prof. dr. shamsul azhar bin shah

pensyarah perubatan

jabatan perubatan kesihatan awam

 drsham@ppukm.ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Prof Shamsul Azhar Shah is a Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics and a Faculty member at the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, UKM. He obtained a bachelor`s medical degree (MD) and a master`s degree in public health with a subspecialty in epidemiology and statistics from UKM. He received the JSPS Ronpaku scholarship to continue PhD studies in Japan. With more than 200 publications in international and local journals, his research interests are non-communicable and infectious diseases. His special interests include but are not limited to mental health, cancer, paralympic sports, dengue, and tuberculosis. Prof Shamsul is a member of the Public Health Specialist Association of Malaysia (PPPKAM), International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and also the Malaysian Society for Environmental Epidemiology (MySEE). He serves on the Editorial Board of several local and international journals.

  • chong jie wen, mohd faizal ahmad, muhammad azrai abu, nalisa shamyra johari, izzatul aliaa badaruddin, shah shamsul azhar, abdul kadir abdul karim.  (2025).  technical and performance characteristics between different anti-mullerian hormone (amh) assay methods and antral follicle count (afc) in malaysian women with infertility: a university-based centre cohort.  - life.  1 - 11. 

     

    choo xiang tan, hannah xin yi yeoh, nur aqilah amani mohamad tazilan , jonathan wei de tan, nurwardah alfian, haliza zakaria, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, yin ping wong, geok chin tan.  (2025).  hif-1a expression in placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.  - diagnostics.  1 - 10. 

     

    mohammed a. m. y. al-hetar, noradliyanti rusli, mohd amir kamaruzzaman, wan zurinah wan ngah, shamsul azhar shah, abdullah mohammed al-matary, norasyikin a. wahab.  (2025).  high prevalence of diabetes and vitamin d deficiency in ibb governorate, yemen: a cross-sectional study.  - journal of the asean federation of endocrine societies.  106 - 106. 

     

    puteri shanaz jahn kassim , noor azimah muhammad, nur faraheen abdul rahman, sherina mohd sidik, cecilia a. essau, shamsul azhar shah.  (2025).  effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  - digital health.  1 - 20. 

     

    aida kalok, ixora kamisan atan, shalisah sharip, nazarudin safian, shamsul azhar shah.  (2025).  factors influencing childbirth fear among asian women: a scoping review.  - frontiers in public health.  1 - 11. 

     

    mohammed a m y al-hetar, noradliyanti rusli, mohd amir kamaruzzaman, husni al-goshae, wan zurinah wan ngah, shamsul azhar shah, abdullah mohammed al-matary, qais mohammed al-hetar, dhya’a alhaq mohammed senan, norasyikin a wahab .  (2025).  evaluating the role of vitamin d in prediabetes management, insights from rcts in the mena region: a comprehensive systematic review.  - journal clinical medicine.  1 - 20. 

     

    chong jie wen, mohd faizal ahmad, muhammad azrai abu, nalisa shamyra johari, izzatul aliaa badaruddin, shah shamsul azhar, abdul kadir abdul karim.  (2025).  technical and performance characteristics between different anti-mullerian hormone (amh) assay methods and antral follicle count (afc) in malaysian women with infertility: a university-based centre cohort.  - life.  1 - 11. 

     

    mohd faizal ahmad, nurul yaqin mohd nor, mohammad mahmoud mohammad ramadneh, nurul izyani roseli, marjanu hikmah elias, norazilah mat jin, muhammad azrai abu, saiful effendi syafruddin, ani amelia zainuddin, shah shamsul azhar, nao suzuki, abdul kadir abdul karim .  (2025).  comparative analysis of rescue-in vitro-maturation (r-ivm) outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve (dor) versus normal ovarian reserve (nor).  - biomedicines.  1 - 13. 

     

    badrul iskandar abdul wahab, shamsul azhar shah, roslina mohd arshad, nurwardah alfian, geok chin tan, yin ping wong.  (2025).  immunoexpressions of pd-l1 and ezh2 in endometrial carcinoma: associations with clinicopathological parameters.  - diagnostics.  1 - 12. 

