Amir Farid Isahak

Dr Amir Farid Isahak MBBS (Queensland, Australia), MMED (Singapore), MRCOG (London)] is a senior medical consultant with 40 years of medical practice. Although specialized in Obstetrics & Gynecology, he also practices aesthetics, anti-aging and regenerative medicine.

In Malaysia, he is one of the pioneers practising Holistic Integrative Medicine - combining modern,natural,nutritional and complementary therapies as well as a pioneer of anti-aging and regenerative medicine here. He was among the earliest to practise cell therapy, including stem cell transplantation.
He is a popular speaker on Anti-Aging, Aesthetics, Nutrition, Wellness, Women’s Health, Stress Management and Qigong, having been invited to speak on the subjects by many organizations, companies and government departments; and at local and international health, medical and scientific conferences. He also conducts health and wellness seminars, courses, workshops and retreats.

For 2019, some of the conferences that he has been invited to be speaker are:

1) Malaysian Medical Association Complementary Medicine Conference
2) Longevity – Hope for Change
3) Malaysian Conference on Healthy Ageing
4) International Integrative Medical Conference
5) Diabetes Asia Conference

He was a popular health columnist for The Star (Malaysia’s largest English newspaper then), writing on Qigong,Wellness, Nutrition and other Health and Healthy Living topics. His “Art of Healing” column was published fortnightly for over 10 years in Sunday Star Fit4Life segment.

He is a qigong master, and has been teaching qigong for over 25 years. He was the founding president of Guolin Qigong Association Malaysia, and remains as its adviser.

He has been an adviser/consultant to the beauty and health industries for nearly 3 decades.

Aziz Al-Safi

Prof. Dr. Ab. Aziz Al-Safi Ismail received medical training and graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan and received a master’s degree in Community Medicine in 1990. He later trained in diabetes until his PhD in Liverpool, England in 1998

He is a Fellow of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (FINEM) and a fellow in Prevention of Chronic Disease and Cancer Management.

After serving as a lecturer and consultant at the University  of Science Malaysia, he continued his career as a Lecturer in Lincoln University College, Kata Bharu and as Head of the Integrative Medicine Department, Lincoln University College. He has been active in research on diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity as well as several national and international clinical trial studies. He has publishes books on “RAWATAN DIABETES” , “SAINS BEKAM” and BLOOD CUPPING THERAPY, as well as publishing scientific papers and presenting at national and international levels.

Prof Dr. Ab Aziz Al-Safi Ismail is a leading researcher in clinical cupping therapy. He is now actively conducting clinical cupping courses and workshops to encourage community to practice cupping therapy in the treatment of various chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke etc.

He also holds advanced courses in integrative medicine, nutritional therapy, environmental medicine and cancer management.

He is also active in the Green Medicine and Integrative Medicine movement where he is the Vice President of the Malaysian Association for Advancement of Functional and Interdisciplinary Medicine (MAAFIM).

He also served as a key figure in the Diabetes Association of Malaysia (PDM) where at the National level he was a Council Member, and at the State level he served as Secretary since 2003 until his retirement from government service.

He founded the New Breath Club, the Kelantan Fitness Association,  which is a non-governmental organization actively, engaged in activities to reduce smoking habits and promote physical activity among the community.

Atul Shah

Chairman of AUM HIMALAYA SANJEEVINI ESSENCES PVT LTD.

Dr. Atul K. Shah is an M.D. in Allopathy and a Radiologist from Bombay University. He has been a medical doctor for 46 years now; with wide experience in treatment & diagnostic methods in Allopathy as well as Alternative and Complementary Therapies. He is also trained in M.R.I. (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) at different hospitals in the USA. He was honorary assistant professor of Radiology in Bombay University. He also has training in ‘Lifestyle Medicine; from the Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.  For 36 years, he is practicing & making & researching Indian Himalayan Flower Remedies which are featured in five International Flower essences encyclopedia. He is researching Bio –energy remedies, Health Hazard of Electromagnetic Pollution, Environmental stress, Bio Nano- technology, Neo Air therapy, Flower Bud Stem cell Enhancers, Mesotherapy etc.

Due to his allopathic background, he has an advantage and privilege of treating various kinds of patients with a variety of diagnosis and so-called incurable diseases. He has been frequently invited along with his doctor wife to deliver Guest lectures at various national and International conferences and seminars on Alternative and Complementary therapies. Together, they have opened a health center called as Healin’ Temple in the heart of Mumbai city. Here they offer consultation, therapies, products and workshops.

He has delivered lectures at International Flower Remedies Essences Conference in Australia, Canada, U.K., USA, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, Greece, Portugal and India. He has been featured in ‘Bombay times’ several times, also in many other newspapers and magazines. He was invited as speaker for INMA  International conference at Kochin in 2017. He has been interviewed on Kiran Kher Show, Amul India Show, Better world T.V. Show in New York, Long Island Radio, National radio in the USA and Radio Mid Day. He was featured in the popular TV program called as ‘Mano Ya Na Mano’, ZeeTV & ITV, New York

His other interests are reading, music and cooking.

His ultimate dream in life is to bring about a major revolution through bio-energy remedies in healing human beings, animals and Agriculture by offering his groundbreaking research work in bio-energy nano- technology. 

Prof. Dr. Adlina Sulaiman

PJM MD (UKM), MPH (UM), MBA (SCU), FAMM, FAPM is an academician, teaching Public Health and Healthcare Management since 1993(29 years) at both undergraduate (MBBS, MD) and postgraduate levels (MPH,MScPH, MBAHM). She has been involved in setting up three medical schools and two private hospitals. She has experience in supervising and adjudicating PhD and Masters students.

