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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. DEEPA ALEX
DR. DEEPA ALEX
Medical Lecturer
Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • MRCP, (Medicine)
    Royal College of Physicians of London, United Kingdom
  • M.D. (GERIATRICS), (GERIATRICS)
    The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.g.r. Medical University
  • M.B.B.S., (Medicine and Surgery)
    The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.g.r. Medical University

MEMBERSHIPS


  • INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY TO ADVANCE ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, MEMBER
    2026 to present (International)
  • MALAYSIAN FALLS PREVENTION SOCIETY, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (National)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Alex, D., Khor, H. M., Chin, A. V., Hairi, N. N., Othman, S., Khoo, S. P. K., . . . Tan, M. P. (2018). Cross-sectional analysis of ethnic differences in fall prevalence in urban dwellers aged 55 years and over in the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research study. Bmj Open, 8(7), 6. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019579
Others
  1. Abou, J., Elders, P. J., Huijts, D., van Marum, R., & Hugtenburg, J. (2025). Pharmacist-led deprescribing of cardiovascular and diabetes medication within a clinical medication review: the LeMON study (Less Medicines in Older Patients in the Netherlands), a cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 47(3), 717-725.

PAPER PRESENTED


Invited Speaker
  1. Public Forum: Young at Heart: Secrets to Healthy Aging, Malaysian Congress of Geriatric Medicine (MCGM) 2025., The Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine (MSGM) (National) (09 Aug 2025 - 09 Aug 2025)
Oral Presenter
  1. Nine-Year Falls Trajectory in Older Malaysians in the Transforming Cognitive Frailty into Later-Life Self-Sufficiency (AGELESS) Study, ST ASIAN FALLS NETWORK & 4TH FRAGILITY FRACTURE NETWORK OF MALAYSIA ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2025, Fragility Fracture Network of Malaysia (International) (12 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025)
  2. Gender, Lean Mass, and Education as Predictors of Recurrent Falls in Older Malaysian Adults, Malaysian Congress of Geriatric Medicine 2025, Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine (National) (07 Aug 2025 - 09 Aug 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES


Contribution to Event
  1. (2026) Chairperson, University, (Event Chair)