Dr. Adrian Chin-Yong Kok

I am currently working as a consultant neurologist and internal medicine physician in Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I read medicine at University Sains Malaysia (USM) and subsequently obtained memberships from Royal College of Physicians in UK and Ireland. I completed my fellowship in neurology training under Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia in 2018 and also clinical fellowship in the National Hospital in Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK in 2017.

I have special interest in clinical neurophysiology, nerve and muscle disorders, stroke and headache disorders. I have interest in using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Education and Qualifications

  • Master in Peripheral Nervous System (masterPNS) 15 November 2021, University of Milan, Italy
  • Master of Science in Clinical Neurology (MSc.) 1 November 2019, University College London (UCL), UK
  • Certificate of Completion Subspecialty Training in Neurology 23 January 2018, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
  • Specialty Certificate Examination (Neurology) 9 June 2017, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE
  • Membership of Royal College of Physician, Ireland (MRCPI) 31 July 2015, Frederick House,19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
  • Membership of Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK MRCP (UK), MRCP (London) 24 April 2012, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 17 August 2007, REGISTRY, 11800 USM PENANG

Past Positions As Physician (Post-graduate)

  • Consultant Physician and State Neurologist, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, 1 August 2018 - 31 January 2020

  • Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 18 January 2018 - 31 July 2018

  • Clinical Fellow in Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology, Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London UK, 31 January 2017- 14 January 2018

  • Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Unit Neurology, Department of Medicine, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM), 1 May 2016 - 30 August 2016

  • Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 5 January 2015 - 30 April 2016, 1 September 2016 - 30 January 2017

  • Clinical Specialist in General Internal Medicine, Hospital Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan 10 December 2012 - 4 January 2015

Internship and Residency

  • Medical Officer (Rotation in General Medicine/Neuro/Hemato/Dermatology/IPR), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 16 February 2011 - 9 December 2012
  • Medical Officer in General Medicine, Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh, Pahang, 02 September 2008 - 16 February 2011
  • House Officer, Pusat Perubatan UKM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2007-1 September 2008

Awards

  • Bronze medal award for service (St John Ambulance Malaysia) 2015

  • Best Employee Award 2010

Professional Membership

  • British Peripheral Nerve Society (BPNS) since 29 November 2017

  • British Society in Clinical Neurophysiology (BSCN) since 24 December 2017
  • British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (BIASP) since May 2021
  • American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) since 31 July 2017
  • European Association of Neurology since 25 June 2017
  • Malaysia Society of Neurosciences- Life member since 26 April 2016
  • Royal College of Physician of Ireland since 31 July 2015
  • Royal College of Physician (London) since 24 April 2012
  • Malaysia Medical Association (MMA)-Life member since 19 November 2011

Publications

  • An international observational prospective Study on long-term response to Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections in subjects suffering from idiopathic cervical dystonia (CD) – pharmaco-economic impact, Journal of Neurology (Dec 2017), Principal Site Investigator
  • Kok CY, Chandrashekar H, Turner C, et al (2018) Can compressive thoracic cord lesions cause a pure lower motor neurone syndrome? Practical Neurology, 19:72-74.

  • Wei, P., Wahab, Z. and Yong, K. (2019). Extensive spinal leptomeningeal enhancement in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, pp.119-122.
  • Poh, K., Er, C., Hoh, W., Abd Wahab, Z. and Kok, C. (2020). Neurological deterioration and its risk score in total anterior circulation infarct. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 191, p.105684.
  • MSc thesis on a review of the pathogenicity of rare CMT genes according to gnomAD population database (2019).