As a researcher she has published 27 articles in local and international journals on breastfeeding, depression among school children, stress among a diversified group of people, obesity among students and electromagnetic field radiation(EMFR)effect on health.

She has published two books, “Guide to Health and Personal Care for the Hajj Pilgrim” (2016) and “Get off the computer, get into sports: a guide for parents with average child” (2014). She is a peer reviewer for Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Physical Science International Journal, Asian Journal of Current Research and an editor for Asian Journal of Medicine and Health.

As a public health physician she contributes her expertise to the Malaysian Medical Council as a member of the exam board for unscheduled universities examination and is a member of National Specialist Registrar Vetting Panel, Specialty Subcommittee of Public Health.

She is a humanitarian volunteer and had gone for missions under AMAN Malaysia to assist in post disaster medical relief in Acheh (Feb 2005) and Balakot (Nov2005). She assists in the conduct of disaster preparedness workshops and does volunteerwork for BBNGO and KEMAHANG Care.

Prof. Dr. Amaramalar Selvi Naicker

Professor (Dr) Amaramalar Selvi Naicker is a consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Physician with the Dept of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia (UKM). She has been working in UKM Medical Centre since 2003 and has been actively involved in clinical work in several areas of rehabilitation such as Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired and traumatic Brain Injury, Pediatric and Musculoskeletal rehabilitation and Diabetic Foot care to name a few. She also has a special interest in Nutritional Medicine. She co-runs the Multidisciplinary Pediatric clinics services for children with Cerebral Palsy and Spina bifida in the hospital.

As an academic she is a passionate teacher and researcher and takes every opportunity to share and learn both locally and internationally. She has interests in both clinical and basic sciences researches and has made much contributions in the form of Scientific writings, book chapters and publications as well as community educational tools. She is an Associate
Research Fellow at the Tissue Engineering Centre, UKM.

Being involved in disability care, she also functions as an expert for disability related patient evaluations for medical board reviews and medicolegal assessments and is a certified independent medical examiner. Being a strong proponent for community work, she continues to care for children with disabilities in the community which led to her co- found the Spina Bifida Association of Malaysia (SIBIAM) in 2007 for which she is the current President. Since 2017 she has since been actively involved with the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IFSBH) as well as more recently the South Asian Network for Spina bifida.

She is also involved in humanitarian work through Mercy Malaysia where in post disaster medical rehabilitation and capacity building activities were carried out for several years in Nepal post the earthquake in 2015. She also helped to drive interest in post disaster rehabilitation amongst rehab professionals.

Her interests are not just limited to people with disabilities but also to animals in similar situations. She regularly helps out at a local Elephant conservatory to aid in prosthetic restoration for elephants who suffer limb loss resulting from snare traps set up by unscrupulous poachers. Of late she is foraying into environmental sustainability related activities as she believes that wellbeing is not just limited to good physical, emotional and mental health but rather should be inclusive of environmental health too.

Prof. Dr. Aishah Latiff

Prof Aishah Latiff received her BSc (Hons) degree and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Melbourne in Australia. She served in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Science Malaysia (USM) for 32 years, a significant time of which was dedicated to laboratory development and management

She dedicated the last 25 years of her career developing and managing two ISO/IEC17025 NATA-accredited laboratories; initially as the Director at the Doping Control Centre (DCC) at USM (during the last 18 years of her academic career) and subsequently as the Director of the Toxicology and Multipurpose Lab (TMPL) in Doha, Qatar.

With both laboratories, Prof Aishah was involved in the development from the ground up, ensuring excellent infrastructure for laboratory functions, equipping the laboratory and producing skilled and trained staff in the handling of high performance analytical instrumentation.

Her research interests included drugs of abuse and community addiction and was therecipient of several local and international research grants/funds in the study of the treatment of drug addiction, including drug related morbidities in the local population.

The research activities have attracted 40 postgraduate students from all over the world and she has served as their supervisor and mentor in achieving their postgraduate degrees. Additionally her work also included food, environmental and clinical analysis that contribute to studies that are pertinent to public health. Currently Prof Aishah is serving as an Honorary Professor in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in USM, where her role is to motivate the lecturers and laboratory analysts in developing and maintaining an accredited laboratory providing services for government and private industries.

Dr. A. Sreekumar

MBBS; DLO; FACNEM (Fellow of Australian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine)

Present Positions & Experiences

Founder Dr. Sree Integrative Functional Medicine Hospital, Kochi
Founder Soukhya Foundation
Founder Wellness Solutions
Founder Nutrigenomics
Founder Indian Nutritional Medical Association
Conducting Fellowship Program (FINEM) – Hundreds of doctors from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, USA & Middle east completed
Conducted 10 International Nutritional & Environmental Medicine Conference
Invited international faculty in Malaysia, Indonesia, Dubai, Muscat, Australia, UK & USA
Life member & past president Pandalam, Indian Medical association
10. Life member AOI & past president Kerala AOI (Association Otolaryngologists of India)

Other Experiences

Senior Consultant in ENT & Head & Neck Surgery – 40 years experience India, UK & middle east
Headed 350 bedded multi-specialty hospital in India – 14 years
Past President Otolaryngologists Association of India, Kerala Social Activities
Initiated 100 plus club
Initiated PG Diploma in Wellness, University of Wellness
Right for Health Initiative covering 250,000 population in association with National Human Rights Commission of India
Conducted School Wellness program for students covering more than 100,000 students per year
Conducting regular Workplace Wellness Program
Life member Red cross society,
Past President, Rotary Club Cochin Central.

