WM, follicular lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. All of these studies include correlative translational side studies with the aim of better understanding the mechanism of action of targeted drugs and the identification and validation of prognostic/predictive biomarkers. Research on biomarkers is also done within the context of the international Lunenburg Lymphoma Biomarker Consortium.

Dr Miguel A Piris

Pathologist, Author, Cancer molecular pathogenesis

Miguel A Piris is pathologist, author of more than 470 articles in lymphoma diagnosis and cancer molecular pathogenesis, h-index: 79. He is currently Emeritus Researcher at the FJD institute of Research. Previous positions: Associate Chief of Pathology at the Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain Chief of Service at the Pathology Department in the Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain and Scientific Director at the Research Institute IDIVAL. 2011-2017 Director of the Molecular Pathology Program at the Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) for 12 years , 1999-2011 Past-president of the Spanish Society of Pathology and President of the European Association for Haematopathology 2004-2005. Dr Piris has been the PI in multiple research projects funded by EU. MINECO-Spain and Spanish Association for Cancer Research

Dr Mimi Azura

Haematologist

Dr Mimi Azura Aziz currently is a Haematologist at the Department of Pathology, Hospital Tunku Azizah. She received her Degree in Medicine from the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1997 and her Master Degree in Pathology (Haematology) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2005. She did her niche area training in stem cell lab service at University of New South Wales, Sydney in 2008 and short attachment in clinical flow cytometry at National University Hospital, Singapore in 2014. She was posted in HKL from 2005 till 2018 where she was incharge of stem cell lab and clinical flow cytometry service. In 2019, the stem cell lab service and flow cytometry service moved to Hospital Tunku Azizah (WCHKL) as part of pathology lab service expansion. Her main diagnostic interest is in flow cytometric immunophenotyping for haematology diseases and has been actively involved in upgrading, conducting training and research in this area. She is a member of several Pathology and Haematology Societies such as College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine, Malaysian Laboratory Haematology Society, Malaysian Society of Haematology and Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society. Dr Mimi Azura is a committee member for several projects which include; the preparation of National Standards for Collection, Processing, Storage and Infusion Of Haemopoietic stem cells and Therapeutic Cells (2009) and review edition (2019); committee member for the review of National Stem Cell Policies and National Cord Blood Banking Standards (2015); subject matter expert for the development of KKM HIS-LIS (since 2014) and member of MMC Specialty Education Subcommittee Pathology (Haematology)

Dr Muhd Zanapiah Zakaria

Haematologist,Clinical Researcher, Principle Investigator

Dr Zanapiah graduated with MBChB from University of Otago, New Zealand and subsequently obtained his Masters in Medicine (Internal Medicine) from University Malaya. He went on and did his Clinical Haematology subspecialty training in Hospital Ampang before he went to University of Calgary, Canada to do a Fellowship in Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He had served as Consultant Haematologist and Transplant Physician at Hospital Ampang from 2010 till 2015. Currently, he is practising at Prince Court Medical Centre and Pusat Terapi Sel, Pusat Perubatan UKM. He is also actively involved in clinical research and served as principle investigator in several projects.

Prof Dr Ng Soo Chin

Consultant Haematologist, Medical Director, Adjunct Professor

Prof Dr Ng Soo Chin graduated from University of Malaya in 1981 and obtained his initial post-graduate qualification i.e. Master of Pathology (distinction) from University of Malaya in 1986. He then passed his MRCP (UK) and FRCPA (Aus) in 1987 and 1989 respectively. He is currently the Consultant Haematologist at Subang Jaya Medical Center (SJMC) and Medical Director of SJMC Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory. He is Adjunct Professor, M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Tunku Abdul Rahman University. He was responsible for setting up the first private blood diseases center and together with Dr Alan Teh established the first private haematopoietic stem cell transplant center in Malaysia. He has presented and published more than 262 scientific papers in Haematology. His special interests include diagnostic hematology, haemato-oncology / stem cell transplant, immune thrombocytopenia, thromboembolism and transfusion medicine. He served as member for Asia-Pacific advisory boards for chronic myeloid leukemia, lymphoma, and ITP respectively. He is the past President of the Malaysian Society of Haematology and the past President of the Asean Federation of Haematology.

