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Adrienne Gordon
Australia
Adrienne Gordon
Senior Staff Specialist Neonatologist
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Henrich Wolfgang
Germany
Henrich Wolfgang
Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Head of Ultrasound, Charite-University Medical Center, Berlin,
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Kartika Darma Handayani
Indonesia
Kartika Darma Handayani
Consultant Neonatologist
Dr. Soetomo Regional General Hospital, Surabaya
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Piya Chaemsaithong
Thailand
Piya Chaemsaithong
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok,
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Quek Bin Huey
Singapore
Quek Bin Huey
Senior Consultant Neonatologist
DUKE-NUS Medical School Singapore, Head, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Singapore
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Rajammal Palaniappan Kaliappan
Singapore
Rajammal Palaniappan Kaliappan
Nurse Manager
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
With 35 years of dedicated service in nursing, Rajammal have built a career grounded in compassion, clinical excellence, and continuous learning. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and found her true calling in Neonatology: a field that continues to inspire and motivate her.
As a Senior Nurse Manager, she manages the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering the highest standard of care to the tiniest and most vulnerable infants. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to quality improvement and have led numerous projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety within the NICU setting.
Teaching and mentoring the next generation of nurses is her passion. A strong advocate for family integrated care, she makes it a priority and ensures direct care nurses engage parents as active partners in the care of their tiny ones. She believes that empowering families plays a crucial role in the development of neonates
Through every stage of her career, the focus has remained constant: to provide exceptional care, support her team, and continuously strive for better outcomes for the tiny ones and their families.
As a Senior Nurse Manager, she manages the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering the highest standard of care to the tiniest and most vulnerable infants. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to quality improvement and have led numerous projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety within the NICU setting.
Teaching and mentoring the next generation of nurses is her passion. A strong advocate for family integrated care, she makes it a priority and ensures direct care nurses engage parents as active partners in the care of their tiny ones. She believes that empowering families plays a crucial role in the development of neonates
Through every stage of her career, the focus has remained constant: to provide exceptional care, support her team, and continuously strive for better outcomes for the tiny ones and their families.
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Roy Joseph
Singapore
Roy Joseph
Chair of Paediatric Ethics and Advocacy, Department of Paediatrics,
NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBME),
Consultant Neonatologist, Department of Neonatology,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore,
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Savitree Pranpanus
Thailand
Savitree Pranpanus
Head of Placenta Accreta Service
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai,
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Shelly Anne Sherwood
Singapore
Shelly Anne Sherwood
Principal Physiotherapist Physiotherapy
Department KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
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Tan Lay Kok
Singapore
Tan Lay Kok
Head and Senior Consultant,
Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital,
Clinical Associate Professor Tan Lay Lok is a senior consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with a special interest in obstetric medicine and high risk pregnancy. Following his fellowship with Professor Michael de Swiet at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, he has developed several multidisciplinary obstetric services caring for mothers with diabetes, cardiac, rheumatological, hematological, kidney and other medical conditions at the Singapore General Hospital. He has peer reviewed publications and book chapters in these areas, and organizes regular courses and meetings in maternal medicine and peripartum management. He has also been actively involved, either as chair or committee member, in holding international congresses in O&G for the OGSS, including the 2018 RCOG World Congress held in Singapore. He has also been a regular invited speaker at both local and regional meetings. Currently, he is the head of the Maternal Fetal Medicine department at the KK Women’s and Children’s hospital which oversees almost 12 thousand deliveries annually. He is also actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and is also the Vice Chair of Education for the Singhealth OBGYN Academic Clinical Programme. He has been President of the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists since 2021, and oversaw the publication of guidelines on the management of COVID-19 in pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.
