Associate Professor Dr. Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar

About

Associate Professor Dr. Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar serves as a Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases at UMSC, where her practice centres on Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine. She cares for patients across a wide range of infections, among them dengue, HIV, and tuberculosis. As an academician, she plays an active role in medical education and, through her research — notably into community-acquired pneumonia — helps shape evidence-based practice. Her participation in medical societies reflects a continuing commitment to strengthening public health and the management of infectious diseases in Malaysia.

Where Associate Professor Dr. Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar practises

• UM Specialist Centre (UMSC) — Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Procedures & Expertise

• Real-time PCR Test
• Coronavirus Treatment
• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
• Vaginal Culture Test
• Osteomyelitis Treatment
• Hepatitis C Treatment

Qualifications

• MBChB (Manchester)
• MMed (University Malaya)
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

Languages

Indonesian, Malay, English