Doc Rudy Kurniawan completed his medical degree in 2012 and specialization in internal medicine in 2020 from Universitas Indonesia. During his study he participated in several international conferences in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Netherlands. He got an award as the best presenter in tropical diseases at International Students’ Congress on Medical Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands. Furthermore, he once received scholarship from Temasek Foundation for clinical elective program at National University Cancer Institute, Singapore.

Rudy served as the Director of Asian Medical Students’ Association, International Exchange Program 2009-2010. He also contributes as a member of Sustainable Development Solution Network since 2018 and Indonesia Medical Technological Association since 2020. He practices at Diabetes Connection Care, Eka Hospital BSD and Siloam Hospital Mampang in South Jakarta. Moreover, he becomes the head of clinic at Arthakes, Sudirman Central Business District.

Concerning about diabetes, Rudy built the youth community focus on diabetes prevention and supportive program, named Sobat Diabet since 2014. To empower more, he took Diploma in Community Development from Ontario Healthy Community Coalition, Canada 2022. In addition, he graduates from double degree program, Master of Management and Master of Hospital Administration at Pelita Harapan University, Jakarta 2022.

Furthermore, Rudy is a travel enthusiast who has successfully put his adventure to explore the world in a nonfictional book titled “the Travel Crates” in 2015. His passion in traveling and health field encouraged him to take Post Graduate Diploma in Travel Health from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom 2021.  In the midst of his activity, Rudy spends some time to teach and to share knowledge in Asclepio, the biggest virtual medical education platform in Indonesia.

Currently, Rudy and his team are conducting some research, specific interest in metabolic diseases (molecular, clinical or community health). He also joined diabetes short course from University of Copenhagen, Sweden and several virtual seminars from Harvard Medical School.

He believes that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. One of his favourite quote about learning, “We don’t have to be great to start learning, but we have to start learning to be great”.