Biografi/ Biography :
Zaleha graduated from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 1989. Between 1995 and 1998, she obtained her membership of the RCOG, Masters in Ob-Gyn (UKM), and MD (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom). Her MD research thesis was on preeclampsia, under a grant from the RCOG. She is currently Professor and Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at UKM Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, having finished her three-year term as Dean of the UKM Faculty of Medicine in February 2019. Between February 2016 and November 2017, she was also the Director of UKM hospital. Presently she heads the Health Technology Innovation Lab (HTIL@UKM). She has published 107 articles in journals, several books and chapters in books, and more than 150 abstracts and proceedings. Her current research interests include development of a customized Malaysian antenatal growth chart, medical virtual reality (mVR), and drone for emergency medical care. She is Chairperson of the Specialty Education Subcommittee for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Adjunct Representative of the Global Pregnancy CoLab Group at Magee Women’s Research Institute, iCOE (Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies) Trainer, Associate Editor of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Surgery, life member of MERCY Malaysia, Vice Chairperson of the Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (MaSSH), member of the international SSH, Immediate Past President of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia, and was previously an appointed member of Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). She is a member of Taekwondo Malaysia (WTF), having attained Black Belt in 2011, and a regular cyclist.
zaleha abdullah mahdy, abdul razak sulaiman, jamalludin abd rahman, ismail mohd saiboon, irfan muhammad, asri said, nurliza khaliddin, hafiz md zain, rohana abd ghani, rosliza abd manaf, ardilla hanim, badrul hisham abdullah. (2023). medex moves in response to the covid-19 pandemic. - prosiding knovasi 2023 (kongres dan pertandingan inovasi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran 2023). 81-83.
azanna ahmad kamar, fook-choe cheah, hamizah ismail, ranjan pejaver, david alan ellwood and zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). editorial: saving mothers and babies for the new world. - frontiers in surgery. 1-3.
subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan. (2023). effects of eurycoma longifolia jack standardised water extract (physta) on well-being of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group study. - bmj open. 1-7.
victoria miller, patrick webb, frederick cudhea, jianyi zhang, julia reedy, peilin shi, josh erndt-marino, jennifer coates, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha abdullah mahdy, khadijah shamsuddin, poh bee koon). (2023). childrens and adolescents rising animal-source food intakes in 1990-2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity. - nature food. 305-319.
meghan ohearn, laura lara-castor, frederick cudhea, victoria miller, julia reedy, peilin shi, jianyi zhang, john b. wong, christina d. economos, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha a mahdy, khadijah shamsudin, poh bee koon). (2023). incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries. - nature medicine. 982-995.
victoria miller, patrick webb, frederick cudhea, jianyi zhang, julia reedy, peilin shi, josh erndt-marino, jennifer coates, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha abdullah mahdy, khadijah shamsuddin, poh bee koon). (2023). childrens and adolescents rising animal-source food intakes in 1990-2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity. - nature food. 305-319.
meghan ohearn, laura lara-castor, frederick cudhea, victoria miller, julia reedy, peilin shi, jianyi zhang, john b. wong, christina d. economos, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha a mahdy, khadijah shamsudin, poh bee koon). (2023). incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries. - nature medicine. 982-995.
subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan. (2023). effects of eurycoma longifolia jack standardised water extract (physta) on well-being of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group study. - bmj open. 1-7.
muhammad zaim sahul hameed, rosdiadee nordin, aniza ismail, muhammad aidiel zulkifley, aina suraya helmy sham, raja zahratul azma raja sabudin, mohamed afiq hidayat zailani, ismail mohd saiboon, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). acceptance of medical drone technology and its determinant factors among public and healthcare personnel in a malaysian urban environment: knowledge, attitude, and perception. - frontiers in public health. 1-9.
anizah aishah rosli, azmawati mohd nawi, ixora kamisan atan, aida mohd kalok, shuhaila ahmad, nor azlin mohamed ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy and rahana abd rahman. (2023). cervical dilatation at diagnosis of active phase of labour determines the mode of delivery and peripartum outcomes: a retrospective study in a single tertiary centre in malaysia. - bmc pregnancy and childbirth. 1-7.
youcef benferdia, mohd amran md ali, liew kok leong, mohd hisham isa, zaleha abdullah mahdy, mohammad nazir ahmad, azrulhizam shapii. (2022). systematic review on ontology applications in virtual reality training domain: design components, roles, and research directions. - journal of electronic imaging. 1-31.
mohamed afiq hidayat zailani, raja zahratul akma raja sabudin, rahana abdul rahman, ismail mohd saiboon, aniza ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2021). drone technology in maternal healthcare in malaysia: a narrative review. - malaysian journal of pathology. 251-259.
ma zailani, rz azma, i aniza, ar rahana, ms ismail, is shahnaz, ks chan, m jamaludin, za mahdy. (2021). drone versus ambulance for blood products transportation: an economic evaluation study. - bmc health services research. 1-10.
zaleha abdullah mahdy, muhammad maaya, ixora kamisan atan, azlan helmy abd samat, mohd hisham isa & ismail mohd saiboon. (2020). simulation in healthcare in the realm of education 4.0. - sains malaysiana. 1987-1993.
