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Islah Munjih Bin Ab Rashid

Academic Qualification

  • M.Med in Surgery - Masters Degree (Clinical Specialist), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • M.B.B.Ch in Medicine - Bachelor Degree, University of Cairo

Islah Munjih Bin Ab Rashid (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE


islah@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Clinical Medicine ~ Surgery


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
BASIC GENERAL SURGERY POSTING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
GENERAL MEDICINE & GENERAL SURGERY 2018/2019
GENERAL SURGERY 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
GENERAL SURGERY I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
GENERAL SURGERY II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Research Methodology 2023/2024 2022/2023
SPECIALISED SURGICAL POSTING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SUBSPECIALIZED SURGICAL POSTING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
SURGERY, TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013


Supervision


Systematic Review Of Dietary And Lifestyle Risk Factors Associated With Kidney Stone Formation In Asia.
Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
Effect Of Music Intervention On Pain And Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Prevalence Of Erectile Dysfunction And Its Associated Factors Among Men Attending Government Health Clinics In Kuantan, Pahang.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Stone Clearance Rate Of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy With Intraoperative Flexible Nephroscopy At Iium Medical Centre, Kuantan, Pahang..
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
The Predictive Value Of Prostate Specific Antigen Density (Psad) In Predicting Prostate Cancer.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Clearance Rate Comparison In Second Look Nephroscopy Vs Pcnl Alone For Stones Less Than 800 Hounsfield Units. A Randomised Control Trial In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Clearance Rate Comparison In Second Look Nephroscopy Vs Pcnl Alone For Stones Less Than 800 Hounsfield Units. A Randomised Control Trial In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Prospective Study Of Bladder Wall Thickness In Predicting The Success Rate Of Trial Without Catheter In Acute Urinary Retention Secondary To Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Efficacy Of Diclofenac Sodium Suppository As Analgesic During Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy - A Single Centre Experience.
Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Primary Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery (Rirs) And Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (Eswl) For Treatment Of Renal Stones With Suspected Failure Of Eswl In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (Htaa).
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
The Prevalence Of Intraabdominal Hypertension And Its Association With Mortality In Post Emergency Laparotomy At Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (Htaa), Kuantan .
Master Completed 2017 Co-supervisor
Effect Covid 19 Pandemic On Diagnosis And Treatment Delays In Urological Disease: Single Institution Experience At One Of Largest Public Tertiary Centre In Pahang, Malaysia. A Cross Sectional.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Tbd.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Prevalance Of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria In Patient With Positive Leukocyte In Screening Urine Analysis Prior To Endourological Procedure And It’S Associated Risk Factors.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Prevalence Of Erectile Dysfunction And Its Associated Factors Among Non-Diabetic Overweight And Obese Men Attending Government Health Clinic In Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia .
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Investigating Predictive Models Of Staghorn Calculus Formation Based On Microbial Compositions And Metabolomes.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2014 - 2018 A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Primary Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery (RIRS) and Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for Treatment of Renal Stones with Suspected Failure of ESWL
On-Going


Award & Recognition


07 Apr, 2018 Best Presentation Award - The Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Anrology International
15 May, 2011 Silver Medal - ITEX 2010 International
27 Jan, 2011 Silver Medal - IRIIE 2010 University
21 Mar, 2010 Excellent Poster Award - 17th Asian Congress of Surgery International
04 Sep, 2009 Young Investigator Award - 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery International


Publications


Article

2023 Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its associated factors among men in government health clinics In Kuantan, Pahang. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 22 (4) pp. 46-52
2023 Stone diet and dietary change: understanding determinants for dietary change behaviour in patients following urinary stones. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, () pp.
2022 Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction and its associated factors among men in government health clinics in Kuantan: Preliminary report. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences 2022, 3 (Supplement 1) pp. 15-15
2021 Knowledge, awareness and dietary practice on urolithiasis among general population in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia: Preliminary findings (journal). Journal of Public Health Research, 10 (2) pp.
2021 SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, () pp. 1-12
2021 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, () pp. 1-8
2021 Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 76 (6) pp. 748-758
2019 Management of traumatic perineal degloving injury: A case series. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 18 (Supplementary Issue 1) pp. 9-9
2019 Ruptured testicular abscess: a rare complication of epididymo-orchitis. International Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM), 18 () pp. 8
2018 A rare inflammatory pseudotumour in scrotum– a case report and literature review. BJU International, 122 (Supp.4) pp. 21
2018 Clearance rate comparison in second look nephroscopy vs PCNL alone for stones less than 800 hounsfield units: a randomised control trial in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia. International Journal of Urology, 25 (S1) pp. 301
2017 Anastomotic urethroplasty for penile urethral stricture: approaches to avoid chordee formation. British Journal of Urology International, 120 (Supplement S4) pp. 13-13
2017 Case report: isolated glans penis gangrene. British Journal of Urology International, 120 (supp. 4) pp. 19
2017 Management of blunt traumatic bladder injuries: a case series. British Journal of Urology International, 120 (supp. 4) pp. 23
2017 Primary retrograde intrarenal surgery versus excorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in high risk renal stones. Journal of Endourology, 31 (supp.2) pp. A121
2017 Surgical options for penile granuloma: a case series from Kuantan, Malaysia. British Journal of Urology International, 120 (supp 4) pp. 6-6
2017 Synchronous double malignancies in a single patient – Urachal adenocarcinoma and liposarcoma. British Journal of Urology International, 120 (Supplement 4) pp. 16-16
2016 Comparison of the efficacy and safety of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery with conventional laparoscopic surgery for upper ureter or renal pelvis stones in a single institution: a randomized controlled study. UROLOGY JOURNAL, 13 (4) pp. 2759-2764
2015 The incidence of iatrogenic male urethral strictures: a single urological centre experience. British Journal of Urology International, 116 (s4) pp. 1-27
2013 Comparison of retrograde intrarenal surgery versus single-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy for lower pole stones with a diameter of 10 to 20mm: a propensity score-matching study. Journal of Endourology, 27 (supp1) pp. A330-A331
2013 Single institution, randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety between laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery for uretero-pelvic junction (UPJ) stone. The Journal of Urology, 189 (4S) pp. e638
2013 The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence. The World Journal of Men's Heal, 31 (1) pp. 21-30
2010 A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (1) pp. 75-76
2008 Perforated ileal duplication cyst presenting with right iliac fossa pain mimicking perforated appendicitis. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (1) pp. 63-64
2006 Solitary vascular malformation of the clitoris. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 61 (2) pp. 258-259
2005 Outcome of video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Asian Journal of Surgery, 28 (supp.1) pp. xx
Conference or Workshop Item

