Christopher Boey Chiong Meng



Salutation
Professor Dato' Dr

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Paediatrics

Position
Professor

Email
christopherboey@imu.edu.my



Education

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Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), 2004 Universiti Malaya
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Doctor of Medicine (Medicine), 2000 Universiti Malaya
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Medicine), 1987 University of London

Research Funding
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The Assessment of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Parents of Pediatric Patients Affected by Acute Respiratory Diseases IMU Internal Research Grant | 2024-08-22 - 28 Mar 2025

Publications

Research Articles

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Navigating through 65 years of insights: lessons learned on functional abdominal pain in children EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2024
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Gut microbiome of helminth-infected indigenous Malaysians is context dependent MICROBIOME 2022
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Efficacy of triple dose albendazole treatment for soil-transmitted helminth infections PLOS ONE 2022
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Tailoring an online breastfeeding course for Southeast Asian paediatric trainees-A qualitative study of user experience from Malaysia and Thailand BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022
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Validation of 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) for Hospitalized Children TOPICS IN CLINICAL NUTRITION 2021
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Psychological stresses in children trigger cytokine-and kynurenine metabolite-mediated abdominal pain and proinflammatory changes FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY 2021
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Barriers to effective research supervision in clinical specialist training: Experience from a medical school in Malaysia MALAYSIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN: THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF MALAYSIA 2021
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Universal recommendations for the management of acute diarrhea in nonmalnourished children JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION 2018
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The suffering pictogram: measuring suffering in palliative care JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 2017
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Rotavirus immunization: Global coverage and local barriers for implementation VACCINE 2017
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A sia P acific Consensus Statements on Crohn's disease. Part 1: Definition, diagnosis, and epidemiology: (Asia Pacific Crohn's Disease Consensus—Part 1) JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2016
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Psychological processes of suffering of palliative care patients in Malaysia: A thematic analysis BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE 2016
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Comparison of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines for acute gastroenteritis in children JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION 2016
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Distress reduction for palliative care patients and families with 5-minute mindful breathing: a pilot study AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE® 2016
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A sia–P acific consensus statements on C rohn's disease. Part 2: Management JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2016
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Characteristics and outcome of autoimmune liver disease in Asian children HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2015
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Mindfulness-Based Supportive Therapy (MBST) Proposing a Palliative Psychotherapy From a Conceptual Perspective to Address Suffering in Palliative Care AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE® 2015
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The experiences of well-being of palliative care patients in Malaysia: a thematic analysis AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE® 2015
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The experiences of stress of palliative care providers in Malaysia: A thematic analysis AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE® 2015
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Depressive symptoms in children with chronic gastrointestinal disorders PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL 2014
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FENS News ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2014
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ENA News ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2014
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IUNS News ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2014
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Current information and Asian perspectives on long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation, and infancy: systematic review and practice recommendations from an early nutrition academy workshop ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2014
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Autoimmune Liver Disease in Malaysian Children JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2013
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Appropriateness, endoscopic findings and contributive yield of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY: WJG 2013
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CROHN DISEASE–A CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY FROM MALAYSIA JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2013
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Appropriateness and Contributive Yield of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Single-centre Audit Study JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2013
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Acute infectious diarrhea lessons learned from the past? JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION 2012
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Aetiology and outcome of neonatal cholestasis in Malaysia SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2010
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Neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency in two Malaysian siblings: outcome at one year of life SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2010
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Reflections on the significance of the relationship between mind and body in medicine JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (JUMMEC) 2010
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S7. 4: Guidance On The Role Of Special Infant Formulas MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 2010
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Clinical Features and Outcome of Portal Hypertension in Malaysian Children: a Single Centre Study ABSTRACTS OF THE 5~(TH) CONGRESS OF ASIAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH 2009
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Bleeding Meckel's diverticulum in a premature infant JOURNAL OF NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE 2008
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Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION 2008
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Liver transplantation in children. THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2005