rahana abd rahman, azarisyam ahmad, ixora kamisan atan & zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2020). dinoprostone in first trimester miscarriages: a prospective observational study in a malaysian tertiary healthcare institution. - sains malaysiana. 133-138.
victoria miller, patrick webb, frederick cudhea, jianyi zhang, julia reedy, peilin shi, josh erndt-marino, jennifer coates, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha abdullah mahdy, khadijah shamsuddin, poh bee koon). (2023). childrens and adolescents rising animal-source food intakes in 1990-2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity. - nature food. 305-319.
meghan ohearn, laura lara-castor, frederick cudhea, victoria miller, julia reedy, peilin shi, jianyi zhang, john b. wong, christina d. economos, renata micha, dariush mozaffarian & global dietary database (zaleha a mahdy, khadijah shamsudin, poh bee koon). (2023). incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries. - nature medicine. 982-995.
anizah aishah rosli, azmawati mohd nawi, ixora kamisan atan, aida mohd kalok, shuhaila ahmad, nor azlin mohamed ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy and rahana abd rahman. (2023). cervical dilatation at diagnosis of active phase of labour determines the mode of delivery and peripartum outcomes: a retrospective study in a single tertiary centre in malaysia. - bmc pregnancy and childbirth. 1-7.
subashini muniandy, hanis mastura yahya, suzana shahar, ixora kamisan atan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, nor fadilah rajab, annie george, sasikala m chinnappan. (2023). effects of eurycoma longifolia jack standardised water extract (physta) on well-being of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group study. - bmj open. 1-7.
muhammad zaim sahul hameed, rosdiadee nordin, aniza ismail, muhammad aidiel zulkifley, aina suraya helmy sham, raja zahratul azma raja sabudin, mohamed afiq hidayat zailani, ismail mohd saiboon, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). acceptance of medical drone technology and its determinant factors among public and healthcare personnel in a malaysian urban environment: knowledge, attitude, and perception. - frontiers in public health. 1-9.
mohd nasri awang besar, harlina halizah siraj, roslina abd manap, zaleha abdullah mahdy, mohamad nurman yaman, muhammad arif kamarudin, nabishah mohamad. (2012). should a single clinician examiner be used in objective structure clinical examination?. - procedia - social and behavioral sciences. .
chew kah teik, muhammad azrai abu, nur azurah abd ghani, shuhaila ahmad, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2019). labour ward companion. - . 14.
aqmar suraya sulaiman, chew kah teik, lee choon yee, nur azurah ghani, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2019). labour ward companion. - . 30.
siva achanna, methil kannan kutty, nik nasri ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy, anitha ponnupillai & gauri krishnaswamy. (2016). menstrual disorders: menarche to menopause. - . 330.
zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2015). kehamilan berisiko tinggi dan isu etika perubatan. - . 84.
aqmar suraya sulaiman, chew kah teik, lee choon yee, nur azurah ghani, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2019). labour ward companion. - . 30.
chew kah teik, muhammad azrai abu, nur azurah abd ghani, shuhaila ahmad, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2019). labour ward companion. - . 14.
zaleha abdullah mahdy, azanna ahmad kamar, hamizah ismail, fook-choe cheah, david alan ellwood and ranjan pejaver. (2023). saving mothers and babies for the new world. - . 1-156.
zaleha abdullah mahdy, michelle a. kelly, ismail mohd saiboon and dinker r. pai. (2022). healthcare simulation and online learning. - . 148.
abdul kadir abdul karim, aida hani mohd kalok, ainul mardhiah abdul wahab, ani amelia zainuddin, anizah ali, chew kah teik,ixora kamisan atan, lim pei shan, mohd hashim omar, mohd nasir shafiee, muhammad azrai abu, ng beng kwang, nor azlin mohamed ismail. (2017). obstetrics and gynecology clinic guidebook. - . 105.
siva achanna, methil kannan kutty, nik nasri ismail, zaleha abdullah mahdy, anitha ponnupillai & gauri krishnaswamy. (2016). menstrual disorders: menarche to menopause. - . 330.
zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2015). kehamilan berisiko tinggi dan isu etika perubatan. - . 84.
aida hani binti mohd kalok;zaleha binti abdullah mahdy;ixora binti kamisan @ atan;rahana binti abd rahman;shamsul azhar bin shah;shalisah binti sharip;mohammad nazir bin ahmad @ sharif. (2023). the application of virtual reality in reducing labour pain. - . .
abdul jabar nazimi, muhammad zaim sahul hameed, mohd nazir sharif, mohd hisham isa, ixora kamisan atan, rosnah sutan, ismail mohd saiboon, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). potential user acceptance of virtual reality in healthcare training and practice in a developing country: a cross-sectional survey. - 2023 international conference in healthcare simulation. 7-8.
asri said, irfan mohamad, ismail mohd saiboon, jamalludin ab rahman, mohd hafiz mohd zin, muhammad fiqree syamim md aminrol, nor azma abu bakar, nurliza khaliddin, rohana abd ghani, zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). handbook for medical specialist pre-entrance examination. - . 1-33.
zaleha abdullah mahdy. (2023). integrating vr into healthcare. - the star. 6.
afiqah yusof, rosnah sutan, zaleha abdullah mahdy, afzan adam, norizah shauki. (2022). systematic review of elucidating elements of maternal health-seeking behaviour in relation to social media influence and digital health usage. - 9th international public health conference 2022. 73.