Dr. Chung Tze Yang

Dr Chung Tze Yang is a graduate from Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur having passed out in 2000 and later returning to his alma mata for his specialisation in rehabilitation medicine, qualifying in 2008. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and consultant
rehabilitation physician in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. He leads the Amputee Rehabilitation and Neuro-medical Rehabilitation clinics and inpatient services.
His interests are in multi and transdisciplinary approaches to improving patient outcomes, particularly with novel technology. This includes neuromodulation techniques to enhance brain plasticity. He is actively involved in training future rehabilitation physicians in the country as well as contributing as a committee member in the Malaysian Association of Rehabilitation Physicians (MARP).

Prof. Dr. G. R. Letchumanan Ramanathan

Dr. G R Letchuman Ramanathan is presently the Professor of Medicine in the Clinical School Johor Bahru, Monash University Malaysia since May 2021. Prior to that he was the Physician and Endocrinologist in Department of Medicine, Hospital Ipoh, Malaysia. While he was in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, he was its National Head of Internal Medicine Services from 2014 to 2021. Until recently, he was the President of College of Physicians Malaysia (2014 – 2022).

He gives lectures andconduct case discussions in national conferences in internal medicine particularly in the field of diabetes. Regularly, he trains medical officers to sit for their postgraduate exams.

He is an examiner for both the MRCP PACES and local postgraduate master’s Internal Medicine exams. Frequently heisinvited across the nation to facilitate teaching courses and mock exams for the above.
Since obtaining his postgraduate qualifications, he has been involved in many studies both local andinternational, mainly in diabetes related areas, as well as in endemic goitre prevalence studies andinhealth system research especially on patient safety.

He is invited regularly to give talks on ‘Good Clinical Practice’.

Dr. Hui Yu Yang

ATHENA H. Y. YANG LITCH

Ph.D., Biochemistry, The University of Tokyo
Postdoctoral Fellow, the Science of Aging, MIT
l Comprehensive experience regarding regenerative medical science, with the
following areas of expertise:
(1) Anti-aging and age related disease treatment (stem cell therapy and
stem cell derived exosome therapy)
(2) Combination cancer immunotherapy (immunotherapy and cytokine
interleukin 12 (IL12) treatment)
(3) Cell free therapies including the following applications:
(a) Stem cell derived exosome
(b) Cancer cell derived exosome
(c) Cytokine interleukin 12 (IL12)
(4) Application of circulating tumor cell (CTC) quantification technology in
the evaluation of cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, and cancer
remission
(5) Application of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) quantification
technology in the evaluation of stem cell treatment, and stem cell derived
exosome treatment
Employment History
Board Member and Business Development Director 2018/04-2021/08
CyTIX Inc. (Cell-therapy Technology Institute) – Tokyo, Japan
-Strengthened the intellectual property (IP) portfolio of CyTIX Inc.
-Oversaw the inbound business of cancer immunotherapy
-Led technology licensing activities in the Asia Pacific region
-Developed new cell therapy products and services of CyTIX, Inc. (original
natural killer (NK) cell therapy, stem cell therapy, cytokine interleukin 12,
and the application of stem cell conditioned medium for medical uses in
Japan)
Chief Technology Officer and Business Development Director 2018/04-2021/08
Kinko Capital Co., Ltd. – Tokyo, Japan
-Led investment decision making in the cancer immunotherapy company,
CyTIX Inc.
-Acquired international exclusive technology licensing and new patent
licensing of cancer immunotherapies from CyTIX Inc.;
-Led technology licensing activities in the Asia Pacific region
-Member of the CyTIX Inc. management team

Business Development Consultant 2015/08-present
HighChem Company, Ltd. – Tokyo, Japan
-Identified and evaluated the following technologies:
-Gel-type ACI (ChondronTM) from RMS, Sewon Cellontech, South Korea
(cell therapy)
-Dendritic cell/tumor cell fusion from CyTIX Inc, Japan (immuno-cancer
therapy)
-Obtained the exclusive distribution right of ChondronTM in the greater
China area, introduced ChondronTM to China, and acquired approval in
China for ChondronTM
-Obtained the exclusive distribution right of PerfectinTM (adipose stem cell
conditioned medium) from UnicoCell Biomed in Japan, and worked on the
adoption of PerfectinTM as a cosmetic ingredient in Japan and for
regeneration purposes in Japan’s clinics
-Led the establishment of the joint venture company Kinko Capital Co., Ltd.
for investing in immuno-cancer therapy technologies between Hangzhou
Jinjiang Group and HighChem Company, Ltd.

Education and Training

Postdoctoral Fellow, the Science of Aging 2010/09-2012/08
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA, USA
-Investigated the biochemical interaction between Sirt1 and resveratrol,
aiming at enhancing Sirt1 activity for longevity
-Project leader in the collaboration with Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, designed
the in vivo Sirt1 activator screening system, aiming at finding novel Sirt1
activators
Ph.D., Biochemistry 2005/04-2010/03
The University of Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
Elucidated the mechanism of hyperosmo-regulation in yeast, shedding light on
the osmo-regulation hypothesis in the human kidney
Awards
2010-2012: Two-year fellowship from the National Science Council, Taiwan
2008-2010: Full scholarship from the Hirose International Scholarship
Foundation, Japan
2005-2008: Full scholarship from the Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ)
2002-2004: Two-year scholarship from the National Science Council,
Taiwan
2002: Best Master Thesis of the Year Award from the National Science
Council, Taiwan
Publications
Tanaka K, Tatebayashi K, Nishimura A, Yamamoto K, Yang HY, and Saito H.
Yeast osmosensors Hkr1 and Msb2 activate the Hog1 MAPK cascade by
different mechanisms.
Sci. Signal. 7: ra21, 2014
Yang HY*, Tatebayashi K*, Yamamoto K, and Saito H.
Glycosylation defects activate the filamentous growth Kss1 MAPK and
concomitantly inhibit the osmoregulatory Hog1 MAPK. (*These authors
contributed equally.)
EMBO J. 28: 1380--1391, 2009
Tatebayashi K*, Tanaka K*, Yang HY*, Yamamoto K, Matsushita Y, Tomida T,
Imai M. and Saito H.
Transmembrane mucins Hkr1 and Msb2 are putative osmosensors in the
SHO1 branch of yeast
HOG pathway. (*These authors contributed equally.)
EMBO J. 26: 3521-3533, 2007
Shih SF, Wu YH, Hung CH, Yang HY, and Lin JY.
Abrin triggers cell death by inactivating a thiol-specific antioxidant protein.
J. Biol. Chem. 276: 21870-21877, 2001

