Dr Hans Alexander Mahendran is a graduate of Universiti Putra Malaysia for his basic medical degree and completed his Master of Surgery postgraduate studies under Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2011. He served as a surgeon in Sarawak for three years before returning to Peninsula Malaysia to continue subspecialty training in Upper GI Surgery under the Ministry of Health Malaysia. Upon completion, he has been the lead of the Upper GI Surgical Unit in Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru since 2017 overseeing service delivery in the southern peninsula of Malaysia. He is also a clinical lead of the Nutrition Support Therapy Team in HSA and continues his work in managing complex Upper GI cases. He has authored many publications related to his fields of interests in particular upper GI cancer survival outcomes and clinical nutrition in compromised patients. He is currently a member of the national training committee of Upper GI Surgery and a member of the National Specialist Registry [NSR] subcommittee for Upper GI Surgery. At present he is also the President of the Malaysian Upper GI Surgical Society (MUGIS).