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Correlation among academic performance, recurrent abdominal pain and other factors in Year‐6 urban primary‐school children in Malaysia JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 2003
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Psychosocial factors and childhood recurrent abdominal pain JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2002
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Jejunal perforation complicating PEG insertion in a child GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 2002
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GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS IN IMMUNO-COMPROMIZED CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2002
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The significance of life-events as contributing factors in childhood recurrent abdominal pain in an urban community in Malaysia JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH 2001
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Endoscopy in children with recurrent abdominal pain GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 2001
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Predictors of recurrent abdominal pain among 9 to 15‐year‐old urban school‐children in Malaysia ACTA PAEDIATRICA 2001
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Lactase deficiency among Malaysian children with recurrent abdominal pain JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 2001
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Recurrent abdominal pain in Malaysian children: clinical profiles and outcome DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER 2001
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Predictors of health‐care consultation for recurrent abdominal pain among urban schoolchildren in Malaysia JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2001
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Stressful life events and recurrent abdominal pain in children in a rural district in Malaysia EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY 2001
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ALIMENTARY TRACT-Recurrent abdominal pain and consulting behaviour among children in a rural community in Malaysia DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE 2001
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Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2001
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Academic achievement of primary school children in an urban community in Malaysia: the significance of recurrent abdominal pain and other factors SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 2001
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Recurrent abdominal pain and consulting behaviour among children in a rural community in Malaysia DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE 2001
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The prevalence of recurrent abdominal pain in 11‐to 16‐year‐old Malaysian schoolchildren JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 2000
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Lumbar puncture refusal in febrile convulsion SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2000
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RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN IN MALAYSIA CHILDREN: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF DIFFERENCES IN CHILDREN'S RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING STRESSFUL SITUATIONS SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 2000
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in a child with hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome. SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 1999
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An epidemiological survey of recurrent abdominal pain in a rural Malay school JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 1999
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Malaysian children: evidence for ethnic differences in childhood JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 1999
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Chronic diarrhoea in infants and young children: causes, clinical features and outcome JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 1999
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Pre-admission management of acute gastroenteritis in children: too much or too little? THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 1999
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Pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy in Malaysia GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 1999
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Investigation of recurrent case of salmonellosis due to salmonella bovismorbificans and salmonella matopeni using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis and antibiograms JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 1999
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Childhood Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Malaysia SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 1999
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DOES HELICOBACTER PYLORI HAVE A ROLE IN RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN? SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 1999
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Intestinal lymphangiectasia--a report of three Chinese children in Malaysia. SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 1998
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Non‐typhoid Salmonella gastroenteritis JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 1998
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Cyclic vomiting syndrome in South‐East Asian children JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 1998
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How to investigate the child with recurrent abdominal pain JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY 1998
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Patchy Enteropathy in Asymptomatic Coeliac Disease SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 1998
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Caroli's disease: functional diagnosis using 99mTc diethyl-iminodiacetic acid (IDA) hepatobiliary scintigraphy. SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL 1997
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Clostridium difficile-related necrotizing pseudomembranous enteritis in association with Henoch-Schonlein purpura JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION 1997
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How to investigate the child with recurrent abdominal pain MODERN MEDICINE OF AUSTRALIA 1997
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Admission to hospital with gastroenteritis in Malaysia SINGAPORE PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 1997

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Other Publications

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Nutritional Support for Intestinal Failure Patients 16th Asian Pan-Pacific Congress for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition | 05 Oct 2023
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment 16th Asian Pan-Pacific Congress for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition | 05 Oct 2023
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LONGITUDINAL METAGENOMIC SEQUENCING ANALYSIS OF THE GUT MICROBIOME OF HELMINTH INFECTED INDIGENOUS MALAYSIANS AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 01 Jan 2021
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MOLECULAR SPECTRUM OF GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE III IN MALAYSIAN PATIENTS JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE | 01 Jan 2012