Dr. Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin is a Professor of Paediatric Anaesthesiology at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, where currently she serves as Head of the Medical Education and Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine. A doctor trained at the University of Dundee, Universiti Malaya, and fellowship centres in Singapore and Shanghai, she brings dual Master in Anaesthesiology and Master in Medical Education to her lifelong mission of advancing safe perioperative care for children.

Her clinical expertise spans paediatric anaesthesia, advanced airway management, patient blood management, and medical education. She is one of the founding member of UMMC Paediatric Liver Transplant, heading the paediatric anaesthesia section. Academically, she has been an invited speaker at prestigious international and national conferences, and serves as founding faculty for the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) Global Leadership in Anaesthesia (GLiA) programme, a role that reflects her commitment to building leadership capacity across the global anaesthesia community.

Dr. Ina's scholarly contributions extend beyond publications in peer-reviewed international journals. She holds two patents and four copyrights for innovations in anaesthesia and critical care, a testament to her commitment to translating clinical expertise into practical solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and patient outcomes in perioperative medicine. Her pioneering work integrating medical education with ‘Basic Life Support training for Malaysian youth’ has earned her the ‘Ronald Harden Innovation in Medical Education Award (2024)’ and the ‘Rogayah Jaafar Award for Innovation in Health Professions Education (2024)’. She brings the same passion to postgraduate supervision and to shaping how the next generation of clinicians learn, think, and lead.

Her service to the profession is extensive. She is Immediate Past President of the Malaysian College of Anaesthesiologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia; Past President of the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists; Past President of the Malaysian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists; and President-Elect of the Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia. She was also the founding EXCO for the Malaysia Patient Blood Management Society (MyPBM). Through these roles, she helped shape anaesthesiology policy, training, and practice across Malaysia and the wider region.