Dr. Kok Chin Leong, aged 58, was
appointed to the Board of KPJ on 7 July
2005. He is an Independent Non-
Executive Director of KPJ and also a
member of the Audit Committee. He has
being a member of the KPJ Clinical
Governance Policy Committee since
2001 and 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 2017.
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
b e e n t h e R e s i d e n t Co n s u l t a n t
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.
Nationality
Malaysian
Age
58
Board Appointment
7 July 2005
Length of Service
11 years
DR. KOK CHIN LEONG
Independent Non-Executive
Director
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