Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. AZANNA BINTI AHMAD KAMAR

Associate Professor
  • Department of Paediatrics
    Faculty of Medicine
  • azanna
  • 0379492575

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Azanna Ahmad Kamar is an Associate Professor and Consultant Neonatologist at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A UM MBBS graduate herself, she received further training in paediatrics and neonatology at the Paediatric Institute of Hospital Kuala Lumpur and in Dublin, Eire. She is the present Head of the Department of Paediatrics. Her passion for paediatric bioethics led her to complete her certification in Paediatric Bioethics from Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA in 2016. Besides teaching paediatrics and neonatology, she also teaches the Special Population course of the Masters of Health in Research Ethics (MOHRE) programme, with interests in neonatal end-of-life issues, the impact of medical innovations, technology dependence, shared decisions, and sociocultural influences in decision-making. She is also a keen advocate of quality improvement initiatives, research in infection control, innovative neonatal engineering, neonatal ventilation, neonatal transport, resource allocation, and infant nutrition.

She champions prematurity awareness by promoting awareness of complications related to preterm births. She is a past President of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (Council 2016/2017); a member of the Malaysian Bioethics Community (MBC) and Clinical Ethics Malaysia (CEM); team member of the South East Asia Early Nutrition Academy (ENEA-SEA) e-learning infant nutrition platform under EU-Erasmus e-learning collaboration; the head of the Research and Publications committee of the Federation of Asia-Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS); steering committee member of the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry (MNNR); scientific chairperson of the FAOPS 2022 congress; a champion of the Malaysian Prematurity Awareness Programme; a past Organising/ Scientific Chair of the Kuala Lumpur International Neonatology Conference (KLINC) and is a member of the Lancet Child Health Commission on the Future of Neonatology advising group.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MRCPCH, (Pediatrik)
    Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Head of Department
    01 Jan 2024 - present (Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA PERKHIDMATAN SUKARELA PPUM
    01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Penapisan Tata Etika PMBDPB Tahun 2023-2024
    01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (National)
  • MNNR STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 (National)
  • Division Chairman
    01 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 (International)
  • Head of Department
    11 Oct 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Course Coordinator
    01 Sep 2013 - 30 Sep 2023 (Department)
  • Scientific Committee Member, 29th Regional Congress of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia
    01 Jan 2023 - 12 Aug 2023 (National)
  • Head of Unit
    01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2022 (University Malaya)
  • Course Coordinator
    01 Nov 2021 - 01 Nov 2022 (Department)
  • Chairman
    01 Jul 2021 - 31 Aug 2022 (International)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Associate Professor, Consultant Neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
    01 Oct 2012 - 01 Jan 2020 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA PEPERIKSAAN UNTUK PENDAFTARAN DENGAN MAJLIS PERUBATAN MALAYSIA (JPP MPM), COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2023 to present (National)
  • AHLI SUBSPECIALTY SUBCOMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION (SBSC-EDU) BAGI BIDANG NEONATOLOGY, MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE, MAJLIS PERUBATAN MALAYSIA (MPM), COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2022 to 2024 (National)
  • CHILDREN'S MERCY BIOETHICS CENTRE, MEMBER
    Since 2016 (International)
  • COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON, RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2021 to 2023 (International)
  • FEDERATION OF ASIA & OCEANIA PERINATAL SOCIETIES (FAOPS), REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA
    2017 to 2019 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • SIJIL PENGHARGAAN NICU - INISIATIF MENGURANGKAN KADAR JANGKITAN NOSOKOMIAL - 'COMPRREHENSIVE UNIT-BASED SAFETY PROGRAM (CUSP)'
    University of Malaya Medical Centre, 2020 (Department)
  • (i) 3rd Place - Most Innovative e-Health Solution (ii) Most Voted 1-minute Innovation Video
    Telemedicine Innovation Challenge 2017, 2017 (National)
  • Certificate in Pediatric Bioethics