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Tetsuya Isayama
Japan
Tetsuya Isayama
Senior Consultant Neonatologist,
Head of Division of Neonatology,
National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo,
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Yvonne Ng Peng Mei
Singapore
Yvonne Ng Peng Mei
Senior Consultant Neonatologist
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
LOCAL FACULTY
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Tan Geok Chin
Tan Geok Chin
Professor of Pathology
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
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Agnes Tan Sun Mee
Agnes Tan Sun Mee
Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Hospital Sg Buloh, Sg Buloh, Selangor,
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Albert Tan Chao Chiet
Albert Tan Chao Chiet
Consultant Urogynaecologist,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor
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Azanna Ahmad Kamar
Azanna Ahmad Kamar
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Head of Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Dr. Azanna Ahmad Kamar is an Associate Professor and Consultant Neonatologist at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A UM MBBS graduate herself, she received further training in paediatrics and neonatology at the Paediatric Institute of Hospital Kuala Lumpur and in Dublin, Eire. She is the present Head of the Department of Paediatrics. Her passion for paediatric bioethics led her to complete her certification in Paediatric Bioethics from Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA in 2016. Besides teaching paediatrics and neonatology, she also teaches the Special Population course of the Masters of Health in Research Ethics (MOHRE) programme, with interests in neonatal end-of-life issues, the impact of medical innovations, technology dependence, shared decisions, and sociocultural influences in decision-making. She is also a keen advocate of quality improvement initiatives, research in infection control, innovative neonatal engineering, neonatal ventilation, neonatal transport, resource allocation, and infant nutrition. She champions prematurity awareness by promoting awareness of complications related to preterm births. She is a past President of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (Council 2016/2017); a member of the Malaysian Bioethics Community (MBC) and Clinical Ethics Malaysia (CEM); team member of the South East Asia Early Nutrition Academy (ENEA-SEA) e-learning infant nutrition platform under EU-Erasmus e-learning collaboration; the head of the Research and Publications committee of the Federation of Asia-Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS); steering committee member of the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry (MNNR); scientific chairperson of the FAOPS 2022 congress; a champion of the Malaysian Prematurity Awareness Programme; a past Organising/ Scientific Chair of the Kuala Lumpur International Neonatology Conference (KLINC) and is a member of the Lancet Child Health Commission on the Future of Neonatology advising group.
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Boo Nem Yun
Boo Nem Yun
Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Neonatology
M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bandar Sg Long, Kajang, Selangor
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Carol Lim Kar Koong
Carol Lim Kar Koong
Consultant in Fetal-Maternal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Former Head of Service for OBGYN Selangor, Ministry of Health
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Cheah Fook Choe
Cheah Fook Choe
Professor of Paediatrics and Neonatology
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Dr. FC Cheah is currently the Professor of Paediatrics (Neonatology) and senior consultant neonatologist at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. He has been the consultant at the NICU of UKM, for more than 15 years, and was the Head of the unit from 2009-2014. Prof. Cheah completed specialty training in general paediatrics in 1997. His neonatology subspecialty training commenced in 1997 in the Mater Mothers’ Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and subsequently in the Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, followed by a neonatal fellowship in the Christchurch Women’s Hospital, New Zealand, where he also obtained his PhD (Otago) and the FRACP in 2003. He received further postdoctoral research experience, mentored by Prof. Alan Jobe in the USA. Prof. Cheah is active in translational research and collaborative trials with international centres. He is an accredited trainer in neonatology and the Programme Director for Neonatology sub-Specialty training in UKM.
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Choo Yao Mun
Choo Yao Mun
Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist,
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Dr. Choo Yao Mun graduated with honours from Monash University Australia for his undergraduate degree. He is a member of the United Kingdom Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. He completed his neonatal training at Sydney’s Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia. He is currently an Associate Professor and senior consultant neonatologist at the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His current research interests include cochrane systematic reviews, neonatal jaundice, resuscitation, sepsis, nutrition, neonatal microbiota and baby cry analysis. He is a member of highly regarded Cochrane Neonatal Group.
