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1 Sarimah Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

2 Rosline Hassan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

3 Shah Reza Johan Noor Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

4 Rapiah Mustaffa Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

5 Maria Luisa Sanchez Farrer Universitario Virgen de la Spain

6 AH Aldhubhani Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

7 Kamarul Imran Musa Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

8 Siamak Sabour Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Iran

9 John Tharakan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

10 Zamzuri Idris Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

11 Win Salmah Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

12 Nujaimin Udin Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah Malaysia

13 Hamzaini Abdul Hamid University of Malaya Malaysia

14 Effat Omar Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

15 Ahmad Helmy Abdul Karim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

16 Arsalan Manzoor Ziauddin University Pakistan

17 Nida Farshori King Saud University Saudi Arabia

18 Sabrina Jacob Monash University Malaysia

19 Hikaru Hari University of Occupational and Environmental Health

Japan

20 Rosdinom Razali University of Malaya Malaysia

21 Abdul Majeed Abu Bakar Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

22 Rahmat Harun @Harun Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

23 Haroon Pillay RIPAS Hospital Brunei

24 Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

25 Azreen Adnan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

26 Aniza Abd Aziz Universiti Zainal Abidin Malaysia

27 Sarina Sulong Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

28 Frank Lyons St. James Hospital Ireland

29 Meenal Mavinkurve Our Lady’s Children’s hospital , Crumlin Ireland

30 Nawfar Sadagatullah Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

31 Bhagwant Rai Mittal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh,

India

32 Aruna Bhattacharya Universiti of Delhi India

33 Abdul Jalil Nordin Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

34 Ziyadi Ghazali Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

35 Karis Misran Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

36 Norsa’adah Bachok Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

37 John Cleland London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

United Kingdom

38 Rajesh Nair Waikato Hospital New Zealend

39 Kamarul Baharuddin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

40 Syed Hassan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

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41 Abdul Razak Sulaiman Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

42 Dilislam Mansur Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

India

43 Mohamed Ashraf Mohamed Daud KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital Malaysia

44 Mohamed Rusli Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

45 G Treglia G Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland Switzerland

46 Yasin Tülüce Yuzuncu Yil University Turkey

47 Azlisham Mohd Nor Plymouth Cerebrovascular Research United Kingdom

48 Arun Goyal University College of Medical Sciences India

49 Irfan Mohamad Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

50 WP Sharifa Ezat Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

51 TS Hartayu Sanata Dharma University Indonesia

52 BR Kennedy BRK Global Healthcare Firm United States

53 Chor Foon Tang Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

54 Naing Lin Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei

55 Muthu Raju University of Sao Paulo Brazil

56 Emilio Berti Arsizio Hospital Busto Arsizio Italy

57 Meenakshi Swain Apollo Hospitals India

58 Hasnan Jaafar Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

59 Siok Bian Ng Singapore General Hospital Singapore

60 Dang Vu Nguyen Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

61 JK Park Haeundae Paik Hospital Korea

62 Rozita Hassan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

63 Radhiana Hassan International Islamic University of Malaysia Malaysia

64 Zeehaida Mohamad Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

65 Horst Thiermann Bundeswehr Institute Germany

66 Rapeephan R Maude Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Thailand

67 Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

68 Thin Thin Win Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

69 Madhavan Manoharan Saveetha Medical College India

70 Wah Yun Low University of Malaya Malaysia

71 Mario Malicki University of Split Croatia

72 Richard SJ Tol Economic and Social Research Institute Ireland

73 Suprakash Chaudhury Deemed University India

74 RC Ho University of Singapore Singapore

75 Anusuya Krishnarajah Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Malaysia

76 Joa Balsells Universitari Vall d’Hebron Spain

77 Deepraj Bhandarkar Hinduja Hospital India

78 Ming Chen University of Hawai Hawai

79 Zunaina Embong Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

80 Anurag Agarwal Maulana Azad Medical College India

81 A Kamel Croydon University United Kingdom

82 C Lauridsen Metropolitan University College Denmark

83 C Von Schacky Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Innenstadt Germany

84 Azizah Othman Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

85 Mahadir Ahmad Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

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86 Shi Min Yuan Fujian Medical University China