    Children's Mercy Bioethics Centre, Kansas, United States of America, 2016 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2016 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Samsudin, Sharmiza; Chui, Ping Lei; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Abdullah, Khatijah Lim; Yu, Chye Wah; Mohamed, Zainah (2023). The Impact of Structured Kangaroo Care Education on Premature Infants? Weight Gain, Breastfeeding and Length of Hospitalization in Malaysia, JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE. 16, 1023-1035. doi:10.2147/JMDH.S403206
  2. Samsudin, Sharmiza; Chui, Ping Lei; Kamar, Azanna Binti Ahmad; Abdullah, Khatijah Lim (2023). Maternal Kangaroo care education program in the neonatal intensive care unit improved mothers' perceptions, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress relates to premature infant, NURSING OPEN. . doi:10.1002/nop2.1311
  3. Saw, Shier Nee; Lim, Mei Cee; Liew, Chuan Nyen; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Sulaiman, Sofiah; Saaid, Rahmah; Loo, Chu Kiong (2023). The accuracy of international and national fetal growth charts in detecting small-for-gestational-age infants using the Lambda-Mu-Sigma method, FRONTIERS IN SURGERY. 10. doi:10.3389/fsurg.2023.1123948
  4. Woon, Jia Jie; Ahmad Kamar, Azanna; Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju; Idris, Nuryana; Zhazali, Rosliza; Saaibon, Suzana; Basauhra Singh, Harvinderjit Kaur; Charanjeet Singh, Jasreena Kaur Gill; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela (2023). Molecular Epidemiological Investigation and Management of Outbreak Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, MICROORGANISMS. 11(4). doi:10.3390/microorganisms11041073
  5. Chan, Kok Joo; Singaravel, Srihari; Westerhout, Caroline Judy; Choo, Yao Mun; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad (2022). Urinoma Causing Abdominal Distension and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 245, 239-240. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.02.030
  6. Lee, Yew Kong; Wattanapisit, Apichai; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Choo, Yao Mun; Hong, Joyce Soo Synn; Cheah, Fook Choe; Tang, Swee Fong; Poh, Bee Koon; Chongviriyaphan, Nalinee; Siwarom, Sirinapa; Visuthranukul, Chonnikant; Koletzko, Berthold (2022). Tailoring an online breastfeeding course for Southeast Asian paediatric trainees- A qualitative study of user experience from Malaysia and Thailand, BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03284-z
  7. Ting, Hua-Nong; Choo, Yao-Mun; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad (2022). Classification of asphyxia infant cry using hybrid speech features and deep learning models, EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS. 208. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2022.118064
  8. Boo, N. Y., Chee, S. C., Neoh, S. H., Ang, E. B. K., Ang, E. L., Choo, P., . . . Wong, A. C. (2021). Ten-year trend of care practices, morbidities and survival of very preterm neonates in the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry: a retrospective cohort study. Bmj Paediatrics Open, 5(1), 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001149
  9. Lee, Y. Q., Kamar, A. A., Velayuthan, R. D., Chong, C. W., & Teh, C. S. J. (2021). Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Pediatrics and Neonatology, 62(2), 129-137. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.002
  10. Yap, P. S. X., Chong, C. W., Kamar, A. A., Yap, I. K. S., Choo, Y. M., Lai, N. M., & Teh, C. S. J. (2021). Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) exposures exert a sustained influence on the progression of gut microbiota and metabolome in the first year of life. Scientific reports, 11(1), 14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80278-1
  11. Gan, K. M. L., Oei, J. L., Quah-Smith, I., Kamar, A. A., Lordudass, A. A. D., Liem, K. D., . . . Schmolzer, G. M. (2020). Magnetic Non-invasive Auricular Acupuncture During Eye-Exam for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, 8. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.615008
  12. Samsuddin, S., Arumugam, P. A., Amin, M. S. M., Yahya, A., Musa, N., Lim, L. L., . . . Vethakkan, S. R. (2020). Maternal lipids are associated with newborn adiposity, independent of GDM status, obesity, and insulin resistance: a prospective observational cohort study. Bjog-an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(4), 490-499. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16031
  13. Yap, P. S. X., Kamar, A. A., Chong, C. W., Ngoi, S. T., Teh, C. S. J. (2020). Genomic Insights into Two Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated from the Stool of Preterm Neonate During the First Week of Life. Microbial Drug Resistance, 26(3), 190-203. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2019.0199
  14. Yap, P. S. X., Kamar, A. A., Chong, C. W., Yap, I. K. S., & Teh, C. S. J. (2020). Whole genome analysis of multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii B9-C2 isolated from preterm neonate's stool in the first week. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 21, 246-251. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.03.024
