Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
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.
nurul aqilah shahabudin, raja affendi raja ali, geok chin tan, norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2026). intestinal barrier dysfunction and differential cldn8 and muc1 expression in vedolizumab responsiveness among inflammatory bowel disease patients: a proof-of-concept study. - malaysian journal of pathology. 37 - 52.
a. hanafiah, a. sukri, m. asmawi, h. yusoff, r. raja ali. (2025). gastric microbiota profiling in patients with multidrug-resistant helicobacter pylori infection. - microbiota in health and disease. 23 - 23.
abdul razak, shairah, md zoqratt, muhammad zarul hanifah, che zol, nur mardhiatuaini, abu bakar, mohd aftar, raja ali, raja affendi, mohd mokhtar, norfilza, hasain, zubaidah. (2025). targeting gut microbiota and metabolism - a probiotic case study in post-partum malaysian women. - tokyo microbiota 2025. .
ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, hamid jan jan mohamed, amal k. mitra, lydiatul shima ashari, mohd razif shahril, lee yeong yeh, raja affendi raja ali. (2025). nutritional association of quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors in malaysia: a 6-month follow-up study. - international journal of environmental research and public health. 1 - 13.
eunice wong yuet ni, wendy chong, nur athirah asmawi, shanthi krishnasamy, jaysrina mahalinga moorthy, deborah chew chia hsin, amirah amiza amran, syaratul dalina binti yusoff,raja affendi raja ali, norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2025). dietary intake, emulsifiers, and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease: a clinical study at hctm. - the 4 international virtual undergraduates symposium on clinical dietetics 2025. .
deborah chia hsin chew, xin-hui khoo, tiong see lee, kok-yong chin, raja affendi raja ali, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, nik razima wan ibrahim, ida hilmi. (2024). a systematic review on the increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in southeast asia: looking beyond the urbanization phenomenon. - inflammatory bowel diseases. 1566 - 1578.
farah d. r. al-baiaty, shareena ishak, faizah mohd zaki, farin masra, dayang anita abdul aziz, wan nurulhuda wan md zin, erica yee hing, azrina syarizad kuthubul zaman, norhazlina abdul wahab, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, zalina hamid, raja affendi raja ali and norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2024). assessing the efficacy of tocotrienol-rich fraction vitamin e in obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial. - bmc pediatrics. 1 - 12.
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.
nur izreena ismail, khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, deborah chew chia hsin, kok wei hao, nik ritza kosai nik mahmood, gary lee chong chearn, zhiqin wong, azmi mohd tamil, hazel joseph, raja affendi raja ali. (2023). probiotic containing lactobacillus reuteri dsm 17648 as an adjunct treatment for helicobacter pylori infection: a randomized, double- blind, placebo- controlled trial. - helicobacter. 1-11.
nurul aqilah shahabudin, raja affendi raja ali, geok chin tan, norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2026). intestinal barrier dysfunction and differential cldn8 and muc1 expression in vedolizumab responsiveness among inflammatory bowel disease patients: a proof-of-concept study. - malaysian journal of pathology. 37 - 52.
asif sukri, alfizah hanafiah, nik ritza kossai, mohamad aznan shuhaili, mustafa mohammed taher, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). perbandingan pengekspresan antigen kluster pembezaan dalam subjenis tumor dan darah periferi pesakit kanser gaster . - sains malaysiana. 3253 - 3262.
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.
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.
nurul aqilah shahabudin, raja affendi raja ali, geok chin tan, norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2026). intestinal barrier dysfunction and differential cldn8 and muc1 expression in vedolizumab responsiveness among inflammatory bowel disease patients: a proof-of-concept study. - malaysian journal of pathology. 37 - 52.
ainaa almardhiyah abd rashid, hamid jan jan mohamed, amal k. mitra, lydiatul shima ashari, mohd razif shahril, lee yeong yeh, raja affendi raja ali. (2025). nutritional association of quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors in malaysia: a 6-month follow-up study. - international journal of environmental research and public health. 1 - 13.
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.
asif sukri, alfizah hanafiah, nik ritza kossai, mohamad aznan shuhaili, mustafa mohammed taher, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). perbandingan pengekspresan antigen kluster pembezaan dalam subjenis tumor dan darah periferi pesakit kanser gaster . - sains malaysiana. 3253 - 3262.
khairul najmi muhammad nawawi, emad m. el-omar, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). screening, surveillance, and prevention of esophageal and gastric cancers. - . 42 - 54.
hatta sidi, geok chin tan & raja affendi raja ali. (2022). chapter 32 the covid-19 pandemic through the eyes of the faculty of medicine: what have we learned?. - . 409-418.
hatta sidi, geok chin tan & raja affendi raja ali. (2022). chapter 1: the covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (mco): an overview. - . 23-35.
asif sukri, alfizah hanafiah, nik ritza kossai, mohamad aznan shuhaili, mustafa mohammed taher, raja affendi raja ali. (2024). perbandingan pengekspresan antigen kluster pembezaan dalam subjenis tumor dan darah periferi pesakit kanser gaster . - sains malaysiana. 3253 - 3262.
raja affendi raja ali. (2020). menguatkan sistem imun anak daripada penyakit berjangkit. - pengasuhan positif. 29-30.
raja affendi raja ali. (2019). 3 tip penjagaan kesihatan usus anak anda. - positive parenting. 1-4.
prof. dr. raja affendi raja ali. (2019). jaga sistem pencernaan pada bulan puasa. - berita harian. 14.
raja affendi raja ali. (2019). inovasi rawatan ortopedik elak jangkitan kuman. - bh online: sihat. 1-2.
abdul razak, shairah, md zoqratt, muhammad zarul hanifah, che zol, nur mardhiatuaini, abu bakar, mohd aftar, raja ali, raja affendi, mohd mokhtar, norfilza, hasain, zubaidah. (2025). targeting gut microbiota and metabolism - a probiotic case study in post-partum malaysian women. - tokyo microbiota 2025. .
eunice wong yuet ni, wendy chong, nur athirah asmawi, shanthi krishnasamy, jaysrina mahalinga moorthy, deborah chew chia hsin, amirah amiza amran, syaratul dalina binti yusoff,raja affendi raja ali, norfilza mohd mokhtar. (2025). dietary intake, emulsifiers, and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease: a clinical study at hctm. - the 4 international virtual undergraduates symposium on clinical dietetics 2025. .
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.
shairah abdul razak, zubaidah hasain, norfilza mohd mokhtar, mohd aftar abu bakar, raja affendi raja ali. (2023). 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. - . 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.
MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Colorectal cancer screening, Irritable bowel syndrome
Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)
CLINICAL MEDICAL :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)