Biografi/ Biography :
Raja Affendi Raja Ali graduated from National University of Ireland (NUI), with honours degree in medicine in 2000 (M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.), and completed internship, senior house officer and registrar based training at the University Hospital Galway and its affiliated teaching hospitals. He received Membership of RCP Ireland and RCP Edinburgh in 2004 and Masters in Medical Science (M Med.Sc) from NUI in 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he underwent a higher medical training as a specialist registrar in gastroenterology, hepatology and internal medicine at the various teaching hospitals in Ireland, receiving certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) by the RCP Ireland. He also completed a higher diploma in clinical teaching at the NUI as well as conferred a doctorate of Medicine, MD degree for his research on relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer at the department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Regenerative Medicine, NUI. He then undertook a consultant physician and gastroenterologist at the University Hospital Galway before returning to the The National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur to take up a consultant physician and gastroenterologist and associate professor in Medicine. He has been awarded several research grants by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and industries. His research interest focuses on inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal cancer and gut microbiome. He currently serves as the Professor of Medicine at The National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
shairah binti abdul razak;norfilza mohd mokhtar;mohd aftar bin abu bakar;raja affendi bin raja ali. (2025). impact of probiotics on gut microbiome in postpartum women with history of gestational diabetes mellitus(gdm): comprehensive analysis using predicting modelling towards optimal clinical care . - . .
alfizah hanafiah, nur azlina mohd fahami, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). elucidating the potential of antimicrobial peptides in inhibiting the growth of antibiotic-resistant helicobacter pylori strains. - . 1-7.
izyan atiqah z, nur aini mz, chew kah t, muhammad azrai a, ani amelia z, nor haslinda aa, nazarudin s, norfilza mm, raja affendi ra, ng beng k, nor azlin mi, muhammad rafiuddin h, wira sorfan, nur azurah ag. (2024). the role of probiotics in improving menstrual health in women with primary dysmenorrhoea: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (the period study). - women's health. 1-11.
marlynna sarkawi, raja affendi raja ali, norhazlina abdul wahab, norshafila diana abdul rathi and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2024). a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on lactobacillus-containing cultured milk drink as adjuvant therapy for depression in irritable bowel syndrome. - scientific reports. 1-14.
ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, lydiatul shima ashari, nor hamizah shafiee, raja affendi raja ali, lee yeong yeh, mohd razif shahril & hamid jan jan mohamed. (2023). dietary patterns associated with colorectal cancer risk in the malaysian population: a case control study with exploratory factor and regression analysis. - bmc public health. 1-11.
marlynna sarkawi, raja affendi raja ali, norhazlina abdul wahab, norshafila diana abdul rathi and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2024). a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on lactobacillus-containing cultured milk drink as adjuvant therapy for depression in irritable bowel syndrome. - scientific reports. 1-14.
xin hui k, chun wie c, abdul malik talha, koshy philip, cindy shuan ju teh, adib mat isa, ms wong, deborah chia hsin chew, z. wong, ns jusoh, nm mohamed maksum, norfilza m mokhtar, h abdul majid, raja affendi raja ali, yeong yeh lee, sanjiv mahadeva. (2023). the impact of diet and ethnicity on gut microbiota variation in irritable bowel syndrome: a multi-center study. - journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. 1259-1268.
nor hamizah shafiee, nurul huda razalli, mohd razif shahril, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, norfilza mohd mokhtar, ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, lydiatul shima ashari, hamid jan jan mohamed, raja affendi raja ali. (2023). dietary inflammatory index, obesity, and the incidence of colorectal cancer: findings from a hospital-based case-control study in malaysia. - nutrients. 1-17.
ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, lydiatul shima ashari, nor hamizah shafiee, raja affendi raja ali, lee yeong yeh, mohd razif shahril & hamid jan jan mohamed. (2023). dietary patterns associated with colorectal cancer risk in the malaysian population: a case control study with exploratory factor and regression analysis. - bmc public health. 1-11.
nurainina ayob, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, mohamad hizami mohamad nor, raja affendi raja ali, hajar fauzan ahmad, seok fang oon and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2023). the effects of probiotics on small intestinal microbiota composition, inflammatory cytokines and intestinal permeability in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. - biomedicines. 1-21.
alfizah hanafiah, asif sukri, nik ritza kosai, mohamad aznan shuhaili, mustafa mohammed taher & raja affendi raja ali. (2023). immunophenotyping of gastritis, gastric ulcer and gastric cancer using a cluster of differentiation (cd) antibody microarray. - sains malaysiana. 187-197.
kuan yee lim, raja affendi raja ali, zhiqin wong, faizah mohd zaki, juliana fairuz maktar, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi. (2023). evaluation of intestinal ultrasound for disease activity assessment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary centre in malaysia. - saudi journal of gastroenterology. 300-309.