Prof Philip Koshy

Prof. Dr. Koshy Philip completed his Ph.D. majoring in Microbial Biotechnology in 1985. His research and teaching career over the last 37 years focusses on microbiomics. His work with University of Malaya’s Medical, Dental and Science facultiessince 1997 led to the current ongoing patent prototypes for scale up at its High Impact Research Centre. These include specific postbiotics for medical applications.

In 2000, Koshy Philip secured an International Visiting Fellowship under the U.S State Department to work as a Visiting Fellow at U.S institutions. Between 2008 and 2010, he worked as a Visiting Scientist at New Zealand’s University of Otago, Australian Custom Pharmaceuticals and Asper Biotechnology Genomics in Estonia on research projects relevant to precision medicine. Currently, he is involved in a collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the University of Iowa.

At University of Malaya, he has been the Principal Investigator of two high impact research grants apart from other grants from MOSTI and Higher Education. As part of his past and current research, Koshy Philip conducts extensive studies on the human oral and gut microbiomes.

Koshy Philip has to date completed supervision of six Ph.D. students, several M.S students and published in high impact peer reviewed Web of Science journals. He is also a review editor for high impact tier one journals such as Frontiers. He has also written for the mass media and given public lectures.

Currently, he is also a Research Associate (Professor) affiliated to the Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences in University of Malaya to investigate the soil microbiomes for application in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and development of safe functional foods. In addition, he is involved with the University Malaya Deep Technology grant to develop a prototype for postharvest application. Since October 2020, he has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor to teach and research with University College Sedaya International (UCSI) University. Koshy Philip is also a life member of the Malaysian Microbiology and Biotechnology Societies.

Mr. Peter Gottis (Well Lab)

Laboratory Director NutriPATH Integrative Pathology.

Peter has over 30 plus years experience in private pathology laboratory operations and ownership, both in Oceania/SE Asia and the USA.

Peter’s involvement and provision of specialised testing services for Integrative Medicine/Functional Medicine extends back to the early 2000’s.

In providing this specialist testing not only to the Oceania, but also the SE Asia regions, it has allowed practitioners in these specialized areas to practice correctly, to grow and to develop their practices.

To further complement the testing, the provision of a readily accessible practitioner clinical consultancy service has proved
invaluable to referring practitioners.

Through the testing product and clinical knowledge gained, Peter has presented throughout Asia and more recently in Europe in the areas of Cancer, CVD, Chronic Inflammation and Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Dr. Paramjit Kaur

Dr. Paramjit Kaur is an integrative Wellness and Aesthetic practitioner. She has been practicing medicine for pass 34 yrs in private practice.

Dr Paramjit Kaur had a keen interest in Dermatology and in Aesthetics hence pursued post graduate Diploma in Dermatology from University of Wales 2001 followed by Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine in 2006 (AARAM/ USA) and Fellowship in Aesthetic medicine (AARAM/ USA) in 2008.

In 2011 she did her board certification in Anti aging medicine from A4M, USA. She is a pioneer in Aesthetic medicine and holds an LCP, licensing and credentialling in the practice of Aesthetic medicine.

Due to her keen interest in Diabetes, a condition that she faced increasingly in her patients daily in her practice she was motivated to pursue her  interest in this debilitating chronic disease. From 2011-2013 she did intensive study in Diabetes and qualified with post graduation in Diabetes from Leciester University UK.

According Dr Paramjit she has evolved as a medical doctor and is always actively pursuing various coursed and trainings to improve her skills which is an on going process. Presently her passion is functional and integrative medicine, which focuses on the patient, having a working relationship and partnership with her patients to deliver the best outcome by integrating various effective evidence based modalities of treatment and management.

She runs two medical practices in partnership with her husband Dr Gurdial Singh and founder of Rejavalife wellness centre which focus on wellness from within with emphasis on nutrition, effective detox , sensible exercise , relaxation techniques and spiritual balance.

She is member of several medical organizations and societies. Presently she is an active life and founding member of MAAFIM. She is instrumental in bringing Drs and healthcare professionals together under the umbrella of MAAFIM to work together, sharing and exchanging knowledge for the betterment of and providing holistic health to our families , patients and our society.

Dr. Renu Mahtani

Dr Renu Mahtani

• MBBS MD (Medicine)
• FMNM (US) – Fellowship in Metabolic & Nutritional Medicine
• Associate, ITRAID – Dr. CG Coimbra’s Institute for Treatment & Research for Autoimmune Disease, Brazil
• FINEM – Cochin
• IAYT – International Association for Yoga Therapy

Founder:

• Autoimmunity Treatment Centre, Pune
• Param Yoga, Pune

Professional focus:

• Autoimmune and degenerative disease
• Vitamin D, magnesium & other nutraceuticals
• Detoxification techniques
• Bio-oxidative therapies
• Customised breath therapy
• Pain management
• Therapeutic pilates
• Rope & belt therapies
• Posture alignment techniques
• Adapted yogasanas

Author of 2 books 

• Power Pranayam – Discover the Healing Potentials of your breaths – which is translated in to five languages.
• Power of Posture – Mindful Alignment for a Pain-free Life – English & Marathi

Dr. Radha Krishna

Dr Radha Krishna completed his Bachelor of Science from Andhra University 1977, followed by Medical degree (MBBS from University of Bangalore 1985.

