Curriculum Vitae

DR. TEH MEI SZE

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Surgery
    Faculty of Medicine

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • SURGERY
    Fellowship of Breast Oncoplastic Surgery (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • SURGERY
    Fellowship of Breast Oncoplastic Surgery (Taipei, Taiwan)
  • SURGERY
    Fellowship of Breast Oncoplastic Surgery, IEO (Milan, Italy)
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGING TRENDS
    Information Technology and emerging trends- University of Virginia
  • DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
    Digital Transformation- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  • MANAGERIAL FINANCE
    Financial Market- University of Yale
  • OTHER MANAGEMENT STUDIES
    Strategic Management- Macquaria University, Sydney, Australia
  • SURGERY
    Breast Oncoplastic Surgery
  • SURGERY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MS, (Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MRCS, (Surgery)
    Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
  • MD, (Medicine)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    01 May 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Fellow
    01 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Examiner for undergraduate medical students
    30 Apr 2020 - 30 Apr 2020 (University Malaya)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 (Faculty)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    08 Apr 2018 - 14 Apr 2019 (University Malaya)
  • Quality Manager
    03 Apr 2018 - 03 Apr 2019 (University Malaya)
  • AHLI LEMBAGA PERUBATAN (Medical BoardMember)
    13 Nov 2018 - 13 Nov 2018 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • BREAST SURGERY INTERNATIONAL (BSI), MEMBER
    Since 2022 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL OF SURGICAL SOCIETY, MEMBER
    Since 2022 (International)
  • ACADEMY OF MEDICINE MALAYSIA, ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • NATIONAL SPECIALIST REGISTRY, ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (EDINBURG), ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2013 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Travel Scholar Award
    ISS-Breast Surgery International 2022, 2022 (International)
  • Best paper
    Breast Surgery International, 2022 (International)
  • Top video presentation
    SBOSS 2022, 2022 (International)
  • Video presentation
    College of Surgeons (Breast Chapter), 2021 (International)
  • Istanbul Reconstruction and Breast Surgery 2021 (IREBS) DIploma
    Senology academy, SENATURK, 2021 (International)
  • Project Pasukan Penambahbaikan Kualiti (QIT) peringkat PPUM 2018
    Universiti Malaya, 2018 (University)
  • Examiners Training
    University Malaya, 2018 (University)
  • Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2018
    Ministry of Health, 2018 (Government)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Mosiun, J. A.; See, Mee-Hoong; Teoh, Li-Ying; Danaee, Mahmoud; Lai, Lee-Lee; Ng, Char-Hong; Yip, Cheng-Har; Teh, Mei-Sze; Taib, Nur Aishah Md; Bustam, Anita; Malik, Rozita Abdul; Saad, Marniza; Jamaris, Suniza; Ung, Ngie-Min (2023). Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Low- and High-Risk Groups of Early Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Addition to External Beam Radiation: A Multi-Centre Prospective Study, WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. (), . doi:10.1007/s00268-022-06753-0
  2. See, Mee-Hoong; Sinnadurai, Siamala; Lai, Lee-Lee; Tan, Keh-Ling; Teh, Mei-Sze; Teoh, Li-Ying; Jamaris, Suniza; Malik, Rozita Abdul; Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala (2021). Outcomes after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction for breast cancer in a multiethnic, middle-income Asian setting, SURGERY. 170(6), 1604-1609. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.001
  3. Teh, M. S., Teoh, L., Jamaris, S., Lai, L. L., & See, M. H. (2021). Outcomes of Asian Women Treated With Grisotti Flap Reconstruction for Centrally Located Breast Cancers 5-Years Single Institutional Experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 87(2), 132-135. doi: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002631
  4. Teoh, L. Y., Lai, L. L., Hanim, A. A. A., Teh, M. S., Jamaris, S., Yahya, A., . . . See, M. H. (2020). Oncological safety and postoperative complications in oncoplastic breast surgery among Asian women: A single institutional review. Breast Journal, 26(11), 2208-2212. doi: 10.1111/tbj.14060
