Dr. Nurhashim Haron is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon currently practicing at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital 2 and KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He obtained his Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of St. Andrews and his MBChB from the University of Manchester. He is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and holds a Master of Surgery from the University of Malaya. He completed his Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery in Malaysia and further advanced his training with a Fellowship in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at the internationally renowned ICENI Centre in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Haron has extensive experience in both public and private sectors, with a special interest in minimally invasive colorectal procedures and colorectal cancer surgery. In addition to his clinical practice, he is actively involved in academic medicine and surgical education, serving as a visiting lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA. He regularly conducts educational sessions and awareness campaigns on colorectal health, including community outreach initiatives and public seminars.
He is registered as a specialist in General and Colorectal Surgery with the Malaysian National Specialist Register and is a respected figure in the local surgical community. Dr. Haron continues to contribute to the advancement of colorectal surgery in Malaysia through his commitment to high-quality patient care, surgical training, and public education.
Selected publications from PubMed
Transcriptomic profile and gene expression of human breast cancer cell lines treated with herbal extract of clinacanthus nutans leaves.
Md Toha Z, Haron N, Adum KSP, Nik Mohamed Kamal NNS, Khairuddean M, Arsad H
J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2026 Feb 5;:1-21 doi: 10.1080/10286020.2026.2625174.
Is trust built on spirit? Examining spiritual leadership as a multidimensional predictor of organizational trust; pragmatic evidence from Malaysian public universities.
Daud Z, Elsaman HA, Mutazam M, Sallehuddin MR, Haron N, Abidin MAZ, Ahmad R
Front Psychol. 2025;16:1617461 doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1617461.
Transcriptome analysis and molecular docking reveal the activation of FOXO4, TNFSF15 and CASP9 in HeLa cells treated with DCM fraction from Clinacanthus nutans (C. nutans).
Pey Adum KS, Haron NH, Md Toha Z, Arsad H
J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2025 Oct;27(10):1486-1495 doi: 10.1080/10286020.2025.2469691.
Molecular ABO Blood Group Genotyping in the Indonesian Minangkabau Population.
Hidayat T, Ishar SM, Din RDR, Haron NH, Isa NMM, Hamzah NH
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2025 Jun;29(6):172-178 doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2024.0525.
Biological Roles of Selected microRNAs in Glucose Metabolism as a Candidate Biomarker for Diabetes Mellitus.
Sassi A, Bakhtiar MTB, Khattak MMAK, Haron NB, Kaderi MAB, Rostam MAB, Jusoh HBM
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2025 Jun;69(12):e70077 doi: 10.1002/mnfr.70077.
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