Dr.Bala
Clinical Pharmacy Research Consultation
Associate Professor Dr. Balamurugan Tangiisuran
BPharm, MPharm (Clin Pharm), PhD
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universitit Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang
E-mail: b.tangiisuran@gmail.com
Tel: + 604 653 2579
Registered Pharmacist (Malaysia) Registration Number: 4193
Work experience
Provisional Hospital Pharmacist
2003 - 2004
Hospital Seberang Jaya.
Retail Pharmacist
2003 - 2004
Farmasi Limau Manis, Ashraru Medical Pvt. Ltd. Penang.
Senior Lecturer DS51
April 2010 - December 2013
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Pharmacy Lecturer DUF 51
Jan 2014 - Sept 2019
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Program Chairman (Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy) and Acting Program Chairman (Discipline of Social & Administrative Pharmacy)
1 January 2016 (3 years appointment)
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Fellow of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information
4 January 2016 – 3 January 2019
Malaysia National Poison Centre.
Secondment to the National Poison Centre as the Coordinator of the Drug and Poison Information Service
1 September 2017 - 31 June 2020
Malaysia National Poison Centre.
Director
29 November 2020 - 31 December 2021
National Poison Centre
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Associate Professor
1 October 2019 - PRESENT
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Academic Qualifications
External Positions
Visiting Senior Lecturer
2013 - 2015
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, 150 Stamford Street London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
Visiting Lecturer
1. March - July 2013
2. March - July 2012
3. December 2010 - May 2011
Fakulti Farmasi, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Member of Ethics Committee
April 2014 - Current
Joint Ethics Committee of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM – Hospital Lam Wah Ee on Clinical Studies
External Examiner
March 2015 (3 years appointment)
Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University. Semeling, 08100 Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman.
Specialisation
Geriatric Medicine
Cardiology Pharmacy
Health Service Research
Skills
PHOTOSHOP
PREZI
SPSS
ARTICULATE STUDIO
WEBPAGES
2010 - present
2010 - present
1999 - 2003 : Universiti Sains Malaysia - Bachelor in Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
2004 - 2005 : Universiti Sains Malaysia - Master in Clinical Pharmacy (M.Pharm. Clin. Pharm).
2006 - 2010 : Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex. UK - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
"Predicting adverse drug reactions in older hospitalised patients"
Professional Memberships
2021 – Present : Vice Principal, Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2017 – Present. : Elected Council Member of the Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2019 – 2020 : Elected Executive Committee Member of the Academic and Administrative Staff Association USM (PKAUSM)
2017 – Present : Life Member of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (ID: 00345)
2017 – Present : Member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (ID: 36194)
2015 - 2018 : Elected Executive Committee Member of the Academic and Administrative Staff Association USM (PKAUSM)
2015 – 2017 : Member of the Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2012 – 2015 : Associate Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK
2011 – Present : Life member of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (No: 4193)
2007 – 2008 : Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacist Association (UKCPA), UK
2011 – Present : Member of the Alumni Society of Universiti Sains Malaysia
1999 – 2003 : Member of the Pharmaceutical Science Society, USM