ESCI
  1. Ng, W. L., Teoh, S. Y., See, M. H., Rahmat, K., Jayalakshmi, P., Ramli, M. T., . . . Vijayananthan, A. (2021). Desmoid Type Fibromatosis of the Breast Masquerading as Breast Carcinoma: Value of Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Correlation. European Journal of Breast Health, 17(2), 197-199. doi: 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2020.5482
Scopus
  1. Teh M.-S., Teoh L.-Y., See M.-H. (2022). A rare case of persistent large cystic breast tumor mimicking as malignant cystic breast cancer, Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 18(6), 1804-1807. doi:10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_631_20
  2. See M.-H., Sinnadurai S., Lai L.-L., Tan K.-L., Teh M.-S., Teoh L.-Y., Jamaris S., Abdul Malik R., Bhoo-Pathy N. (2021). Outcomes after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction for breast cancer in a multiethnic, middle-income Asian setting, Surgery (United States). 170(6), 1604-1609. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.001
Others
  1. Mei-Sze Teh, Li-Ying Teoh, Mei-Hoong See (2021). A rare case of persistent large cystic breast tumor mimicking as malignant cystic breast cancer. JCRT. DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_631_20
  2. Mei-Sze Teh, Li-Ying Teoh, Suniza Jamaris, Lee-Lee Lai, Mee-Hoong See. (2021). Outcomes of Asian Women Treated With Grisotti Flap Reconstruction for Centrally Located Breast Cancers: 5-Years Single Institutional Experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery.doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002631.
  3. Ng, GH, Teoh LY, Teh MS, et al. (2020). A case series of intestinal obstruction secondary to shiitake mushroom intake during Chinese New Year. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 10, 1-4.
  4. Teoh LY, Lai LL, Hanim Aa A, Teh MS, Jamaris S, Yahya A, Ng KH, See MH.Oncological safety and postoperative complications in oncoplastic breast surgery among Asian women: A single institutional review. Breast J. 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/tbj.14060. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32996224
  5. Vijayananthan A, Ng WL, Teoh SY, See MH, Rahmat K, Jayalakshmi P, et al. Desmoid Type Fibromatosis of the Breast Masquerading as Breast Carcinoma: Value of Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging and its Correlation. Eur J Breast Health DOI: 10.5152/ejbh.2020.5482
  6. Int. Journal of Surgery Case Report 2019: Gastrointestinal Tract Metastasis Presenting As Intussusception in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report
  7. Teh, MS, Chong, HY, Roslani, AC. (2018). Impact of PET scan in staging and managing primary rectal cancer. Asian Journal of Surgery, 2019 Mar; 42(3):520-521. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2018.10.006. Epub 2018 Dec 7
  8. Impact of PET scan in Rectal Cancer
Article in Proceeding
  1. Kavinya Dania, Mei-Sze Teh, Tania Islam, et al. (2022). Benefits of PECS Block as Part of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Breast Cancer Surgery in an Asian Institution: A Retrospective Cohort Study. World J Surgery. DOI : 10.1007/s00268-022-06881-7 WJS-22-03-0505.R2
Other Publications
  1. See MH, Sinnadurai S, Lai LL, Tan KL, Teh MS, Teoh LY, Jamaris S, Abdul Malik R, Bhoo-Pathy N. Outcomes after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction for breast cancer in a multiethnic, middle-income Asian setting. Surgery. 2021 Dec;170(6):1604-1609. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34538341. - Policy Paper
  2. Ting Ting Tan1, Maw Pin Tan1, Chee Loong Lam1, Ee Chin Loh1, David Paul Capelle1, Sheriza Izwa Zainuddin1, Bin Ting Ang1, Min Ai Lim1, Natalie Zi Lai1, Yu Zhen Tung1, Hway Ann Yee2, Chong Guan Ng2, Gwo Fuang Ho3, Mee Hoong See4, Mei Sze Teh4, Lee Lee Lai5, Ranjit Kaur Pritam Singh6, Chee Shee Chai7, Diana Leh Ching Ng7 Seng Beng Tan1.Mindful gratitude journaling: psychological distress, quality of life and suffering in advanced cancer: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ supportive & palliative care. 2021 Aug. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003068 - Policy Paper

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Breast Oncoplastic Surgery
  • Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in breast cancer

