Curriculum Vitae

DR. HEMAVATHI A/P SHANMUGAM

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Psychological Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Hemavathi Shanmugam is a psychiatrist and medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya. She is formally certified in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the USA and actively participates in global neuromodulation communities through the Clinical TMS Society and its Asian Special Interest Council (CTMSS).

She provides transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) services at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for psychiatric disorders, in collaboration with Prof. Mazlina Mazlan, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine. Her research focuses on cost-of-illness analyses and the real-world outcomes and cost-effectiveness of rTMS in the Malaysian context, supported by a BKP research grant.

She is also actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry education and contributes to the credentialing of neuromodulation procedures at her department. Looking ahead, Dr. Hemavathi has a growing interest in personalized, circuit-based brain stimulation protocols to advance precision psychiatry in Malaysia.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, (PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Aimst University, Kedah

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    17 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2027 (National)
  • Course Coordinator
    12 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2026 (National)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA IJAZAH TINGGI (JKIT)
    01 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2026 (University Malaya)
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Credentialing&Privileging Coordinator
    17 Sep 2024 - 17 Sep 2025 (Department)
  • PENGERUSI SAMBUTAN HARI BIPOLAR SEDUNIA 2025
    13 Jan 2025 - 23 Apr 2025 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MEMBER OF MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF NEUROSCIENCES, MEMBER
    2025 to 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (MMA), MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • CLINICAL TMS SOCIETY, MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (International)
  • MALAYSIA PSYCHIATRY ASSOCIATION (MPA), MEMBER
    Since 2022 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Pulses Orlando Tms Certification Course Scholarship
    2025, Clinical TMS Society,  (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Zakaria, Muhammad Akmal bin; Hui, Koh Ong; Subramaniam, Hema; Mat Rosly, Maziah Binti; Gill, Jesjeet Singh; En, Lim Yee; Sheng, Yong Zhi; Wong Joon Ip, Julian; Shanmugam, Hemavathi; Soon Ken, Chow; Francis, Benedict (2025). Exploring the Implementation of Gamification as a Treatment Modality for Adults with Depression in Malaysia, MEDICINA-LITHUANIA. 61(8). doi:10.3390/medicina61081404
Others
  1. Shanmugam, Hemavathi; Ariff Juhari, Johan; Nair, Pritiss; Soon Ken, Chow; Chong Guan, Ng. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Malaysia: A Single Thread of Hope. Malaysian Journal Of Psychiatry 29(1):p 78-84, June 2020.

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Neuromodulation (rTMS, ECT)
  • Cost of illness Analysis of Mental Disorders (Burden of Disease)

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Cost Of Illness Analysis Of Mental Disorders: A Study In The Psychiatric Clinic At The University Malaya Medical Centre ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. rTMS for Smoking Cessation: A New Intervention for Quitting, National Tobacco Control Conference (NTCC) 2025., The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) (National) (31 May 2025 - 31 May 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry Reviewer, National, (Reviewer)
Media appearance
  1. (2022) Kesihatan Mental Di Tempat Kerja , Sejahtera Asia Tvs, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Neuromodulation Clinic, University Malaya Medical Centre, Attachment, (01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025) (University)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. NPMC Training the TfT Directors Programme Siri 2.2024, University Malaya (12 Aug 2024 - 22 Sep 2024)
  2. Problem-Bases Learning (PBL) Basic Tutor Workshop for UMMP, University Malaya (10 Sep 2024 - 11 Sep 2024)
  3. Bengkel Pengenalan Garis Panduan Neuro-Inclusive University Malaya, University Malaya (18 Jul 2024 - 18 Jul 2024)
  4. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) Workshop, University Malaya (20 Jun 2024 - 21 Jun 2024)
Internal/ External Course
  1. PULSES TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) CERTIFICATION COURSE , THE OMNI ORLANDO RESORT AT CHAMPIONSGATE: 1500 MASTERS BLVD CHAMPIONSGATE, FLORIDA 33896, USA (07 Mar 2025 - 09 Mar 2025)
  2. ESSENTIAL OF TEACHING & LEARNING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 21 & 22 JANUARY 2025, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (21 Jan 2025 - 22 Jan 2025)
  3. EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER (ECR) TRAINING WORKSHOP, CUBE, LEVEL 4, FACULTY OF MEDICINE (02 Oct 2024 - 02 Oct 2024)
  4. GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (07 Aug 2024 - 08 Aug 2024)