Joo Seng Yeap

Background

Yeap, Joo Seng was born on May 16, 1968 in Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia. Son of Gin Yew Yeap and Ngok Chai Lee.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BCh, Bachelor of the Arts of Obstetrics, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, 1992. MScOrth, University College London, 1999.

Career

Junior house officer endocrine medicine, general medicine, trauma and general surgery Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, 1992—1993, senior house officer neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, 1994—1995. Senior house officer general surgery and accident and emergency Downe Hospital, Downpatrick, 1993—1994. Senior house officer orthopedic Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital, Stanmore, 1995, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 1995—1996, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, 1996, post-fellowship senior house officer orthopedic, 1996—1997.

Locum specialist registrar orthopedic Barnet General Hospital, 1997. Clinical research fellow in upper limb surgery Imperial College School Medicine, London, 2000. Lecturer orthopedic University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, since 1999.

Honorary clinical specialist Hospital Kuala Lumpur, since 1999. Research fellow Road Safety Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, since 2001.

Achievements

• Joo Seng Yeap has been listed as a noteworthy orthopaedic surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal College Surgeons (England). Member: Academy Medicine Malaysia, Malaysian Medical Association, Malaysian Orthopaedics Association.

Interests

• Badminton, soccer, chess, reading.