Dr Sharmila Sachithanandan -Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Ramsay-Sime Darby Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ASEAN scholar; initial education in Singapore before graduating from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI) in 1993. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (FRCPI) Fellow of Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM) Founding President of WIGNAP (Women in GI- Network Asia Pacific) EXCO of Asia Pacific Neuroendocrine Society (APNETs) Advisory Board Editorial board -Journal of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS); Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE); Webinar committee of the World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO) Past Director of Endoscopy (Selayang Hospital) and trainer in Gastroenterology / Endoscopy, Malaysia Participated in several clinical trials (both as Principal Investigator and Co- PI) Numerous presentations in local and international scientific meetings (oral and poster) Interests Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Medicine with main interest in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Neuroendocrine tumours Recipient of several International research awards, including the American Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy (ASGE) CRYSTAL award (2011) for Audio Visual DVD on Endoscopic Ultrasound (A Primer to HPB EUS) Invited as Faculty to International meetings and most recently speaker @ Mayo Clinic, Rochester 2019 & at the inaugural American Women in Endoscopy (AWE) launch 2019 – DDW San Diego USA