Curriculum Vitae

DR. ANJANNA KUKREJA

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Anjanna Kukreja is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Lecturer at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, with specialized training in internal medicine, general infectious diseases, and antimicrobial stewardship. She is most passionate about HIV medicine, particularly as it relates to women living with HIV. She spearheads the WoW+ project, short for the “Wellness of Women living with HIV Project”, an initiative targeting comprehensive health needs of WLWH, from mental health to metabolic wellness. Her ultimate goal is to launch a Women’s Wellness Clinic tailored for this group.

Driven by a fervor for education, Dr. Anjanna teaches and mentors both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She was instrumental in the development of antimicrobial stewardship modules for an e-learning platform, fusing academic excellence with innovative teaching methods. Over the years, she has held pivotal organizational roles in various workshops, and antibiotic awareness, and World AIDS Day programs.

Dr. Anjanna is also a member of international organizations such as the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, and the International Aids Society. Nationally, she holds the position of committee member of the Malaysian Society of Infection Control & Infectious Diseases (MyICID), underscoring her dedication to infectious diseases in Malaysia.

Her academic accolades include publications in international journals like the Journal of the Int. AIDS Society (JIAS) and presentations at events like the MyHIV Forum and IAS meetings.

Additionally, Dr. Anjanna is a distinguished CHIMERA Fellow, a capacity-building program by the Fogarty International Center and the US NIH's National Institute of Mental Health. This program uniquely intersects HIV and mental health research in the Asia-Pacific region.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MRCPI, (Medicine)
    Royal College of Physicians, Ireland
  • Med Surg Obst, (Medicine)
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

