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Asmah Hanim Binti Hamdan

Academic Qualifications

  • MASTER OF PATHOLOGY - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Asmah Hanim Binti Hamdan (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE

Other's position:

Head, Kulliyyah of Medicine

drahanim@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Asmah Hanim bt Hamdan obtained her MD degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Upon completion her undergraduate she started her career as a house officer at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Kuantan in 2003. She was posted to various clinical diciplines and finally joined Pathology Department at the same hospital as a medical officer.
She persued her training in pathology in 2010 and qualified as an Anatomic Pathologist 4 years later. Then, she worked as a pathologist in Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Kuala Terengganu for two years before she left for IIUM.
Currently Dr Asmah Hanim is a lecturer and clinical specialist in Anatomic Pathology at Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, IIUM. She involves in a teaching as well as research for undergraduate and postgraduate student in Kulliyyah of Medicine.


Area of Specialisation


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


Professional Membership


  • 2014 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (life member), International academy of pathologist malaysia division
  • 2016 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (medical member), international academy of cytology
  • 2017 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (life member), malaysian society of cytology


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
BODY REACTION TO PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 2018/2019 2017/2018
BODY REACTIONS TO PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS 2025/2026
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY AND HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEMS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS 2019/2020 2018/2019
FORENSIC MEDICINE 2025/2026 2024/2025
GENERAL PAEDIATRICS I 2025/2026
General Pathology 2021/2022
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH 2018/2019
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2025/2026
NORMAL RESPONSE & PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2018/2019 2017/2018
NORMAL RESPONSE AND PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEM 2018/2019
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEMS 2025/2026 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESPONSE TO DISEASED STATE AND EXOGENOUS AGENTS 2025/2026
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION IN NORMAL & DISEASED STATES & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE 2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ALIMENTARY AND HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEMS 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE URINARY SYSTEMS 2019/2020 2018/2019
THE LOCOMOTOR AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018


Supervision


Anti-Atherosclerotic And Hepatoprotective Effects Of Trihoney In Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits.
Ph.D Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
The Toxicity Study Of Aquilaria Malaccensis (Agarwood) Leaves Aqueous Extract On Male Reproductive System In Sprague Dawley Rats.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Effects Of Retinoic Acid On Simple Hepatic Steatosis And Dgat2 Expression In Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld) Rats.
Ph.D In Progress Member Supervisory Committee
Evaluation Of Mismatch Repair And Microsatellite Instability In Colorectal Cancer Patients In Kuantan, Pahang .
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor
Detection Of Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (Flt3) And Nucleophosmin 1 (Npm1) Mutations From Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded Marrow Tissues In Patients With Myeloid Neoplasms.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Chronic Low Dose Organic Arsenic Exposure Histological Changes In Rats Animal Model Colonic Mucosa.
Master Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Assessment Of Acute Liver Toxicity Of Trigonella Foenum-Graecum (Fenugreek) Seeds Aqueous Extract In Male Mice.
Master Completed 2017 Co-supervisor
Prevalence, Clinicopathological Characteristics And Outcome Of Her-2 Low Breast Cancer; A Multicentre Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Prevalence And Contributing Factors In Patients Diagnosed With Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome (Srus) In Sasmec.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
A Correlation Of Prostate Imaging Report And Data System (Pi-Rads) Version 2 Scoring With Pathological Grading In Sasmec @ Iium.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Prevalence And Clinicopathological Features Of Her-2 Positive Stage Iv Colorectal Cancer.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Microplastics Detection In Colorectal Cancer: Association With Tumour Grade And Pathological Stage.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2024 Clitoral Hood Anatomical, Variation and Its Relation to Clitoral Hood Adhesion, Clitoral Discharge, Sexual Satisfan and Female Circumcision
2021 - 2024 Cellular Morphological Changes at The Ocular Surface in Cataract Patients with Dry Eye Disease and its Relationship to Dry Eye Symptoms and Tear Function Tests
2021 - 2024 Assessment of Molecular Stability for Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Non Gynaecological Specimen Post Liquid Based Cytology Preparation in SASMEC
On-Going
2025 - Present Early onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) among Pahang patients: Developmental risk due to microplastics exposure
2025 - Present Exploring Leptin and Leptin Receptor Expression in Ovarian Cancer: An Immunohistochemistry Approach
2025 - Present Prevalence and Clinicopathological Features of HER2-Positive Stage IV Colorectal Cancer in Sultan Ahamed Shah Medical Center
2021 - Present Evaluation of Microsatellite Instability (MSI) for Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
2020 - Present Understanding the Effect of Vitamin A (Retinoic Acid) on Liver Histopathological and Ultrastructural Changes in High Cholesterol Diet Induced Rat?s Steatosis.