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Eric Ang Boon Kuang
Eric Ang Boon Kuang
Consultant Paediatrcian and Neonatologist
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah
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Fathi Ramly
Fathi Ramly
Senior Lecturer and MFM Trainee
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, UiTM Puncak Alam, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor
Dr. Fathi Ramly is a lecturer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, where he also serves as a Clinical Specialist & MFM Trainee at Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah UiTM. He obtained his qualifications in Medicine and the field of Obstatetrics and Gynaecology MB Bch BAO (Hons) 2010, MRCPI (Obs & Gynae) Ireland 2016, MRCOG (UK)2018, DROBGYN (UKM) 2018, and Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal-Medicine (UKM) 2023 Dr. Ramly's passion for integrating technology into medical education and practice is evident through his active involvement in various university and external IT-related activities. Within the university, he plays a pivotal role in the Clinical Simulation Centre committee, enhancing medical education through simulation-based learning. He has also led initiatives such as the Facilitator for Educamp UiTM and Research workshop Obgyn UiTM series with Birmingham University and Urogynaecology Webinar Series, running courses in virtual clinic for outpatient consultation for COVID 19, showcasing his commitment to leveraging technology for educational purposes. Outside the university, Dr. Ramly continues to contribute to IT-related endeavors, serving as a facilitator for courses, delivering talks on obstetrics emergencies and breastfeeding, and participating in online webinars on topics such as COVID-19 prevention in prison visits,. His current project focuses on the validation and usability testing of Moirai Momcare™ Apps, demonstrating his keen interest in software and computer-related information technology, particularly in the context of improving personal antenatal care and health education.
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Jamiyah Hassan
Jamiyah Hassan
Consultant Fetal-Maternal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, UiTM Puncak Alam, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor
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Kulenthran Arumugam
Kulenthran Arumugam
Retired Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Medical Education and Research Development Unit (MERDU), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
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Lilian Ngo Ping Ling
Lilian Ngo Ping Ling
Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Hospital Ampang, Ampang, Selangor
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Maneet Kaur
Maneet Kaur
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak
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Nadzratulaiman Dato Wan Nordin
Nadzratulaiman Dato Wan Nordin
Senior Lecturer in Fetal-Maternal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, UiTM Puncak Alam, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor
Dr. Nadzratulaiman binti Wan Nordin serves as a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Specialist in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). With a special interest in Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), she brings a wealth of expertise to her role. Dr. Nadzratulaiman obtained her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and Bachelor of Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO) from the National University of Ireland in 2005, followed by a Master's degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MObGyn) from the University of Malaya in 2013. Her dedication to advancing women's health is evident through her involvement in various research initiatives and professional organizations. As the Group Leader of the Research Initiative Group (RIG) Women Wellness Research Group in 2016, Dr. Nadzratulaiman played a pivotal role in spearheading research efforts aimed at enhancing women's health and well-being. Additionally, she is a Lifetime Member of the Obstetrics & Gynaecologists Society of Malaysia (OGSM) and the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (PSM), reflecting her commitment to the advancement of obstetrics and gynaecology in the country. Dr. Nadzratulaiman is also an active member of international organizations, including the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ISUOG). Within Malaysia, she holds key positions in professional bodies such as the Malaysian Association for Maternal & Neonatal Health (MAMANEH), where she served as Assistant Secretary from September 2021 to 2023 and currently holds the position of Vice President since September 2023.
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Nurain Mohd Noor
Nurain Mohd Noor
Consultant Endocrinologist & Head
Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Putrajaya
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Nurul Huda Sulaiman
Nurul Huda Sulaiman
Specialised Nurse
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
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Quek Yek Song
Quek Yek Song
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Columbia Asia Hospital - Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Johor
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Thong Meow Keong
Thong Meow Keong
Consultant Paediatric Geneticist
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Dean, M.Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bandar Sg Long, Kajang, Selangor
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Voon Hian Yan
Voon Hian Yan
Consultant Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sarawak General Hospital, Adjunct Lecturer, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak
Dr Voon was completed his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine having trained in the Ministry of Health Malaysia and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. He serves in a tertiary public hospital in Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia and is an adjunct lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). He sees himself as a public health obstetrician with interest in screening, prenatal diagnosis and fetal intervention. He has been involved in the drafting of several guidelines in the Ministry of Health, including on Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy.