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2022, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    Improving Quality Of Life Of Breast Cancer Patients In The Immediate Post-operative Setting Using The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (eras) Pathway ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2018 - 2020, No funding
    Outcome of gasless endoscopic subcutaneous mastectomy for gynaecomastia- RCT ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2018 - 2021, Private Funding
    Clinical Validation of a Novel Blood Based Serum Marker Using Sandwich Elisa to Screen Human Breast Carcinoma ( Consultant)
  2. 2019 - 2021, NONE
    Enhanced recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2019 - 2021, Others MOHE
    Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) after mastectomy in breast cancer ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2020 - 2020, NONE
    Outcome of Asian women treated with Grisotti s flap reconstruction for centrally located breast cancers: 5-years single institutional experience ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2020 - 2020, NONE
    The COVID-19 effect - Presenting symptoms of breast cancer and their diagnostic and treatment intervals: Malaysian experience ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2021 - 2023, Private Funding
    The development of artificial intelligence-based techniques in precision surgical planning for breast reconstruction ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

CONFERENCE
  1. Outcome of Grisotti's reconstruction of central breast cancer, Global Breast Cancer Conference 2019, GBCC (International) (25 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Stump The Expert - Skin Sparing, Wise pattern, Internal Mammary Perforator Flap Nipple sparing mastectomy, Breast Surgery International - ISW 2022, Breast Surgery International  (International) (18 Aug 2022 - 18 Aug 2022)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. BENEFITS OF PECS BLOCK AS PART OF THE ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) PROTOCOL FOR BREAST CANCER SURGERY IN AN ASIAN INSTITUTION A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY, World Congress of Surgery, World Congress of Surgery- ISW 2022 (International) (14 Aug 2022 - 18 Aug 2022)
  2. Impact of PEt scan in staging and managing primary rectal cancer., College of Surgeons Malaysia, College of Surgeons Malaysia (National) (12 May 2016 - 14 May 2016)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Accessory breast carcinoma, CSAMM 2021, Academy of medicine Malaysia (International) (27 Aug 2021 - 29 Aug 2021)
  2. ERAS in breast reconstruction surgery, Asia Pacific Breast Surgery 2021, Asia Pacific Breast Surgery (International) (08 Jan 2021 - 10 Jan 2021)
  3. Outcomes of gases subcutaneous mastectomy for gynaecomastia-RCT, International Endoscopic and Robotic Breast Surgery 2019, IERBS (International) (24 May 2019 - 25 May 2019)
  4. A rare case of persistent breast cystic tumor, Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit 2019, APBSC (International) (22 Feb 2019 - 24 Feb 2019)
PRESENTER
  1. Outcomes of Asian women treated with Grisotti s flap reconstruction for centrally located breast cancers: 5-years single institutional experience, - (02 Jun 2020)
  2. A rare case of persistent large cystic breast tutor mimicking as malignant cystic breast cancer, Wiley, CCR (International) (12 Feb 2020 - 03 Mar 2020)
  3. GRISSOTI'S FLAP RECONSTRUCTION IN CENTRAL BREAST CANCER, GLOBAL BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE 2019, GBCC (International) (25 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019)
  4. CAse presentation of bilateral breast desmoid tumour, Malaysian breast and endocrine surgery conference, MBESC (National) (02 Nov 2018 - 02 Nov 2018)
  5. Outcome of Grissotti's reconstrtuction technique in central breast cancer, CSAMM 2018, CSAMM (National) (11 May 2018 - 13 May 2018)
  6. Impact of PET scan in staging primary rectal cancer, CSAMM 2016, Academy of medicine Malaysia (National) (11 May 2016 - 14 May 2016)