  15. Ma, L., Liu, C. Q., Cheah, I., Yeo, K. T., Chambers, G. M., Kamar, A. A., . . . Oei, J. L. (2019). Cost is an important factor influencing active management of extremely preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica, 108(1), 70-75. doi:10.1111/apa.14533
  16. Ma, Li; Liu, Cuiqing; Cheah, Irene; Yeo, Kee Thai; Chambers, Georgina M.; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Travadi, Javeed; Oei, Ju Lee (2019). Cost is an important factor influencing active management of extremely preterm infants, ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 108(1), 70-75. doi:10.1111/apa.14533
  17. Jin, Ruilin R.; Sutcliffe, Alastair; Vento, Maximo; Miles, Claudelle; Travadi, Javeed; Kishore, Kumar; Suzuki, Keiji; Todd, David; Wooderson, Susanne; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Ma, Li; Smyth, John; Oei, Ju Lee (2018). What does the world think of ankyloglossia?, ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 107(10), 1733-1738. doi:10.1111/apa.14242
  18. Thamrin, Valerie; Saugstad, Ola D.; Tarnow-Mordi, William; Wang, Yueping Alex; Lui, Kei; Wright, Ian M.; De Waal, Koert; Travadi, Javeed; Smyth, John P.; Craven, Paul; McMullan, Rowena; Coates, Elisabeth; Ward, Meredith; Mishra, Parag; See, Kwee Ching; Cheah, Irene G. S.; Lim, Chin Theam; Choo, Yao Mun; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Cheah, Fook Choe; Masoud, Ahmed; Oei, Ju Lee (2018). Preterm Infant Outcomes after Randomization to Initial Resuscitation with FiO(2) 0.21 or 1.0, JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 201, 55-+. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.053
  19. Oei, Ju Lee; Saugstad, Ola D.; Lui, Kei; Wright, Ian M.; Smyth, John P.; Craven, Paul; Wang, Yueping Alex; McMullan, Rowena; Coates, Elisabeth; Ward, Meredith; Mishra, Parag; De Waal, Koert; Travadi, Javeed; See, Kwee Ching; Cheah, Irene G. S.; Lim, Chin Theam; Choo, Yao Mun; Kamar, Azanna Ahmad; Cheah, Fook Choe; Masoud, Ahmed; Tarnow-Mordi, William (2017). Targeted Oxygen in the Resuscitation of Preterm Infants, a Randomized Clinical Trial, PEDIATRICS. 139(1). doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1452
Scopus
  1. Chan K.J., Singaravel S., Westerhout C.J., Choo Y.M., Kamar A.A. (2022). Urinoma Causing Abdominal Distension and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, Journal of Pediatrics. 245, 239-240. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.02.030
  2. Ghafoor, Abdul; Zainudin, Rozaimah; Mahdzan, Nurul Shahnaz (2022). Classification of asphyxia infant cry using hybrid speech features and deep learning models, Expert Systems with Applications. 208. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2022.118064
  3. Lee Y.K., Wattanapisit A., Ng C.J., Boey C.C.M., Ahmad Kamar A., Choo Y.M., Hong J.S.S., Cheah F.C., Tang S.F., Poh B.K., Chongviriyaphan N., Siwarom S., Visuthranukul C., Koletzko B. (2022). Tailoring an online breastfeeding course for Southeast Asian paediatric trainees- A qualitative study of user experience from Malaysia and Thailand, BMC Medical Education. 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03284-z
Others
  1. Sharmiza S., Chui , P.L., Azanna, A., Khatijah, L.A. (2022). Maternal Kangaroo care education program in the neonatal intensive care unit improved mothers' perceptions, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress relates to premature infant. Article in press. Available from: doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1311
  2. Khoo, W.V., Choo, Y.M., Zahari, N., Kamar, A.A. (2021). Cardiac tamponade from peripherally-inserted central catheter in neonates: Three case reports. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 76(4), 451-453.
  3. Chong, L. A., Khoo, E. J., Kamar, A. A., & Tan, H. S. (2020). Paediatric Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective. Asian Bioethics Review, 1 9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41649-020-00142-2
  4. Choo YM, Springer S, Yip KX, Ahmad Kamar A, Wong EH, Lee SWen Huey, Lai NM. High versus low dose conventional phototherapy for neonatal jaundice. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003308. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003308.pub2. Accessed 02 January 2021.
  5. Lee, Y. Q., Ahmad Kamar, A., Velayuthan, R. D., Chong, C. W., & Teh, C. S. J. (2020). Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Pediatrics & Neonatology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.002
  6. Yap PSX, Ahmad Kamar A, Chong CW, Yap IKS, Teh CSJ. Whole genome analysis of multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii B9-C2 isolated from preterm neonate's stool in the first week. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2020 Jun;21:246-251. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.03.024. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32304769.