He has been practising in Kuala Lumpur for last 35 yrs and has been attached to various hospitals.

1. Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang.
   2. Hospital Daerah, Tanjung Karang.
   3. Banting Hospital, Banting.
   4. Currently attached to Hospital Bersalin Razif, Klang.

Presently his passion and focus is on epigenetics and certified epigenetic trainer for Cell Wellbeing for Germany as well for India.

Dr Radha regularly trains Drs from various countries globally on epigenetics and the influence on the human genome . He has been intrumental in developing various effective organic supplements in reversing and improving various chronic conditions and presently is in the midst of going global with his products. which target gut imbalances. Dr Radha firmly believes that many chronic conditions arise from gut imbalances and corrective measures should start at the level of the gut for good outcome.

Prof. Dr. Suresh Govind

PROF. DR. SURESH KUMAR A/L P GOVIND
Honorary Professor
Department of Parasitology
Faculty of Medicine

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
Alternate Member for University Representative, University Malaya, 29/08/2018 to 18/02/2021
BHEPA Advisory Panel, University Malaya, 01/03/2019 to 28/02/2020
Head of Department, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, 01/08/2018 to 05/03/2019
Head of Department, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, 01/08/2016 to 31/07/2018
University appeal authority position, University Malaya, 25/01/2015 to 25/01/2018
Bentara for UM Convo 2017, University Malaya, 21/10/2017 to 24/10/2017
Member of Working Committee 1 of the Committee to Promote Understanding and Harmony among Religious Believers (JKMPKA) Session 2016-2017, National, 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2017
Head of Department, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, 01/10/2015 to 31/07/2016
Bentara Holder , University Malaya, 11/11/2014 to 30/11/2016
Community Engagement Course Advisor, University Malaya, 02/06/2014 to 01/06/2016
Member of Senate , University Malaya, 08/02/2010 to 31/12/2012

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
PhD, PHILOSOPHY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Msc, SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)
DIPLOMA, APPLIED PARASITOLOGY (APPLIED PARASITOLOGY),
DIPLOMA, SCIENCE(SCIENCE), TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN COLLEGE
Bsc, Science, CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, BUIES CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Dr. Sabine Hazan

Physician, CEO of Progenabiome and Ventura Clinical Trials, Co-founder of Topelia Therapeutics;
Expert on the Gut Flora (Microbiome) and cutting-edge medical research;
Writer, Editor, World-Renowned Speaker, Published Author of “Let’s Talk Sh!t”
MD: University of Miami,
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Fellowship: University of Florida
As a specialist in gastroenterology, internal medicine, and hepatology, Dr. Hazan has used her medical expertise in many regards over the last two decades. As the founder & CEO of Progenabiome, a genetic sequencing research laboratory, she leads 35+ studies investigating the role of the gut flora in various diseases.

Dr. Hazan is also the CEO of Ventura Clinical Trials, where she has 20+ years experience leading clinical trials for cutting-edge research on various medical issues. Since March 2020, she has been at the forefront of COVID-19 research, leading ongoing FDA-approved clinical trials for treatment and prophylaxis.

Through their study exploring the role of the gut flora in COVID-19, Progenabiome became the first lab worldwide to detect SARS-CoV-2 from Patient Fecal Samples by Whole Genome Sequencing. See data published in Gut Pathogens here. With these findings and extensive knowledge on the Microbiome and disease, Dr. Hazan and her partner at Topelia Therapeutics, Dr. Thomas Borody, developed what she feels is the best first line of defense against COVID-19, a combination of natural vitamins: Biome Boosters, available at https://biomeboosters.com/. Proceeds support research via the Microbiome Research Foundation.

Hazan and Borody also co-authored Let’s Talk Shit, a humorous, easy to digest explanation of gastrointestinal disorders, treatments, and next generation hope for gut-related diseases. Proceeds support research via the Microbiome Research Foundation. The book is available on Amazon and https://letstalkshit.org/.

As the first woman ever accepted into the University of Florida as a Clinical Gastroenterology Fellow, Dr. Sabine Hazan is a pioneer in the medical field. She has published articles in numerous prestigious medical journals, and is the Series Editor on the microbiome for Practical Gastroenterology, a peer review journal that reaches 18,000 gastroenterologists. She is also a speaker for the World Congress of Digestive Disease, MAGI, Microbiome Congress, International Drug Discovery Science and Technology Conference and NIST (National Institute of
Standards and Technology).

Recent News: https://progenabiome.com/news
Publications: https://progenabiome.com/publications
Progenabiome: https://progenabiome.com/
Topelia Therapeutics: https://topeliatherapeutics.com/
Microbiome Research Foundation: https://microbiomeresearchfoundation.com/
The Microbiome Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping patients with diseases of the gut flora (microbiome).

Dr. Srikant Sundaresh

MBBS. D.Ortho. (PhD). Did schooling in mysore district, India. Then completed MBBS in AIMS, Karnataka. Pursued post- graduation in the field of orthopaedic surgery in JSS hospital, mysore. Learnt ozone disc nucleolysis under Dr. Tariq in Srinagar, Kashmir in 2009.

Other workshops attended include pain management workshop under IPSC in Delhi, fat graft for knee osteoarthritis in FATS Bangkok, intravenous nutritional therapy, Platelet rich plasma therapy and arthroscopy.

First to do a thesis including ozone therapy in a medical College in India. Presented two papers in WFOT, one in Mumbai and one in China. Submitted an abstract in SICOT world Orthopaedic congress, Montreal , Canada. Now a part of faculty in various workshops conducted by OFI in India, focus being pain management.

