Dr. Kok Chin Leong
Tan Sri received his Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(MBBS) from the Monash University,
Melbourne, Australia in 1974. He was
conferred as a Fellow of the Royal
College of Surgeons and Physicians of
Glasgow, Scotland in January 1980.
He was the Senior Surgical Resident at
the Department of Cardiothoracic
Surgery Brompton Hospital, London from
July 1981 to December 1982 and became
the Surgical Registrar to Mr SC Lennox
(FRCS)/Mr M Paneth (FRCS) from the
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brompton Hospital, London from January
1982 to November 1983.
Tan Sri joined the General Hospital,
Kuala Lumpur as the Cardiothoracic
Surgeon, Department of Cardiothoracic
Surgery from December 1983 to June
1985 and went on to become the Head
and Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic
Surgeon from July 1985 to June 1992.
He became the Founding President of
the Malaysian Society of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular in 1991; Council Member
of the Association of Thoracic &
Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia from
1992 to 1995 and the President of Asian
Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgeons from 1993 to 1995.
He pioneered the establishment of
Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Kuala
Lumpur as the Executive Director, then
as its Head and Senior Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgeon from June 1992
to March 2004 and the Medical Director
of IJN from October 1998 to October
2002. In mid-March 2004, Tan Sri joined
KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital as
the Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
Damansara Heart Centre and has been
there since.
Tan Sri is also a Director/Chairman of
Multi-Purpose Insurance Berhad and
Tokio Marine Insurance (M) Berhad,
Director/Trustee of Wah Seong
Foundation, Chairman/Board of
Governors, International Medical
University, Kuala Lumpur and a Director
for several other companies.
Tan Sri was conferred the Darjah Paduka
Mahkota Johor (DPMJ) in 1990, Darjah
Sultan Ahmad Shah (DSAP) in 2000 and
Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which
carries the title Tan Sri in 2003. He was
also conferred the Honorary Doctor of
Medicine by Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia in 2006; Anugerah Maulidur
Rasul Peringkat Kebangsaan in 2008;
Ijazah Kehormat Doktor Sains Perubatan,
Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2009 and
Honorary Doctor of Medicine in 2012.
He successfully operated on the first
Heart Transplant Recipient – Mr
Sathrugnan a/l Ramakrishnan in
December 1997.
Tan Sri has also been active in writing
articles/journals and presenting papers
especially on cardiothoracic surgery.
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.
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Yahya Awang
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