Dr Voon is the currently:
Chairperson of the Ultrasound Committee of Asia & Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (AOFOG)
Regional Advisory Group of the International Society for Ultrasound in O&G (ISUOG).
State representative of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (PSM)
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Wong Ann Cheng
Wong Ann Cheng
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Hospital Miri, Miri, Sarawak
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Wong Chee Sing
Wong Chee Sing
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist
Sunway Medical Centre Ipoh, Ipoh, Perak
Dr Wong Chee Sing obtained his MD from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2004. He subsequently served the community in Sabah before earning his Master in Paediatrics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2012. Dr Wong Chee Sing is currently working as Neonatologist at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun Ipoh. His experience is enhanced by his subspecialty training at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney. He was the Honorary Secretary of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia from 2018 to 2022 and is the current Assistant Secretary(2023/2024). He is a certified NRP and APLS instructor. His special interest is Neonatal Haemodynamics and is involved in postgraduate students and postbasic neonatal nursing teaching.
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Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy
Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy
Retired Professor and Senior Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Zaleha graduated with a basic medical degree from UKM in 1989. Between 1992 and 1998, she trained and obtained the MRCOG (elevated to FRCOG in 2018), Masters in Ob-Gyn (UKM), and a Doctorate in Medicine (Newcastle University, United Kingdom). She is currently Professor and Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at UKM Medical Centre, having finished a threeyear term as Dean of the UKM Faculty of Medicine in February 2019. Between February 2016 and November 2017, she was also the Director of UKM’s teaching hospital. She has chaired the Malaysian national clinical postgraduate programmes entrance examination (MedEx) Steering Committee and the MMC Specialty Sub-Committee for Obstetrics and Gynaecology training since 2019, and the MMC Housemanship Education Sub-Committee since 2022. In 2022, she was elected Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia. She has published 133 articles in journals, several books and chapters in books, and more than 150 conference abstracts and proceedings. She is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Medicine, Frontiers in Surgery, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and Scientific Reports (a Nature Portfolio journal). Presently she heads the Health Technology Innovation Lab in UKM, and her current research interests include healthcare virtual reality, medical drone development, mobile app design for antenatal care (MyMOMS), and a customized Malaysian fetal growth chart (GROW-My). She is currently the Honorary Secretary and course instructor of the Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (MaSSH), a trainer in iCOE (Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies), a Research Committee member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), and was previously President of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (2019-2021). She is an avid cyclist and holds a Black Belt in Taekwondo since 2011.
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Rajammal Palaniappan Kaliappan
Singapore
Rajammal Palaniappan Kaliappan
Nurse Manager
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
With 35 years of dedicated service in nursing, Rajammal have built a career grounded in compassion, clinical excellence, and continuous learning. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and found her true calling in Neonatology: a field that continues to inspire and motivate her.
As a Senior Nurse Manager, she manages the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering the highest standard of care to the tiniest and most vulnerable infants. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to quality improvement and have led numerous projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety within the NICU setting.
Teaching and mentoring the next generation of nurses is her passion. A strong advocate for family integrated care, she makes it a priority and ensures direct care nurses engage parents as active partners in the care of their tiny ones. She believes that empowering families plays a crucial role in the development of neonates
Through every stage of her career, the focus has remained constant: to provide exceptional care, support her team, and continuously strive for better outcomes for the tiny ones and their families.
As a Senior Nurse Manager, she manages the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering the highest standard of care to the tiniest and most vulnerable infants. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to quality improvement and have led numerous projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and safety within the NICU setting.
Teaching and mentoring the next generation of nurses is her passion. A strong advocate for family integrated care, she makes it a priority and ensures direct care nurses engage parents as active partners in the care of their tiny ones. She believes that empowering families plays a crucial role in the development of neonates
Through every stage of her career, the focus has remained constant: to provide exceptional care, support her team, and continuously strive for better outcomes for the tiny ones and their families.