  7. Syahrizan Samsuddin Premila Arul Arumugam Md. Syazwan Md. Amin Abqariyah Yahya Nurbazlin Musa Lee Ling Lim Sharmila Sunita Paramasivam Jeyakantha Ratnasingam Luqman Ibrahim Kheng Chiew Chooi Alexander Tong Boon Tan Peng Chiong Tan Siti Zawiah Omar Nurshadia Samingan Azanna Ahmad Kamar Azriyanti Anuar Zaini Muhammad Yazid Jalaluddin Shireene Ratna Vethakkan (2019). Maternal lipids are associated with newborn adiposity independent of GDM status, obesity and insulin resistance: a prospective observational cohort study. BJOG. doi:10.1111/1471 0528.16031
  8. Yap, P. S. X., Ahmad Kamar, A., Chong, C. W., Ngoi, S. T., & Teh, C. S. J. (2020). Genomic Insights into Two Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated from the Stool of Preterm Neonate During the First Week of Life. Microb Drug Resist, 26(3), 190-203. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31545116. doi:10.1089/mdr.2019.0199
  9. Jin, R. R., Sutcliffe, A. , Vento, M. , Miles, C. , Travadi, J. , Kishore, K. , Suzuki, K. , Todd, D. , Wooderson, S. , Kamar, A. A., Ma, L. , Smyth, J. and Oei, J. L. (2018), What does the world think of ankyloglossia?. Acta Paediatr. doi: 10.1111/apa.14242.
  10. Li Ma, Cuiqing Liu, Irene Cheah, Kee Thai Yeo, Georgina Chambers , Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Javeed Travadi, Ju Lee Oei. Cost is the most important factor influencing active management of extremely preterm infants in China. Acta Paediatrica. First published: 06 August 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14533
  11. Valerie Thamrin, Ola D. Saugstad, William Tarnow-Mordi, Yueping Alex Wang, Kei Lui, Ian M. Wright, Koert De Waal, Javeed Travadi, John P. Smyth, Paul Craven, Rowena McMullan, Elisabeth Coates, Meredith Ward, Parag Mishra, Kwee Ching See, Irene G.S. Cheah, Chin Theam Lim, Yao Mun Choo, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Fook Choe Cheah, Ahmed Masoud, Ju Lee Oei. Preterm Infant Outcomes after Randomization to Initial Resuscitation with FiO2 0.21 or 1.0. J Peds Vol Issue. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.053
  12. Lai NM, Ahmad Kamar A, Choo YM, Kong JY, Ngim CF. Fluid supplementation for neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD011891. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011891.pub2.
  13. Choo, Y. M., Ahmad Kamar, A., Tengku Kamalden, T. A. F., Looi, M. L., Tan, K., Lai, N. M. 2016. Lutein and zeaxanthin for reducing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  14. Lai NM, Taylor JE, Tan K, Choo YM, Ahmad Kamar A, Muhamad NA. Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter-related infections in newborn infants with central venous catheters. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD011082. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011082.pub2.
  15. Polly Soo Xi Yap, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Chun Wie Chong, Ivan Kok Seng Yap, Kwai Lin Thong, Yao Mun Choo, Mohd Yasim Mohd Yusof & Cindy Shuan Ju Teh. Intestinal carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Preterm-Infants during Hospitalisation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Pathogens and Global Health. doi :10.1080/20477724.2016.1229884
  16. Lai NM, Ahmad Kamar A, Choo YM, Kong JY, Ngim CF. Fluid supplementation for neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD011891. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011891.
  17. Lai NM,Taylor JT, Tan K, Choo YM, Kamar AA, Muhamad NA. Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter-related infections in newborn infants with central venous catheters.Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 51 (Suppl. 1) (2015), 1 138
  18. Lai NM, Taylor JE, Tan K, Choo YM, Ahmad Kamar A, Muhamad NA, Khairudin R. Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter-related infections in newborn infants with central venous catheters (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD011082. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011082.