Publications


Articles

2024 Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma of the mandible: an uncommon site for Osteosarcoma. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International, 14 (4) pp. 126-133
2024 Concordance between immunohistochemistry and MSI analysis for detection of MMR/MSI status in colorectal cancer patients. Diagnostic Pathology, 19 (1) pp.
2024 Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: a case report of a solved conundrum. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 23 (1) pp. 117-120
2024 Uncommon but crucial: neuroma of appendix as a rare aetiology of acute appendicitis. Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 43 () pp. 467-467
2024 Uncommon pathways: a case of metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma presenting as colonic obstruction. Medicine & Health, 19 (Suppl. 5) pp. 91-91
2023 Case report of caesarean related scar endometriosis and literature review. MEDICINE & HEALTH, 18 (7 (Suppl)) pp. 101-101
2023 Retinoic acid targeting DGAT2 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model. Medicine & Health, 18 (7 (Suppl)) pp. 140-140
2023 Retinoic acid targeting DGAT2 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model. Medicine and Health, 18 (Suppl. 7) pp. 140-140
2022 Detection of FMS-like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (FLT3) and Nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutations from marrow tissues in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 21 (4) pp. 98-104
2022 Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: a case report. Malaysian Journal of Medical Research, 6 (2) pp. 12-15
2022 Madura foot: a rare case of eumycetoma and proposed classification and treatment guidelines. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 21 (1) pp. 137-141
2021 Assessment of concordance between immunohistochemistry and MSI analysis and their association with clinicopathological features in Malaysian colorectal cancer patients. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (1) pp. 2128
2021 FLT3 and NPM1 mutations in patients with Myeloid neoplasms. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (1) pp. 2118
2021 Histopathological changes in chronic low dose organic arsenic exposure in rats kidney. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 20 (1) pp. 91-98
2021 Honey and its role in Medical disorders. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 10 (3) pp. 250-256
2021 Immunohistochemical analysis of mismatch repair deficiency in colorectal cancer patients in Kuantan, Pahang. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 20 (2) pp. 53-58
2021 Incarcerated strangulated anal fibroepithelial polyp: a rare case of anorectal emergency. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (12) pp. 2855-2856
2021 Primary B-cell Lymphoma of the Thoracic Spine: a rare cause of Spinal Cord Compression. Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 13 (7) pp. 1-8
2021 Progressive hepatic histopathological changes in high cholesterol diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model. International journal of allied health sciences, 5 (1) pp. 2181
2021 Squamous cell carcinoma in burn scars: report of three cases. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 5 (1) pp.
2021 The effect of retinoic acid on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) model. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 3 (Supplement 1) pp. 36
2020 Anti-inflammatory effects of trihoney in hypercholesterolemic atherosclerotic rabbits: a comparative study with atorvastatin. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (2) pp. 230-236
2020 Hepatoprotective effects of a novel Trihoney against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A comparative study with Atorvastatin. The Scientifiec World Journal, 2020 () pp. 1-14
2020 Hepatoprotective effects of a novel trihoney against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a comparative study with atorvastatin. The Scientific World Journal, () pp. 1-14
2020 Trihoney reduces lipid peroxidation and enhances antioxidant enzyme activities in hypercholesterolaemic atherosclerotic rabbits. International Food Research Journal, 27 (3) pp. 568-575
2020 Trihoney suppresses soluble adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1) in hypercholesterolemic atherosclerotic rabbits: a comparative study with atorvastatin. Sains Malaysiana, 49 (6) pp. 1313-1322
2019 Evaluation of acute and sub-acute oral toxicity of the aqueous extract of aquilaria malaccensis leaves in sprague dawley rats. Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 27 (1) pp. 20-32
2019 The relation between retinoids and non-alcoholic fatty liver: a review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (3 Special Issue) pp. 805
2019 Trihoney ameliorates oxidative stress in atherosclerotic aorta. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (3) pp. 767-767
2018 Red cell antibody screening: a single centre experience. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Supplementary Issue No 1) pp. 33-33
2018 Structural changes and the differential expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand (RANKL) in subchondral bone during the development of osteoarthriti. Malaysian Applied Biology Journal, 47 (6) pp. 87-96
2018 Structural changes and the differential expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand (RANKL) in subchondral bone during the development of osteoarthritis. Malaysian Applied Biology, () pp.
2018 Topographical changes of rat's colonic mucosal after chronic arsenic exposure - A scanning electron microscopy study. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Supplementary Issue No 1) pp. 32-32
2017 Acute toxicity of Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) seeds aqueous extracton liver in male mice, histopathological study. International Research Journal Of Pharmacy, 8 (4) pp. 24-27
2017 Assessment of acute liver toxicity of trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds aqueous extract in male mice. Elixir International Journal : Hormones and Signaling, May 2017 () pp. 46697-46703
2017 The illustration of a rat large intestine: a model for the effect of carcinogens. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (Supp. 1) pp. 28
Conference or Workshop Items

2025 Unravelling mystery: renal tubular acidosis in a teen with Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis – a case report. In: The International Congress of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (ICPALM) 2025,
2024 Unveiling a rarity: myoepithelial neoplasms of soft tissue. In: The 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia,
2021 Dedifferentiated sacral chordoma: a case report. In: 7th Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 (Virtual) , International Academy of Pathology Malaysia Division (IAPMD).,
2019 Low-dose organic arsenic exposure causes chronological changes in colonic mucosa: scanning electron microscopy findings. In: 28th Scientific Conference of the Microscopy Society Malaysia 2019,
2018 Structural changes and the differential expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kb ligand (RANKL) in subchondral bone during the development of osteoarthritis. In: The 15th Symposium of the Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB 2018),
2018 The remodelling of tibial trabecular bone in spontaneous animal model of osteoarthritis. In: The 15th Symposium of the Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB 2018),
2017 Analysis of sample rejection at newly established pathology laboratory of the International Islamic University Malaysia Medical Centre (IIUMMC). In: 27th MACB Conference,
2017 Methylation-sppecific PCR assay for quantification of DNA methylation of SPG20 gene in colorectal cancer. In: 7th Regional Conference on Molecular Medicine (RCMM) in conjunction with 3rd National Conference for Cancer Research,
2017 The illustration of a rat large intestine: a model for the effect of carcinogens. In: Medical Research Symposium 2017,