MEMBERSHIPS

  • LIFE MEMBER, ELECTED EXCO MEMBER FOR MYICID, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2023 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Rajasuriar, R.; Kukreja, A.; Zulhaimi, N. S.; Loh, C. Y.; Lee, C. S.; Ho, W. Y.; Shaharuddin, S.; Alias, W. M. H. Wan; I-Ching, J.; Hisham, S.; Ahsan, A.; Omar, S. F. Syed; Kamarulzaman, A. (2022). Immunogenicity of the BNT 162b2 mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 variants in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia, JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 25, 166-166
  2. Roslan, N. S., Yusoff, M. S. B., Ab Razak, A., Morgan, K., Shauki, N. I. A., Kukreja, A., . . . Bakit, P. (2021). Training Characteristics, Personal Factors and Coping Strategies Associated with Burnout in Junior Doctors: A Multi-Center Study. Healthcare, 9(9), 14. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9091208
  3. Chia, P. Y., Sengupta, S., Kukreja, A., Ponnampalavanar, S. S. L., Ng, O. T., Marimuthu, K. (2020). The role of hospital environment in transmissions of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 9(1), 11. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-0685-1
  4. Li, C. M., Ying, F. J., Raj, D., Li, W. P., Kukreja, A., Omar, S. F. S., . . . Rajasuriar, R. (2020). A retrospective analysis of the care cascades for non-communicable disease and mental health among people living with HIV at a tertiary-care centre in Malaysia: opportunities to identify gaps and optimize care. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23(11), 6. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25638
  5. Loong, L. S.; Ponnampalavanar, S.; Lai, P. S. M.; Omar, S. F. Syed; Sohail, A.; Wong, P. L.; Ong, H. -C.; Kukreja, A.; Ng, R. X.; Tan, L. T.; Tan, C. H.; Lee, C. E.; Lim, K. Y.; Thursky, K.; James, R. (2020). Antimicrobial prescribing trends and appropriateness in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 101, 91-92. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.263
  6. Neelamegam, M.; McStea, M.; Kukreja, A.; Malavade, S.; Omar, S. F. Syed; Wong, P. L.; Chong, M. L.; Shaktivel, R.; Cysique, L.; Kamarulzaman, A.; Kamaruzzaman, S. B.; Rajasuriar, R. (2020). HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) in people living with HIV in Malaysia: Results from the malaysian HIV and aging (MHIVA) study, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 101, 292-293. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.764
  7. Ponnampalavanar, S.; Imtiaz, M. T.; Rasidin, M. Z. Mohamad; Kukreja, A.; Rajandra, A.; Sohail, A.; Velayutham, R.; Hong, W. H. (2020). A pilot study on knowledge, attitude and perception regarding infection control practices among medical and nursing students in a teaching hospital, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 101, 330-330. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.866
  8. Ponnampalavanar, S.; Kukreja, A.; Amir, A.; Mahmud, R. (2020). First case report of paragonimiasis in a Malaysian man, TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE. 37(1), 24-28
  9. Ahmad, Sherrini Bazir; Cheong, Chin Sum; Lim, Shen-Yang; Rahmat, Kartini; FaizatulIzzaRozalli; Sekaran, Shamala Devi; Sulaiman, Helmi; Ponnam-palavanar, Sasheela; Lim, Kheng Seang; Tan, Chong Tin (2016). Multimodal strategy to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in the ICU of a tertiary teaching hospital, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 101, 321-321. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.838
  10. Kho, K. L., Koh, F. X., Singh, H. K. L., Zan, H. A. M., Kukreja, A., Ponnampalavanar, S., Tay, S. T. (2016). Case Report: Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Murine Typhus in a Malaysian Teaching Hospital. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95(4), 765-768.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Kukreja, A., Ponnampalavanar, S., Hamzah, H. C., Saaibon, S., Hashim, A., Yap, M. H., Yip, H.W., Ragunathan, A., Ruslan,S.R. , Sitaram, P.N. & Hasan, M. S. (2020). Multimodal strategy to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in the ICU of a tertiary teaching hospital. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 101, 321.
  2. Ponnampalavanar, S. S. L. S., Kukreja, A., Basri, S., Goh, S. S. L., Tze, R. C. S., Ong, Y., ... & Kamarulzaman, A. (2023). SG-APSIC1208: Association between severity of COVID-19 pneumonia and vaccination status in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in Malaysia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 3(S1), s2-s2.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2024, Allianz Malaysia Berhad
    Assessment of Post-acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) and Serological Response in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in the University of Malaya Medical Centre ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2021 - 2023, GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE (DOM)
    Evaluation of gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia ( Co-Inventor)
International
  1. 2020 - 2024, CHINESE UNIVERSITY HONG KONG
    Functional decline and quality of life in people aging with HIV in Asia ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2022 - 2024, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd
    EARLY ORAL STEP-DOWN ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY VERSUS CONTINUING INTRAVENOUS THERAPY FOR UNCOMPLICATED GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERAEMIA (THE INVEST TRIAL) ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2023 - 2024, National University of Singapore
    A Clinically-Oriented Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network for Healthcare-associated infections (ACORN-HAI) ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2023 - 2023, The Foundation for Aids Research (amfAR)
    FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO INTEGRATING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO ROUTINE OUTPATIENT HIV CLINICAL CARE FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV (WLWH) AT THE UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE, MALAYSIA ( Co-Inventor)
  5. 2021 - 2022, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Investigator Driven Randomized Controlled Trial of Cefiderocol versus Standard Therapy for Healthcare Associated and Hospital Acquired Gram- negative Blood Stream Infection (GAME CHANGER) ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. BONE HEALTH IN MALAYSIAN WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV: UNCOVERING THE PORES IN OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT IN A HIGH-RISK POPULATION., Malaysian Osteoporosis Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Malaysian Osteoporosis Society (National) (09 Sep 2023 - 10 Sep 2023)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Integrating cervical cancer screening into outpatient HIV services for Women Living with HIV in a Malaysian Tertiary Teaching Hospital, 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society  (International) (23 Jul 2023 - 26 Jul 2023)
  2. Integrating Cervical Cancer Screening Into Outpatient HIV Services for Women Living With HIV in a Malaysian Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Asia Pacific AIDS Co-Infection Conference (APACC), Virology Education  (International) (08 Jun 2023 - 10 Jun 2023)
  3. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on HPV Infection, Cervical Cancer, and HIV Amongst Women Living With HIV in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Malaysia, Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infection Conference, Virology Education (International) (08 Jun 2023 - 10 Jun 2023)
  4. Gaps in Mental Health Screening and Linkage to Care Amongst Women Living With HIV in a Malaysian Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-Infection Conference, Virology Education (International) (08 Jun 2023 - 10 Jun 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Mmedsc Dr. Faiz Mashood. Title: Ecg as a Risk Assessment Score for Scd Prediction in Hfref, University, (Internal Examiner)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms and Gaps in Care among Woman Living with HIV