Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck) - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), International Islamic University Malaysia
- BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- - MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET),
Ahmad Hafizuddin bin Johari (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE
hafizuddinjohari@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr Ahmad Hafizuddin started his housemanship training at Hospital Ampang in 2014 after completing undergraduate studies in Medicine (MBBS) at International Islamic University Malaysia. After completing his housemanship in 2016, he was assigned to work as a Medical Officer at Hospital Raub for one year. In 2017, he joined the IIUM Medical Center (subsequently referred to as Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Center @ IIUM) as a Medical Officer in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology for one year before enrolling in the Master of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery program (MMed. ORL-HNS) at the Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, as part of the inaugural cohort of the program. He successfully finished the four-year program and received the MMed. ORL-HNS in August 2023. Subsequently, he joined the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM, as an Assistant Professor, continuing his passion for clinical teaching and research.
His subspecialties of interest are Rhinology, Allergy, and Smell. He has attended training in these niches in Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, and Kuala Lumpur under the supervision of several world-recognized experts in the field. He has been a member of the World Allergy Organization (WOS), the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), and the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACE) since 2024. He is the founder and head of the ORL Rhinology, Allergy and Smell unit at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Center @ IIUM, where the unit has become the referral centre for hospitals in East Coast Malaysia for Immunotherapy and Biological treatment.
Dr Ahmad Hafizuddin’s research interests are nasal allergy, immunology, and smell. He is actively involved in research in these subspecialty areas and has secured various endowments and grants. He has published research papers in Scopus and the Web of Science (WOS) index journal. He has been invited as a speaker at numerous medical conferences at the regional and national levels. He also organises meetings in his field of interest. He was the Director of the series of Kuantan Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Anterior Skull Base Workshops and the Co-Director of the Kuantan Temporal Bone Dissection Workshop, which participants from regional countries attended.
Professional Membership
- 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)
- 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
- 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Pertubuhan Ikatan Pengamal Perubatan dan Kesihatan Muslim Malaysia (I-Medik)
- 2025 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Asia Pasific Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Training Group (APOST)
- 2025 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Federation of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (IFOS)
- 2025 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), World Allergy Organization (WAO)
- 2025 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Young Confederation of European Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Teaching Responsibilities
| BMS & GENERAL ORL-HNS ROTATION | 2024/2025 |
| GENERAL MEDICINE & GENERAL SURGERY | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY & SUBSPECIALTIES ROTATION | 2024/2025 |
| OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| SUBSPECIALTIES ROTATION | 2024/2025 |
Supervision
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Master
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Comparative Evaluation Of The Diagnostic Value Of Laryngeal Usg And Awake Fnpls In The Assessment Of Pediatric Dysphonia And/Or Stridor Patient..
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The Development Of An Interactive E-Learning Module (Smart-Bppv) As A Learning Platform For Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
Master
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Prevalence And Functional Impact Of Sensorineural Hearing Loss In Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease On Hemodialysis.
Master
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Exploring The Role Of Vitamin D Level As A Biomarker To Prognosticate Severity Of Middle Ear Diseases..
Master
In Progress
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Association Of Mastoid Thickness And Tympanic Tegmen Height Using Hrct Temporal Bone With Postoperative Dural Injury In Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre, Sasmec@Iium.
Master
In Progress
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Research Projects
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On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Exploring the Role of Vitamin D Levels to Prognosticate the Outcome of Otitis Media with Effusion following Ventilation Tube Insertion. |
Publications
Articles
| 2025 | Atypical chest pain as a prelude to cancer: an uncommon presentation of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland. The University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ), 102 (1) pp. 28-31 |
| 2025 | Melanotic schwannoma of the parotid gland in a child: a rare diagnostic challenge. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 40 () pp. 1-3 |
| 2024 | Infected hematoma of nasal bridge resembling ‘clown nose’. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 36 () pp. |