Curriculum Vitae

DR. SOO CHUN IAN

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • scian
  • 03-79677022

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • RESPIRATORY DISEASES
    Non-Invasive Ventilation, Advance Bronchology, Endobronchial Ultrasound, Cryotherapy, Thoracic Ultrasound

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DIP. RESP MED (ERS), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY, (PERUBATAN RESPIRATORI)
    European Respitory Society
  • RESP MED (MAL), NATIONAL SUBSPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, (PERUBATAN RESPIRATORI)
    National Subspecialty Fellowship Training Program
  • FCCS (SCCM), (PERUBATAN)
    Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • MRCPS, (PERUBATAN)
    Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
  • SCE MRCP (RESPIRATORY), (PERUBATAN RESPIRATORI)
    Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • MD (UKM), (PERUBATAN)
    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • CERCLE DES ECHOGRAPHISTES D'URGENCE ET DE REANIMATION FRANCOPHONES (CEURF) , ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2020 (International)
  • WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR BRONCHOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY, MEMBER
    Since 2017 (International)
  • ASIAN PACIFIC SOCIETY OF RESPIROLOGY , ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2015 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR BRONCHOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY , MEMBER
    Since 2015 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN THORACIC SOCIETY , MEMBER
    Since 2014 (National)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW , ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2013 (International)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS UK (LONDON) , ACTIVE MEMBER
    Since 2013 (International)
  • EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY , MEMBER
    2022 to 2022 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Hassan, A; Latif, MT; Soo, CI; Faisal, AH; Roslina, AM; Andrea, YLB; Hassan, T (2021). Short communication: Diagnosis of lung cancer increases during the annual southeast Asian haze periods (vol 113, pg 1, 2017), LUNG CANCER. 154, 229-229. doi:10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.02.024
  2. Lee, E; Esa, NYM; Wee, TM; Soo, CI (2021). Bonuses and pitfalls of a paperless drive- through screening and COVID-19: A field, JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION. 54(1), 85-88. doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2020.05.011
  3. Liam, C. K.; Yew, C. Y.; Pang, Y. K.; Wong, C. K.; Poh, M. E.; Tan, J. L.; Soo, C. I.; Loh, T. C.; Chin, K. K.; Munusamy, V.; Ibrahim, N. H. (2021). Common Oncogenic Driver Mutations and PD-L1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer of Smokers and Never Smokers, JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY. 16(10), S1141-S1142
ESCI
  1. Soo, Chun Ian; Ong, Diana Bee-Lan; Chin, Ka Kiat; Sia, Leng Cheng; Munusamy, Vijayan; Ibrahim, Nur Husna; Loh, Thian Chee; Tan, Jiunn Liang; Poh, Mau Ern; Wong, Chee Kuan; Pang, Yong Kek; Liam, Chong Kin (2023). Pathological complete response in an advance stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer secondary to neoadjuvant osimertinib targeted therapy: A case report and review of literature, RESPIROLOGY CASE REPORTS. 11(7). doi:10.1002/rcr2.1181
  2. Kho, Sze Shyang; Soo, Chun Ian; Nasaruddin, Mona Zaria; Ngan, Kah Wai; Abdul Rahaman, Jamalul Azizi (2022). Multimodal linear endobronchial ultrasound guided mediastinal lymph node biopsy in the diagnosis of isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy, PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE. 31. doi:10.1177/20101058221111655
  3. Rajah, R., Yee, L. K., Hau, N. B., & Ian, S. C. (2021). The Utility of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide as an Adjunct Diagnostic Tool for Acute Heart Failure in Acute Dyspneic Patients Coming to the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review of Our Early Experience. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 28(4), 146-152. doi: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.15
Scopus
  1. Liam C.K., Yew C.Y., Pang Y.K., Wong C.K., Poh M.E., Tan J.L., Soo C.I., Loh T.C., Chin K.K., Munusamy V., Liam Y.S., Ibrahim N.H. (2023). Common driver mutations and programmed death-ligand 1 expression in advanced non-small cell lung cancer in smokers and never smokers, BMC cancer. 23(1), 659. doi:10.1186/s12885-023-11156-y
  2. Soo C.I., Ong D.B.-L., Chin K.K., Sia L.C., Munusamy V., Ibrahim N.H., Loh T.C., Tan J.L., Poh M.E., Wong C.K., Pang Y.K., Liam C.K. (2023). Pathological complete response in an advance stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer secondary to neoadjuvant osimertinib targeted therapy: A case report and review of literature, Respirology Case Reports. 11(7). doi:10.1002/rcr2.1181
