Akhtar Qureshi Malaysia

Dr Qureshi is a founding member and past-president of the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and has been instrumental in developing colorectal surgery as a sub-specialty in Malaysia. Dr Qureshi has also served as a council member of the College of Surgeons of Malaysia and the ASEAN Colorectal Society. Dr Qureshi has an extensive experience in Colorectal Cancer Surgery, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery and Haemorrhoidal Surgery He was previously Professor and Head of Surgery at the International Medical University, and was the chairman of the national committee on colorectal cancer screening guideline census. Dr Qureshi has served as a reviewer of several medical journals including The Surgeon, Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Medical Journal of Malaysia. Dr Qureshi is an examiner for the MRCS & FRCS exams as well as an external examiner for several local public and private universities. He has had an interest in both clinical surgery and research, with over 100 scientific publications on surgical issues in both local and international journals and book chapters. He has been an invited speaker and surgeon for live workshops at numerous local, regional and international meetings.