2021 Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its associated factors among men in government health clinics In Kuantan, Pahang.. In: Medical Research Symposium 2021,
2020 Knowledge, awareness and dietary practice on urolithiasis among general population in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia: preliminary findings. In: 1st International Nursing and Health Sciences Symposium (INHSS),
2018 A randomised controlled trial comparing periprostatic neural block and suppository diclofenac sodium for transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy of prostate in a single institution. In: The 3rd International Joint Meeting of Pan-Asian Men's Health Forum and Annual Meeting of KSSMA 2018,
2018 Novel treatment in combating OAB. In: LUTS Management Workshop 2018,
2018 Personalized management of overactive bladder. In: LUTS Management Workshop,
2018 Trends of surgical treatment of BPH in Asia. In: 1st Endoluminal & Technology Symposium in Seoul 2018,
2017 ESWL in 2016?... Has it any place?. In: 2nd International Joint Meeting of Pan Asian Men's Health Forum and Annual Meeting of KSSMA 2017,
2017 Management of Neisseria Gonorrhea infection in adult and adolescents with ceftriaxone. In: Infectious Disease Forum,
2017 Primary Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery (RIRS) versus Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for treatment of renal stones with suspected failure of ESWL. In: 2nd International Joint Meeting of Pan Asian Men's Health Forum and Annual Meeting of KSSMA 2017,
2017 Upper urinary tract trauma lower urinary tract trauma. In: Kursus Pegawai Perubatan Peringkat Kebangsaan,
2015 Bladder diseases and management. In: 3rd East Coast Urology Updates 2015,
2015 Clinical trial: investigator's brochure and essential document. In: Good Clinical Practice Workshop 2015,
2015 Clinical trial: protocol design and amendment. In: Good Clinical Practice Workshop 2015,
2015 The incidence of iatrogenic male urethral strictures: a single urological centre experience. In: Malaysian Urological Conference 2015 (24th MUC 2015),
2014 Asymptomatic microscopic haematuria: how far we need to investigate. In: Malaysian Medical Association Pahang 4th Scientific Symposium,
2014 Circumcision and undescended testis. In: Kursus Pegawai Perubatan Peringkat Kebangsaan 2014,
2014 Comparison between conventional open vesicolithotripsy and Percutaneous Vesicolithotomy (PCVL) in managing large bladder stone. In: 23rd Malaysian Urological Conference 'Crossing New Bridges in Urology' (MUC 2014),
2014 Endoscopic management of calculi. In: Kursus Perawatan Urologi Peringkat Kebangsaan,
2014 Management of UTI in adult. In: Urology Course for Medical Officer 2014,
2013 Early management of Hematuria. In: 22nd Malaysian Urological Conference 2013,
2013 Infection in urology. In: Kursus Perawatan Urologi Peringkat Kebangsaan,
2013 Single institution, randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety between laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery for Uretero-Pelvic Junction (UPJ) stone. In: American Urological Association Annual Meeting 2013,
2011 Management of encrusted indwelling ureteral stents: 9 years experience in a single center. In: 2011 Asia Pacific Congress of Urological Diseases (UROFAIR),
2011 Management of encrusted indwelling ureteral stents: 9 years’ experience in a single centre. In: 18th Asian Congress of Surgery & 37th PCS Midyear Convention 2011,
2010 Management of encrusted ureteral stent: nine years experience in a single center. In: 19th Malaysian Urological Conference,
2010 Video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. In: 21st International Invention Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX'10),
2010 Video-assisted thoracoscopic (Vat) thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (MG) - Experience in a single institution . In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010),
2009 Effect of neurostimulation/modulation on bladder dysfunction. In: 20th Video Urology World Congress,
2009 Video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis - experience in a single institution. In: The 17th Asian Congress of Surgery & The 68th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Surgical Association ,
2008 Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS): a single institution experience. In: 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) 2008 in conjunction with 21st Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES),
2008 Second look Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for residual renal calculi: 3 years experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In: 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery & Regional Meeting of ELSA 2008,
2007 Outcome of video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: experience in the National University of Malaysia. In: 4th International Congress of the Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (ESLS),
2007 Outcome of video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. In: Annual General Meeting & Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia ,
2006 Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS): an alternative to standard percutaneous approach. In: 15th Malaysian Urological Conference 2006,
2005 Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In: 14th Malaysian Urological Conference 2005,
2005 Second look PCNL for residual renal calculi: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In: 14th Malaysian Urological Conference,