Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHAN WAH LOONG

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Chan Wah Loong received his M.D. certificate in 2014 from Universiti Sains Malaysia and has completed his specialty training in internal Medicine at University of Malaya. He has earned distinction in the final part of his MMed Master in Internal Medicine training.

He was the Head Of Department and Internal Medicine Specialist in Hospital Keningau from 2023-2024. He was also the Head of Antimicrobial Stewardship and specialist in charge of Infectious Control Unit for Kluster Keningau, Sabah.

He is currently a trainee in Gastroenterology and Hepatology under Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.

He is a passionate doctor who has a strong interest in research, publications, and journalism involving topics in various subspecialties of internal medicine especially Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is the winner for the First Prize in Young Investigator Awards and Third Prize in Best Poster Awards in GUT 2025 (Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Annual Scientific Meeting).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MASTER OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MD, (MEDICINE)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (usm)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • PENYELARAS PROGRAM (SEKRETARIAT TETAP PROGRAM TRAINING OF TRAINERS (ToT) NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM (NPMC) BAGI TAHUN 2025 – 2027)
    01 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2028 (National)
  • Coordinator
    02 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (MMA), MEMBER
    Since 2016 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Gut 2025 - Best Poster Award (third Prize)
    2025, MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY,  (National)
  • Gut 2025 Young Investigator Award - First Prize
    2025, MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY,  (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
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  1. Chuah, Kee Huat; Loo, Qing Yuan; Loh, Audrey Joe Chii; Leong, Jing Yi; Chan, Wah Loong; Khoo, Xin Hui; Wong, Kim Leng; Panirsheeluam, Sarala; Natarajan, Vicraman; Ng, Ai Kah; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Mahadeva, Sanjiv (2025). Clinical Trial: Rifaximin Versus Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. . doi:10.1111/apt.70420
  2. Chan, Wah Loong; Chee, Nicholas Ming-Zher; Lai, Lee-Lee; Chuah, Kee Huat; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Mustapha, Nik Raihan Nik; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Chan, Wah Kheong (2024). A Post-hoc Analysis : Association Between Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease Subgroups and Long-term Outcomes, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 488-488
  3. Chan, Wah Loong; Chuah, Kee Huat (2024). Editorial: The Impact of Socioeconomic and Ethnic Factors on Chronic Liver Disease, ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. . doi:10.1111/apt.18304
  4. Chan, Wah Loong; Chuah, Kee Huat; Loo, Qing Yuan; Loh, Audrey Joe Chii; Hian, Wen Xuan; Khoo, Xin Hui; Panirsheeluam, Sarala; Majid, Hazreen Abdul; Mahadeva, Sanjiv (2024). Rifaximin Therapy Versus Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 337-337
  5. Chan, Wah Loong; Khamis, Farahani; Ahmad, Khairiah; Khoo, Stanley (2024). Paradigm shift: Case report of synergistic use of eus-guided gastrojejunostomy (EUS-GJ) and Hepaticogastrostomy(EUS-HGS) for malignant obstruction, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 216-216
  6. Chan, Wah Loong; Tan, Yee Ling; Chuah, Kee Huat; Khoo, Stanley; Chan, Wah Kheong (2024). Ancient Remedies, Modern Risks: Case Series of Acute Liver Failure Due to Traditional Complementary Medicine, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 383-383
  7. Chan, Wah Loong; Xaviar, Sivaraj; Nyipa, Esther Jara Edmund; Khoo, Stanley (2024). Case Report: AI-Assisted Capsule Endoscopy Rapidly Detecting Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in High-Risk Cardiac Patients, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39, 416-416
  8. Leow, Yong Wen; Chan, Wah Loong; Lai, Lee Lee; Mustapha, Nik Raihan Nik; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Quiambao, Ronald; Munteanu, Mona; Chan, Wah Kheong (2024). LIVERSTAT for risk stratification for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 39(10), 2182-2189. doi:10.1111/jgh.16675
  9. Chan, Wah Loong; Chong, Shi-En; Chang, Felicia; Chuah, Kee Huat; Mustapha, Nik Raihan Nik; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Chan, Wah-Kheong (2023). Long-term clinical outcomes of adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a single-centre prospective cohort study with baseline liver biopsy, HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. . doi:10.1007/s12072-023-10550-9
  10. Chan, Wah Loong; Chong, Shi-En; Chang, Felicia; Chuah, Kee Huat; Mustapha, Nik Raihan Nik; Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Chan, Wah-Kheong (2023). The use of non-invasive tests compared with histological fibrosis stage in predicting liver-related events in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 78, S710-S711
  11. Chan, Wah Loong; Kumar, C. Vikneshwaran Chandra; Chan, Wah Kheong (2023). Fibroscan-AST (FAST) score and other non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of fibrotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, HEPATOBILIARY SURGERY AND NUTRITION. 12(5), 763-767. doi:10.21037/hbsn-23-346

