About

Hi there! I’m Leonard, a medical doctor who is passionate about advocacy, education, and research in addition to my clinical work. I am currently working as a Resident Medical Officer in Western Australia. I plan to pursue further training in Paediatrics and Child Health. In my free time, I enjoy learning and discovering new things.

Career

WA Health

2024 – present   Resident Medical Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine


Telethon Kids Institute

2023 – 2024   Clinical Research Fellow, Vaccine Trials Group


Sarawak General Hospital

2021 – 2022        Medical Officer, Department of Paediatrics

2021                      Medical Officer, COVID-19 Data Analytics Team

2021                      Medical Officer, COVID-19 Epidemiology and Outbreak Investigation Team

2019 – 2021         House Officer

 

Other affiliations

2024 – present   Honorary Team Member, Vaccine Trials Group, Telethon Kids Institute

2023 – present   Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Child Health Research, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia

2016 – present   Research Fellow, Stratification to Prevent Overcrowding Taskforce (SPOT)

Professional bodies

Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)

2022 – present   Advisor, MMA-Junior Doctors Network

2020 – 2023       State representative, MMA SCHOMOS, Sarawak branch

2021 – 2022         Honorary Treasurer, MMA SCHOMOS

 

International Medical University (IMU)

2016 – 2017          President, Student Representative Council (Clinical campus)

