Dr. Sumaiyah Binti Adzahar

Fakulti Perubatan
Pensyarah Perubatan


sumaiyahadzahar@unisza.edu.my

Kedah

  • POSITION
  • BACKGROUND
  • Administrative Responsibility

    Position Start Date End Date
    Academic Qualification
    IJAZAH SARJANA PATOLOGI (HEMATOLOGI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2021.
    IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERUBATAN, Universiti Hasanuddin, Indonesia, 2011.
    SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA, Sekolah Menengah Bantuan Penuh Kerajaan, 2004.

    Expertise7th Edition
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    Work Experience
  • 2012-2014 - House-officer at Hospital Putrajaya, completed all 6 postings without extension
  • 2014 - Medical Officer in Maternal and child heath clinic (MCH), Klinik Kesihatan Chukai, Kemaman, Terengganu
  • 2015-2017 - Trainee Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu
  • 2017-2021 - Specialist Trainee in Master of Pathology (Haematology) Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia , graduate on time (GOT)
  • 2021-2022 - Gazettement specialist in Hospital USM
  • 2022 till present - Medical Lecturer (Haematologist) in Faculty of Medicine

  • Academic Qualification
    IJAZAH SARJANA PATOLOGI (HEMATOLOGI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2021.
    IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERUBATAN, Universiti Hasanuddin, Indonesia, 2011.
    SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA, Sekolah Menengah Bantuan Penuh Kerajaan, 2004.

    Expertise7th Edition
    None

    Work Experience
  • 2012-2014 - House-officer at Hospital Putrajaya, completed all 6 postings without extension
  • 2014 - Medical Officer in Maternal and child heath clinic (MCH), Klinik Kesihatan Chukai, Kemaman, Terengganu
  • 2015-2017 - Trainee Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu
  • 2017-2021 - Specialist Trainee in Master of Pathology (Haematology) Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia , graduate on time (GOT)
  • 2021-2022 - Gazettement specialist in Hospital USM
  • 2022 till present - Medical Lecturer (Haematologist) in Faculty of Medicine

  • Teaching

    Teaching Courses


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    Teaching Innovation


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    1 Semester 1 Session 2024/2025 BMM10306 Bmm10306: Haematology & Immunology[certificate] Mod-Blended
    2 Semester 1 Session 2023/2024 BMM10306 Bmm10306: Haematology & Immunology[certificate] Mod-Blended
    3 Semester 2 Session 2022/2023 BMM10306 Bmm10306: Haematology & Immunology[certificate] Mod-Blended
    Postgraduates Supervision

    Postgraduate Student


    No Matric No. Name Level Supervision Type Country
    1 SL4658 SHARIFATUL FATMA BINTI EMBONG MASTER Main Supervision PARTTIME MALAYSIA
    2 DR. NADIA ARIANA BINTI ZAINUDIN Master External Co-SV FULLTIME MALAYSIA
    3 PUM-22201474 DR. NADIA ARIANA BINTI ZAINUDIN Master External Co-SV FULLTIME MALAYSIA
    Publication