Dr Nor Hafizah Ahmad

Transfusion Medicine Specialist

Dr. Nor Hafizah Ahmad is a Transfusion Medicine Consultant and currently holds the position as the Head of Clinical Transfusion Division and National Reference Immunohematology Laboratory in National Blood Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has had 10 years of experience in the field of Clinical Transfusion and Immunohematology and has had the opportunity to undergo training for her sub-specialization in Clinical Transfusion in Karolinska Institute, Stockholm and Immunohematology in University of Lund, Sweden. She is also the chairperson for the National Rare Donor Program and the Secretariat for the National Patient Blood Management in Ministry of Health, Malaysia. She has also been appointed as the Honorary Lecturer for the Masters of Transfusion Medicine Program since 2018 in one of the local universities in Malaysia. Her role is not limited only to her workplace as she has also been largely involved in conducting training medical personnel in the area of Patient Blood Management & Immunohematology around the country since 2014. Her expertise has in the field Patient Blood Management & Immunohematology has gained much attention and she has received multiple invitations as speakers in various conferences at the national level and occasionally at international level.

Prof Madya Dr Nor Rafeah Tumian

Clinical Haematologist

Dr. Nor Rafeah Tumian is currently working as a lecturer, Consultant Physician and Clinical Haematologist in the Faculty of Medicine UKM and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz. She graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2000 and completed her postgraduate in Internal Medicine from UKM in 2008. She obtained her Fellowship in Clinical Haematology (Malaysia) in 2012. She has published more than 30 articles in indexed journals. Her area of interest is clinical research involving venous thromboembolism, obstetrics haematology and malignant haematology.

Assoc Prof Dr Nurasyikin Yusof

Yusof Senior lecturer, Consultant, Head Unit of Specialized Haemostasis UKMMC

Dr Nurasyikin is the Yusof Senior lecturer/ Consultant/ Head Unit of Specialized Haemostasis UKMMC. She obtained medical degree from University of Bristol, postgraduate degree in Haematology UKM and FRCPA Australia. Her key research areas are in Haemostasis and general haematology.

Dr Ong Jiun Jyh

Internal Medicine

A curious physician who chose to embark on haematology training as it is deemed by me as the subspecialty that I knew the least before I joined the fraternity.

Dr Ong Tee Chuan

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Ong Tee Chuan is a Clinical Haematologist from Ampang Hospital

Prof Dr Peter Borchmann

Assistant Medical Director in the Department of Hematology and Oncology

Peter Borchmann is Assistant Medical Director in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the University Hospital of Cologne and head of the lymphoma program including the CAR T-cell therapy phase I/II unit. He is head of the certified center for hematological malignancies of the University Hospital of Cologne. As Chairman of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) he is responsible for development of investigator initiated clinical studies. He is an active member of the German Society for Hematology and Oncology (DGHO), the European Hematology Association (EHA), and the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

Prof Dr Rosline Hassan

Haematopathologist, Senior Consultant in charge of Molecular Services, Department of Hematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Professor Rosline Hassan is a highly respected Haematopathologist with a strong leadership and professional track record. She is currently a Senior Consultant in charge of Molecular Services, Department of Hematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She was formerly Deputy Dean of Research and Head of Department of Hematology both for nine consecutive years. Dr Rosline has been appointed as Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM), Affiliate Fellow for Royal College of Australasia and a member of the National Specialist Registry in Hematology. Her primary interest is in the molecular aspect of hematological disorders such as leukemias and myeloproliferative disorders, cell culture studies and stem cell studies, as well as red cell disorders including thalassaemia. She has spearheading molecular services in Hematology department and improve diagnostic work-up of patients with haematological disorders. In addition, she is also involved in the service management of blood transfusion. She has written numerous publications both locally and internationally and has received several national accolades for her presentation at many scientific conferences. Dr Rosline has supervised many post-graduate in Pathology with Hematology sub-specialty and doctoral candidates in the area. Apart from her involvement in School of Medical Science, Dr Rosline is a visiting Professor of Mahasarakham University, Thailand and hold appointment as Specialty Education Subcommittee (SSC-EDU) for Medical Genetic Subspecialty, Malaysian Medical Council, Malaysia, and Panel Accreditation for Postgraduate Master of Medicine, Malaysian Medical Council. She has been actively involved in three Technical Working groups namely SC 2.1 Molecular testing, STR 2.8 Cytogenetic testing and STR2.4 Hematology for MS ISO 15189, Department of Standard Malaysia, MOSTI and panel assessor for National Grant application, Ministry of Higher Education

