Professor Doctor Tan Geok Chin

Board of Advisor at Precision Diagnostics

MBBS (India), MPath (UKM), PhD (Imperial) (UK), PedPath Fellowship (Int. Scholar) (US)

Professor Dr. Tan Geok Chin is a distinguished Professor of Pathology and Consultant of Anatomical Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia (UKM). His educational background includes training in anatomical pathology at UKM, a PhD from Imperial College London focusing on microRNA isomers in Stem Cells, and an MBBS from Manipal University, India. He holds a Master of Pathology (Anatomical Pathology) from UKM and completed Paediatric Pathology Fellowship training at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Malaysian Journal of Pathology and a member of the medical ethics committee at UKM. Professor Dr. Tan is actively involved in various committees and roles within the medical community. This includes serving as a member of the credentialing committee for Anatomical Pathology at the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and contributing to the Education and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Committees at the College of Pathologists (CPath), Academy of Medicine Malaysia.

Additionally, he acts as the Treasurer for the Chapter of Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology within the College of Pathologists, overseeing financial matters for this specific chapter. He served as the chairman of the International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (ICPALM) 2023 Scientific Committee. Recently, as the President of Precision Medicine & Scientific Wellness, successfully launched the 1st Malaysia Pharmacogenomics Summit 2024.

Professor Tan actively participates in Perinatal and Gastrointestinal (GUT) Research Groups. His current research focus lies in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology, with ongoing projects such as gene expression of hydatidiform mole, chorioamnionitis, its correlation with neonatal outcomes, and the GUT microbiome of neonates. His exemplary service has been recognized with multiple awards (2007 and 2019), including the Best Article Award from the Medical Journal of Malaysia and the Best Poster Award from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Professional Qualifications

Board of Advisor | Precision Diagnostics (PD)
President | Precision Medicine & Scientific Wellness (PMedS)
Editor-in-Chief | Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Professor of Pathology & Consultant of Anatomical Pathology | National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Publications

Overexpression Of Connexin 40 In The Vascular Endothelial Cells Of Placenta With Acute Chorioamnionitis, Diagnostics – 2024

Non-hypertensive Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Placental Histomorphology And Its Association With Perinatal Outcomes, Placenta – 2024

Sars-cov-2 Transplacental Transmission: A Rare Occurrence? An Overview Of The Protective Role Of The Placenta, International Journal of Molecular Sciences – 2023

Maternal And Fetal Outcomes Of Pregnant Women With Bacterial Vaginosis, Frontiers in Surgery – 2023

Prevalence Of Kcnj5 Mutant Aldosterone-producing Adenomas Among Malaysian Patients With Primary Aldosteronism, Journal of Hypertension – 2023

Organisations

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, USA, Paediatric Pathology Fellowship
Medical Ethics Committee in University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Member
Credentialing Committee of Anatomical Pathology, Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), Member
Academy of Medicine Malaysia, Fellow
Chapter of Perinatal & Paediatric Pathology (CPath), Treasurer
Perinatal & GUT Research Groups, Member

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