    Journal Articles

    21 records
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    1 Factor VII Deficiency Presenting with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Rare Case Report 2022 Gazi Medical Journal ESCI , Scopus Main Author
    2 Multiple Rhesus Alloantibodies in a Malay Patient with Rare Rhesus D-Positive Phenotype: A Case Report and Current Views 2023 International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences Other Index Main Author
    3 Diagnosis and Management of Severe Aplastic Anaemia in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Report 2023 Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine (AJMB) MyCite Main Author
    4 Platelet Additive Solutions as an Alternative Storage Medium of Apheresis Platelets to Reduce ABO Antibody Titer for ABO-Incompatibility Platelet Transfusion 2023 Cureus ESCI , ERA Main Author
    5 Discrepancy in ABO Blood Grouping: A Report of B Subgroup with Cold Alloantibody 2024 Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine (AJMB) MyCite Main Author
    6 A hematologist’s urgent concern: Schistocytes with a headache 2024 Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine Scopus Main Author
    7 Acquired Hemophilia A Following a COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine: A Case Report 2023 Biomedical Research and Therapy Scopus Co-Author
    8 Severe Hemolysis Triggered by Favism in a Female Patient with G6PD Deficiency: A Case Report 2023 Biomedical Research and Therapy Scopus , ESCI Main Author
    9 Plasmablastic transformation of multiple myeloma post-autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant 2023 Biomedical Research and Therapy Scopus , ESCI Main Author
    10 Challenges and Management of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura During Pregnancy: A Case Report 2023 Biomedical Research and Therapy Scopus , ESCI Main Author
    11 Unlocking Insights into Alloantibodies in Thalassemia: Findings from a Single-Center Study 2024 Biomedical Research and Therapy WoS Q4 , Scopus Main Author
    12 Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy With Significant Visual Recovery: An MT-ND6 Mutation in a Malay Patient 2024 Cureus ERA Co-Author
    13 Anti-D Alloimmunization Following Rhesus-Incompatible Platelet Transfusion in a Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patient 2024 Cureus WoS Q3 , ERA Main Author
    14 ABO Discrepancy in a Patient With Plasma Cell Myeloma 2024 Cureus WoS Q3 , ERA Main Author
    15 Detection of Hemoglobin Constant Spring: A Comparison of Capillary Electrophoresis Versus High-Performance Liquid Chromatography 2024 Cureus WoS Q3 , ERA Main Author
    16 Unveiling Clinically Significant Anti-Lewis Antibodies: A Case Report 2024 Cureus ERA Main Author
    17 Hb AE Bart’s Disease in a Young Patient: A Case Report 2024 Cureus Journal of Medical Science ERA Main Author
    18 Beyond the Cough: A Rare Case of Severe Pertussis With Hyperleukocytosis in a 30-day-old Malay Infant 2025 Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Scopus , MyCite Main Author
    19 Evaluation of haemoglobin constant spring phenotypes and their haematological characteristics among high school students in Terengganu, Malaysia 2025 Saudi Medical Journal WoS Q2 Main Author
    20 An unforeseen crisis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia post-COVID-19 infection 2025 Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine Scopus Main Author
    21 Hematologic profile of hemoglobin constant spring and its co-inheritance with hemoglobin C: a case report 2025 Medical Journal of Indonesia WoS Q4 , Scopus Main Author

    Book

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    Proceeding

    16 records
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    1 Comparison of Reactivity of ABO Antibody Titer and Other Quality Parameters of Apheresis Platelets in PAS and Non PAS Solution 2021 17th Malaysian Society of Haematology Scientific Meeting (MSH2020) Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Other Index Main Author
    2 Comparison of Platelet Function and Platelet Morphology of Apheresis Platelets Stored in Platelet Additive Solution and Without Platelet Additive Solution 2019 30th Regional Congress of International Society of Blood Transfusion Bangkok, Thailand Other Index Main Author
    3 Quality Assessment of Plateletpheresis Product Stored in Platelet Additive Solution and without Platelet Additive Solution 2020 3RD ICMHS-International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences & 24TH NCMHS-National Conference on Medical and Health Sciences The Grand Renai Kota Bharu Kelantan, Malaysia Other Index Main Author
    4 Acute Megakaryocytic Blast Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 2023 International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2023 World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur Other Index Main Author
    5 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Pregnancy: A Case Report 2023 International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2023 World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur Other Index Main Author
    6 Red Cell Alloantibody Incidence among Thalassaemia Patients in Hospital Dungun, Terengganu 2024 Transfusion Medicine Update: Asian Pacific Symposium (TMUAPS) 2024 Grand Riverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Other Index Main Author
    7 Cold Agglutinin Disease: Rare Cold Agglutinin Anti-i in Mycoplasma Infection 2024 Transfusion Medicine Update: Asian Pacific Symposium (TMUAPS) 2024 Grand Riverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Other Index Main Author
    8 A Series of Falsely Sero-Reactive Hepatitis B Donors 2024 Transfusion Medicine Update: Asian Pacific Symposium (TMUAPS) 2024 Grand Riverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Other Index Main Author
    9 Mindray BC-6200 & BC-760 Haematology Analysers : Evaluation Study In Hospital Pengajar Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 2024 21st Malaysian Society of Haematology Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Shangri-La Hotel, KL Other Index Co-Author
    10 Subgroup B: Unravelling ABO Discrepancies in Plasma Cell Myeloma 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia Swis-Belhotel, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author
    11 Unravelling A Rare Case of Severe Pertussis with Hyperleukocytosis in A 30 Day – Old Infant 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia Swis-Belhotel, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author
    12 A Rare Case of Co-inherited Haemoglobin Constant Spring and Haemoglobin C in a Young Patient 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia Swis-Belhotel, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author
    13 Unmasking The Culprit: Differentiating Alloantibody, Autoantibody, Or Mimicking Anti-E In a Complex Case 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia Swis-Belhotel, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author
    14 Prevotella timonensis Infection of Urachal Cyst in a Young Adult Female: A Case Report 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting “Bridging Frontiers: Transforming Laboratory Diagnostics for Tomorrow” Swiss-Belhotel Kuantan Other Index Co-Author
    15 Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Burkitt-Like Morphology: A Case Report 2024 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia Swis-Belhotel, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author
    16 The Mantle's Deception: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma 2024 37th MSPP Annual Scientific Meeting in conjunction with 9th Medical Research Symposium AC Hotel By Mariot, Kuantan, Pahang Other Index Main Author

