FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
DR ROBERT GOLDMAN
Dr. Robert Goldman is the co-founder and Chairman of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). He has served as Senior Fellow-Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University, and as an Affiliate-Philosophy of Education Research Center, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. He is Professor, Department of Internal Medicine at the Central America Health Sciences University of Medicine ( Belize). He also holds an appointment as Professor, Postgraduate Studies at Graduate School of Medicine at Swinbourne University ( Australia). Dr. Goldman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sports Physicians and a Board Diplomat in Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Goldman conducted three years of independent research in steroid biochemistry and attended State University of New York. His Ph.D. work was in the field of androgenic anabolic steroid biochemistry. Dr. Goldman co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Board of Life Science Holdings; a biomedical research company with over 100 medical patents under development in the areas of brain resuscitation, trauma and emergency medicine, organ transplant and blood preservation technologies; Chairman of the International Medical Commission overseeing sports medicine committees in over 170 nations; served as Special Advisor to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; founded and served as President of the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
TAN SRI DATO DR RAMON NAVARATNAM
Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam obtained his B.A. (Hons) in Econs at the University of Malaya in Singapore and his Dip. in Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Public Administration in London in 1963, and then his M.P.A. (Econs) from Harvard ( USA) in 1969. He obtained an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Oxford Brookes University (UK) in 2000. Tan Sri is now the Corporate Adviser of the Sunway Group, Deputy Chairman of Sunway College, Director of Monash University, Director of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) and Executive Director of Sunway Construction Bhd. He is presently a member of the Court and Council of the Malaysian Institute of Management, and Deputy President of the Institute of Management Consultants.
DR EDWARD LICHTEN MD
Past Galloway Fellow, Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Centre
Dr Edward Lichten received his medical degree from Ohio State University and is Board Certified in Obstetric and Gyneacology. He is a Clinical Instructor at Wayne State University College of Medicine. Dr Lichten is in private practice in Southfield and Birmingham, Michigan. He has published more than thirty scientific articles on his research in menstrual pain, premenstrual syndrome, migraine and cervicogenic headache, diabetes in men, heart disease in women and use of hormonal pellets.
Dr James Stoxen DC
President, Team Doctors, Chriopractic Treatment and Training Center
Dr James Stoxen owns and operates Team Doctors Chiropractic Treatment and Training Centre. Dr Stoxen has developed very unique non-surgical approach to treating patients who suffer from severe acute and chronic back conditions that normally would have gone to surgery. Dr Stoxen has given over 100 live presentations all over the world on his unique approach to treatment. He has appeared on numerous television and radio specials and news programs such as on CBS, NBC, ABC and cable news. Dr Stoxen is an avid writer and author. He was appointed a member of the editorial advisory board for Muscle and Fitness magazine, American Fitness Quarterly and BE Fitness magazine. He has written and published numerous articles and textbook chapters for other international publications too numerous to list.
DR BILL ANTON BSc. (Hons), PhD (Honorary), ABAAM, ACNEM
Lecturer and Course Coordinator Anti-Ageing Medicine, Swinburne University, Graduate School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Bill Anton is a consultant at PathLab ( Australia) as a clinical and nutritional biochemist. As a non-clinical endocrinologist (scientist), he has researched and developed reference ranges for hormones in serum, urine and saliva based on gender and age groups for physiological and supplemented levels relative to anti-aging medicine protocols. He has been instrumental in establishing a number of test panels and profiles for Integrative and Anti-Ageing Medicine. He was a Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Integrative Medicine and the coordinator of the course in Anti-Ageing Medicine at Swinburne University, Graduate School of Medicine, and where he was also involved in Research on Anti-Aging Medicine as part of a PhD. Dr Bill Anton is the Medical Research Director of LifeSource Anti-Aging Clinics in Melbourne and Sydney and has been practicing anti-aging medicine for over 10 years. As a Board Certified Diplomateof the A4M, Dr Bill Anton has been responsible for promoting the field of anti-aging medicine in the USA, Australia, Asia and recently Europe, where he was also appointed as a foundation board member, and a board member of the International Hormone Society and Secretary of the World Society of Anti-Aging Medicine based in Rome. More recently, with the assistance of the A4M, Dr Bill Anton and colleagues established the AustralAsian Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A5M). Dr Bill Anton is also a lecturer and examiner for the European Specialization Course in Anti-Aging Medicine and the USA Anti-Aging Fellowship Program.
