Su Lia ShamDrTrainee, Advance Specialty in Communicable Disease in Primary Care

Dr. Sham Su Lia is a Family Medicine Specialist with over 17 years of clinical experience within the Ministry of Health Malaysia. She is currently undertaking Advanced Specialty Training in Communicable Disease in Primary Care at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, with a particular focus on infectious disease management and care within primary healthcare settings. She has served as a Family Medicine Specialist in various rural and urban primary care clinics, managing complex chronic conditions and infectious disease surveillance. Her professional interests include communicable diseases, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, leprosy, and antibiotic stewardship. She has been actively involved in the development of national and state-level clinical guidelines and research, including studies on AI-assisted leprosy detection, communicable disease trends, dapsone-related adverse drug reactions, and sepsis management. She is committed to strengthening evidence-based infectious disease care, particularly for underserved and marginalised populations.