CURRICULUM VITAE

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. TAN AI HUEY

(PHD(UM)(2021),FRCP(EDIN)(2018),CCST(NEUROLOGY)(2015),MRCP(UK)(2012),MD(UKM)(2007))
As an academic neurologist with expertise in Parkinson's and Movement Disorders, Dr. Tan Ai Huey dedicates her career to excellence in clinical care, scientific advancement, and medical education. With over 120 publications in high-impact journals including Nature Reviews Neurology and Lancet Neurology, her work has driven advances in microbiome–gut–brain interactions and neurogenetics, contributing significantly to biomarker discovery and precision medicine. Recognised among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2025), she has secured major international grants (>RM7 million) from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Global Parkinson's Genetics Program, and Toray Science Foundation. Her leadership extends globally. She currently serves as Chair of the Malaysian Movement Disorder Council, Secretary-Elect of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society-Asian-Oceanian Section, and Associate Editor of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. She was the past President of the Malaysian Society of Neurosciences. At Universiti Malaya, she leads the UMHealth Committee for talent strategies and the Faculty's Research Management Unit. Committed to training research postgraduate and clinical fellows from underserved countries, she has won teaching excellence awards from UM and the College of Physicians Malaysia.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/aihuey.tan
CONTACT
Telephone
03-79492891
Email
aihuey.tan
RESEARCH ID
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Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-2839
Researcher id
G-5264-2016
Scopus id
56013952300
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Doctoral Degree (phd), Medicine, Universiti Malaya (um), 2021
Profesional Certificate, Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2018
Profesional Certificate, Neurology, Ministry of Health, 2015
Expert Training, Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of London, United Kingdom, 2012
Doctor of Medicine (md), Medicine and Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (ukm), 2007
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
President/ Chief, President, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences, National
President/ Chief, Chair, Communications Oversight Committee, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, International
President/ Chief, Chair, Movement Disorder Council, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (msn), National
Secretary, Secretary Elect, Asian Oceanian Section, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (mds), International
Editorial Board, Associate Editor, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders Journal, International
Treasurer, Treasurer, Asean Neurological Association, International
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Hospital Kajang, Ministry of Health (Jun. 2007 to May. 2012)
Medical Officer (2008-2012); House Officer (2007-2008)
Universiti Malaya (Nov. 2013 to )
Associate Professor (2018-present); Senior Lecturer (2013-2018)
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (Jun. 2012 to )
Senior Consultant (2025-present); Consultant (2017-2024); Clinical Specialist (2012-2017)
Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre (Apr. 2024 to )
Senior Consultant (internal Medicine and Neurology)
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
Parkinson Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
H Index: 25.00
Total Journal Publication: 251
Sum of Citation: 3100.00
Books: 0
Proceedings: 1
Research Grants: More than RM Six million nine hundred and ninety five thousand three hundred and twenty five