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Mohd. Yusof Bin Sainal

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Surgery (General Surgery) - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), International Islamic University Malaysia
  • MBBS - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohd. Yusof Bin Sainal (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE

yaosof@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Surgery


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
BASIC GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ELEMENTARY CLINIC 2023/2024
GENERAL MEDICINE & GENERAL SURGERY 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
GENERAL MEDICINE AND GENERAL SURGERY 2025/2026
GENERAL SURGERY 2018/2019 2017/2018
GENERAL SURGERY I 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
GENERAL SURGERY II 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
SPECIALISED SURGICAL POSTING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
SUBSPECIALIZED SURGICAL POSTING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
SURGERY, TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
THE ALIMENTARY AND HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEMS 2019/2020


Supervision


Evaluation Of Microsatellite Instability As Prognostic Factor In Stage Iv Colorectal Cancer.
Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor
Factors Associated With Incomplete Colonoscopy In Symptomatic Patients In International Islamic University Of Malaysia Medical Centre (Iium Mc).
Master Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Prevalence And Contributing Factors In Patients Diagnosed With Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome (Srus) In Sasmec.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Prevalence And Clinicopathological Association Of K-Ras Mutation In Stage Iv Colorectal Carcinoma (Mcrc) Patient In International Islamic University Malaysia Medical Centre.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
No data
On-Going
2021 - Present Evaluation of Microsatellite Instability (MSI) for Stage IV Colorectal Cancer


Publications


Articles

2025 Towards safer colorectal surgery worldwide: outcomes and benchmarks from the ESCP CORREA 2022 audit. Colorectal Disease, 27 (11) pp. 1-20
2024 Microsatellite instability-high in stage IV colorectal cancer: prevalence, and clinicopathological characteristics in Malaysia. Colorectal Disease, 26 (Suppl. 2) pp. 51-51
2022 Complete colonic examination in symptomatic patients with incomplete colonoscopy: it is diagnosed as high-yield. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65 (5) pp. 162-162
2022 KRAS mutation status is associated with distinct clinical and molecular features in Malaysian stage IV colorectal patients. Colorectal Disease, 24 (Suppl. 3) pp. 59-59
2021 Factors associated with incomplete colonoscopy in symptomatic patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy. Colorectal Disease, 23 (Supplement 2) pp. 54-55
2021 SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, () pp. 1-12
2021 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, () pp. 1-8
2021 Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76 (6) pp. 748-758
2019 Colon cancer in patients younger than age 50 in Kuantan: case series. International Medical Journal of Malaysia, 18 (Supplementary) (Issue 2) pp. 55-55
2018 Perianal abscess caused by melioidosis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (Issue 7-8 (July/August)) pp. E638-E638
Conference or Workshop Items

2023 Rectoanal intussusception presenting as prolapsed anal mass. In: Coloproctology 2023,
2022 Anal canal neuroendocrine tumour:: a rare case report. In: Coloproctology 2022,
2022 Laparoscopic left hemicolectomy for colo-colonic intussusception caused by sigmoid colon cancer. In: Coloproctology 2022,
2022 Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy: an alternative approach to recurrent sigmoid volvulus. In: European Society of Coloproctology Conference 2022,
2022 Perianal Merkel cell carcinoma - a rare case report. In: Coloproctology 2022,
2021 Acute incarceration prolapsed solitary rectal ulcer: a rare case of anorectal emergency. In: Coloproctology 2021,
2021 Colonoscopy in the Elderly Symptomatic Patients: It is Safe and High Yield. In: Virtual Coloproctology 2021,
2021 Factors associated with Incomplete Colonoscopy in Symptomatic Elderly Patients. In: Virtual Coloproctology 2021,
2020 Altemeier Procedure (Perineal Rectosigmoidectomy) for Incarcerated and 41 Recurrent Rectal Prolapse. In: Coloproctology 2020,
2020 Large Bowel Obstruction as Unusual Presentation of Pancreatic Tail Cancer. In: Coloproctology 2020,