Dato’ Dr Zakaria Zahari is a distinguished Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Thomson Hospital, renowned for his pioneering work in complex neonatal surgeries, paediatric oncology, and hepatobiliary surgery. With a career marked by leadership as the former Head of Paediatric Surgery at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, he is dedicated to achieving excellent long-term outcomes for his young patients. His notable achievements include leading Thomson Hospital's first bowel atresia surgery on a premature infant and being instrumental in the hospital's first Kasai surgery and thymectomy, underscoring his commitment to advancing paediatric surgical care in Malaysia.