Dr. Satvinder Singh

MBBS, Page, DA (Dublin), AARAM (US), M,MED, ANAES (UM)
Dr. Satvinder S. Callay. Dr. Satvinder has degrees in anaesthesiology and intensive care management and also specialises in Chronic Pain Management and Functional Medicine.
Currently Dr. Satvinder is following his lifelong interests in Reverse Ageing programs, Cell Therapy, Autism, Medical Aesthetics and Functional Medicine. He has been involved in reverse ageing and restorative medicine protocols for almost 25 years. He is considered a pioneer in anti-aging in both Malaysia and the Asian region.
He lectures in various countries such as India, Indonesia, Singapore, West and East Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. He is on the board of the anti-aging faculty members in India (SRAAAMI & ISSMTCT) and in Indonesia.
He is a professional member of the International Association for Organotherapy and Stem cell Transplantation (Switzerland). He is also a certified diplomat of AARAM (American Academy of Restorative and Aesthetic Medicine). He has multiple certificates in PRP, lasers, fillers, BTA and other
aesthetic protocols. Lastly he has lectured to 25,000 doctors and counting, mostly in Asia.

Dr. Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam

Dr. Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam is the Founder and President of the Malaysian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (MSLM) which is affiliated to the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance. Dr. Siva is on the Advisory Board of the International Journal for Disease Reversal and Prevention. He is also one of two Asian Physicians to be appointed as Exam Question Writers for the Lifestyle Medicine Board Certification examination.

He is the Country Representative for the International Council of Integrative Medicine and the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance. Dr Siva has been appointed to sit on the council for the National Coalition for Mental Wellness in Malaysia.

Dr. Siva founded and heads the Amrita Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Center and Amrita Lifestyle Medicine Academy, a wellness academy. He is a Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician. His clinical expertise is in the management of stress and lifestyle diseases which include diabetes, hypertension and food intolerances amongst others.

Dr. Siva has helped to pioneer Lifestyle Medicine in the country.He sits He is frequently invited to speak on Lifestyle Medicine by government institutions. He has also conducted workshops on Lifestyle Medicine for programs jointly organized  by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Malaysian Ministry of Health and University Era Ketiga (University Putra Malaysia).

Dr. Siva has presented papers on lifestyle medicine and an integrative approach to managing and preventing illness both at local and international conferences. He is a published author and has written books on a mind body approach to wellness and on the importance of herbs and nutrition in healthy ageing.

Dr. Siva has served as the Scientific Chairperson for Lifestyle Medicine of various organizing committees of conferences including “The First World Congress on Healthy Ageing in 2012” and the First Asean Conference on Healthy Aging in 2017. He has also chaired symposiums at national and international conferences on integrative and lifestyle medicine.

Dr. Tariq Jagmag

Dr. Tariq Jagmag has pursued the field of Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunology (PNEI) over the past 15 years. He is currently the scientific advisor at Glowderma Lab Pvt Ltd, a dermatological pharma company and its sister concern Herbicine to develop low dose cytokines.
He is associated with FOCIS (Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies).

He has 2 international patents on his name and is developing new and innovative products. He conducts regular training programs for doctors on Basic Immunology, role of immunology in various diseases and their pathways; different cytokines and homeopathic remedies and treatment modalities for various diseases.

His expertise and in depth understanding of immunological pathways along with their effects in various chronic diseases has enabled him to help many doctors with their patients across globe to get better from chronic disease conditions.

Certifications:

Certification in Immunology – Vaccines and Viral Immunology – 2022 (Harvard University, US)
Certification in Advanced immunology – Novel therapies for chronic inflammation – 2021
(Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Immuno-oncology – 2020 (Harvard University, United States)
Post graduate diploma in Diabetes 2018-19 (Deakin University, Australia)
Certificate in Immunology 2018 (Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Genetics 2018 (Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Biochemistry 2018 (Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Pharmacology 2018 (Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Physiology 2018 (Harvard University, United States)
Certification in Functional Medicine 2015 – 17 (Academy of Functional Medicine)
Certification in Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy 2014 (BHR, UK) 

Prof. Dr. Ushy Mohandas

A very articulate powerful professional motivational speaker, a peak performance leadership coach for more than 3 decades, a communications scientist who has so far coached thousands of people across many cultures and countries.

The creator of the widely acclaimed brand “The Mind Workshop”, and Plus You Wellness she is the founder CEO and Principal Mind Coach at Dr Ushy’s Wisdom Works.

Formerly the Dean of KIMS Hospital, Bangalore, the Vice Chair person of the National Women’s Council, member od Board of Studies RGUHS Karnataka she has been a mentor and guide to many post graduate students and faculty across the globe. A strong crusader heading DAC, Doctors against Corruption, She was recently elected to receive a national award for crusading against corruption in medical education called “Hope for the Nation”.

She has also single handedly brought about reforms in the system of medical education. Recently shewas conferred “The Indian Doctor of the year award” for 3 decades of research, innovation and service to the profession.

A mid brain sumo, having researched neuropsychology, a spiritual scientist imparting alpha access methods, NSDR a national level debater, a stand up comedian, an avid writer blogger and columnist she has been a radio jockey and voice over for more than 2 decades, having worked for globally credible and reputed channels.

A very popular and active handle on all social media; her quotes and articles have been published in newspapers all across India. Professor Das is visiting faculty in many B-schools all over India training inbusiness and organizational communications. She is known by the energetic, factual, honest keynote speeches. She is known for her natural spontaneous wit and edutainment style of delivering the most complex of subjects.

Leadership comes naturally to her, In fact her amazing story is one featured in the book titled: “WhenDreams have Wings” by Shoma Bakre discussing women with grit and determination across the country having achieved the extraordinary.