Dr Sharifah Shahnaz Syed Abdul Kadir

Clinical Haematologist

DR. SHARIFAH SHAHNAZ BINTI SYED ABD KADIR graduated with MD from University Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2005 and subsequently obtained her postgraduate studies in Internal Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, UK) in 2009. She completed her fellowship in Clinical Haematology in 2017. During her fellowship, she received training in the field of stem cell transplantation from Eppendorf Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany. She currently serves as Haematologist managing general haematology and stem cell transplant cases in Ampang Hospital since 2014. She is actively involved in clinical research and very much interested in malignant haematology.

Dr Sharifah Suryani Syed Rahim Shah

Clinical haematologist

Dr Sharifah Suryani is currently working in Medical Department Hospital Kuala Lumpur as a clinical hematologist. She’s graduated from University Science Malaysia in year 2002 and obtained her Master of internal medicine from University Kebangsaan Malaysia in year 2010. She passed her clinical hematology subspecialty in year 2017. Her interest is mainly in non-malignant hematology.

Dr Shasha Khairullah

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Shasha Khairullah obtained her medical degree from the University of Bristol in 2008 and has since gone on to complete her Masters in Internal Medicine as well as subspecialty programme training in haematology at the University of Malaya. She is currently a haematology consultant and lecturer at the University of Malaya. She has experience in treating haematology oncology conditions as well as benign haematology. She has a special interest in red cell disorders, and is currently overseeing care of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients at UMMC.

Dr Sinari Salleh

Consultant physician, Clinical haematologist

She is a consultant physician and clinical haematologist with wide area of interest pertaining to general and malignant haematology. She graduated from UKM and completed Master Degree from USM. She did my fellowship in Clinical Haematology in Trinity College, Dublin. She has been responsible in strengthening Haematology Service in Johore and set up the Unit in Kelantan. She has been involved in many studies and authored/co-authored many articles.

Dr Sivakumar Palaniappan

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Sivakumar is currently a Consultant Haematologist and a lecturer at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM. His area of expertise within Haematology is both benign and malignant haematology and special interest in Hodgkins & Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma and Myeloma and recently he has been very much interested in latest redefining treatment Chimeric Antigen Receptor – T Cell Therapy and Bi-specifics. He has published peer review articles within Hodgkins & Non – Hodgkins Lymphoma and have been invited to give lectures on these topics at local symposiums. He has also been extremely involved teaching in Internal Medicine and Haematology.

Dr Sridurga Mithraprabhu

Victorian Cancer Agency Fellow and the Liquid Biopsy lead in the Myeloma Research Group

Dr Sridurga Mithraprabhu’s career focus is bridging basic research and clinical practice in cancer healthcare. As a Research Fellow in the Myeloma Research Group (MRG) at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD), her 10+ active research years in multiple myeloma (MM) have yielded significant accomplishments. Research on histone deacetylases (HDAC) resulted in 11 manuscripts, 6 conference abstracts, and a funded Phase I clinical trial at Alfred Hospital (AH) worth $180K. Since 2014, she has led the MRG's liquid biopsy research program, enhancing genomic characterisation and therapeutic monitoring in MM. This effort led to influential publications, funding, and invitations to speak at national and international conferences. Dr Sridurga Mithraprabhu’s role in the Black Swan Research Initiative (BSRI) of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) highlights her contributions to liquid biopsy platforms. Her research impacts practice changes in MM clinical trials and extends to ctDNA genomic profiling in other haematological cancers and provided the framework for the establishment of a national biobank, M1000. She has mentored students and collaborated with industry partners for diagnostic modality development.

