Miss Maleesa Pathirana

Northern Cardiovascular Research Group: I am the study coordinator for the Screening Tests to Predict Poor Outcomes of Pregnancy (STOP) 3Y study, which is the project that compasses my PhD.  It has been shown that pregnancy complications, like pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth can affect the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in women. The children of these women may also be at risk of poor metabolic health, cardiovascular risk factors and poor neurodevelopment outcomes. My PhD project aims to assess the effect of pregnancy complications on the cardiovascular and metabolic health of both mother and child, and to assess the neurodevelopment of the children at 3 years. I also work collaboratively on other clinical projects in the group, with a strong focus on heart disease in pregnancy. 

Discipline of Psychiatry: I am the study coordinator for multiple clinical studies run by the Discipline of Psychiatry, including those on psychosis, and youth mental health in Northern Adelaide. More information about our core research programs can be found here. 

Coronary Angiogram Database of South Australia:  I work as a research officer for the Coronary Angiogram Database Of South Australia (CADOSA) program, a clinical registry of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures in hospitals throughout South Australia. I am based at the Lyell McEwin Hospital.