     

    puteri shanaz jahn kassim , noor azimah muhammad, nur faraheen abdul rahman, sherina mohd sidik, cecilia a. essau, shamsul azhar shah.  (2025).  effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  - digital health.  1 - 20. 

     

    nurul izyani rosley, shamsul azhar shah, mohd faizal ahmad, muhammad azrai abu, abdul kadir abdul karim.  (2024).  rescue in-vitro maturation (rivm) outcome: the single center experience .  - the medical journal of malaysia.  8 - 8. 

     

    mohd faizal ahmad, marjanu hikmah elias, norazilah mat jin, muhammad azrai abu, saiful effendi syafruddin, ani amelia zainuddin, nao suzuki, shamsul azhar shah, abdul kadir abdul karim.  (2024).  gene expression profiling of hyaluronic acid synthetase 2 (has2), prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (ptgs2) and gremlin 1 (grem1) in cumulus cells among women with diminished ovarian reserved (dor).  - mjm vol 79 supplement 3, july 2024 .  7 - 7. 

     

    ian victor sooriyaghandan, mas fazlin mohamad jailaini, nik nuratiqah nik abeed, boon hau ng, andrea ban yu-lin, shamsul azhar shah, mohamed faisal abdul hamid.  (2023).  satisfaction and tolerability using virtual reality (vr) as adjunctive treatment during flexible bronchoscopy: a randomized control trial.  - bmc pulmonary medicine.  1-10. 

     

    amirul ashraf bin yusof, manuela lee sze chii, nur izzarizlyn mohammadyusoff, raja nur iman farhani raja mazrul kama, jairus reuben raj, nur azurah abdul ghani, anizah ali, joyce hong soo syn, shamsul azhar shah, nurkhairulnisa abu ishak, ani amelia zainu.  (2023).  the quality of life and body image disturbances of turner syndrome patients in malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - bmc women's health.  1-10. 

     

    shamsul azhar shah, nazarudin safian, zulkefley mohammad, siti rohani nurumal, wan abdul hannan wan ibadullah, juliana mansor, saharuddin ahmad, mohd rohaizat hassan, yugo shobugawa.  (2022).  factors associated with handgrip strength among older adults in malaysia.  - journal of multidisciplinary healthcare.  1023-1034. 

     

    choo xiang tan, hannah xin yi yeoh, nur aqilah amani mohamad tazilan , jonathan wei de tan, nurwardah alfian, haliza zakaria, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, yin ping wong, geok chin tan.  (2025).  hif-1a expression in placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.  - diagnostics.  1 - 10. 

     

    mohammed a m y al-hetar, noradliyanti rusli, mohd amir kamaruzzaman, husni al-goshae, wan zurinah wan ngah, shamsul azhar shah, abdullah mohammed al-matary, qais mohammed al-hetar, dhya’a alhaq mohammed senan, norasyikin a wahab .  (2025).  evaluating the role of vitamin d in prediabetes management, insights from rcts in the mena region: a comprehensive systematic review.  - journal clinical medicine.  1 - 20. 

     

    chong jie wen, mohd faizal ahmad, muhammad azrai abu, nalisa shamyra johari, izzatul aliaa badaruddin, shah shamsul azhar, abdul kadir abdul karim.  (2025).  technical and performance characteristics between different anti-mullerian hormone (amh) assay methods and antral follicle count (afc) in malaysian women with infertility: a university-based centre cohort.  - life.  1 - 11. 

     

    mohd faizal ahmad, nurul yaqin mohd nor, mohammad mahmoud mohammad ramadneh, nurul izyani roseli, marjanu hikmah elias, norazilah mat jin, muhammad azrai abu, saiful effendi syafruddin, ani amelia zainuddin, shah shamsul azhar, nao suzuki, abdul kadir abdul karim .  (2025).  comparative analysis of rescue-in vitro-maturation (r-ivm) outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve (dor) versus normal ovarian reserve (nor).  - biomedicines.  1 - 13. 

