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Academic Qualification
- Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Khairul Azhar Bin Jaafar (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE
kazhar@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Khairul Azhar bin Jaafar obtained his MBBS in 1997 from University of Malaya, completed his postgraduate training (Master in Medicine, Internal Medicine) in 2004 from National University of Malaysia and subsequently, pursued his subspecialty training in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology in various hospitals such as Selayang Hospital, Hospital UKM, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab, Kota Bharu and Singapore General Hospital . He completed training in 2010.
He won the Promising Researcher Award (Kulliyah level) in 2008 and has presented papers at medical conferences locally and overseas including Singapore, Korea, UAE and New Zealand.
He is a lifetime member for the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (MSGH), Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and East Coast GastroHepatology Club (ECGHC)
Presently Dr Khairul Azhar bin Jaafar is a medical lecturer and practising clinician at the Department of Internal Medicine at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang and Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Pahang since June 2004. Besides teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, he is also an examiner for the national Master in Internal Medicine, Malaysia. He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2009 and inducted to Associate Professor in 2014.
He won the Promising Researcher Award (Kulliyah level) in 2008 and has presented papers at medical conferences locally and overseas including Singapore, Korea, UAE and New Zealand.
He is a lifetime member for the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (MSGH), Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and East Coast GastroHepatology Club (ECGHC)
Presently Dr Khairul Azhar bin Jaafar is a medical lecturer and practising clinician at the Department of Internal Medicine at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang and Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Pahang since June 2004. Besides teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, he is also an examiner for the national Master in Internal Medicine, Malaysia. He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2009 and inducted to Associate Professor in 2014.
Area of Specialisation
- Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Biomedical Sciences ~ Other Biomedical Sciences n.e.c. - Internal Medicine
- Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology
Professional Membership
- 2008 - 2032: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Malaysia Medical Association
- 2009 - 2032: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research Projects
Completed
2014 - 2017 | The Comparison Between Glasgow Blatchford Score And AIMS65 Score In Predicting Outcome In Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding For Asian Population. |
2008 - 2012 | Survey of Major Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes amongst Chronic Hepatitis C patients in Pahang, Malaysia |
On-Going
2011 - Present | RU 2011 -Therapeutic Endoscopic for acute uoer gastrointestinal bleeding utilizing multiple clip applicator - Aprospective Cohort Study. |
2007 - Present | A Prospective Study on the Association of Hyperlipidaemia with Ultrasonographically- evident Hepatocellular Steatosis in Hepatitis B and C Patients |
2007 - Present | A Cross Sectional Study Evaluating the Association between CA19 - 9 Level and HBV DNA Level in Hepatitis B Patients |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2017 | AIMS65 score in Kuantan. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-714-9 |
Monograph
2017 | The comparison between Glasgow Blatchford score and AIMS65 score in predicting outcome in upper gastrointestinal bleeding for Asian population. In: , |