Rate My Professor Tiong Chan

Dr Lee Tiong Chan serves as Senior Lecturer (Practice) in Internal Medicine at the Clinical School Johor Bahru within the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Malaya in 1991 and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom in 1998. Before transitioning to academia, Dr Lee worked extensively as a general physician in Internal Medicine across multiple Ministry of Health hospitals in Malaysia. His appointments included service at Penang General Hospital, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang, Hospital Sultan Ismail in Johor Bahru, and Hospital Segamat in Johor. These clinical roles provided substantial experience in internal medicine, which he now applies in his teaching and research at Monash University Malaysia, with research activity documented from 2007 onwards.

Dr Lee's research focuses on medicine and health sciences, contributing to areas aligned with good health and well-being. His key publications include "Current practice and barriers for transition of care (TOC) in pediatric surgery: perspectives of adult surgeons from different subspecialties" (Pediatric Surgery International, 2025), "Post-Pandemic Evaluation: Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Medical Students’ Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Social Interactions, and Academic Progression in Malaysia" (SAGE Open, 2024), "Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Klebsiella pneumonia bacteraemia in adult" (IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 2023), "Appropriateness of proton-pump inhibitor usage among hospitalized patients in a Johor government hospital" (IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 2022), and "Effectiveness of Ginseng in Treating Erectile Dysfunction: A Review Paper" (Open Access Library Journal, 2021). Earlier works encompass "Chilaiditi’s sign, a cause of pseudo-pneumoperitoneum: A case report" (SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018), "An Extraordinary Case of Idiopathic Chylothorax in a Rural Setting" (Open Access Library Journal, 2018), and "Is plasma β-glucuronidase a novel human biomarker for monitoring anticholinesterase pesticides exposure? A Malaysian experience" (Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2007). Forthcoming chapters include those on "Osteoarthritis" and "Rheumatoid Arthritis" (2025). His research has received over 40 citations across databases.