     

    badrul iskandar abdul wahab, shamsul azhar shah, roslina mohd arshad, nurwardah alfian, geok chin tan, yin ping wong.  (2025).  immunoexpressions of pd-l1 and ezh2 in endometrial carcinoma: associations with clinicopathological parameters.  - diagnostics.  1 - 12. 

     

    mohammed a. m. y. al-hetar, noradliyanti rusli, mohd amir kamaruzzaman, wan zurinah wan ngah, shamsul azhar shah, abdullah mohammed al-matary, norasyikin a. wahab.  (2025).  high prevalence of diabetes and vitamin d deficiency in ibb governorate, yemen: a cross-sectional study.  - journal of the asean federation of endocrine societies.  106 - 106. 

     

    manisah mohd. ali.  (2016).  sedia kawasan riadah mesra oku.  - sinar harian.  10. 

     

    er ah choy, joy jacqueline pereira, halimaton saadiah hashim, mazrura sahani, hidayatul fathi othman, norela sulaiman, saperi sulong, amrizal muhammad nur, rozita hod, shamsul azhar shah, mohd talib.  (2010).  perubahan iklim dan kesihatan awam: impak dan intervensi.  - pertandingan poster penyelidikan dan pameran penerbitan fssk 2010. 

     

    rahmah mohd amin, zaimi abdul rani, halim ismail, hazlina miskam, shamsul azhar shah.  (2009).  kepuasan warga tua yang melanggan perkhidmatan bantuan orang tua (bot) di jabatan kebajikan masyarakat, wilayah persekutuan.  - malaysian journal of social policy and society.  6:86-101. 

     

    m jamsiah, i zurainatul irwani, wp sh ezat, sa shamsul & ma rahmah.  (2009).  stres dalam kalangan pesakit diabetes mellitus dengan komplikasi di hospital raja perempuan zainab ii, kota bharu, kelantan.  - jurnal kesihatan masyarakat.  15(1):39-46. 

     

    m jamsiah, ma rahmah, wp sh ezat & as shamsul.  (2009).  amalan perancang keluarga dan faktor hubungkait bagi penduduk wanita daerah hulu langat, selangor.  - jurnal kesihatan masyarakat.  15(1):57-63. 

     

    baskar panirsheeluam, sheena mary alexander, jemaima che hamzah, teck chee cheng, shamsul azhar shah.  (2025).  lifestyle related risk factors associated with primary open angle among kadazan-dusun population in sabah, malaysia.  - malaysian ophthalmology scientific congress 2025. 

     

    gillian caunter; nani harlina; shamsul a.shah; zamri murah; norasyikin a.wahab; rohaizak muhammad.  (2024).  a predictive model for selecting the optimal dose of carbimazole in graves’ disease.  - international surgical week. 

     

    mohd shahrir bin mohamed said;rahana binti abd rahman;shamsul azhar bin shah;elena aisha binti azizan.  (2024).  obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (oaps): a multicenter pilot study of the association between antiphospholipid antibodies and genetic biomarker of the targeted genotypes to the adverse pregnancy outcomes in malaysian oaps patients”.  -

     

    yogeswaran a/l lokanathan;ruszymah binti haji idrus;norazlina binti mohamed;mohd heikal bin mohd yunus;shamsul azhar bin shah;anis ezdiana binti abdul aziz;ng min hwei;shiplu roy chowdhury;muhammad da`in bin yazid;chow yock ping;chin kok yong;law jia xian.  (2024).  program: identifying degenerative disease burden among elderly population in klang valley and innovative intervention modalities. sub project: animal study on the safety and efficacy of allogeneic mesenchymal stromal/ stem cell therapy in delaying the pr.  -

     

    zaleha binti abdullah mahdy;shareena binti ishak;rahana binti abd rahman;shamsul azhar bin shah;loh sweet yi esther;mohd faizal bin ahmad.  (2024).  mother to child transmission of antibody to covid-19 the trab cov-19 study..  -