Dr. Hemavathi Shanmugam
Dr Hemavathi Shanmugam is a psychiatrist and medical lecturer with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at AIMST University in 2012, followed by a Master of Psychological Medicine from the University of Malaya in 2021.
She has over ten years of experience in psychiatry under the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. She served in tertiary hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Island, managing clients from various sociocultural backgrounds.
Dr Hemavathi joined the University Malaya in 2024 to pursue her passion for teaching and mental health research. She actively supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students and leads the Electroconvulsive Therapy Credentialing & Privileging for the department.
She is a member of the International Clinical TMS Society and underwent attachment at the Neuromodulation Clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). She has been collaborating with the Rehabilitation Physician to provide transcranial magnetic stimulation for clients with Major Depressive Disorder. Dr Hemavathi is deeply committed to making TMS services accessible at the psychiatry department of UMMC under a certified psychiatrist and collaborating with fellow researchers in the rapidly advancing TMS research.
Research Interest
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation/ Neuromodulation
- Economic Burden/ Cost of illness of Mental Health
- Mood Disorder