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2021) Article Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2021) Review Article, International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2021) Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2021) Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, (Reviewer)
  5. (2019) Peer reviewer- Cancer Management and Research (journal Impact Factor: 3.702), (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2020) Visiting clinical fellow, Nakagami Hospital, breast surgery, International
  2. (2020) Visiting breast surgery fellow, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy, International
Contribution to event
  1. (2022) Vice Chairperson, International, (Event Organiser)
  2. (2022) Moderator, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  3. (2022) Mainstreaing Genetic Testing in Early Breast Cancer, International, (Event Organiser)
  4. (2022) Mainstreaming Brca Testing in Early Breast Cancer, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  5. (2022) Moderator for "Meet The Expert" Csamm 2022, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  6. (2022) Asian Breast Surgery Forum - Moderator, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  7. (2021) Speaker, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  8. (2021) E-Health UM Wednesday Webinar, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  9. (2021) College of Surgeons- Advances in Breast Cancer (Tumor Board), International, (Panelist/Moderator)
Media appearance
  1. (2022) Press Conference for Breast Cancer Awareness & Mh-Bifrost Run 2022, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
Master
  1. (2020) ERAS in mastectomy, Kavinya Diana
  2. (2018) Outcomes of breast cancer in young women according to tumour biology in Malaysia, PHRABAKARAN RAJEHGOPAL
  3. (2018) ERAS in Breast Surgery, Kavinya Diana

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2022) MTA27100 - Basic Clinical Training, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 
Bachelor/First Degree
  1. (2020) MD101 - Md101
  2. (2019) DENTAL - Clinical Surgery Rounds
  3. (2019) MDS - Dental Surgery Bedside Teaching
  4. (2019) MDS - Perioperative Preparation
  5. (2019) MOBS - Head and Neck Lumps
  6. (2019) MOBS - Sinuses and Fistula
  7. (2019) UMMP - Clinical Surgery
  8. (2019) UMMP - General Surgery for Medical Students
  9. (2018) DENTAL - Head and Neck Fistula
  10. (2018) UMMP - Medical Undergraduate
  11. (2018) UMMP 3.1 - Perioperative Management for Surgical Patients

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Breast Cancer Charity Run Bifrost Run 2022, (29 Oct 2022 - 29 Oct 2022) (National)
  • Breast Cancer Neon Charity Fun Run 2019, (06 Apr 2019 - 06 Apr 2019)
  • Master of Surgery Breast Intensive Course, (18 Jan 2019 - 18 Jan 2019)
  • Malaysian Field Hospital in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh, (09 Dec 2018 - 26 Dec 2018)
  • Public Talk On Myth & Facts of Breast Cancer in Four Seasons Hotel Kl, (29 Oct 2018 - 29 Oct 2018)
  • A Journey to Survival, (21 Jul 2018 - 21 Jul 2018)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
CONFERENCE
  1. GLOBAL BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE 2019 KOREA, Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea (24 Apr 2019 - 28 Apr 2019)
  2. INTERNATIONAL ENDOSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC BREAST SURGERY 2019, Tainan (22 May 2019 - 25 May 2019)
  3. SEA ULTRASOUND BREAST INTERVENTION COURSE 2019, Mandarin Orcharg, Singapore (05 Sep 2019 - 06 Sep 2019)
  4. THE WORLD'S CONGRESS OF SURGERY - INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL WEEK 2022, Vienna, Austria (13 Aug 2022 - 19 Aug 2022)
  5. REGIONAL IORT SYMPOSIUM 2022, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (Ummc) (01 Dec 2022 - 02 Dec 2022)
EXTERNAL COURSE
  1. CSAMM 2018, Casuarina, Ipoh (10 May 2018 - 13 May 2018)
  2. GLOBAL BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE 2019, Seoul, Korea (25 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019)
  3. INTERNATIONAL ENDOSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC BREAST SURGERY (IERBS 2019), Taiwan (24 May 2019 - 25 May 2019)
  4. BREAST ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY CLINICAL ATTACHMENT WITH TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY-SHUANG HO HOSPITAL, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (01 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2019)
  5. BREAST ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP , European Institute of Oncology (Ieo), Milan (01 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2020)
  6. AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION MASTERCLASS, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona (23 Feb 2020 - 27 Feb 2020)
External Course
NATIONAL
  1. Breast and Endocrine Fellowship Seminar (BEFS) 2022, Kuala Terengganu (07 Jun 2022 - 09 Jun 2022)
INTERNATIONAL
  1. College of Surgeons, CSAMM, Shangrila, Kl (26 Aug 2022 - 28 Aug 2022)