Yeong Yeh LEE, MD, Ph.D., FACP, FRCP, FACG, FAMM, AGAF, FASc, is Professor of Medicine and Consultant of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Universitas Airlangga. He has authored more than 340 papers in high-impact journals, including Gastroenterology and Gut, several book chapters and textbooks, and is listed in Stanford’s Top 2% in the World in their respective field (citation impact in a single year). JCI Malaysia awarded him the Outstanding Young Malaysian Award in 2015 and the Top Research Scientist of Malaysia by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2018. He is a senior editor of a number of journals, including the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences. He is the Past President of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (MSGH), Past Scientific Chair of Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2021 and a committee member of numerous international societies, including the World Gastroenterology Organization.
