Prof. Dr. Sasheela Sri La Ponnampalavanar

About

Prof. Dr. Sasheela Sri La Ponnampalavanar serves as a Professor of Infectious Diseases and practises as a Consultant Infectious Disease Physician, with deep expertise spanning Tropical Infectious Diseases, HIV medicine, and Travel Medicine. Her work has played a significant part in shaping national strategies against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and infection prevention and control (IPC), including programs at University Malaya Medical Center. Internationally, she has contributed as a WHO advisor and has been honoured with the International Ambassador Award from SHEA. Her research record includes an H-Index of 24.00, and her patient-centric philosophy places strong emphasis on prevention — a combination that makes her a leading voice in the fight against infectious diseases.

Where Prof. Dr. Sasheela Sri La Ponnampalavanar practises

• UM Specialist Centre (UMSC) — Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Procedures & Expertise

• Doctor Consultation
• Real-time PCR Test
• Coronavirus Treatment
• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
• Diabetes Consultation
• Health Screening
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
• Vaginal Culture Test
• Vaccination
• Osteomyelitis Treatment
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
• Hepatitis C Treatment

Qualifications

• MBBS (Medicine and Surgery)
• MInMed (Internal Medicine)
• Master of Clinical (Internal Medicine)
• DTM&H (Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases)
• Certificate in Travel Health
• Accreditation in Infectious Diseases (Specialist in Infectious Diseases)

Languages

Indonesian, Malay, English