  19. Rukumani DV, Azanna AK, Ardita DR, Nee TS, Yusof YM, Sekaran SD, Shankar EM. 2014. Recalcitrant methicillin-sensitive coagulase negative Staphylococcus aureus in an extremely low birth weight preterm infant with thrombocytopaenia. J Med Microbiol Case Rep.doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.004242
  20. A Ahmad Kamar, L Machen, M Sheridan-Pereira. 2011.An Audit of Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Context of the 2007 European Consensus Guidelines. Pediatric Research. 70(2011):496-496
Chapter in Books
  1. Chong L. A., Ahmad Kamar A. & Lim R. B. L. (2020). Palliative Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Tan H. S. & Tan M. K. M. (Eds.), Bioethics and COVID-19: Guidance for Clinicians (1st Ed.) (pp. 71-78). Malaysian Bioethics Community. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3821126
  2. Chong Lee Ai, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Hasimah Mohd Yatim & Halimatun Saadiah Hashim (2020). International Chapter Malaysia. In A Mancini et. Al (Eds.), Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses (pp 391-395).SWITZERLAND: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-31876-5
  3. Gopal K. S. & Ahmad Kamar A. (2020). Clinical Governance and Ethics During a Pandemic. In Tan H. S. & Tan M. K. M. (Eds.), Bioethics and COVID-19: Guidance for Clinicians (1st Ed.) (pp. 7-9). Malaysian Bioethics Community. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3821126
  4. Khoo E. J. & Ahmad Kamar A. (2020). Social Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Groups. In Tan H. S. & Tan M. K. M. (Eds.), Bioethics and COVID-19: Guidance for Clinicians (1st Ed.) (pp. 10-11). Malaysian Bioethics Community. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3821126
  5. Tan H. S. & Khoo E. J., Ahmad Kamar A. (2020). Ethical Dimensions of Standards of Care during COVID-19. In Tan H. S. & Tan M. K. M. (Eds.), Bioethics and COVID-19: Guidance for Clinicians (1st Ed.) (pp. 39-41). Malaysian Bioethics Community. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3821126
  6. Tan H. S., Ahmad Kamar A. & Tan R. W. (2020). Adaptations to Shared Decision Making and Relationships. In Tan H. S. & Tan M. K. M. (Eds.), Bioethics and COVID19: Guidance for Clinicians (1st Ed.) (pp. 49-53). Malaysian Bioethics Community. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3821126
  7. Azanna Ahmad Kamar (2019). Delivery Room Newborn Assessment & Management. In Lee WS, Tay CG, & Lum SH (Eds.), Textbook of Paediatrics & Child Health (pp. 96 - 100). Kualal Lumpur, MALAYSIA: University of Malaya Press.
  8. Azanna Ahmad Kamar (2019). Neonatal Nutrition. In Lee WS, Tay CG, & Lum SH (Eds.), Textbook of Paediatrics & Child Health (pp. 141 - 142). Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: University of Malaya Press.
  9. Azanna Ahmad Kamar (2019). Neonatal Sepsis & Prevention of Nosocomial Infections. In Lee WS, Tay CG, & Lum SH (Eds.), Textbook of Paediatrics & Child Health (pp. 130 - 137). Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: University of Malaya Press.
  10. Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Lucy Lum & Lee Way Seah (2019). The First 1000 Days. In Lee WS, Tay CG, & Lum SH (Eds.), Textbook of Paediatrics & Child Health (pp. 581 - 584). Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: University of Malaya Press.
  11. Tae Sok Kun, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Lucy Lum (2019). Breastfeeding & Lactation. In Lee WS, Tay CG, & Lum SH (Eds.), Textbook of Paediatrics & Child Health (pp. 44-50). Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: University of Malaya Press.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Agnes S Thinakaran, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Sheila Gopal Krishnan, Lee Chee Chan, Suhaila Omar. (2021) Supporting Bereaved Children during the SARS COV2 Pandemic. In Tey Nai Ping (Ed). Prosiding Persidangan Kependudukan Kebangsaan 2021 (PERKKS 21). National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia and Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya and UNFPA, Malaysia and WMIT Group Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia. Zes Rokman Resources (2131022-P). ISBN 978-967-2072-42-3
  2. Muthukanoo, R. D., Loke, M.-F., Choo, Y.-M., Kamar, A. A., Ishak, M. T., Vadivelu, J., & Thong, M.-K. (2015). AB145. Comparative metabolomic analyses in term and preterm Malaysian infants. Annals of Translational Medicine, 3(Suppl 2), AB145. http://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.AB145
  3. Syatirah Abu Yazib; Rozieyati Mohd Salleh; Nurliza Khaliddin; Yao Mun Choo; Azanna Ahmad Kamar; Sofiah Sulaiman; May May Choo; Chetan K Patel; Tengku A Kamalden; GPROP. Neonatal serum cytokine profiles with and without retinopathy of prematurity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2014, Vol.55, 5917

