Current Position, Affiliation
- Consultant Nephrologist
- Deputy Chair, ISN Southeast Asia and Oceania Regional Board
- Asia Representative, International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
- Chair, ISPD Membership Committee
- Chair, CME Committee, Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN)
Education / Training
- 1992, M.D., Malaysia University of Science
Professional and Research Experience
- 2014 - Present, Head of Department , Department of Nephrology
- 2018 - Present, Head of Unit, Clinical Research Centre
Selected Publications
- Exit-Site Dressing and Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Mushahar L, Mei LW, Yusuf WS, Sivathasan S, Kamaruddin N, Idzham NJ. Perit Dial Int. 2016 Mar-Apr;36(2):135-9. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2014.00195. Epub 2015 Sep 15. PMID: 26374836
- Shared Decision Making for Dialysis Modality. Yu X, Nakayama M, Wu MS, Kim YL, Mushahar L, Szeto CC, Schatell D, Finkelstein FO, Quinn RR, Duddington M. Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Oct 30;7(1):15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.10.019. eCollection 2022 Jan. PMID: 35005310
- Perceived barriers to peritoneal dialysis utilization amongst South Asian nephrologists. Bhargava V, Meena P, Agrawaal KK, Wijayaratne D, Kar S, Qayyum A, Sultana A, Shiham I, Brown E, Mushahar L. Perit Dial Int. 2025 Jul;45(4):242-246. doi: 10.1177/08968608241263396. Epub 2024 Jul 23. PMID: 39042940
Public Policy Forum：Strategies to Promote Implementation of Home-Based Dialysis Therapy
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/05 12:35 - 12:50
Place
Room 6 ( 702 )
Lecture Title
Asia-Pacific Perspective “Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities of PD: Asian-Pacific Perspective”
APSN-TSN CME (1): Update on Rare and Inherited Kidney Disease
Role
Moderator
Date & Time
12/05 09:05 - 10:30
Place
Room 7 ( 703 )
Optimizing Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes
Role
Moderator
Date & Time
12/06 15:25 - 16:40
Place
Room 3 ( 701C )
Meet the Professors
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/07 10:55 - 12:25
Place
Room 4 ( 701EF )
Lecture Title
Meet the Professors