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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. LEUNG HAK KEITH
DR. LEUNG HAK KEITH
Medical Lecturer
Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • MIM, (Internal Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MD, (Medicine)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES


  • Task Force Member
    07 Feb 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (University Malaya)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lim, CFH; Chow, M; Ng, JJY; Leung, HK; Tan, GJ; Lim, LL; Ratnasingam, J; Vethakkan, SR; Sthaneshwar, P; Chan, WK (2026). Evaluating the uptake of fibrosis-4 index as a screening tool for liver fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes, JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 84, 1
  2. Lim, WY; Mohamed, R; Pung, YF; Leung, HK; Ng, RX; Zain, SM (2026). Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 rs2896019 and MASLD Susceptibility and Severity in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS. . doi:10.1177/15578518261443934
  3. Leung, Hak Keith; Khoo, Xin-Hui; Khong, Yi Wern; Cheong, Suh Yu; Tan, Phei Onn; Chua, Andrew Seng Boon; Chua, Andrew Seng Boon; Singh, Harjinder; Ng, Thean Heng; Wong, Choon Heng; Kong, Wai Hong; Hilmi, Ida Normiha (2024). Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Kinta Valley, Malaysia: An Update after a Decade, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 319-319
  4. Leung, Hak Keith; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Rajaram, Ruveena Bahavani; Omar, Haniza; Lai, Pauline Siew Mei (2024). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Malay Adult cirrhosiS Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-QM), JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 43-44
  5. Leung, Hak Keith; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Rajaram, Ruveena Bahavani; Lai, Pauline Siew Mei (2023). Development and validation of the Adult cirrhosiS Knowledge Questionnaire, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 35(3), 333-341. doi:10.1097/MEG.0000000000002493
ESCI
  1. Chan, WK; Leung, HK; Tan, GJ; Lim, QH; Lim, LL; Ratnasingam, J; Vethakkan, SR (2026). Pharmacological Therapy for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in a New Era for Obesity and Metabolic Medicine: AState-of-the-Art Review, JOURNAL OF OBESITY & METABOLIC SYNDROME. 35, 15. doi:10.7570/jomes26005

RESEARCH PROJECT


National
  1. 2025 - 2026, MSGH
    Improving Access of Germline Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Malaysia (GECCO). ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED


Invited Speaker
  1. Case discussion in HCC, Hepatology in focus, MSGH (National) (12 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025)
  2. Case discussions on Decompensated liver cirrhosis, Prevention of First decompensation to management of decompensated liver disease, MSGH (National) (15 Feb 2025 - 15 Feb 2025)
Oral Presenter
  1. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Malay Adult cirrhosiS Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-QM), Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (19 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
Poster Presenter
  1. Salvage TIPSS for Small Bowel Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis with Critical Blood Shortage: Case Report, Asian Pacific Digestive Week, APDW federation (International) (19 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025)
  2. Our Journey Towards a Dedicated Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Service: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, APDW 2025, APDW feeration (International) (19 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025)
  3. Not Just Another Stricture A Case of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma in Crohns Disease, AIG: IBD summit, AIG (International) (25 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025)
  4. Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Kinta Valley, Malaysia: An Update after a Decade, IBD Danang, Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology APAGE (International) (05 Apr 2024 - 06 Apr 2024)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES


Evaluation
  1. (2025) A Case of Polymerase Proofreading-associated Polyposis: Challenges in Genetic Diagnosis, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2024) External Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION


Postgraduate Student
  1. (2026) ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS AMONG MALAYSIAN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, WONG CHEE KIN
  2. (2026) KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF RENAL PALLIATIVE CARE AMONG CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PATIENTS: INSIGHTS FROM A MULTI-ETHNIC MALAYSIAN COHORT, HZU FERNN TAN
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) UMMP PRINT – INTERNAL MEDICINE

PATENT/ IPR


  • Development and validation of the Adult cirrhosiS Knowledge Questionnaire
    COPYRIGHT

COURSE ATTENDED


Internal/ External Course
  1. WORLD CONGRESS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY , MELBOURNE (19 Sep 2025 - 23 Sep 2025)
  2. 6TH APAGE CLINICAL FORUM ON INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE , PENANG MARRIOT HOTEL (16 May 2025 - 17 May 2025)
  3. ADVANCED WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), WYNDHAM GRAND BANGSAR, KUALA LUMPUR (21 Apr 2025 - 21 Apr 2025)
  4. ASIAN PACIFIC DIGESTIVE WEEK , BALI, INDONESIA (19 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024)
  5. EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER (ECR) TRAINING WORKSHOP, CUBE, LEVEL 4, FACULTY OF MEDICINE (02 Oct 2024 - 02 Oct 2024)
  6. ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF MSGH INCORPORATING GIA SYMPOSIUM OF MSGH NURSING CHAPTER, KOTA KINABALU, SABAH (15 Aug 2024 - 16 Aug 2024)
  7. GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (07 Aug 2024 - 08 Aug 2024)
  8. RESEARCH INDUCTION WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (24 Apr 2024 - 24 Apr 2024)
  9. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING(PBL) TUTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP 26 & 27 MAC 2024, BILIK FAKULTI, ARAS 5, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA. (26 Mar 2024 - 27 Mar 2024)