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Newborn Medicine (resuscitation, innovations, ventilation, nutrition)
  • Paediatric and Neonatal Bioethics (ethics, shared decision-making, end-of-life care, technology dependence)
  • Medical Education (teaching innovations)
  • Research Ethics (fetal research)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2025, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    Stethorescue: Development Of A Repository Of Paediatric Respiratory Sounds And Validation Of Infants?breath Sounds Detected Via Cardiorespiratory Amplifier ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2025, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    A Discourse-based Model Of House Officer Socialisation Towards Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration In Medical Practice ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2023 - 2024, MOSTI-Funding
    An Ai-driven Fetal Monitoring Model To Predict Fetal Growth Restriction Infants ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2021 - 2023, Government Agency
    Early Detection Of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Fetus Using Artificial Intelligence ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2022 - 2027, Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
    A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Partially Blinded, Palivizumab-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of MK-1654 in Infants and Children at Increased Risk for Severe RSV Disease ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2015 - 2018, INVESTIGATOR INITIATED STUDY
    Randomised controlled trial using fenofibrate in combination with phototherapy to reduce neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia ( Consultant)
  7. 2012 - 2015, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Inter- racial comparison of risk factors in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) progression in a multi-racial Asian community and identifying the predictive values of growth factors in the development of ROP. ( Consultant)
  8. 2013 - 2015, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Metabolomic Analysis in Sick and Healthy Infants: A Novel Strategy to Personalised Medicine ( Consultant)
  9. 2013 - 2015, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Evidence Synthesis to Guide Practice via Cochrane Systematic Reviewing : Measures for reducing Central Venous Catheter Related Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  10. 2013 - 2014, NONE
    ESBL and Non-ESBL Colonisers in the Neonatal Unit - Ten year Analysis of Patterns of Emergence, Comparison of Clinical Course, Host Characteristics and Outcome. ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2021 - 2024, International Funding
    Asian Microbiome Research ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2017 - 2021, NONE
    PREVENT INFECTIONS IN NEONATES (PIN) COLLABORATION - A University of Malaya-Johns Hopkins Hospital Collaborative ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2016 - 2019, International Funding
    Early Nutrition e-Academy Southeast Asia (ENEA SEA) ( Consultant)
University
  1. 2021 - 2024, Private Funding
    Effects Of Maternal Dietary Practice On Breast Milk Composition And Preterm Infant Outcomes ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Rsv a-Z Training Programme, ASTRA ZENECA UK LIMITED, Consultant
    18 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (International)
  • International Nurse Training Programme: Rsv from a to Z,, AstraZeneca UK Limited
    04 Sep 2023 - 12 Dec 2023 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. JUSTICE IN MATERNAL SOMATIC SUPPORT, 21st CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATION OF ASIA OCEANIA PERINATAL , FEDERATION OF ASIA-OCEANIA PERINATAL SOCIETIES (FAOPS) (International) (25 Aug 2022 - 28 Aug 2022)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Looking into the crystal ball: use of artificial intelligence & predictive models in perinatology, FAOPS PERINATAL CONGRESS, FEDERATION OF ASIA OCEANIA PERINAYTAL SOCIETIES (International) (04 Sep 2024 - 06 Sep 2024)
  2. EDUCATIONAL LECTURE 9: ETHICAL DECISIONS IN PERINATOLOGY - WHOSE VOICE? WHOSE SUFFERING?, FEDERATION OF ASIA OCEANIA PERINATAL SOCIETIES' CONGRESS 2023, FEDERATION OF ASIA OCEANIA PERINATAL SOCIETIES (International) (07 Oct 2023 - 09 Oct 2023)
  3. Congenital Anomalies and Long Term Adverse Outcomes, Federation of Asia Oceania Perinatal Congress 2023, Federation of Asia Oceania Perinatal Society (International) (07 Oct 2023 - 09 Oct 2023)
