Writing Panel for Clinical Practise Guidelines on management in cardiovascular disease in Malaysia; a task force member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) on radiation protection in cardiology; and a member of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Expert Panel on Radiological Protection of Patients. He is still active in professional conferences and research. Between 1996 and 2015, he participated as either a faculty member or speaker for more than 200 professional meetings in the US, Europe and Asian-Pacific; made over 200 scientific abstract presentations; over 50 scientific publications (including NEJM); and over 125 clinical trials as a principal investigator. Other professional positions he holds include: the immediate past president, Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC); international governor steering committee (Asia Pacific region) of the American College of Cardiology; board member of World Heart Federation; executive committee member of the Asian Society of Cardiac Imaging (ASCI); council member and past president of the National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM); and the past secretary general of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC). His research interests include cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, metabolic syndrome and ACS biomarkers in the multi-ethic Asian community. He is a principal investigator/steering committee member in more than 100 multicentre clinical studies in Malaysia. Professional Credentials Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP – Cardiology) Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC) Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention, USA (FSCAI) Fellow of Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (FCSANZ) Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (FESC) Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (FAPSIC) Fellow of ASEAN College of Cardiology (FAsCC) Fellow of National Heart Association of Malaysia (FNHAM) Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA) Fellow of College of Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology (FCAPSC) Fellow of Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM) Election results Honours : Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2014) : Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) - Dato Sri (2019) References 1964 births Living people People from Sarawak Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Hakka descent Malaysian cardiologists Sarawak United Peoples' Party politicians Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Members of the Dewan Negara Monash University alumni Fellows of the American College of Cardiology Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak