Assoc.Prof. Dr Wan Ishlah Leman started housemanship training at Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) in 1995 after completing his undergraduate study at University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur. After completing his housemanship in 1996, he served Kerteh Health Clinic as a medical officer in Public Health. In June 1998, he enrolled for the Master of Surgery in ORL, with the Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). After completing his Master's in May 2002, he served the ENT Department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan.
He developed an interest in teaching while doing his Master's at HUKM. After completing his Master's degree, he started getting involved in teaching of medical students of IIUM. In 2010, he became the Head of Department of ORL, KOM IIUM and was involved directly in the administrative matters and the day-to-day running of the department. Besides that, he also gives service as general ORL to HTAA , involved in research activities and preparation of the General ORL Curriculum for the undergraduates. He has also been invited by other Kulliyyahs such as Dentistry, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences to give lectures to their undergraduate students. He is an examiner for both undergraduate and postgraduate examinations for both public and private universities.
As a general ENT surgeon he does various ear, nose, throat and head & neck procedures but his area of interest is Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery. In order to develop the skill and refined operative techniques, he was attached to Local Resident Rhinologist at HTAA for about three years (2005-2008) and has attended many Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base courses or workshops either locally or overseas. The Department has also started its Master of Surgery (General Surgery) programme in 2015. Up to now we have more than 15 postgraduate students in the programme.
He has published more than 20 articles in various journals and has been invited as a speaker in various local conferences in Malaysia.

• Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Surgery - ORL-HNS

BMS & GENERAL ORL-HNS ROTATION	2023/2024
MULTIDISCIPLINARY & SUBSPECIALTIES ROTATION	2023/2024
SUBSPECIALTIES ROTATION	2023/2024

Completed

2017 - 2021	The Occurrence of Bad Splits Based on Epker Technique for Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy: A Cohort Cadaveric Study
2015 - 2018	Quality of Life Among Head and Neck Cancer (Treatable and Un-treatable): A Follow-up Study in Kuantan,Pahang
2012 - 2015	Predictors of peri-operative complications following single or combination nasal-palatopharyngeal surgery for severe obstructive sleep apnea
2010 - 2011	Contrecoup Injury in Traumatic Temporal Bone Fracture
2010 - 2012	Reliability and Validity of Malay version LPR HR-QOL Questionnaire.

On-Going

2016 - Present	Identification of nano-formulated Thymoquinone effect on inflammatory response of Sino-Nasal cell linage RPMI 2650.
2015 - Present	Differential Expression and Pathway Analysis of miR-744 AND Mir-101 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
2012 - Present	Clinical Atlas of ENT Problems
2011 - Present	RU 2011 -Evaluation of finding with High Resolution Endoscopic System (HRES) in patient with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPRD) in The Development of Glottic Cancer : A pilot study.
2011 - Present	RU 2011 -Recurrence post endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: What are the influencing factors?
2008 - Present	Evaluation and Management of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease
2008 - Present	Perception of the Final Year Medical Students Towards the Islamic Input Medical Program of Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM