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Paradigm Shift: Case Report of Synergistic Use of EUS-Guided Gastrojejunostomy(EUS-GJ) and Hepaticogastrostomy(EUS-HGS) for Malignant Obstruction, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Achalasia in Adolescents: A Case Series Highlighting Improvement with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), ASIAN PACIFIC DIGESTIVE WEEK (APDW) 2025 SINGAPORE, APDW 2025 (International) (20 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025)
  2. Frequency, predictive factors, and burden of gastrointestinal symptoms in Asian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Asian Pacific DIgestive Week (APDW) 2025 Singapore, APDW 2025 Singapore (International) (20 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025)
  3. Achalasia in Adolescents: A Case Series Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and Symptom Resolution with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), GUT 2025 (Annual Scientific Meeting of MSGH), Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (MSGH) (National) (08 Aug 2025 - 10 Aug 2025)
  4. Ancient Remedies, Modern Risks: Case Series of Acute Liver Failure Due to Traditional Complementary Medicine, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
  5. A Post-hoc Analysis : Association Between Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease Subgroups and Long-term Outcomes, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
  6. Rifaximin Therapy Versus Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
  7. Case Report: AI-Assisted Capsule Endoscopy Rapidly Detecting Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in High-Risk Cardiac Patients, Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2024, The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) (International) (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
  8. A Paradigm Shift in Management of Complex Malignant Obstruction: Synergistic Application of Endoscopic ultrasound guided gastrojejunostomy (EUS-GJ) and Endoscopic ultrasound guided hepaticogastrostomy, Annual Scientific Meeting of MSGH: GUT 2024, Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (National) (16 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024)
  9. A Randomised Controlled Trial Of Rifaximin Therapy Versus Low FODMAP Diet In Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Interim Analysis, Annual Scientific Meeting of MSGH: GUT 2024, Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (National) (16 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024)
  10. Diagnosis of Obscure GI Bleeding in a High-Risk Cardiac Patient: Real-World Experience with AI-Assisted Capsule Endoscopy, Annual Scientific Meeting of MSGH: GUT 2024, Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (National) (16 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) External Examiner for Clinical Exam of Internal Medicine Qualifying Assessment (imqa) in UiTM, National, (External Examiner)
  2. (2025) Expert Panelist for Standard Setting Imqa (internal Medicine Quality Assessment), National, (External Examiner)
  3. (2025) UM Representative for May 2025 Standard Setting for Imqa (internal Medicine Qualifying Assessment) Exam, National, (External Examiner)
Contribution to event
  1. (2025) Organizing Committee for Masterclass in Medicine 2025, University, (Course Facilitator)
  2. (2025) Speaker On Crucial Nursing Skills and Knowledge in Gi Resuscitation: Enhancing Patient Outcomes, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND SAMPLE ADEQUACY OF EUS GUIDED FNA/FNB FOR GASTROINTESTINAL AND HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY LESIONS IN A MALAYSIA TERTIARY CENTRE, CHEW HAN JIA
  2. (2025) RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING COLONIC STENTING FOR LARGE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN A TERTIARY MEDICAL CENTRE, TINA PREET KAUR DHARSHAN SINGH

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. ASIAN PACIFIC DIGESTIVE WEEK (APDW) 2025, SUNTEC, SINGAPORE (17 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025)
  2. FACILITATING SKILLS LEARNING IN COMPETENCY 29-30 JULY 2025, CUBE, ARAS 4, BLOK M, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (29 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2025)
  3. 6TH SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE SOUTH EAST ASIA GASTRO-NEURO MOTILITY ASSOCIATION, AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT IPOH, MALAYSIA (11 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2025)
  4. ADVANCED WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), WYNDHAM GRAND BANGSAR, KUALA LUMPUR (21 Apr 2025 - 21 Apr 2025)
  5. ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S2/2025, BILIK SENAT, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (07 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2025)
  6. FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 4 MAC 2025, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (05 Mar 2025 - 05 Mar 2025)
  7. OSCE/OSPE FOR ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN., UM (05 Mar 2025 - 05 Mar 2025)
  8. FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 4 MAC 2025, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (04 Mar 2025 - 04 Mar 2025)
  9. ESSENTIAL OF TEACHING & LEARNING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 21 & 22 JANUARY 2025, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (21 Jan 2025 - 22 Jan 2025)