Her passions include cooking, sports and music besides reading and writing. She also loves animals and does volunteering work to protect nature. Frequently seen debating on social evils and corrupt practices on TV channels, she is referred to as, Dr. Tongue-Fu, the formula one master of Communications, the Iron-Lady for she effectively manages in 12 Careers simultaneously. The Wordsmith that she is, she forks out words in different contexts, and meanings.

In other words she is a “doctor of words” too!!
A Humorous--Honest-Humble-Human being, with an eternal thirst for learning, she believes that: “People die only…There is a chance to LIVE STRONG every single day!”

Dr Vijaendreh Subramaniam

Dr. Vijaendreh Subramaniam (Dr. Vijae) is a Senior Consultant Gynae-Oncologist at Mahkota Medical Center, a leading privatehospital in Malaysia. He graduated from University of Malaya and commenced postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) in 1991 working at Raigmore Hospital (NHS), in Scotland

He gained a postgraduate qualification in O&G from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG, UK) in 1994. In 2003 he furthered his sub-speciality training in Gynae-Oncology in the UK at St.Bartholomew Hospital (St. Barts), one of the leading cancer centres in London.

Dr. Vijae is an accomplished surgeon and is trained in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) in gynaecological cancers from the world-renowned Kurashiki Medical Centre in Japan. Dr. Vijae has worked in oncology since 1995. Since 2011 he has expanded his practice areasto include alternative and complementary modalities in an integrative fashion in the treatment of cancer.

He has travelled extensively throughout the world learning and observing firsthand from leading practitioners of integrative medicine. He believes that the best results in cancer treatments are only possible by integrating the best of conventional therapy and complementary/ alternative therapies. He is a key opinion leader in the field of integrative oncology and is a much sought after speaker locally and intemationally. He is also pioneering research into integrative oncology, and is the Director and lead clinician at Dr Vijae's Gynae and Integrative Cancer Centre.

Prof. Vimal Karani

Professor Vimal Karani is a Professor in Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomics and the Deputy Director of Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of Reading, UK. He joined the University of Reading after his post-doctoral training at the MRC Epidemiology unit (Cambridge, UK) and University College London (London, UK).

He has also received advanced training in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Professor Vimal Karani has published extensively in areas related to nutrigenetics and non-communicable diseasesand presently has more than 80 peer reviewed publications (including those in premier biomedical journals: Nature Genetics, Lancet, BMJ, PLoSMedicineand PLoS Genetics) and book chapters.

He has received significant global media attention for his work on nutrition, lifestyle and cardiometabolic diseases. He has received funds as a PI and Co-I from various funding bodies and, in the last seven years, the grants that he has been associated with are of the value ~£3.3million. He won the UK Nutrition Society's Silver Medal award for the year 2020 for his contribution to the world of global nutrition.

Dr. Wong Teck Wee

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Physician
MBBS (Melb), FRCP (Edin), FAMS (Cardiology, Singapore), MRCP (UK), AM(Mal), FSCAI (USA), FNHAM

Dr. Wong Teck Wee was a Clinical Consultant at Hospital Serdang and an Associate Professor of Medicine at UPM before joining iHEAL Medical Centre. He was also the head of cardiology unit at medical department, UPM.

His passion is in early disease detection and prevention. His fields of interest are lifestyle management, heart failure; geriatric or aged care cardiology, interventional cardiology andcardiac multislice computed tomography. He is a proponent of preventive vaccinations inelderly and patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney failure, heart failure andstroke. He was the scientific chairman of the World Congress of Healthy Ageing 2012 supported by WHO, the first of its kind incorporating mainstream and complementary medicine with the goal of holistic care. Currently, he is the President and EXCO member of Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society, an NGO championing preventive health for elderly. He has spent more than 15 years overseas for his medical training and work. He graduatedwith MB, BS from University of Melbourne, under the Australian EMSS (Equity and Merit
Scholarship Scheme). Following his early training for 3 years in UK, he went on to obtain MRCP (Membership of the Royal College of Physician United Kingdom) in 1999, FRCP (Fellowship of Royal College of Physician Edinburgh). He completed Singapore Cardiology Advanced Specialist Training and was admitted as a fellow of the Academic Medicine of Singapore for Cardiology in Aug 2004.

Here, he developed a major interest in heart failuredisease management, where he championed a team at Tan Tock Seng Hospital that cared for more than 2000 patients. He was directly involved in caring for SARS patients during the worldwide SARS outbreak in 2003. Subsequently, he completed cardiovascular interventional fellowship at the National Heart Centre, Singapore. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

He is registered as a specialist in cardiology and internal medicine with NSR (National Specialist Register, Malaysia) and Singapore Ministry of Health. He was Research Investigator of many multinational clinical trials. With numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, he has been invited as faculty to lecture in regional/international Cardiology conferences.

Dr Hansjorg Lammers

Dr Hansjorg Lammers, Holistic Dentist, studied holistic dentistry at the private University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany from 1985-1990. He is a practicing dentist, lecturer, author and a developer of nutraceuticals since 1991. Moreover he is the adviser of the medical society for comprehensive biological therapies at own international conferences since 12 years.

Dr. Hansjörg Lammers is the head of the FirstBioDentSpa-Clinic (a first class Anti-Aging-, Detox- & Preventive Medicine Facility) in Düsseldorf/Germany. During his practical career he specialises in regulative medicine, biocompatible dental care, metal-free dentistry included zirconium implants, detoxifying and nutritional dentistry, especially indiseaseslikeMultiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), MS, ALS, Autism and Cancer. Brain Detoxification of heavy metals is one of his favourites.

