Research Personality: Dr. Shanti Viswanathan

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Dr. Shanthi Viswanathan obtained her MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, before completing her MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. She subsequently pursued a one-year fellowship at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and went on to obtain a fellowship in Neurology from the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Dr. Shanthi currently serves as Honorary Lecturer and ad hoc examiner for undergraduates and postgraduates who are sitting for membership from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and as Honorary Lecturer for University Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Young Investigator to Watch: Dr. Chooi Kheng Chiew

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Dr. Chooi Kheng Chiew is a Physician at Seri Manjung Hospital, Perak. He graduated in 2008 from the University of Glasgow, UK with a MBChB before going on to obtain an MRCP (UK) in 2011. Dr. Chooi was instrumental in the setting up of the Clinical Research Centre at Seri Manjung Hospital and has initiated industry sponsored trials at this facility. With just three years in the clinical research field, he has been an investigator and sub-investigator in more than 10 multicenter prospective clinical trials. Dr. Chooi is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Quest International University Perak and has won numerous awards including the Trades House Medical Prize, Top 10 placing in the Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize in Ophthalmology, Medical Council on Alcohol Prize and the Dr. Saidi Hashim Memorial Gold Medal.

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