Heads of Departments

Professor Richard Loh Li-Cher
Professor Richard Loh

Professor Richard Loh Li-Cher
MBBCh BAO (NUI), MD (Lond), FRCPE, FCCP, FAMM
Professor of Medicine
Penang Medical College

  • Graduated from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1991.
  • Completed Higher Specialist Training in Respiratory Medicine in London, in 2000.
  • Awarded Doctor of Medicine (MD) from University of London on work on immunomodulatory therapy in asthma, in 2001.
  • Appointed Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, International Medical University in 2000.
  • Appointed Professor of Medicine and Head of Department of Medicine, International Medical University in 2005.
  • Served as Council member of The College of Physician, Academy of Medicine Malaysia; and of Malaysian Thoracic Society.
  • Appointed Head, ‘non-TB Infection’ Assembly Group, Asia-Pacific Society of Respirology in 2006.
  • Appointed Professor of Medicine and Head of Department of Medicine, Penang Medical College, in April 2007.

Professor Peter Lee
Professor Peter Lee

Professor Peter Lee
MD,FRCS,FRCSE
Professor of Surgery
Penang Medical College

  • Qualified in Edinburgh,Scotland,1968.
  • Trained in Colon and Rectal Surgery with Professor John Goligher in Leeds and at St.Marks Hospital in London.
  • Formerly Consultant General Surgeon,Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals,UK and Honorary Professor of Surgery,Hull Post Graduate Medical School .
  • Past member of the Councils of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and the Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • President of the Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland 2000-2001.
  • Appointed Professor and Head of Department of Surgery, Penang Medical College, August 2003.

Professor James Feeney
Professor James Feeney

Professor James Feeney
MB BCh BAO (NUI), MAO (NUI), FRCOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Penang Medical College

  • Graduated from University College Dublin 1967
  • Trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Coombe Women's Hospital Dublin
  • Formerly Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Calderdale and Huddersfield Hospitals Trust Yorkshire UK .
  • Formerly Honorary Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Leeds University UK
  • Formerly Chairman Yorkshire Postgraduate Training Committee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
  • Formerly Consultant in Clinical Governance Department of Health and Children Ireland
  • Appointed Professor and Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Penang Medical College in January 2006

Professor Jacqueline Ho
Professor Jacqueline Ho
(Jackie)

Professor Jacqueline Ho
MBChB(Otago),FRCP(Glasg),FRCPCH,
M.Med.Sc(ClinEpid) (Newcastle),FAMM.
Professor of Paediatrics
Penang Medical College

  • Graduate of Otago University, New Zealand.
  • Trained in Paediatrics in United Kingdom and subsequently Sub-specialty training in Neonatology in Australia
  • Consultant Paediatrician and Head of Neonatology in Hospital Ipoh from 1987 and subsequently Honorary Consultant Neonatologist and Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from 1999
  • Appointed Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics, Royal College of Medicine Perak in 1999
  • Appointed Hon. Professor, University of Sheffield, Royal College of Medicine Perak in 2004
  • Coordinator of Malaysian Node of the Cochrane Collaboration
  • Appointed Professor and Head of Department of Paediatrics at Penang Medical College in 2007.

Associate Professor Dr Rajeswari Nagaraja
Associate Professor
Dr Rajeswari Nagaraja

Associate Professor Dr Rajeswari Nagaraja
M.B.B.S., D.T.P.H. (LOND).
Associate Professor and Head of Epidemiology
& Public Health Medicine
Penang Medical College

  • Graduated from National Medical College, University of Calcutta, 1970
  • Post Graduate training in Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K., 1976
  • Associate Professor and Head of Family Health Unit, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. 1996
  • Associate Professor and Head of Family Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia. 1998
  • Associate Professor of Public Health and Co-ordinator of Medical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST). 2002.
  • Since January 2003, Associate Professor and Head of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Penang Medical College