  4. Controversies in Surfactant Delivery for Neonates, MNNR Seminar: Optimising Neonatal Care and Beyond, MNNR and HTAR Klang (National) (23 Sep 2023 - 24 Sep 2023)
  5. Ethical Issues in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UITM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ETHICS (UICCE) 2023, University Institut Teknologi Mara (International) (06 Sep 2023 - 07 Sep 2023)
  6. Outbreaks in the NICU, 29th Regional Congress of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia, Perinatal Society of Malaysia (International) (10 Aug 2023 - 12 Aug 2023)
  7. Informed Consent in Vulnerable Groups, ETHICS & INFORMED CONSENT IN CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP, Clinical Research Centre (CRC) HKL (National) (12 Jun 2023 - 12 Jun 2023)
  8. MEDHEU - My Body My Decision, MEDHEU CLINICAL ETHICS SERIES, University Malaya MEDHEU (National) (30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2022)
  9. (i) Practical Tips on Pain Assessment in Neonates (ii) Pain Management in Different Situations - Neonates, 40TH MALAYSIAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION CONGRESS - "Marginalised Children - Addressing the Needs", Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) (National) (05 Sep 2018 - 08 Sep 2018)
  10. (i) Handle with Care - Transport of Extremely Preterm Infants (ii) Achieving Optimal VLBW Outcomes - A Review of PN Strategies, 7th ARAB NEONATAL CARE CONFERENCE, Arab Neonatal Care Group (International) (27 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2017)
  11. (i) Achieving Optimal VLBW Infant Outcomes : A Review of Parenteral Nutrition Strategies (ii) Intravenous Lipid Emulsion - Which, WHen and Why ? , 9th INDONESIAN NICU PICU CONFERENCE, Indonesian Pediatric Crtical Care Foundation (International) (21 Apr 2017 - 27 Apr 2017)
  12. The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living, 23rd REGIONAL PERINATAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA CONGRESS, PERINATAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA (National) (21 Apr 2016 - 24 Apr 2016)
EVENT ORGANISER
  1. (i) Milking the Evidence - Delayed Cord Clamping (ii) Role of Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Prevention of Infection , 25th REGIONAL CONGRESS OF THE PERINATAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA - "Prevent, Detect & Treat: Ensuring Quality Care in Perinatal Medicine", Perinatal Society of Malaysia (International) (05 Apr 2018 - 08 Apr 2018)
  2. Scientific Chairperson, 23rd REGIONAL CONGRESS OF THE PERINATAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA, Perinatal Society of Malaysia (National) (21 Apr 2016 - 24 Apr 2016)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Sustainable Strategies to Reduce Bloodstream Infections in Limited Resource Settings: Preventing Infections in Neonates (PIN) Collaborative, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2019, Baltimore, USA, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (International) (24 Apr 2019 - 01 May 2019)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Taylor's University: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS Professional Examination Ii, National, (External Examiner)
  2. (2023) Saving Mothers & Babies for The New World - Guest Associate Editor, International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2022) Umsc Ca.R.E Fund (Research Grant) Cycle 1/2022, University, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2024) Subspecialty Subcommittee for Education (Sbsc-Edu) Neonatology, Medical Education Committee, Majlis Perubatan Malaysia (Mpm), National, (Academic Appointment )
  2. (2024) Federation of Asia-Oceania Perinatal Societies (Faops) - Research & Publications Committee Chairperson, International, (Resource Person)
  3. (2023) Lancet Child Health Commission On The Future of Neonatology, International, (Expert Advisor)
  4. (2023) Jawatankuasa Peperiksaan Pendaftaran Majlis Perubatan Malaysia (Jpp Mpm), National, (Academic Appointment )
  5. (2017) STEERING COMMITTEE - MALAYSIAN NATIONAL NEONATAL REGISTRY (MNNR), Clinical Research Centre (CRC)
  6. (2017) Steering Committee - Malaysian National Neonatal Registry (MNNR), Association of Clinical Registries Malaysia (ACRM)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2022) Effectiveness of a Kangaroo Care Education Programme on Mothers, Nurses and Infants Outcomes in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, SHARMIZA BINTI SAMSUDIN
  2. (2020) EFFECTIVENESS OF A KANGAROO CARE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON MOTHERS, NURSES, AND INFANTS OUTCOMES IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, SHARMIZA BINTI SAMSUDIN
  3. (2020) LONGITUDINAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GUT MICROBIOME AND METABOLOME IN PRETERM NEONATES ADMITTED TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) AND TERM CONTROLS, POLLY YAP SOO XI
  4. (2017) IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERISATION, METABOLIC DYNAMICS AND THE ROLE OF INTESTIAL MICROFLORA CO-DEVELOPMENT IN PREMATURE INFANTS, POLLY YAP SOO XI
  5. (2014) IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERISATION, METABOLIC DYNAMICS AND THE ROLE OF INTESTIAL MICROFLORA CO-DEVELOPMENT IN PREMATURE INFANTS, POLLY YAP SOO XI
Master
  1. (2024) FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUT MICROBIOME IN PRETERM AND TERM INFANTS, FANGFANG LI
  2. (2020) FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH REHOSPITALISATION OF PRETERM INFANTS FOLLOWING INITIAL DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL - 2 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, INTAN AMIZA BT MOHD AMIN
  3. (2020) CLONAL RELATEDNESS IN THE ACQUISITION OF INTESTINAL CARRIAGE AND TRANSMISSION OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT (MDR) KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND ESCHERICHIA COLI WITH ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG PRETERM INFANTS ADMITTED IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU), LEE YEE QING
  4. (2019) STANDARDISED VERSUS INDIVDUALISED PARENTERAL NUTRITION IN PRETERM NEONATES, KONG SIK THIEN
  5. (2019) RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF ORAL D40% IN THE TREATMENT OF NEONATAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA - PILOT, MUHAMMAD SYARHAN BIN NOR HADID
  6. (2019) ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW), GRAZELE JENARUN
  7. (2019) EFFECTS OF MATERNAL DIET ON BREAST MILK COMPOSITION AND INFANT GROWTH, WOON SZE LYNN
  8. (2019) DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL TRIAL ASSENT FORM FOR 7-12 YEARS OLD CHILDREN: EXPERT VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES, NORIZAN ROSLI
  9. (2017) PREVALENCE & HOST CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, LEE YEE QING
  10. (2017) NEONATAL MAGNETIC ACUPUNTURE IN PAINFUL PROCEDURES, ALEXIS ANAND DASS A/L LORDUDASS
  11. (2015) PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PARENTERAL NUTRITION ASSOCIATED CHOLESTASIS (PNAC) IN NEONATES IN UMMC: A 4-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Tan Yuong Chie
  12. (2014) Randomised Trial using Fenofibrate in Combination with Phototherapy to Reduce Hyperbilirubinaemia, Vaishnavi a/p Nadesonmulu

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2024) MSL27300 - Advanced Clinical Training
  2. (2024) MSL27100 - Basic Clinical Training
  3. (2024) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations
  4. (2023) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations
  5. (2022) MSL27300 - Advanced Clinical Training - Mpaeds Prt 3
  6. (2022) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations
  7. (2020) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations
  8. (2019) MLGH - Master Paediatrics
  9. (2019) MQF 7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations - Masters of Health Research Ethics (Mohre)
Bachelor
  1. (2024) MIA - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  2. (2024) KIB3015 - Sustainability and Practice in Biomedical Engineering
  3. (2023) KIB3005 - Biomedical Engineering Practice
  4. (2022) UMMP3303 - Stage 3.3 Paediatrics
  5. (2022) KIB3005 - Biomedical Engineering Practice
  6. (2021) UMMP3103 - Stage 3 Posting Paediatrics
  7. (2020) KIB3005 - Biomedical Engineering Practice
  8. (2020) MIA 3001 - Sarjana Muda Perubatan & Pembedahan (MBBS)
  9. (2019) KIB3005 - Biomedical Engineering Practice
  10. (2015) KUEU3150 - Biomedical Engineering Practices
Others
  1. (2019) PPUM - Diploma Lanjutan Kebidanan (Midwifery Diploma)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Health Outreach Program &Amp; Education (Hope@Ppum) Kpt Prihatin Madani Di Klinik Kesihatan Beruas dan Kg. Telaga Nanas, Manjung, Perak Darul Ridzuan, (01 Apr 2024 - 25 Nov 2024) (National)
  • Clinical Ethics Malaysia - a Malaysian Initiative Set Up to Create Awareness and to Provide a Platform for Sharing and Promoting Clinical Ethics. Cem Also Offers a Free and Confidential Clinical Ethics Consultation Service., (01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) (National)
  • Malaysia Representative and Council Member, (31 Dec 2021 - 31 Dec 2022) (International)
  • Organising & Scientific Chairperson, Kuala Lumpur International Neonatology Conference, (21 Nov 2017 - 26 Aug 2017)
  • President, Perinatal Society of Malaysia, (22 Apr 2016 - 22 Apr 2017)
  • President Elect, Perinatal Society of Malaysia, (27 Mar 2015)
  • Honorary Secretary, Perinatal Society of Malaysia Honorary Secretary, 22nd Congress Organising Commitee and Scientific Committee, (21 Mar 2014)