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Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
takkhong@um.edu.my
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, W.Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification), (Institution).
• FRCS, ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, ENGLAND
• MD, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UK
• MSC (SURGICAL SCIENCE), UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK
• MBBS, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role), (Level), (Start date),(End Date).
• Head of Unit, Faculty, 15/01/2019 to 15/01/2020 (Head of colorectal unit)
• Stage 2 Surgical Block Chair for Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University Malaya, 01/04/2018 to 01/02/2019
• Coordinator for Surgical End of Posting Exams and Coordinator for the UMMP 3.2 Barrier exams, University Malaya, 04/12/2017 to 27/03/2020 (Head coordinator for UMMP Surgical End of Posting Exams)
• Affiliate member to the UM Clinical Research Institute, University Malaya, 04/10/2017 to 31/12/2019
• Member of the UMMC Drug Safety Committee, University Malaya, 08/09/2017 to 31/12/2019 (Member of the UMMC Drug Safety Committee)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area).
• Surgery (Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery)
AREAS OF RESEARCH
(Project title), (Role), (From)-(Until), (Level), (Source).
• Pilot feasibility open label prospective study of Artesunate and Curcumin combination therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Principal Investigator(PI), 2019 – 2021, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP), (International)
• Development of a predictive tool for the predisposition of colorectal cancer using gut microbiome analysis and mucosal immunity with reference to Blastocystis sp, Co-Investigator, 2019 – 2021, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), (National)
• ProPBM : A randomised control trial comparing a modified patient blood management (PBM) protocol with standard care for patients undergoing major surgery., Co-Investigator, 2019 – 2021, Private Funding, (National)
• GlobalSurg 3: Quality and Outcomes in Global Cancer Surgery, Co-Investigator, 2018 – 2018, NONE, (International)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
(Name of Award), (Awarding Institution), (Year Awarded), (Level).
• Alexander Simpson-Smith Prize , Alexander Simpson-Smith Foundation, 2006, (National)
• Alan Edwards Prize , British Association of Surgical Oncology , 2006, (International)