Charles M. Wiener, M.D. is the Founding Dean/CEO of Perdana
University Graduate School of Medicine (PUGSOM). He moved from Baltimore, Maryland to Kuala Lumpur in January 2011 to develop PUGSOM. Dr. Wiener is extensively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education. He has won numerous awards for medical student teaching and mentorship including The Professor Teaching Award and The
George Stuart Award for Clinical Teaching from the School of
Medicine. Dr. Wiener is the author of Harrison’s Internal
Medicine Self-Assessment, The Respiratory System at a Glance and The Cardiovascular System at a Glance.
Dr. Duvvuri is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and the
Director of Robotic Head and Neck Surgery, University of
Pittsburgh Medical Centre (UPMC), USA. He obtained his Medical
Degree and PhD in Biophysics from the University of
Pennsylvania in 2002. He then became a Fellow of Head and
Neck Surgery, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center in 2007. He holds an interest in Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Surgery and
Molecular Biology. Dr. Duvvuri has won 4 research awards, written more than 40 peer reviewed publications and has been invited to give more than 30 lectures both locally and internationally.
Datuk Dr. Selvam Rengasamy obtained his M.B.B.S from Madras and F.R.C.O.G from London. He is the President of the Society for
Advancement of Hormones and Healthy Aging Medicine,
Malaysia (SAHAMM) and also a Board Certified Anti-Aging
Physician from American Academy of Anti-Aging &Regenerative
Medicine (AARM) and International Hormone Society (IHS). He recently obtained his Fellowship from the Australasian College of
Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). Datuk Dr.
Selvam has been practicing medicine for the past 29 years. He is also involved in studying the incidences of hyperinsulinemia and
Vitamin D deficiency in the local population.
Prof. Ramlan obtained his B.Sc (Hons) in 1981 and M.Sc (1983) in
Chemical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Faculty of Chemical
Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and the current
Director, Institute of Bio-Product Development (IBD)
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a Centre of
Excellence focused on R&D and commercialization of innovative bio-products to support and elevate the nation’s wellness industry. He has been appointed as a member of the National
Herbs Development Board from 2012-2014. Prof. Ramlan is also currently the Chairman of the Processing Cluster of Herbal
Development Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based
Industries. He recently spoke about Industry Applications of
Natural Products Chemistry at the Conference on the International
Cooperation and Chemical Safety and Security, held on the 12-13 th
September 2011 at The Hague.
Dr.Rajbans has been with Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur as a
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician since 2004. He is also the past president of the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society and initiated the Healthy Ageing Unit in Pantai Hospital Kuala
Lumpur. Dr.Rajbans has developed various proposals, lectures and publications covering areas of healthy aging, influenza vaccination in the elderly, elderly care services, nutrition and memory status. He is currently researching on anti-aging, preventative healthcare and wellness programmes for the elderly.
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PERSATUAN FULBRIGHT ALUMNI MALAYSIA
FULBRIGHT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Raymond Azman Ali is a Senior Consultant
Neurologist, Professor of Medicine, Dean of the Medical Faculty and the Director of the University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical
Center (UKMMC). Prof. Dato’ Raymond is a referee for many local and international journals such as Annals of Neurology,
BMC Neurology UK, European Journal of Neurology, and
Singapore Medical Journal. He has received more than 10 awards for his research and activities in local and international arenas.
Prof. Dato’Raymond is also the Chairman of the Epilepsy Council of Malaysia, member and sole Asian representative of the subcommission on Neuroimaging and International League Against
Epilepsy, U.K. He is a well-renowned Neurologist and
Epileptologist in Malaysia.
The Fulbright International Conference is one of the activities held to commemorate MACEE’s 50 th
Anniversary as a Fulbright Commission in Malaysia. MACEE was established in 1963 under the Bi-national Fulbright
Agreement signed between the Governments of Malaysia and the United States of America. Funds for the
International Conference 2013 are provided by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA),
Department of State, Washington D.C. The conference facilities are sponsored by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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8.00-9.00 am Registration and Breakfast
9.00-9.30am OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome Address:
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Balwant Singh Gendeh
President, FAAM
His Excellency Joseph Y. Yun
Ambassador of the United States of America to
Malaysia
Prof. Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar
Vice Chancellor, University Teknologi Malaysia
Y.B. Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam
Minister of Health, Malaysia
9.30-10.15 am Keynote 1: Current Trends and Innovations in
Health and Wellness
Dean/CEO, PUGSOM
Prof. Dr. Charles M. Wiener
10.15-10.45 am Tea Break
10.45-11.30pm
Keynote 2: Advances in Robotic Surgery
Asst. Prof. Dr. Umamaheswar Duvvuri
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
11.30-12.15pm
Symposium 1: Robotic Surgery
Gynecologic Robotic Surgery
Asst. Prof. Dr. Isabel C. Green
PUGSOM
12.15-1.00 pm Keynote 3: Aging Gracefully
Datuk Dr. Selvam Rengasamy
President, SAHAMM
1.00-2.00 pm Lunch
2.00-4.15 pm Symposium 2: Exercise and Nutrition
Obesity in Malaysia : Affluence at A Cost
Prof. Dr. Ismail Noor
UiTM
Child Nutrition
Dr. Tee E Siong
President, Nutrition Society of Malaysia
Edible Oils
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tony Ng Kock Wai
IMU
How to Exercise – Are You Doing it Right?
Prof. Dr. Harbindarjeet Singh
FAAM, UiTM
4.15-5.00 pm Keynote 4 : Malaysian Herbal Based Wellness
Product Development
UTM
Prof. Ramlan Abdul Aziz
Tea Break / End of Day One
8.00-9.00 am Breakfast
9.00-10.15 am Symposium 3: Complementary Medicine /
Integrative Care
Integrative Care
Dr. Linda Lee
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
The Medicinal Properties of Honey Based on Recent Research Findings
Prof. Dr. Siti Amrah Sulaiman
USM
10.15-10.45 am Tea Break
10.45-12.00 pm Symposium 3: Complementary Medicine /
Integrative Care (continued)
Ayurvedic Medicine
Dr. C. D. Siby
President, Cansurvive Centre Malaysia Berhad
Innovations in Chinese Medicine
Education
UTAR
Asst. Prof. Dr.Te Kian Keong
12.00-12.45 pm Keynote 5 : Neurological Approaches to
Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep Disorders
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Raymond Azman Ali
UKM
12.45-2.00 pm Lunch
2.00-2.45 pm Keynote 6 : Recent Innovations in Healthy
Aging
Dr. Rajbans Singh
Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
2.45-3.30 pm Traumatic Psychiatry
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrew Mohanraj
Chandrasekaran
PUGSOM
3.30-4.45 pm Forum
Panelists:
Prof. Dr.Charles Wiener
Asst. Prof. Dr. Isabel Green
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Raymond Azman Ali
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrew Mohanraj
Dr. Rajbans Singh
4.45 pm CLOSING CEREMONY
Mr. Thakurdas Naraindas
Past President (2010-2012), FAAM
Tea Break / End of Conference