    Non-research Publication

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    Policy

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    Research & Innovation

    Research Grants

    4 records
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    1 IMPROVEMENT OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE USING MASSIVE ONLINE LEARNING AMONG COMMUNITY IN EAST COAST OF MALAYSIA GERAN DALAMAN UNIVERSITI UNISZA 2022 - 2024 50000.00
    2 Alloantibody Incidence Among Thalassaemia Patients at Hospital Dungun OTHERS LAIN-LAIN 2023 - 2024
    3 Evaluation of the Effect of Metformin on Corneal Curvature (Keratometry), Central Corneal and Lens Thickness in Diabetic Patients Utilising Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography DANA PENYELIDIKAN UNIVERSITI 1.0 (DPU 1.0) UNISZA 2023 - 2025 20000.00
    4 Evaluation of haemoglobin Constant Spring prevalence and electrophoresis peakâ??s characteristics in accordance with its clinical phenotypes in Malaysian population: A single-center study. GRADUATE ON TIME (GOT) GRANT UNISZA 2023 - 2025 20000.00

    Intellectual Property

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    Award

    5 records
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    1 Award/Icon NONE 2024 Sijil Pencapaian Penerbitan Terbaik 2023 Fakulti Perubatan NONE 2024 Faculty/PTj 2024 Principal Investigator
    2 Award/Icon AKS 2023 Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang Tahun 2022 AKS 2023 University 2023 Principal Investigator
    3 Award/Icon OTHERS 2023 Penerbitan Artikel Berindeks 2022 OTHERS 2023 University 2023 Principal Investigator
    4 Award/Icon OTHERS 2023 Penerbitan Artikel Berindeks 2023 OTHERS 2023 University 2023 Principal Investigator
    5 Award/Icon OTHERS 2022 SPC 2021 OTHERS 2022 University 2022 Principal Investigator
    Contribution to University