ASSOC PROF GIAM THONG YOKE CHIN
MBBS, M.Med (Paediatrics), Fellow AAD, Fellow AM
Assoc Prof Gaim is a Senior Consultant Dermatologist and Advisor at the National Skin Centre, Singapore. She is on the board of several national, regional and international professional bodies. She also serves on several local and international medical advisory panels. She has published more than ninety scientific papers.
DR PREM PILLAY
MBBS ( Singapore), FAMS (Neurosurgery), FRCS ( Ed, UK), FICS ( USA), FRCS ( Canada), FACS ( USA)
Dr Prem Pillay is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Medical Director of Asian Brain-Spine-Nerve Center, Gleneagles Medical Center and Pillay Brain-Spine-Nerve Center, Mt Elizabeth Medical Center Singapore. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA, Society of Neuro-Oncology, USA, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Founding member and Chairman of the 1 st Meeting, Asian Society for Stereotactic, Functional and Computer Aided Neurosurgery
PROF EMERITUS DATO DR KHALID ABDUL KADIR
B Med Sc (Hons) Monash 1973, MBBS (Hons) Monash 1975, PhD 1984 Monash, FRACP 1982
FRCP (Edin, Glasgow, Ireland) 1992, RFCPA Chem Path (Aust, 1992). FRCP ( London) 1997
Prof Emeritus Dato’ Dr Khalid is a Professor of Medicine at the Monash University, Malaysia and Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at Pantai Medical Centre and Sunway Medical Centre. He is a Foundation Fellow and Council Member of Academy of Science Malaysia, Vice Master of Academy of Medicine of Malaysia and Member of Endocrine Society, USA. He has received several awards for his distinguished services to the nation.
DR ELEONORE BLAUROCK-BUSCH , PhD
Dr Blaurock is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Bioanalyst Society and other professional organisations. She is a Founding Member and Co-chairman of the International Association of Trace Element Research and Cancer, and organizer of the first East-West World Congress on Trace Element and Cancer, held in Beijing, China in 1996. She has lectured worldwide at various universities and learning institutions, and was a frequent guest speaker at radio and TV shows in the US, Germany and elsewhere. She was instrumental in environmental and laboratory research projects in metal toxicology, including epidemiological studies that evaluated the toxic burden of people of all ages of various countries. She published numerous books in German and English, and hundreds of articles that were published in various languages around the world. Her textbook Minerals and Trace Element Analysis, Laboratory and Clinical Applications is utilized at Bejing Medical University and other colleges.
DR ABDALA KALIL , MD
Dedicating his practice exclusively to non-surgical cosmetic medicine, Abdala Kalil M.D is part of a new breed of doctors blazing a trail in the anti-aging industry. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and spent five years working in the ER prior to starting the Vitality Institute in the year 2000 in order to fulfil his true passion of practising aesthetic medicine. Dr Kalil is a Founding Member and featured speaker of the American Society of Aesthetic and Itradermotherapy (ASAMI). He graduated with a medical degree from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium with top honors and came to the United States in 1983 to complete a series of residencies and internships. Dr Kalil speaks five languages. An industry leader and visionary, Dr Kalil, hosts monthly lectures and currently leads various different medical societies that exclusively deal with aesthetic medicine and offers daily private training to other medical doctors from all around the world.
DR SAM BASSAM ASSASA , MD
Dr Sam Assassa is the founder of Beverly Hills Aesthetics. Since 1995, he has been exclusively practising aesthetic medicine in Beverly Hills, California. Dr Assassa is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree with Honours, in 1980. He carried out his internship in Chicago at Loyola University – affiliates licensed hospitals and completed his residency training in Cleveland at Case Western University – affiliated hospitals. He is an associate member of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Mesotherapy Association and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, as well as serving on the Advisory Committee of the American Aesthetic Medicine Association. He is also a permanent Honorary Member and featured speaker of the American Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Intradermotherapy (ASAMI).
DATO DR S HARNAM
DSMT, DPMT, DJMK, JP, JSD, MBBS (S’pore), FAMM, FICS, FACS,
DLO (RCP Lond, RCS Eng), FAAO-HNS, FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS ( England)
Board Certified Physician-American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine (ABAAM)
Dato Dr S Harnam is a Consultant Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgeon. He has held the post of Senior Otorhinolaryngologist in the Malaysian Government, Ministry of Health. In addition, he has been an Honorary Consultant and Advisor in the University Technology Malaysia, Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia and University Malaya Medical Centre. He is the Founder and Immediate-Past President of the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI) and Founder President of the Society for Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Malaysia (SAAAMM). He is a Board Certified Physician (ABAAM) and also on several Advisory Boards in Anti-Aging Medicine. He has presented lectures at many international conferences, and locally.
