Dr Julia Suhaimi

Clinical Specialist/ Senior Lecturer

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Dr. Julia is a senior lecturer and a clinical specialist at the Primary Care Medicine clinic in University of Malaya Medical Centre. Prior to her current position, she was a medical officer in Ministry of Health Malaysia. She has participated in various research projects since her appointment in Faculty of Medicine. Among the research projects are a Phase III randomised control trial for Influenza vaccine, a qualitative study on patient and parental perceptions about childhood asthma and its control and a qualitative study on unassisted home birth in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has also participated in a community-based project to provide vulnerable teens in urban poor area in Selangor with skills to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and teenage pregnancy. Her main research interests are in adolescent and women’s health.