Dr. Kok Chin Leong, aged 57, was
appointed to the Board of KPJ on
7 July 2005. He is an Independent
Non-Executive Director of KPJ and a
member of the KPJ Clinical Governance
Policy Committee since 2001. He has
also been the Chairman for the
Committee since 2005 and the Advisor
for KPJ’s Clinical Information System
since January 2003.
He has sat on the Executive Committee
of the Malaysian Paediatric Association
(MPA) since 2009, and was the President
of MPA from 2013 to 2015. He is also
the President for ASEAN Paediatric
Federation from 2014 to 2016.
He received his Bachelor of Medicine
and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1982
from University of Malaya and completed
his postgraduate studies in Paediatrics
(Master of Medicine Paediatrics) in 1990
from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He
was conferred a Fellow of the Royal
College of Physician of United Kingdom
in 1990 and registered as full medical
practitioner with the Malaysian Medical
Council in 1983.
His medical career commenced in 1986
at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in
Clinical Paediatrics, and from there, he
went on to work as Senior House Officer/
Registrar at Derby Children’s Hospital,
United Kingdom in 1990. He served as
the Clinical Specialist in Paediatrics at
Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru
from 1991 to 1992; the Head of
Department of Paediatrics at Batu Pahat
Hospital from 1991 to 1993 and Senior
Consultant Paediatrician at Hospital
Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru from 1993
until 1994.
From 1991 to 1993, he was the Project
Coordinator/Chairman for the Batu Pahat
Rotary Club Haemodialysis Centre; the
Southern Representative for Malaysian
Paediatric Association from 2000 to 2004
and the Southern Coordinator for Infant
Touch Therapy.
He also sat on the Board for the
Association of Private Hospital Malaysia
(APHM) from 2008 to 2010 and the
Malaysian Society for Quality in Health
(MSQH) from 2011 to 2013. He has been
the Resident Consultant Paediatrician at
Puteri Specialist Hospital since 1994 and
was appointed as the Medical Director in
February 2000 until June 2006. His main
interests are in Health Informatics,
Patient Safety in Healthcare Delivery,
Clinical Governance, and Clinician
Performance & Appraisal Assessment.
Other than as disclosed, he does not
have family relationships with any
Director and/or major shareholder of
KPJ. He has no personal interest in any
business arrangement involving KPJ and
has not been convicted for any offences.
Dr. Kok Chin Leong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Yahya Awang, aged 64,
was appointed to the Board of KPJ on
18 July 2013. He is an Independent
Non-Executive Director of KPJ and was
appointed as a member of the Audit
Committee since 26 July 2013. He is also
presently a member of the KPJ Medical
Advisory Committee.
He has been a member of the Board of
Governors, International Medical
University, Kuala Lumpur since July
1995; Foundation Fellow of the Academy
of Science Malaysia since 1995; Visiting
Consultant Surgeon, Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of
Surgery, Medical Faculty, Hospital
University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras,
Kuala Lumpur since September 2005;
Chairman, Board of Governors,
International Medical University, Kuala
Lumpur since September 2005; Adjunct
Professor of Medical Faculty, University
Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam,
Selangor Darul Ehsan since November
2005; Panel of Board Members, Post
Graduate Cardiothoracic Surgery
Programme, University of Kebangsaan
Malaysia since 2006; Honorary Member
of Special Committee for Development of
National Transplant Policy since 2006;
Pro-Chancellor Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia (UTM) since 2011; Head of Unit
General OT/Cardiac OT and Medical
Ward, KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
since January 2012; Member of
Malaysian Medical Association, Member
of Editorial Board “Asian Cardiovascular
and Thoracic Annals” and Council
Member of International Society of
Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
Tan Sri Dato’
Dr. Yahya Awang
Independent Non-Executive Director
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad annual report
2014
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