Professor Dr. Ernest Poh is Senior Consultant in respiratory medicine and Head of the Respiratory Division at Universiti Malaya. He is recipient of the Anugerah Staf Akademik Cemerlang Universiti Malaya (ACUM) 2025 and a recognized leader in bronchiectasis, lung cancer and COPD.

Dr. Poh serves as faculty at international conferences and as principal investigator for clinical trials. He has secured over RM17.7 million in external grants and published extensively in high-impact journals, including Nature Medicine.

Co-founder of the National Lung Cancer Registry, Dr Poh also formed the UM Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Tumor Board back in 2018, positioning UM as a hub for thoracic oncology. As Deputy Chair of the Malaysian Thoracic Society’s Lung Cancer Special Interest Group, he drives national clinical guidelines and symposiums.

In education, Dr. Poh mentors medical students and postgraduates, and serves as Clinical Coordinator for the undergraduate MBBS programme at Universiti Malaya. He is also a trainer and examiner for the Respiratory Subspecialty Examinations. He is an award-winning educator, receiving the Best Lecturer Award in 2018.

His community contributions include media outreach, advisory roles with the NPRA, and peer review for Tier 1 journals, advancing UM’s academic and societal impact.