sheng zhang lim, raja affendi raja adli, suzana makpol & eng wee chua. (2022). therapeutic monitoring of thiopurine metabolites: validation of an hplc method and preliminary findings from a small cohort of malaysian patients with inflammatory bowel disease. - sains malaysiana. 1847-1859.
razinah sharif, yau jia xin, nor hidayah abdul hamid, nur mahirah amani mohammad, suzana shahar & raja affendi raja ali. (2022). dietary risk factors and odds of colorectal adenoma in malaysia: a case-control study. - nutrition and cancer. 2757-2768.
raja affendi raja ali, jamiyah hassan, laurence j. egan. (2022). review of recent evidence on the management of heartburn in pregnant and breastfeeding women. - bmc gastroenterology. 1-10.
marlynna sarkawi, raja affendi raja ali, norhazlina abdul wahab, norshafila diana abdul rathi and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2024). a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on lactobacillus-containing cultured milk drink as adjuvant therapy for depression in irritable bowel syndrome. - scientific reports. 1-14.
izyan atiqah z, nur aini mz, chew kah t, muhammad azrai a, ani amelia z, nor haslinda aa, nazarudin s, norfilza mm, raja affendi ra, ng beng k, nor azlin mi, muhammad rafiuddin h, wira sorfan, nur azurah ag. (2024). the role of probiotics in improving menstrual health in women with primary dysmenorrhoea: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (the period study). - women's health. 1-11.
alfizah hanafiah, asif sukri, nik ritza kosai, mohamad aznan shuhaili, mustafa mohammed taher & raja affendi raja ali. (2023). immunophenotyping of gastritis, gastric ulcer and gastric cancer using a cluster of differentiation (cd) antibody microarray. - sains malaysiana. 187-197.
nor hamizah shafiee, nurul huda razalli, mohd razif shahril, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, norfilza mohd mokhtar, ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, lydiatul shima ashari, hamid jan jan mohamed, raja affendi raja ali. (2023). dietary inflammatory index, obesity, and the incidence of colorectal cancer: findings from a hospital-based case-control study in malaysia. - nutrients. 1-17.
nurainina ayob, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, mohamad hizami mohamad nor, raja affendi raja ali, hajar fauzan ahmad, seok fang oon and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2023). the effects of probiotics on small intestinal microbiota composition, inflammatory cytokines and intestinal permeability in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. - biomedicines. 1-21.
hatta sidi, geok chin tan & raja affendi raja ali. (2022). the covid-19 pandemic the experiences of hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm). - . 13.
hatta sidi, geok chin tan & raja affendi raja ali. (2022). the covid-19 pandemic the experiences of hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm). - . 10.
hatta sidi, raja affendi raja ali, tan geok chin. (2022). the covid-19 pandemic: the experiences of hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm). - . 472.
shaiful bi, muhamad saiful by, adeeba k, adnan a, raja affendi ra, asri s, azmi mn, mohammad sj, muhammad shamsir ma, mohd zamrin d, nordin s, zamberi s, ahmad hata r, kamarudin...roslina am,...nurman yaman.... (2020). envisioning medical education in malaysia: the way forward 2020-2025. - . 74.
prof madya dr raja affendi raja ali, dr tuan muhd fairuz tuan ismail, dr wan nor balqis abd aziz. (2015). i am a houseman: a guide to housemanship in malaysia. - . 190.
raja affendi raja ali, hayati yaakup, ruslinda mustafar, law zhe kang. (2013). orientation manual for house officer. - . :36.
shairah binti abdul razak;norfilza mohd mokhtar;mohd aftar bin abu bakar;raja affendi bin raja ali. (2025). impact of probiotics on gut microbiome in postpartum women with history of gestational diabetes mellitus(gdm): comprehensive analysis using predicting modelling towards optimal clinical care . - . .
alfizah hanafiah, nur azlina mohd fahami, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). elucidating the potential of antimicrobial peptides in inhibiting the growth of antibiotic-resistant helicobacter pylori strains. - . 1-7.
asif sukri, alfizah hanafiah, zarith nameyrra, raja affendi raja ali. (2023). high genomic diversity of multidrug-resistant helicobacter pylori in malaysia. - 16th molecular epidemiology and evolutional genetic of infectious diseases conference. 1.
khairul najmi bin muhammad nawawi;norfilza mohd mokhtar;wong zhiqin;raja affendi bin raja ali. (2023). revealing fecal short chain fatty acids as gut microbiota-derived biomarker in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. - . .
raja affendi bin raja ali;long kha chin;wong zhiqin;chew chia hsin deborah;khairul najmi bin muhammad nawawi. (2023). a long-term extension study to evaluate the safety of filgotinib in subjects with ulcerative colitis. - . .
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