87 Ariffin Nasir Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

88 Mohd Ezane Aziz Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

89 Leng Huat Foo Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

90 Eugenia Allegra Policlinico Universitario Italy

91 Wen Chieh Chen Universita¨t Mu¨nchen Germany

92 William Culpepper University of Maryland United States

93 Faraizah Abdul Karim National Blood Centre Malaysia

94 Martin Skitmore Queensland University of Technolog Australia

95 Azza Omar Hospital Raja Perampuan Zainab 2 Malaysia

96 August Heidland University of Würzburg Germany

97 EJ Golzari Samad Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Iran

98 Florian Bast Chelsea and Westminster Hospital United Kingdom

99 Norhayati Ibrahim Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

100 S Shahar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

101 Sazlina Shariff Ghazali Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

102 Sirikulchayanonta V Mahidol University Thailand

103 Garry Kuan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

104 Yeh Chuun Kuan International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia

105 TO Odugbemi University of Lagos Nigeria

106 Zamzil Amin Asha’ari International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia

107 Suzina Sheikh Ab Hamid Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

108 KS Tse Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong

109 E Kis Semmelweis Medical University Hungary

110 Rahmah Noordin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

111 Olabisi Oduwole University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Nigeria

112 Sarat Chandra Dass Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Malaysia

113 S Gardikis GreeceAlexandroupolis University Hospital Greece

114 H Mohammadjafari Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Iran

115 Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong Institute of Education Hong Kong

116 Azim Patar Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

117 Leila Sayadi Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Iran

118 Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong

119 Debraj Sen Military Hospital Amritsar India

120 Regunath Kandasamy Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

121 Wan Nor Arifin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

122 Mohd Rafii Yusop Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

123 Arsalan Wahid Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Pakistan

124 Mahmoud Hosseini Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Iran

125 Farhad Jadidi-Niaragh Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran

126 Adibah Ibrahim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

127 Mafauzy Mohamed Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

128 Saxby Pridmore University of Tasmania Australia

129 Chris Plakiotis Monash University Australia

130 Thomas Hänscheid Faculdade de Medicina Portugal

131 Shariza Abdul Razak Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

132 Hamid Jan Mohammed Jan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

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133 Hazizi Abu Saad Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

