Editorial Team

Chief Editor

Prof. Dr. Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin
MBChB (Dundee), MAnaes (UM), AMM, Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia (Sing)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Deputy Chief Editors

Prof. Dr. Azrina Md Ralib
BMedSc (St. Andrews), MBChB (Manchester), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), PhD (Otago), PgDip Islamic Studies (IIUM)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University, Pahang, Malaysia

Dr. Shahridan Mohd Fathil
MBBS (Malaya), FRCA (England), FAMM FEWM

Department of Anaesthesiology, Gleneagles Hospital Medini, Johor, Malaysia


Section Editors: Airway

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Maaya
BSc (St. Andrews), MBChB (Manchester), FRCA

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof Dr. Rhendra Hardy Mohd Zaini
MD (USM), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia


Section Editors: Critical Care

Dr. Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri
MBBChBAO (Ireland), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), PhD (IIUM)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Rafidah Atan
MBBS (Malaya), MAnaes (Malaya), FANZCA, EDIC, PhD, GradCertClinSim, GradCertHighEd, FAMM

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Section Editors: Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noorjahan Haneem Md Hashim
MBBS (Malaya), MAnaes (Malaya), Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesiology (IJN), MSc (Med Ed) (USM)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dato’ Dr. Yong Chow Yen
MD (USM), MMed Anaesthesiology (UM), FRCA (UK), Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Perfusion

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia


Section Editors: General Anaesthesia

Assoc Prof. Dr. Azarinah Izaham
MD (UKM), MMed Anaes (UKM)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Wan Rahiza Wan Mat
MBChB (Otago), MMed Anaes (UKM)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Loh Pui San
MBBS, MMed Anaes, FANZCA, Transplant Fellow (Cambridge, UK)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Section Editors: Neuroanaesthesia

Datin Dr. Vanitha Sivanaser
MBBS (Manipal), MMed Anaesthesiology (UM), Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia (U of Toronto)

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Jeyaganesh Veerakumaran
MBBS (UWI) MMed Anaesthesia (UKM), Member and Fellow of the Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan
MD (UKM), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia (Toronto)

Deparment of Anaesthesiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia


Section Editors: Obstetric Anaesthesia

Dr. Lee Meng-Li
MBBS (UM), MMed Anaes (UM), FANZCA, Fellowship in Obstetric Anaesthesia

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carolyn Yim Chue Wai
BSC (Bio), MBBS (IMU), MAnaes (UM), Fellowship Obstetric Anaesthesia (Aus)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Section Editors: Paediatric Anaesthesia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaw Sook Hui
MD (USM), MAnaest (UM)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rufinah Teo
MBBChBAO (Ire), MMed Anaes UKM (Mal), Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia (Melb)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Section Editors: Pain Medicine

Prof. Dr. Marzida Mansor
MD (UKM), Manaes (UM), AMM, Specialist Medical Module in Hypnoanaesthesia and Hypnosedation (LCCH), Fellowship in Pain Management and Research RNS (Sydney, Australia)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Ahmad Afifi Mohd Arshad
MBBCh (Cairo), MMED Anaesthesiology (USM), Fellowship in Pain Medicine (RPH/Mal)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah, Malaysia


Section Editors: Regional Anaesthesia

Dr. Beh Zhi Yuen
MD (UPM), MAnaes (UM), EDRA, Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (Spore), Diploma in Interventional Pain (Montpellier)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Orthopaedic Specialist Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Dr. Lim Siu Min
MBBS (IMU), MAnaes (UM), Fellowship in Chronic Pain (Toronto)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Statistical Editors

Dr. Abqariyah Yahya
BSc Stats (UKM), MSc Stats (UKM), PhD MSc (KI)

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Edre Mohamad Aidid
MBBS (IIUM), DrPH Epidemiology (UPM)

Department of Community Medicine, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia


Journal Manager

Dr. Ngoi Soo Tein
PhD (UM)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Technical Reviewer

Miss Foong Yi Xian
BSc (Hons)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Advisory Board

Anaesthesia

Prof. Dr. Chan Yoo Kuen
MBBS (Malaya), FFARCS (Ireland), FAMM

Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Critical Care

Prof Dato’ Dr. Mohd Basri Mat Nor
MBChBBAO (Ireland), MMed Anaesthesiology (UM), EDIC

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia

Pain Medicine

Dr. Mary Suma Cardosa
MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FANZCA, FFPMANZCA

Pain Clinic, Department of Anaesthesia, Selayang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia


International Editorial Board

Prof Dr. Michael G. Irwin
MbChB (Glasgow), DA (UK), FRCA, FHKCA, FHKAM (Anaes), MD (HK), FANZCA (Hon), FCAI (Hon)

Daniel CK Yu Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chief of Service, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Gleneagles Hospital, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

Prof. Dr. Manoj Karmakar
MBBS, MD, FRCA, DA, FHKCA, FHKAM

Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Prof. Dr. Pankaj Kundra
MD, MAMS, FIMSA

Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawarhalal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

Prof. Dr. Nuala Lucas
MB, BS, FRCA

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rob McDougall
MBBS, Grad Cert HealthProfEd, FANZCA, GAICD

Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Prof Dr. John Pickering
BSc (Hons) PhD, BA (Hons)

Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand

Prof. Deepak Sharma
MBBS, MD, DM

Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Prof. Dr. Kim Tae-Yop
MD, PhD

Department of Anaesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Prof. Dr. André van Zundert
MD, PhD, FRCA, EDRA, FANZCA

Professor of Anaesthesiology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Chair, Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Chair, Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Anaesthesia, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital/University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Professor and Chairman, Discipline of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia