Dr. Subashini C. Thambiah is an Associate Professor and Consultant Chemical Pathologist at Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, where she has served since 2004. Prior to this appointment, she was a medical officer at the Ministry of Health Malaysia for 5 years. She obtained her MBBS from the University of Western Australia in 1999 and Master of Pathology (Chemical Pathology) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2009. In 2011, she completed subspecialty training in Metabolic Medicine at Guys’ & St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK. She is actively involved in academic teaching, scientific research, laboratory and clinical services. Her thrust areas of interest include lipid disorders and metabolic bone disorders.