134 Siti Adibah Othman University of Malaya Malaysia

135 Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

136 Nurul Salikin Sa’ari Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

137 Kathleen A Cooney University of Michigan School United States

138 M Topazian Mayo Clinic United States

139 Chiung-Yu Chen National Cheng Kung University Taiwan

140 Luay Thanoon Younis Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

141 Norhayati Luddin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

142 Fazah Hanapiah Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

143 Aniket Garg Darshan Dental College India

144 Adriano Werhli Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Brazil

145 AR Nimir Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

146 Ahmad Afagi Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Iran

147 Bee Kiau Ho Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Klang Malaysia

148 Wan Ahmad Kamil Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

149 Abdul Salam Abdul Salam The George Institute for Global Health Australia

150 Ruslinda Mustafar University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Malaysia

151 Armando Acosta Finlay Institute Cuba

152 BA Levandowski Ipas United States

153 Patricia Price University of Western Australia

154 Azhar Hamzah Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

155 Limin Liao Capital Medical University China

156 Pyang Lee National University of Singapore Singapore

157 MM Elseweidy Zagazig University Egypt

158 Soumya Pati Baylor College of Medicine United States

159 Kemal Sarica Universisty of Gaziantep Medical School Turkey

160 Ramli Musa International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia

161 Mokhtar Ibrahim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

162 Siti Sulaiman Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

163 Yasmin Anum Mohd Yusof Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

164 Omotayo Erejuwa Ebonyi State University Nigeria

165 Hironmoy Roy North Bengal Medical College India

166 Shibani Pati University of Texas United States

167 Barrot H Lambdin University of Washington United States

168 Binit Sureka Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

India

169 Siti Amrah Sulaiman Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

170 Sarliza Yasmin Sanusi Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

171 Zuliani Mahmood Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

172 James Philips Arkansas Children’s Hospital United States

173 Fatemeh Lavaee Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Iran

174 JA Ruaro Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste Brazil

175 Pike See Cheah Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

176 Badrul Hisham Yahaya Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

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177 Ken Russell Coelho University of Cambridge United Kingdom

178 Amir Ali Khan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

179 Nihal El Rifai Cairo University Egypt

180 Maria Cheraghi Ahwaz Jundishapur University Iran

181 CY Chin University of Malaya Malaysia

182 Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

183 Mohd Zulkifli Abdul Rahim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

184 Emile Coetzee University of Cape Town Africa

185 Chirayu U Auewarakul Mahidol University Thailand

186 S Lasrado Father Muller Medical College India

187 Patcharee Kooncumchoo Srinakharinwirot University Thailand

188 Wen Chi Yang Yuan’s General Hospital Taiwan

189 Lye Mun Tho Beacon International Specialist Centre Malaysia

190 AU Muhammad Amin Auckland City Hospital New Zealand

191 Rusliza Basir Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

192 KV Tran Emory University School of Public Health United States

193 Ta-Yuan Chang China Medical University Taiwan

194 Shaharum Shamsuddin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

195 Nurmuhammat Amat Xinjiang Medical University China

196 Aziz Nather National University of Singapore Singapore

197 Asma Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

198 Y Yang Singapore General Hospital Singapore

199 Mohammed Ilyas MI University of Arizona United States

200 Cecile Vicier Institut Paoli-Calmettes France

201 Dalva Meio Instituto Fernandes Figueira Brazil

202 Lokman Mohd Noh Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

203 Pedro Iglesias Hospital Ramon Cajal Spain

204 KL Andrews RMIT University Australia

205 Elke M Sokoya Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive Australia

206 MA Persinger Laurentian University Canada

207 Norhazlina Abdul Wahab Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

208 Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia

209 Zainul Rajion Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

210 Siti Suraiya Md Noor Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

211 Sitanshu Sekhar Kar Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India

212 Woong Nam Yonsei University Korea

213 Vikas Bhakhar College of Dental Sciences India

214 Parviz Mohajeri University of Medical Sciences Shirudi shahid Blvd

Iran

215 Rahul Pimpalkar Ghati Campus India

216 Suzaily Wahab Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

217 Manickam Ravichandran AIMST University Malaysia

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218 Sonia Nath Vananchal Dental College India

219 Sunil Kumar Nettemu Manipal Medical College Malaysia

220 G Capobianco University of Sassari Italy

221 Vincenzo Dario Mandato IRCCS- Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova Italy

222 Hayfaa A Wahabi King Saud University Saudi Arabia

223 AA Razek Mansoura University Egypt

224 Wan Faisham Numan Wan Ismail Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

225 Micheal Graf University of Giessen Germany

226 Hans Van Rostenberghe Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

227 Mohd Khairi Md Daud Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

228 Sanjay Marasini Kathmandu University Hospital India

229 Kesab Joshi Lumbini Medical College Nepal

230 Sobhana Sahoo University of Calcutta India

231 Muzaimi Mustapha Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

232 Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli International Islamic University of Malaysia Malaysia

