Zulkifli Ismail MBBS (UM), M.Med (Paeds) (UKM), FAMM, FRCPCH (UK)

Dr Zulkifli Ismail is a Consultant Paediatrician and a Paediatric Cardiologist at KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital and a visiting Paediatric Cardiologist at Damansara Specialist Hospital. He was formerly a Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Cardiology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He has also served as the Head of the Paediatrics Department and Director of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM). 

He was the Past President of the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) and is also Chairman of the Positive Parenting Programme, Malaysia’s expert educational programme for parents on maternal, child & family care, initiated by the Malaysian Paediatric Association. Since the establishment of Positive Parenting in 2000, Datuk Dr Zulkifli has also been serving as the Editor for the Positive Parenting Guide, a quarterly publication aimed to equip Malaysian parents with reliable, practical information on maternal, child and family care. 

Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail is also a member of the Ministry of Health Unrelated Transplant Approval Committee and a Board member of the National Population & Family Development Board (LPPKN) Malaysia. He has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications, numerous abstracts and presentations, authored or co-authored 4 books, and numerous lay-public articles in mainstream media. He is a serious advocate for childhood vaccination and injury prevention, issues that he makes clear in his articles.