    38 records
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    1 Unit Jaminan Kualiti Fakulti Perubatan Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2022
    2 Appoinment as Pre Clinical Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) Coordinator and Committee Member for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Programme (MBBS) Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2024
    3 Perlantikan Sebagai Ahli Jawatankuasa Penilaian Harga Tender Peralatan Fasa 2 Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2022 - 2022
    4 East Coast BMT Webinar November (Case of Unusual Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma) Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2022 - 2023
    5 East Coast BMT Webinar Ogos (Case of CML in Blast Crisis Most Likely AML M7) Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2023 - 2023
    6 Bengkel LNPT dan Kenaikan Pangkat Pelbagai Laluan Bagi Pensyarah Fakulti Perubatan Peserta Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2022
    7 Pembentangan Kertas Cadangan Bagi Permohonan Geran Penyelidikan Universiti DPU 2022 Peserta Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2022
    8 East Coast BMT Webinar October (Case of Hodgkin Lymphoma) Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2022 - 2022
    9 Ahli Jawatankuasa LNPT dan Kenaikan Pangkat Pelbagai Laluan bagi Pensyarah Fakulti Perubatan Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2022
    10 Appoinment as Course Coordinator of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Programme (MBBS) Penyelaras Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2024
    11 East Coast BMT Webinar September (Case of T- Prolymphocytic Leukaemia) Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2022 - 2022
    12 Appointment as Examiner for End of Semester Examination Semester 1 Examination Session 2021/2022 Pemeriksa Program Akademik Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2022
    13 Perlantikan Jawatan Kuasa Task Force Pembangunan Program Master in Medicine Fakulti Perubatan UniSZA Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2022 - 2023
    14 Ahli Jawatankuasa Penilaian Teknikal Tender (Reagent Rental) Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2023 - 2023
    15 Bengkel Patient Blood Management Pengerusi University 2023 - 2023
    16 Ahli Jawatankuasa Penilaian Harga Peralatan Farmasi dan Makmal Perubatan Hospital Pengajar UniSZA Pengerusi University 2023 - 2023
    17 Ahli Jawatankuasa Penilaian Harga Analyzer Secara Reagent Rental Bagi Makmal Perubatan Hospital Pengajar UniSZA Pengerusi University 2023 - 2023
    18 Panel Penemuduga Pengambilan Calon Pelajar Baharu Sesi 2023/2024 Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perubatan dan Pembedahan (MBBS) Juri/Hakim Faculty/PTj 2023 - 2023
    19 Program Medisza Team Building and Survival Camp Fasilitator Faculty/PTj 2023 - 2023
    20 Unit Jaminan Kualiti Fakulti Perubatan Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2023 - 2023
    21 Program Derma Darah dan Program Kesihatan Komuniti sempena PBMW2023 Ketua University 2023 - 2023
    22 Ketua Unit Makmal Transfusi Darah di Jabatan Patologi dan Makmal Perubatan, Hospital Pengajar Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (HPUniSZA) Ketua University 2023 - 2025
    23 Jawatankuasa Penyediaan Spesifikasi Perolehan Blood Bank Information System Bagi Jabatan Patologi Dan Makmal Perubatan Di Hospital Pengajar Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Pengerusi University 2023 - 2023
    24 Ahli Jawatankuasa Gerak Kerja Translational and Holistic Medicine Conference 2024 : Breast Cancer Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2023 - 2024
    25 Ahli Jawatankuasa Unit Penyelidikan di Jabatan Patologi dan Makmal Perubatan Ahli Jawatankuasa University 2023 - 2025
    26 Gerak Kerja Program Pelancaran Laman Sesawang 'Chempaka' Dan Kempen Kesedaran Kanser Pay Udara Sempena Bulan 'Pink October Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2023 - 2023
    27 Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine (AJMB)- 6 parts hematology evaluation using Abbort Alinity H Penilai Jurnal Lain-lain Indeks University 2023 - 2023
    28 Asian Journal of Medicine and biomedicine - Evan Syndrome in Rectal Carcinoma Penilai Jurnal Lain-lain Indeks University 2023 - 2023
    29 Penilai untuk pembangunan rubrik bagi program sarjana sains dan doktor falsafah, NEC0910 (Kesihatan) Panel Penilai University 2023 - 2024
    30 Central Vetting Committee Members Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2024
    31 Ahli Jawatankuasa I Love Me Health Conference 2024: Breaking Barriers to Health Today Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2024
    32 Ahli Jawatankuasa Semakan dan Audit Bagi Program Sarjana Muda Sains Kejururawatan (BNS) dan Sarjana Muda Sains Perubatan dan Kesihatan (BHMS) di Fakulti Perubatan Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2024
    33 Penilaian Sebut Harga Membekal, Menghantar, Memasang, Menguji, Menilai, Kerja-Kerja Berkaitan Peralatan Perubatan Fasa 3 Hospital Pengajar Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Pengerusi University 2023 - 2023
    34 Pembentang Head of Incidence Area (HOAI) bagi Bengkel Pengenalan Pelaporan Insiden Hospital Pengajar UniSZA Pembentang University 2024 - 2024
    35 Ahli Jawatankuasa Penyelidikan Di Jabatan Patologi Dan Makmalperubatan (Jpmp) Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2026
    36 Ahli Jawatankuasa Gerak Kerja Translational and Holistic Medicine Conference 2024 Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2024
    37 Central Vetting Committee Members for Basic Medical Science Session 2024/2025 Ahli Jawatankuasa Faculty/PTj 2024 - 2025
    38 Ahli Jawatankuasa Penilaian Sebutharga Bagi Penyumberluaran Ujian Makmal Bagi Jabatan Patologi dan Makmal Perubatan, Hospital Sultan Zainal Abidin Bagi Tahun 2025 Pengerusi University 2024 - 2025
    Contribution to Community