233 Shams Ur Rehman Khan University of Jammu India

234 Rohana Ahmad Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Malaysia

235 Emamirazavi SZ Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran

236 Babak Vahdatpour Isfahan Univercity of Medical Science Iran

237 Ahmad Raeissadat Shahid Modarres Hospital Iran

238 Micheal D Shields Royal Belfast Hospital Ireland

239 Biswa Biswal Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

240 Christopher N Hueser Saint Louis University United States

241 Anna Marie Nathan University Malaya Medical Centre Malaysia

242 Kaiser Jamil Mohan Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Center India

243 Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil

244 Cara R King University of Pittsburgh Medical Center United States

245 Shaher Hamad Hamaideh Al-Maarefa College, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

246 Ishag Adam University of Khartoum Sudan

247 Kai-Che Wei Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Taiwan

248 I Bing Tang Netherlands Cancer Institute Netherlands

249 LDKE Premawardhana YYF Hospital United Kingdom

250 Suman Verma Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

India

251 Iulian Komarnitki Warsaw Medical University Poland

252 B Thotakura Chettinad hospital and Research Institute India

253 Ismail Munajat Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

254 Min Moon Tang Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

255 Andre Siqueira Universidade do Estado do Amazonas Brazil

256 FB Yap Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

257 N Suksumek Phramongkutklao Hospital Thailand

258 Rahmattullah Khan Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia

259 Aishah Mohd Nasarruddin Bandar Bukit Raja Malaysia

260 Mohamed Tashani National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine

Australia

261 Rajiv Pathak Universtiy of West Indies Jamaica

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262 Siti Kamariah Che Mohamed International Islamic University Malaysi Malaysia

263 Juan Rodriguez Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud Brazil

264 Balraj Mittal Sanjay Gandi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India

265 T Okuno National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Japan

266 Abbas Ahmadi Vasmehjani Jahrom University of Medical Sciences Iran

267 MK Arababadi University of Medical Sciences Iran

268 Muharrem Burak Baytunca Ege University School of Medicine Turkey

269 Shyam Lal ESI-PGIMSR India

270 N Yamada Tottori University Japan

271 Azmi Alias Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

272 Saiful Mohd Noor Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

273 Adam Husein Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

274 Kamran Ali Plymouth University Peninsula Ireland

275 Pow-Li Chia Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore

276 Qinghai Shi Urumqi General Hospital of PLA China

277 Carina Ladeira Instituto Politecnico De Lisboa Portugal

278 M Ahmadian Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

279 Soma Rohatgi Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York

280 R Ivanauskiene Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Lithuania

281 Nicola Magnavita Catholic University School of Medicine Italy

282 Frances Keemer School of Nursing Australia

283 RA Hamat Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

284 Ravneet Kaur Great Eastern Medical School Psychiatry India

285 Saufi Awang Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

286 Rajasekhar SSSN JIPMER India

287 Hakim Bilal International Islamic University Malaysia

288 Mummedy Swamy Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

289 Muhammad Ali SK Abdul Kadir Hospital Pulau Pinang Malaysia

290 Ahmed Mokhtar Abd Elmagid Najran University Saudi Arabia

291 Iqbal S Amala Institute of Medical Sciences India

292 Asela Olupeliyawa University of Colombo Sri Lanka

293 Reza Masoudi Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Iran

294 Sabariah Abdul Rahman Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

295 Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

296 E Hau St. George Hospital Australia

297 Ngeow Wei Chong University of Malaya Malaysia

298 Anas Ismail Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Nigeria

299 Rahimah Ahmad Institute for Medical Research Malaysia

300 Federico Biagi University of Pavia Italy

301 Mohamed Azmi Hassali Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia

302 Siti Norlina Md Said Hospital Sultanah Aminah Malaysia

303 Micheal Smith Neurop Incorporation Pharmaceuticals Atlanta

304 Hassan Shahid Jersey City Medical Center United States

305 Himanshi Aggarwal King George Medical India

306 Rani Samsudin University Sharjah Arab Saudi

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307 Ankur Barua International Medical University Malaysia

308 Deborah Mitchison University of Western Sydney Australia

309 Yoshikatsu Nakai Kyoto Institute of Health Sciences Japan