Professor Emeritus Dr Liam Chong Kin

About

Professor Emeritus Dr Liam Chong Kin is a distinguished specialist in respiratory medicine, with particular expertise in lung cancer, asthma, COPD, and other chronic lung diseases. He earned his MBBS from Universiti Malaya and holds prestigious fellowships including FRCP (London), MRCP (UK), FCCP (USA), and FAMM, reflecting international recognition of his clinical and academic standing.

Over many years, he has held central leadership roles: he served four terms as President of the Malaysian Thoracic Society, has been deeply involved in the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and continues to influence research and policy through these bodies.

Dr Liam has a very strong research track record, having published nearly 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 300 presentations at regional and international scientific meetings. His research interests include molecular genotyping, novel targeted therapies and immunotherapy for lung cancer, new treatments for asthma and COPD, and genetic polymorphisms in respiratory disease. He is frequently invited to speak at international conferences and is among the world’s top-2% most cited scientists in recent years.

For patients, Dr Liam combines decades of experience with cutting-edge knowledge in modern therapies, ensuring care that is both deeply grounded and forward-looking.

Where Professor Emeritus Dr Liam Chong Kin practises

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

Procedures & Expertise

• Doctor Consultation
• Diabetes Consultation
• Respiratory Medicine Consultation
• Health Screening
• Critical Care
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
• Vaccination
• Pulmonology Consultation
• Bronchoscopy
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
• Sleep Study
• Pleural Biopsy and Drainage

Qualifications

• MBBS (UM)
• FRCP(Lond)
• MRCP (UK)

Languages

Indonesian, Malay, English