Khin Maung U, Dr.

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2025

Work experience (in reverse chronological order) :

• Clinical Reviewer and Senior Medical Officer at U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Assistant Professor and Physician at Johns Hopkins University
• Associate Professor, Physician at Hahnemann University Hospital
• Head, Clinical Research Division at Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health
• Clinical demonstrator at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)
• Demonstrator, Dept. of Pharmacology at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

• He stood first in 1963 with 100 marks in Maths & Chemistry and 99 points (after a point deduction in review) in Physics. He had Distinction in English in HSF, Matric and I.Sc.(A).
• Due to policy changes for sending State Scholars, he had to do M.Sc. (Med Sc). Later, he completed Fellowships and MD from UNSW.
• He still writes KMU Medical Research Reports.
  
• Earlier, he wrote and translated articles on Dhamma and acted as an interpreter at the Dhamma Talks and Meditation Retreat.
• His spouse Dr. Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Amy) did DCH.
• They have a son and two daughters. Nilar (eldest) is a medical doctor in the USA.

Feedback

Dr. Nyan Taw wrote :
Our batch Khin Maung U (SPHS 63) to be proud of !

Eddie Shein wrote :
Proud of you, Dr. Khin Maung U. I always remember your very good signs of ambitions and success lines on your palms.

Wai Aung wrote :
I am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U. You are a genius. Glad you made it to the top.

Ye Htut wrote :
Sayar U is my teacher- mentor who was just like a swan who laid a golden egg daily for me when I worked under him at RGH and DMR in 1970s. I never had a day that I did not learn a new lesson or knowledge from him when we were together.

Dr. Khin Maung U wrote :
Thank you Johnny (U Hla Min) for your kind portrayal, and to all who commented with support and friendship. I am so fortunate to have good friends throughout St. Paul’s HS and Medical School and also during post-graduate clinical work, and to have good students during my teaching years in IM (1), all of whom helped and supported me in many ways. With some time available in my retirement, I came upon an idea. As a service to medical education in Myanmar, I would post recently published medical articles (not readily available in Myanmar) that friends and colleagues in the medical profession may find useful or applicable to medical care or public health of people in Myanmar. In all these medical posts, I preceded with a simplified summary of the medical journal article so that non-medical persons who read these posts can also understand and be able to apply for their own health care. I hope this activity will provide useful medical or educational information to all who read my medical posts.

Mayrose Wong wrote :
Wonderful and Genius Doctor, truly and caring classmate, doing meritorious deeds for Dhamma and Sanghas. He is Awesome.

Eiei Tan wrote :
Could not agree more, my dear friend May Rose. We are all extremely proud to be his classmates. He certainly is awesome & ingenious !!!

Kyaw Myint Malia wrote :
You make all of us Burmese proud. I was fortunate to meet you again while you were preparing for your MD at the University of NSW where I was an Anatomy tutor. You are my kalyana-mitra truly. Regards to Amy.

Tin Tin Hla wrote :
Proud of you and your family.

Kyi Maung wrote:
How genius you are ko kmu. I’m always proud of u. I used to tell others that I’m from ko Khin Maung U ‘s batch.

Tin Myint wrote :
Proud of you Ko U. You stood Whole of Burma 1st in Matriculation from St Pauls High School.

Ngwe Tun wrote :
On behalf of old Paulians, l am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U.