Article

2022	Identification of risk factors associated with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in the Pahang state of Malaysia hospitals. Makara Journal of Health Research, 26 (1) pp. 14-21
2021	The incidence of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Pahang state of Malaysia from 2012 to 2017. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS), 28 (1) pp. 66-74
2020	Detectability of cir detectability of circulating micr culating microRNAs in micr As in microRNA extracts with acts with low purity and yield using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction: Supporting evidence. Makara Journal of Health Research, 24 (3) pp. 147-156
2019	Differential expression of miR-101 and miR-744 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Pahang state of Malaysia. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 16 (5) pp. 295-306
2019	Expression of microrna-101 in formalin-fixed paraffin- embedded samples of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 22 (2) pp. 60-63
2018	Pott’s puffy tumour secondary to frontal sinusitis. Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna” (Pediatr Med Rodz), 14 (3) pp. 327-330
2018	Proboscis lateralis: a case report of nasal aplasia with complete agenesis of maxilary and ethmoidal sinuses. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (2) pp. 125-128
2018	The expression of microrna-744 (MIR-744) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a preliminary study. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 191-203
2018	Vast opportunity to study microrna (miRNA) in head and neck cancer among Malaysian population. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 475-488
2017	Association between severity of obstructive sleep apnea and number and sites of upper airway operations with surgery complications. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 143 (3) pp. 239-246
2017	Penetrating large retro-orbital foreign body -fishing sinker: removal via endoscopic transnasal approach. International Medical Journal, 24 (4) pp. 352-353
2016	Technical considerations in the surgical management of external laryngotracheal: surgical outcomes. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (2) pp. 7-12
2014	A simple, safe and effective surgical technique for the treatment of post-traumatic parotid sialocoele. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 21 (1) pp. 72-74
2014	An outcome of surgically treated head and neck cancer in one of the tertiary referral center in the East Coast of Malaysia: a 6-year retrospective analysis. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 21 (4) pp. 28-36
2013	Ingestion of honey improves the symptoms of allergic rhinitis: Evidence from a randomized placebo-controlled trial in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 33 (5) pp. 469-475
2012	Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome. The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 67 (5) pp. 526-528
2011	Contrecoup injury in patients with traumatic temporal bone fracture. The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 125 (8) pp. 781-785
2011	Dysphagia caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 10 (1) pp. 43-45
2011	The principle of autonomy as related to personal decision making concerning health and research from an 'Islamic Viewpoint'. Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America , 43 (1) pp. 27-34
2010	Management of severe subglottic stenosis secondary to trauma: case to case comparison of resection anastomosis versus cartilage augmentation. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (2) pp. 157-159
2009	Thyroglossal duct carcinoma. Singapore Medical Journal, 50 (12) pp. e404-e406
2008	Head injury with temporal bone fracture: one year review of case incidence, causes, clinical features and outcome. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (5) pp. 373-376
2008	Management of large mandibular ameloblastoma - a case report and literature reviews. Archives of Orofacial Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 47-50
2008	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion . Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (2) pp. 162-163
2008	Surgical management of juvenila nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without angiographic embolization. Asian Journal of Surgery, 31 (4) pp. 174-178
2008	Surgical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without angiographic embolization. Asian Journal of Surgery, 31 (4) pp. 174-178
2008	Surgical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without angiographic embolization. Asian Journal of Surgery, 31 (4) pp. 174-178
2006	Vertical partial laryngectomy for glottic cancer; report of three cases. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 5 (2) pp.
2005	Laser versus dissection technique of tonsillectomy. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 60 (1) pp. 76-80
2005	Skin prick test reactivity to common airborne pollens and molds in allergic rhinitis patients. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 60 (2) pp. 194-200

Conference or Workshop Item

2016	Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Pahang, Malaysia. In: 3rd Pan Asian Biomedical Science Conference 2016,
2016	Predictors of perioperative complications following single or combination nasal palatopharyngeal surgery for severe obstructive apnea. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2015	Perioperative complications following single or combination upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea. In: Worldsleep 2015-The 7th World congress of The World Sleep Federation,
2011	Contrecoup injury in traumatic temporal bone fracture . In: The 14th Asean ORL- Head & Neck congress,,
2010	Extensive Inflammatory Pseudotumour of cranial base – a rare case which has responded well to cyclophosphamide and steroid therapy. In: MSO-HNS 30th AGM and 2nd International Otorhinolaryngology Head And Neck Conference, ,
2009	Dysphagia lusoria caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery. In: 14th National Conference on Medical and Health Sciences,
2007	Cross sectional study on relationship between plasma homocysteine levels with degree of sensorineural hearing loss. In: European Congress of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery,
2007	The outcome of facial nerve decompression via transmastoid approach in facial palsy secondary to the temporal bone fracture. In: American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Meeting,
2007	Thyroglossal duct carcinoma : a case illustration. In: 11th Asia-Oceania ORL H&N Congress In connection with 8th Hearing International Annual Conference,
2006	Diagnosis and management decision in delayed posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to thoracic esophageal perforation following accidental fish bone ingestion. In: 40th Malaysia - Singapore Congress of Medicine,
2006	Reconstruction of lateral skull base defects with the trapezius myocutaneous flap: a description of two cases. In: 3rd World Congress of International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies, IFHNOS,
2005	Nasopharyngectomy via endoscopic assisted Lefort I osteotomy approach for early stage in recurrence nasopharyngeal cancer. In: XVII IFOS World Congress ,
2005	Surgical salvage via endoscopic assisted Lefort I osteotomy approach in recurrence nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In: 11th Asean ORL – Head & Neck Congress,
2005	The trapezius myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of latreral skull base defects. In: 25th Malaysia Society of Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon Annual General Meeting,
2005	The value of magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation and surgical management of head and neck pathology. In: 11th Asean ORL – Head & Neck Congress,
2004	Surgical management of Basal cell carcinoma of the auricle with temporal bone extension – a case illustration. In: 4th International Skull Base Congress,

Monograph

2015	Predictors of peri-operative complications following single or combination nasalpalatopharyngeal surgery for severe obstructive sleep apnea. In: ,