Dato' Dr Adel Zaatar

 
 

DSPN, PKT, MB Bch(Cairo), DMRT(Cairo), DMRO(London), AM

 
  Consultant Radiotherapist & Oncologist  
 

 

 
 
Direct Line : +604-2202 196
Office No. : 4th Floor
 
 
 
 
 
Dato’ Dr. Zaatar has a long distinguished career in Radiotherapy & Oncology. He is one of the pioneers in the fields of Radiotherapy & Oncology in our country and has been instrumental in building the cancer services at Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital before joining Gleneagles Medical Centre in March 2011.
 
He was one of the founding members and was the Medical Adviser of Penang Breast Care Society - a support group for women with breast cancer, established in 1986.
 
He has forty years experience in Radiation / Medical Oncology, in the management of all solid tumours of breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, nasopharynx and the head & neck.
 
He worked in the Department of Radiotherapy, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Cairo Medical School, Egypt before joining the Beatson Oncology Centre (formerly the Glasgow Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology) Glasgow, United Kingdom in 1976.
 
Subsequently, he joined the Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology at Cork Medical School, Ireland in 1984 before joining Mount Miriam Hospital, Penang in 1985.
 
He has been the Principal Investigator for many international clinical studies for lung, breast, pancreas and colorectal cancers. Several of these studies have been published in international journals.
 
Dato’ Dr. Zaatar has contributed greatly towards cancer management in Malaysia and in recognition of his service, he was awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri in 2000 and the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji in 1991 by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang.
 
 
 
 
 
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