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    1 Monthly Bone Marrow trephine East Coast Webinar “Hematolymphoid series” Ahli Jawatankuasa National 2022 - 2022
    2 Ahli Jawatankuasa Sekretariat untuk Program East Coast Bone Marrow Trephine Webinar Ahli Jawatankuasa National 2023 - 2024
    3 East Coast BMT Webinar April (Case of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm) Moderator National 2023 - 2023
    4 Ahli Jawatankuasa Bengkel Immunohematologi Peringkat Negeri Terengganu 2023 Ahli Jawatankuasa State 2023 - 2023
    5 Malaysian Society of Haematology Ahli National 2020 - 2021
    6 Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics - The importance of molecular biological analysis for the laboratory diagnostic of homozygous haemoglobin Malay: A case report Penilai Jurnal Berindeks Scopus/ISI International 2024 - 2024
    7 Ahli Jawatankuasa Bengkel Immunohematologi Peringkat Pantai Timur Ahli Jawatankuasa National 2024 - 2024
    8 Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences-Associative role of genetics of genes BCL11A and HBS1L-MYB polymorphisms in patients with thalassemia Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences Penilai Jurnal Berindeks ISI Q2 International 2024 - 2024
    9 The Malaysia Blood Transfusion Society Ahli International 2019 - 2019
    10 Penceramah Bengkel Immunohematologi Peringkat Pantai Timur Penceramah State 2024 - 2024
    11 Members of Malaysian Laboratory Haematology Society Ahli National 2024 - 2030
    12 Appointment as Committee Member for MMHLS Scientific Meeting & Morphology Workshop 2025 Ahli Jawatankuasa National 2024 - 2025
    13 Cureus Journal of Medical Science - Chromosome Translocation t(6; 14) With Different Phenotypes and Segregation Patterns: A Report of Two Cases Penilai Jurnal Berindeks Scopus/ISI International 2024 - 2024
    14 Cureus Journal of Medical Science - A Favourable Outcome in a Congenital Leukaemia Patient With Unique Cytogenetic Abnormalities Penilai Jurnal Berindeks Scopus/ISI International 2024 - 2024
    15 Bone Marrow Trephine Webinar Series Moderator National 2024 - 2024
    Consultation

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    Training

    7 records
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    1 MMLHS Scientific Meeting & Morphology Workshop 2025 2025-08-26 2025-08-28 Raia Hotel & Convention Centre Members of Malaysian Laboratory Hematology Society
    2 Pathology and Artificial Intelligence : Transforming Diagnostic and Patient Care 2025-07-21 2025-07-23 Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur College of Pathology Malaysia
    3 Pathology and Artificial Intelligence : Transforming Diagnostic and Patient Care 2025-07-21 2025-07-23 Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur College of Pathology Malaysia
    4 20th Annual Scientific Meeting College of Pathologists 2024-08-05 2024-08-06 Swiss-Belhotel, Kuantan Pahang Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
    5 International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2023 2023-09-20 2023-09-22 World Trade Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia College of pathologists
    6 MORPHOLOGY WORKSHOP 3.0 2023-07-17 2023-07-18 ASCOTT GURNEY PENANG PERSATUAN AHLI MAKMAL HEMATOLOGI MALAYSIA
    7 PREPARATORY COURSE FOR BASIC SCIENCE EXAMINATION 2016-01-17 2016-01-20 HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA OPTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT HUSM