 His was the department head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Malaysia University Hospital and also the professor of Social Obstetrics and gynecology at the time he retired.Khairuddin graduated from Sydney University with Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) in 1964 and in 1972, was made a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.Throughout his career, Khairuddin has written many published and unpublished journals and books related to academics, social lives and, women and children development and health.