2014 – 2015         President, IMU Debating Society

Writings

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Publications
  1. Lin LC, Lee TH, Huang YC, Tsai YH, Yang JT, Yang LY, et al. Enhanced versus standard hydration in acute ischemic stroke: REVIVE – A randomized clinical trial. Int J Stroke 2024;17474930241259940. PMID: 38785314
  2. Wong AC, Chou YM, Goh ZNL, Chang KF, Seak CJ. Case report: aortoesophageal fistula – an extremely rare but life-threatening cardiovascular cause of hematemesis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023;10:1123305. PMID: 37153464
  3. Goh ZNL, Selvaratnam S, SCoRe Investigators. Making the case for the Malaysian Medical Association-Junior Doctors Network (MMA-JDN): a report and memorandum of the 2022 MMA-JDN International Conference. Med J Malaysia 2023;78:124-5. PMID: 36715202
  4. Huang SC, Chan YL, Cheng HT, Goh ZNL, Wong YC, Seak CK, et al. When a rapid accurate diagnosis changes therapeutic approach: recognizing acute abdominal pain with ascites as a possible presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnostics 2022;12:2605. PMID: 36359449
  5. Chu SE, Lu JX, Chang SC, Hsu KH, Goh ZNL, Seak CK, et al. Point-of-care application of diaphragmatic ultrasonography in the emergency department for the prediction of development of respiratory failure in community-acquired pneumonia: a pilot study. Front Med 2022;9:960847. PMID: 36059832
  6. Goh ZNL, Teo RYL, Chung BK, Wong AC, Seak CJ. At the heart of the problem: congestive cardiac failure as a cause of ascites – a narrative review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022;101:e29951. PMID: 35945724
  7. Goh ZNL, Heah MM, Kanesan C, Koh KC. False positive of fourth generation human immunodeficiency virus rapid diagnostic tests in a malaria patient: a case report. MJM Case Reports 2022;1:32-3
  8. Goh ZNL, Chen MW, Cheng HT, Hsu KH, Seak CK, Seak JCY, et al. Shock index is a validated prediction tool for the short-term survival of advanced cancer patients presenting to the emergency department. J Pers Med 2022;12:954. PMID: 35743739
  9. Goh ZNL, Wong AC, Thum SCC, Muhammad Ridzuan Tan NA, Cheng TTJ, Ganasan V, et al. The ethics of a work strike. Med J Malaysia 2022;77:90-1. PMID: 35087001
  10. Chen CB, Chen KF, Chien CY, Kuo CW, Goh ZNL, Seak CK, et al. Shoulder strap fixation of LUCAS-2 to facilitate continuous CPR during non-supine (stair) stretcher transport of OHCAs patients. Sci Rep 2021;11:9858. PMID: 33972647
  11. Hung SK, Kou HW, Hsu KH, Wu CT, Lee CW, Goh ZNL, et al. Sarcopenia is a useful risk stratification tool to prognosticate splenic abscess patients in the emergency department. J Formos Med Assoc 2021;120:997-1004. PMID: 32917483
  12. Tsai LH, Chien CY, Chen CB, Chaou CH, Ng CJ, Lo MY, et al. Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an emergency department service: experience at the largest tertiary center in Taiwan. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2021;14:771-7. PMID: 33654444
  13. Lin CC, Chen YC, Goh ZNL, Seak CK, Seak JC, Gao SY, et al. Wound infections of snakebites from the venomous Protobothrops mucrosquamatus and Viridovipera stegnegeri in Taiwan: bacteriology, antibiotic susceptibility, and predicting the need for antibiotics – a BITE study. Toxins (Basel) 2020;12:575. PMID: 32906845
  14. Cheng TH, Sie YD, Hsu KH, Goh ZNL, Chien CY, Chen HY, et al. Shock index: a simple and effective clinical adjunct in predicting 60-day mortality in advanced cancer patients at the emergency department. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17:4904. PMID: 32646021
  15. Seak CJ, Lim MWX, Seak JCY, Goh ZNL, Seak CK. Response to: misconception about purple urine bag syndrome. QJM 2020;113:446. PMID: 31909796
  16. Seak CJ, Lim MWX, Seak JCY, Goh ZNL, Seak CK. Purple urine with shock. QJM 2020;113: 434-5. PMID: 31816086
  17. Chou YS, Lin HY, Weng YM, Goh ZNL, Kuo CF, Fan HJ, et al. Step-down units are cost-effective alternatives to coronary care units with non-inferior outcomes in the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Intern Emerg Med 2020;15:59-66. PMID: 30706252
  18. Yap XH, Ng CJ, Hsu KH, Chien CY, Goh ZNL, Li CH, et al. Predicting need for intensive care unit admission in adult emphysematous pyelonephritis patients at emergency departments: comparison of five scoring systems. Sci Rep 2019;9:16618. PMID: 31719593
  19. Seak CJ, Goh ZNL, Wong AC, Seak JCY, Seak CK. Unilateral live twin tubal ectopic pregnancy presenting at 12 weeks of gestation: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018;98:e17229. PMID: 31567985
  20. Goh ZNL, Seak JCY, Seak CK, Wu CT, Seak CJ. Deep vein thrombosis secondary to abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019;98:e16645. PMID: 31374036
  21. Seak CJ, Goh ZNL, Seak JCY, Seak CK, Li CH. Life-threatening angioedema following varenicline administration. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2019;39:285-7. PMID: 30925501
  22. Goh ZNL, Chung PY. Incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination on mobile phones of medical students. J Hosp Infect 2019;101:482-3. PMID: 30711530
  23. Chang SH, Hsieh CH, Weng YM, Hsieh MS, Goh ZNL, Chen HY, et al. Performance assessment of the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis score, Modified Early Warning Score, Rapid Emergency Medicine Score, and Rapid Acute Physiology Score in predicting survival outcomes of adult renal abscess patients in the emergency department. Biomed Res Int 2018; 2018:6983568. PMID: 30327779
  24. Goh ZNL, Khoo EJ. Feels not right stabbing a child. Acad Pediatr 2018;18:481-2. PMID: 29331344
  25. Chou YM, Seak CJ, Goh ZNL, Seak JCY, Seak CK, Lin CC. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis caused by dapagliflozin: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018;97:e11056. PMID: 29923997
  26. Hung SK, Ng CJ, Kuo CF, Goh ZNL, Huang LH, Li CH, et al. Comparison of the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis Score, Modified Early Warning Score, Rapid Emergency Medicine Score and Rapid Acute Physiology Score for predicting the outcomes of adult splenic abscess patients in the emergency department. PLoS ONE 2017;12:e0187495. PMID: 29091954

Books

  1. Goh ZNL, editor. SCHOMOS House Officer Guidebook 2021. 2nd Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Medical Association; 2021.
  2. Goh ZNL, Ooi MH, editors. What you need to know about COVID-19. Kuching: Kuching South City Council; 2021.

Letters and Columns

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Proposed selection criteria for permanent doctors and rationale

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23 Jan 2023
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My Malaysian healthcare dream

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6 Jan 2023
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I’m sorry,
I’m leaving

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30 Dec 2022
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I’m sorry,
I’m leaving

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30 Dec 2022
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Stamping out the culture of bullying

Berita MMA

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Jul 2022
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Securing the future of junior doctors

Berita MMA

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Nov 2021
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Evidence-based health practice: a fairytale or reality?

Cochrane UK

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Nov 2017

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