Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy is currently an associate professor of epidemiology in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, and a visiting lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom.
Her career is focused on optimising life after cancer through research on cancer survival, treatment outcomes and patient-centred outcomes in Asia. Dr Bhoo-Pathy is the principal investigator of phase III of the ACTION (ASEAN Costs in Oncology) study, which comprises nearly 10,000 cancer patients from eight member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations. This study is expected to provide evidence for South-east Asian nations to prioritise policies that will reduce financial loss and premature deaths associated with cancer.
Dr Bhoo-Pathy graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Malaya. Following a fellowship award from the European Union, she completed her master’s degree in clinical epidemiology, cum laude, and a PhD in cancer epidemiology from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.