Dr Jeanne Wong Sze Lyn specialises in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology. She graduated with distinction from University of Malaya in 2004, completed her paediatric specialist examinations (MRCPCH UK) in 2009, and sub-specialty fellowship in Paediatric Endocrinology (Malaysia, Sydney Australia) in 2016. She consults neonatal and childhood diseases, general paediatrics, vaccinations and endocrine conditions (age 0-18 years) which include diabetes, disorders in thyroid, growth, puberty, bone, calcium, pituitary, adrenal, hypoglycaemia, obesity and sex development. Dr Jeanne has a special interest in children’s health education.
She is a contributing author of the Malaysian Paediatric Protocol; Malaysia Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Thyroid Disorders; Consensus Guidelines on Congenital Hypothyroidism in Malaysia and a monthly contributor on the Sunday Star newspaper’s health column titled Hormones and Kids. Her journal publications include that on diabetes & thyroid.
She is the Paediatric Scientific Co-chairperson for the Annual Malaysian Endocrine & Metabolic Society (MEMS) Congress 2023, in the National Specialist Register (NSR) Paediatric Endocrinology subcommittee, Head of Publicity & Website for the Malaysian Paediatric Endocrine Diabetes Group (MPEDG) and former supervisor in the Ministry of Health Malaysia Paediatric Endocrine Subspecialty Program and Parallel Pathway Paediatric Specialist Training Program.
She was a recipient of the Penang State & Putrajaya Federal Territory Health Department Excellence Award for service in the Paediatric Department in Penang General Hospital, Seberang Jaya Hospital and Putrajaya Hospital in 2008, 2011 and 2019 respectively.