PROF DR MICHAEL ONG AH HUP
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon / Implantologist
B.D.S. (S’pore), MSc ( London, UK) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Cert. IAOMS
Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists
F.I.C.D., F.A.D.I., F.I.C.C.D.E.
Dr Michael Ong Ah Hup is a Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Presently, he is the Founder President of Malaysian Oral Implant Association. He is in the Editorial Board of the Asian Journal of OMS and the Board of Directors of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), Asia-Pacific Section. He is also the International Councilor of OMS. He was the President of Malaysian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Editor and Founder of the Malaysian Journal of OMS. He has presented about 100 scientific papers and published more than sixty articles including dental implantology. Internationally, he has given lectures as guest speakers to conferences of various countries such as Indonesia, Singapore and Korea besides National Conferences of Associations in Science and Technology, Dental and Medical. His research interests include implants, pain, wound healing, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, distraction osteogenesis, trauma and tumours.
PROFESSOR AW TAR CHOON
Chief Executive Officer - MBBS, MMed (Internal Medicine), MRCP, FRCP (Edin), FRCPA (Chemical Pathology)
Professor Aw graduated from the University of Malaya Medical School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He trained in internal medicine at the Singapore General Hospital and King's College Hospital Medical School, UK. He underwent further training in chemical pathology at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. He has specialist certification in internal medicine from NUS and the Royal College of Physicians ( UK) and in chemical pathology from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Prof. Aw was the Chief of the Department of Lab Medicine at the National University Hospital, Singapore from 1988-2002. The NUH Laboratories were the first in the Asia Pacific region to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists in 1994. Prof. Aw was the Vice Dean of NUS Medical School from 1994-2002 and served as Chief Executive of the 450-bed Alexandra Hospital in Singapore from 1995-2000. Prof. Aw has published widely, lectured in numerous congresses and received several distinguished awards. He was Group Medical Services Adviser to the Health Management International group. He co-founded two medical science companies - MedPro (a company manufacturing disposable medical supplies in Thailand) and CordLife (a cord blood bank in Singapore).
DR HEAN-CHOON ONG
MBBS (Mal), FRCOG ( UK), FICS ( USA), FAMM (Mal), FRCPI (Ire)
M.Med. O&G (S’pore), Cert. Estrogen Def. and Menopause ( USA)
Dr Ong is Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Menopause Consultant, at the KL Menopause Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is also the CEO of OHC Menopause Associates. He is on the Executive Committees/Councils of the Malaysian Menopause Society, Society for Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Malaysia, College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, and the Asia-Pacific Menopause Federation. Dr Ong has participated and lectured in numerous international, regional and local scientific meetings/seminars/congresses, and continues to do so. He has over 82 scientific publications in peer-review journals, over 280 abstracts in scientific proceedings, and has written 4 booklets, 2 on menopause. He is also an experienced medico-legal consultant and expert in Malaysia.
DR LOH CHIT SIN
Dr Loh Chit Sin is a Consultant Urologist in private practice in Kuala Lumpur. He is Past-President of the Malaysian Urological Association and the Private Medical Practitioners Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. He has served as external examiner for the Malaysian Board of Urology, the Singaporean Academy of Medicine and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His professional interests include urological cancers, incontinence and reconstructive surgery.
DR AMIR FARID ISAHAK
Dr Amir is a senior medical consultant with over 25 years of practice. Although trained in Modern Medicine (practising Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine), he is a firm believer and practitioner of Holistic Health, Alternative/Complementary Therapies and Integrative Medicine. He is an active promoter of Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine and is a member of the Society of Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Malaysia and the Healthy Aging Society Malaysia. He was a Board Member of the International Health and Long Life Foundation based in Japan. He is a member of the International Society of Organotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation. He has been adviser to the beauty industry on Anti-Aging therapies for many years. He is currently the Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medical Adviser for several Anti-Aging centres and Beauty Groups; visiting Consultant Gynaecologist at several hospitals; and health adviser/consultant to several companies.