  3. Rajah, R., Lim, K. Y., Ng, B. H., & Soo, C. I. (2021). The utility of n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as an adjunct diagnostic tool for acute heart failure in acute dyspneic patients coming to the emergency department: A retrospective review of our early experience. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 28(4), 146-152. doi: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.15
Others
  1. Ng, B. H., & Low, H. J. (2021). Understanding of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the practice of preventive measures among doctors and nurses in a university teaching hospital-A cross-sectional study. Med J Malaysia, 76(4), 455.
  2. Soo, C. I., Mak, W. W., Nasaruddin, M. Z., Ismail, R., Ban, A. Y., & JA, A. R. (2021). Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthmatics: a'real-world'clinical study from Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal.
  3. Lee, E., Esa, N. Y. M., Wee, T. M., & Soo, C. I. (2020). Bonuses and pitfalls of a paperless drive-through screening and COVID-19: A field report. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection.
  4. Lim, K. Y., Rajah, R., Ng, B. H., & Soo, C. I. (2020). High intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for refractory decompensated acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Medical journal of Malaysia, 75(4), 430-432.
  5. Ng, B. H., Andrea, Y. L. B., Nuratiqah, N. A., Faisal, A. H., Soo, C. I., Najma, K., & Periyasamy, P. (2020). COVID-19 detected from targeted contact tracing, attempting to see the pattern in random happenings: early lessons in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia, 75(5), 583.
  6. Ng, B. H., Nuratiqah, N. A., Andrea, Y. L. B., Faisal, A. H., Soo, C. I., Najma, K., ... & Periyasamy, P. (2020). Lung computed tomography patterns of a cluster of asymptomatic young males with COVID-19 admitted to a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur. The Medical journal of Malaysia, 75(4), 368-371.
  7. Ng, B. H., Nuratiqah, N. A., Faisal, A. H., Soo, C. I., Low, H. J., Najma, K., ... & Andrea, Y. L. B. (2020). A descriptive study of the psychological experience of health care workers in close contact with a person with COVID-19. The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 75(5), 485-489.
  8. Soo, C. I., Chan, Y., Loh, E. C., & Pang, Y. K. (2020). Telehealth: virtual lifeline for home-ventilated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. ERJ Open Research, 6(3)
  9. Soo, C. I., Kho, S. S., Ng, B. H., & Tie, S. T. (2019). Endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound: it only takes an echobronchoscope to tango. Respirology case reports, 7(8), e00482
  10. Wahab, S. A., Hassan, A., Latif, M. T., Vadiveel, Y., Jeyabalan, T., Soo, C. I., ... & Hassan, T. (2019). Cluster analysis evaluating PM2. 5, occupation risk and mode of transportation as surrogates for air-pollution and the impact on lung cancer diagnosis and 1-year mortality. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 20(7), 1959.
  11. Puteh, S., Manap, R. A., Hassan, T. M., Ahmad, I. S., Idris, I. B., Sham, F. M., Lin, A., Soo, C. I., Mohamed, R., Mokhtar, A. I., Zakaria, H., Lee, J., Nordin, A., Ariaratnam, S., & Yusoff, M. (2018). The use of e-cigarettes among university students in Malaysia. Tobacco induced diseases, 16, 57. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/99539
  12. Verma, A., Goh, S. K., Tai, D. Y., Kor, A. C., Soo, C. I., Seow, D. G., ... & Abisheganaden, J. (2018). Outcome of advanced lung cancer with central airway obstruction versus without central airway obstruction. ERJ open research, 4(2).
  13. Hassan, A., Latif, M. T., Soo, C. I., Faisal, A. H., Roslina, A. M., Andrea, Y. B., & Hassan, T. (2017). Diagnosis of lung cancer increases during the annual southeast Asian haze periods. Lung Cancer, 113, 1-3.
  14. Soo, C. I., Ng, B. H., Tan, E. L., & Abdul Hamid, F. (2016). Ambiguous presentations of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: Two case reports of a rare pulmonary malignancy. SAGE open medical case reports, 4, 2050313X16650323.
  15. Tan, H. L., Faisal, M., Soo, C. I., Ban, A. Y., Manap, R. A., & Hassan, T. M. (2016). Dental technician pneumoconiosis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report. BMC pulmonary medicine, 16(1), 131
  16. Soo, C. I., Wahab, S. A., & Hamid, F. A. (2015). Pulmonary melioidosis presenting with pleural effusion: A case report and review of literature. Respiratory medicine case reports, 16, 54-56.
Books
  1. Rahaman, A. (2023). A Case-Based Approach to Interventional Pulmonology: A Focus on Asian Perspectives. Bentham Science Publishers. ‌