In 1995 he founded the Institute for Integrative and Preventive Medicine (IIPM) in Germany for the support of detoxifying treatments in all chronic diseased patients. He is particularily very active as a lecturer for academic organisations like the International Society of Holistic Dentistry - GZM/Germany, the Interdisciplinary Society of Environmental Medicine/Germany, the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology I.A.O.M.T. – Florida/USA, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine A4M– Chicago/USA,the Medical Society of Experience in Medicine – Stuttgart/Germany, for the German Societyof Anti-AgingMedicine GSAAM/Germany and for the German Society for Environmental Dentistry DGUZ/Germany.

Dr. Lammers is a key-note speaker for the Anti-Aging Medicine Specialization in Europe from Dr. Thierry Hertoghe/Belgium. Hansjörg Lammers is in the Scientific Advisory Board of the FirstBioDentAcademy in Germany. In addition, he was a key-note speaker at the Arabian Conference of the Saudi Autistic Society and a consulting medical practitioner for holistic medical care at the Specialized Medical Center Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since 1999, he has pubilshed more than 80 papers, scientific articles and contributions to books.

Hansjörg Lammers has an abundance of experience in detoxification- and orthomolecular medicine. He is well known in Germany and abroad for Anti-Aging-Therapies with Detoxification and Nutrientsand for Functional Medicine with nutraceuticals, especially with corn-free Vitamin CandEDTAadministrations (i.v. or oral liposomal) with minerals in chronic illnesses. He has been proved as a dynamic speaker and is welcome around a range of US-Conferences aboutNutritional- and Preventive Medicine on a regular base.

Dr. Patrick Jones

With postgraduate degrees across several disciplines and a PhD in psychology, Dr Patrick Jones sees the value in in being informed about the fields of mindfulness, quality of life and well-being. With a background in clinical psychology for twenty years, he moved to secular teaching and academia bringing the marriage of psychology and spirituality into the mainstream.

Patrick has been presenting at state, national and international conferences in psychology and health for the last twenty years. He has also been a director for eastern ashrams and western monasteries. Patrick also has 30 years’ experience in the commercial sector, and has founded several companies, a not for profit charity, and has managed a portfolio of properties.

Through his clinical work and research, Dr Patrick Jones developed a quality of life and well-being program (Mindfulness-based Quality of Life and Well-Being Program), which has been used by thousands of people with findings presented at conferences around Australia and internationally. Patrick has been an honorary research associate at Murdoch University, written curriculum for Western Sydney University on mindfulness-based entrepreneurship and is an occasional university lecturer and public speaker.

Dr Jones has peer reviewed and published articles in numerous journals and continues to submit new research. Specialising in mindfulness, quality of life, and well-being, Dr Jones has seven publications including:

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Citation: Jones, P. & Drummond, P. D. (2021). A Summary of Current Findings on Quality of Life Domains and a Proposal for Their Inclusion in Clinical Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology. 12.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747435

Citation: Jones, P., Drummond, P. (2022). The construction of a new Clinical Quality of Life Scale (CLINQOL). BMC Psychol 10(210).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00912-7

Citation: Jones, P. & Drummond, P. (2022). Construction and evaluation of a mindfulness-based quality of life and well-being program (MQW) in a randomized trial. Current Psychology.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02672-w

Citation: Jones, P. (2022). Mindfulness and Nondual Well-Being – What is the Evidence that We Can Stay Happy? Review of General Psychology,

https://doi:10.1177/10892680221093013

Citation: Jones, P. (2018). Mindfulness-Based Heroism: Creating Enlightened Heroes, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1(24).

http://doi.org/10.1177/0022167817711303

Citation: Jones, P. (2019). Mindfulness Training: Can It Create Superheroes? Frontiers in Psychology.

http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00613

Citation: Jones, P. (2022). Nondual Well-Being – The Evolution of Happiness. In F. Irtelli, & F. Gabrielli (Eds.), Happiness and Wellness- Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives. IntechOpen.

https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106770

Patrick’s profile can be found on Google Scholar at .

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ad7V07gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Dr Jones is a strong advocate of service and stresses the importance of non-attached altruism and self-less contribution. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is an active triathlete.

DATUK DR. SELVAM RENGASAMY

M.B.B.S (MADRAS), F.R.C.O.G (LONDON)

FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF SAHAMM, FELLOW ACNEM, BOARD-CERTIFIED ANTI-AGEING PHYSICIAN, ABAARM & HIS, MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD REVIEW, ISOM Datuk Dr Selvam is a qualified Integrative Healthcare Physician. He obtained his M.B.B.S from Madras and F.R.C.O.G from London. He is the founding President of the Society for Advancement of Hormones and Healthy Aging Medicine Malaysia (SAHAMM) and also a Board Certified Anti-Aging Physician from the American Academy of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM), International Hormone Society (IHS) and obtained a Fellowship from the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM).

Datuk Dr Selvam is also recognized as a member of the Editorial Board Review, International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM). Datuk Dr Selvam, a pioneer and visionary in comprehensive health care and wellness, is committed to treating his patients holistically. His approach, which combines Integrative Medicine with Nutritional and Bio-Identical Hormone

Therapy, has assisted many patients in healing. Datuk Dr Selvam has spoken at numerous local and international conferences,including those organised by SAHAMM, A5RM-Australia, SWAM-PERDESTI

Jakarta, International Bangkok Conference in Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine (BCARRM), WOSAAM-Jakarta, HEAT Conference Bangkok, Philippines Anti-Aging Conference Manila, INMA India and PERDAWERI – International Anti-Ageing Conference (IntAAC) Jakarta.

He actively participates in the training of doctors in Hormone Therapy and Nutritional Medicine. He believes that doctors should be educated in these fields so that they can identify and treat the underlying cause of disease rather than relying on drugbased symptomatic treatment. This approach will assist doctors in becoming HEALERS.

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