Dr Tan Chen Lung Daryl

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Daryl Tan is a consultant haematologist at the Clinic for myeloma, Lymphoma and Blood Disorders at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore. He graduated from National University of Singapore in 1997 and obtained his membership with the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2002. He received his internal medicine and haematology training at the Singapore General Hospital. In 2007, he was awarded the Singapore Government Human Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) fellowship to pursue postdoctoral training and research in the field of lymphoma at Stanford University, USA. Upon his return, Dr Tan served as the clinical lead for the lymphoma and myeloma services at the Singapore General Hospital and spearheaded several clinical trials examining novel approaches in treating lymphoma and multiple myeloma. He was Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and received numerous grants from the National Medical Research Council, Singapore Health Foundation and the Singapore Cancer Syndicate for his research. His research has led to several international presentations and more than 100 publications in high impact factor scientific journals including several first-authored articles in the Lancet Oncology, Blood and the Annals of Oncology. Dr Tan was elected into the International Myeloma Working Group in 2014 and also sits on the advisory panel of the International Myeloma Foundation’s Asia Myeloma Network. Dr Tan is currently a board member of the Chapter of Haematologists and is appointed by the Ministry of Health as an advisor for the Residency Advisory Committee for Haematology training in Singapore.

Dr Tan Seng Beng

Palliative Medicine Consultant

Dr Tan Seng Beng is a consultant palliative medicine physician at Subang Jaya Medical Centre, where he guides patients with serious illness and their family through some of the most challenging moments of their lives. His area of interest is mainly on suffering and the palliation of suffering through mindfulness.

Dr Tan Sen Mui

Clinical Haematologist

Dr Tan Sen Mui obtained her basic medical degree locally and MRCP in UK. Started haematology training in the MOH in 2001 and subsequently further has her training in stem cell transplantation followed by research in cancer immunotherapy in University Wuerzburg, Germany. She has special interest in cancer immunotherapy and actively participated in clinical trials. Currently, she is the senior consultant haematologist & HOD of the Haematology Department in Hospital Ampang, which is the main haematology referral centre in Malaysia. She is also the past secretary of Malaysian Society of Haematology (MSH) and member of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

Assoc Prof Tan Soo Yong

Pathologist

Assoc Prof Tan Soo Yong obtained his medical qualifications from the National University of Singapore and underwent postgraduate training in Singapore and in the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Qualifying in both forensic and histopathology, he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) and a Diplomate of the Society of Apothecaries of London. Assoc Prof Tan obtained his PhD from Oxford University, working in the field of haematopathology.

Mr Tan Wen Chieh

Senior pharmacist

Mr Tan Wen Chieh is a senior pharmacist with 18 years working experience in Oncology, Hematology & Clinical Nutrition. He is currently head of sterile compounding unit, Pharmacy Department of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.

Dr Tengku Hidayat Tengku Aziz

Consultant Clinical Haematologist

Dr Tengku Ahmad Hidayat is a Consultant Clinical Haematologist and Physician at Beacon Hospital and holds the posts of the Head of Medicine there. He obtained his medical degree in 2006 from International Islamic University Malaysia followed completed MRCP (UK) in 2012 and obtained FRCP (Glasg) in 2023. He joined Clinical Haematology training at UMMC in 2013 which he completed in 2017 by obtaining the Certificate of Specialist Training in Haematology. His focus is the area of Haemato-Oncology and he has helped set up Bone Marrow Transplant Services at Beacon Hospital. He is involved in multiple clinical trials including Phase 1/2 trials. He is an active member of Malaysian Society of Haematology and Malaysian Medical Association.

Dr Timothy William

Infectious Disease Physician

Dr. Timothy William, MBBS (Malaya), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), previously served as the Sabah State Infectious Disease Consultant and is currently an Infectious Disease Consultant at Subang Jaya Medical Centre. He conducts research on tropical diseases like malaria, melioidosis, TB, TB Meningitis, Acute Febrile Illness, and Dengue, contributing to the understanding of diseases affecting Malaysians. Dr. William received the Merdeka Award in 2017 for his research on Plasmodium knowlesi malaria and has been recognized with the Bill and Melinda Gates Travel Award and the John Forbes Award. He is an Honarary Associate Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health National University of Singapore and Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, and serves as the President of the Infectious Disease Society of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Dr Veena Selvaratnam

Haematologist

Dr Veena Selvaratnam is a Haematologist based in Hospital Ampang. She completed her MRCP UK in 2009 and her FRCPath (Hematology) in 2019. She underwent her Haematology sub-speciality training in 2013 -2017 during which she spent a one-year stint at the Hammersmith Hospital London to gain more experience in managing patients with bleeding and clotting disorders. She is currently in charge of the Haemophilia and bleeding disorder clinic and the Clinical Haematology Reference Laboratory in Hospital Ampang. She is also actively involved in clinical trials, education programs. Her areas of interest are bleeding disorders including acquired bleeding disorders, obstetric haematology as well as thrombophilia.