DR JANETHY BALAKRISHNAN (MBBS)
Dr. Janethy Balakrishnan did her first post-graduate degree in Health Care management. Over the past years, she traveled extensively learning from the world experts in both internal and aesthetic medicine and subsequently became a Board Certified Anti Aging Physician. Besides running her own practice, she is also an invited speaker in the region and conducts aesthetic workshops in her clinic as she enjoys sharing her passion and experiences. To meet the demands of her patients, she was compelled to pursue aesthetics medicine. In the course of her practice in this medical specialty, she has researched that it is of utmost importance that doctor’s advocate internal anti aging medicine on aesthetic patients for enhancement and lasting results. She co-founded the aesthetic medicine component in SAAAMM. She also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Asia Pacific Australasia Anti-Aging Medicine.
DR BENJAMIN YIM FU CHUEN , M.D.
Dr Benjamin Yim comes from a family of doctors. With a MBBS from Monash University Melbourne, he went on to attain his Diploma in Dermatology from the University of Wales in 1998 and a degree in Masters of Science in Clinical Dermatology from the University of London in 1999. He is a member of the Dermatological Society of Singapore and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (USA). Dr Benjamin Yim, or Dr Ben as he is fondly known, began his Aesthetic practice to offer patients Aesthetic Solutions such as Photorejuvenation using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), IPL hair remover, body contouring with a combination of treatments such as Endermologie, Ultrasonolipolysis and Injection Lipolysis/Lipodissolution, facial contouring which includes Botox which also treats wrinkles and the latest in Aesthetic medicine, Thermage, a non-surgical facelift. He also conducts monthly workshops for doctors on the injection of skin fillers.
MR SAGADEVAN THANGAVELU
Mr Sagadevan Thangavelu is an Advocate and Solicitor and a partner in Shearn Delamore & Co. His area of practice is Dispute Resolution involving contentious and non-contentious aspects of Insurance Law and Law of Negligence in particular Professional Malpractice (including Medical and Solicitors’ Negligence). He frequently appears in Court and Inquiry proceedings to defend medical practitioners and solicitors. A number of cases where he had appeared and argued have been reported in the journals. He is also the co-author of Malaysian Personal Injury Services textbook. He is the legal advisor for Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia and a member of the Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia.
DR RATTAPOOM SUMETHIWIT , MD
Dr Rattapoo Sumethiwit obtained his medical degree from Prince of Songklanakarind University. He is a member of the Board of Dermatology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. He is a member of the Board of Dermatology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University and he is Director of Cosmetic and Laser Centre, Nakornthon Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
PROF DR NIKOLAY P SERDEV MD, PhD
Dr Serdev is the President of the National Bulgarian Society for Aesthetic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine and Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon and Part-time Professor, New Bulgaria University, Bulgaria. Dr. Serdev is the innovator of the scarless “Serdev Suture” lifting methods used in any part of the face and body to correct early ptosis and flabbiness of the tissue. In the face: Temporal, Supra-temporal, Medial, and Lower SMAS lift; Brow lift; Chin enhancement without implants; Nose tip and alar refinement; Ear corrections etc; In the body areas: Buttock lift; Breast lift; Inner thigh lift etc.
DR CIRO ACCARDO
Dr Accardo holds a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of the Studies of Naples. He is a member of the Italian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, S.I.M.E. Italian Society of Aesthetical Medicine, S.I.O. Italian Society of Oxygen Ozone Therapy, A.I.F. Italian Association Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology, S.I.E.S. Italian Society of Medicine and Aesthetical Surgery. In relation to the medical and surgical disciplines of Medicine and Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Dr Accardo has participated in more than sixty congresses, rotundas tables and workshops. Dr Accardo and the Scientific Lab of PromoItalia International S.r.l. are the inventors of the world first Dissolvable Face Lift threads - Happy Lift.
DR JOSEPH ING HONG YANG (MBBS, Singapore)
Dr Joseph Yang is the Vice Chairman and Founding Member of Aesthetic Medical Pte Ltd, the pioneering Medical Aesthetic group in Singapore. Presently, he is the Managing Director of a private practice with emphasis on Dermatology, Surgical Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine. His certification includes Diploma in Dermatological Sciences ( Wales, UK), Diploma in Mesotherapy (USA), Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA) and Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (USA). Dr Yang has contributed articles for “Medical Grapevine” and he is a regular contributor to the St Gregory Spa in-house magazine.
