Dr. Glen Alvin
Glen G.K. Alvin, MD received his Medical Degree from Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia and obtained his postgraduate specialization Diploma in Dermatology from Manila University, Philippines. He has previously served at the Department of Dermatology in Kuala Terengganu General Hospital, Terengganu, Malaysia and the Department of Dermatology in Queen Elizabeth General Hospital, Sabah, Malaysia.
He has been a Reviewer for the International Journal of Dermatology since 2012 and has published several publications such as ‘Clinical Practice Guidelines for Leprosy in Malaysia’ (2012), ‘Case Report: A Rare Multifocal and deforming Fibromatoses in a Filipino Adolescent’ (2009), ‘Randomized Single Blind Placebo Controlled Trial: A Controlled Study on the Safety and Efficacy of 75% Mulberry (Morus Alba) Extract Oil versus Placebo as a Topical Treatment for Melasma’ (2011) and ‘Fibroblastic Rheumatism: A Report of Four Cases with Potential Therapeutic Implication’ (2012), to name a few.
He is also a Registered Speaker for LEO Pharma Malaysia on Psoriasis and Atopic Eczema. Dr. Glen currently works in a 450-bed government hospital providing secondary and tertiary dermatologic specialist consultation. He conducts a clinic every morning where he sees outpatient referrals and follow up patients with an average of 20 patients a day. He conducts CME programs and lectures for both the hospital, as well as, the state and trains junior doctors and undergraduates of medicine.