Prof Veera Sekaran Nadarajan

Haematologist and Transfusion medicine specialist

Veera Nadarajan is a haematologist and transfusion medicine specialist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He currently serves as Clinical Professor at the Department of Preclinical Sciences, University Tunku Abdul Rahman and has previously served as the ISBT Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region as well as member of the ISBT Academy.

Dato Dr Vijaya Sangkar Jaganathan

Clinical Haematologist

Graduated from University of Malaya Completed both postgraduate internal medicine and clinical haematology in University of Malaya Medical Centre Advanced Trainee and Transplantation Fellow at the Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia Completed an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Education with University of Edinburgh. Reseacrh interest includes behavioural modification in trained professional with algorithmic platforms Currently the Lead for Clinical Education at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur Special interest in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Myeloma, Lymphoma and Obstetric Medicine.

Prof Dr Wendy Erber

Consultant Haematologist

Wendy Erber is a Consultant Haematologist, with a major interest in diagnostic haematology and translational research. After medical school in Sydney, she completed her DPhil in Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and then, on returning to Australia, gained FRCPA. She held positions as Consultant Haematologist in Perth (Western Australia) before becoming Head of Haematology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge where she established and led the East of England Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service. In 2011 she was recruited to the University of WA and PathWest as Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She joined the Board of the International Council for Standardization in Haematology in 2015 and was elected Chair in 2020. Her research interests have spanned immunocytochemistry, genomics of haematological disease and invention of imaging flow cytometry that incorporates FISH. She divides her time between diagnostics, haematology education, advancing medical science and mentoring future haematologists and researchers.

Dr Wong Chieh Lee

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Wong Chieh Lee is a Senior Consultant Haematologist at Sunway Medical Centre. She obtained her PhD degree in Medicine from Imperial College London and was a Consultant Haematologist at Hammersmith hospital in London before returning back to Malaysia in 2009 to join Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as an Associate Professor in Haematology & Internal Medicine. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Pathological Sciences and Medical degree (MBChB) from Leeds University, United Kingdom. She received her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and subsequently Haematology in London and was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT).). Dr Wong’s main research interest is in the molecular pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasm involving the genetic and epigenetic signatures of the various subtypes of myeloproliferative neoplasm using microarray and next generation.

Prof Dr Zilfalil Alwi

Professor Zilfalil Bin Alwi is the UNESCO Chair on Human Genetics of Thalassemia and a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Genomics. He is a senior consultant Pediatrician & Clinical Geneticist at the Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kota Bharu, Malaysia. He received his specialist training in Pediatrics (Master of Medicine (Pediatrics)) from the same university and later went to study at University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (UK) where he obtained a MSc in Medical Genetics and then to University of Aston, UK where he obtained a PhD in Pharmacogenetics. Prof Zilfalil is the founder and head of the Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (MyHVP). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Human Variome Project (HVP) International (now known as Global Variome) and is the joint chairman for Global Globin Network (GGN) -- a global project by HVP which involve the systematic collection and sharing of variation data to combat haemoglobinopathies (Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease). He is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and the Gene/Disease Specific Database Advisory Council of Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) and the chair of the Genetic Counselling subcommittee of the HUGO Education Committee. He has served as the Director of USM Human Genome Center from 2005 to 2009. Prof Zilfalil is the chief editor of the Malaysian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (MJPCH), which is the official journal of Malaysian Paediatric Association and Malaysian Journal of Human Genetics (MJHG), which is the official journal of the Malaysian Society of Human Genetics. He is a council member of the College of Pediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia and fellow of this Academy. He is also the founding president of the Malaysian Society of Human Genetics.