Speaker Details
Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan
Malaysia
Dr Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan is the Head of Department/ Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist/Corneal Surgeon at Hospital Sungai Buloh. She graduated from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India and completed her post graduate training in USM after which she proceeded to subspecialize in Cornea and External Eye Diseases at Flinders Medical Center , Adelaide under Profesor Douglas J Coster. She is passionate both about corneal transplantation and organ/ tissue donation as the National Eye bank coordinator. She holds tenure of President of the Malaysian Association of Cell and Tissue Banking and is the Chairperson of the Scientific Steering Committee for the National Transplant Registry. She holds the position of Treasurer in the Malaysian Society of Transplantation. She is active in the world of research having published clinical research papers and presented lectures at national and international level. Dr. Chandra is the current Co- Editor and Corneal Expert Panel for the National Corneal Transplant Registry and is active in numerous administrative and clinical committees in MOH. She enjoys being an academician and is an honorary lecturer at medical faculty of Taylor’s College, Management and Science University and Ministry of Health and Education teaching facilities.
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