DR MEERA THALAYASINGAM
Dr Meera graduated from the National University of Ireland and received her paediatric training in Kuala Lumpur General Hospital Malaysia and Princess Margaret Hospital Perth Australia. She attained her membership of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health United Kingdom and thereafter proceeded to obtain a Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2008.
Her training in Allergy and Immunology was undertaken from 2011 to 2013 at National University Hospital Singapore. Thereafter she completed her fellowship training at Fremantle Hospital and Health Services and in Princess Margaret Hospital Perth. In doing so she obtained her specialist recognition in Australia as a Clinical Immunologist and Allergist.
Currently her clinical practice involves all areas of pediatrics with a special interest in the fields of allergy, immunotherapy and immunodeficiency in both pediatric and adult patients.
She is an active member of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology and continues to be involved in education and research activities.
She has published and presented on atopic dermatitis (eczema), food allergy, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), immunotherapy (desensitization), anaphylaxis, drug allergy, insect allergy, urticaria and (hives) and immunodeficiency.
OFFICIAL CV
- Memberships
- Publications
- Invited Presentation
- Member of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMA)
- Member of the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA)
- Treasurer, Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI)
- Member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
- Member of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
- Thalayasingam M, Veerakumarasivam A, Kulanthayan S, Khairuddin F, Cheah IG Clinical clues for head injuries amongst Malaysian infants: Accidental or non-accidental? Injury. 2012 Dec; 43 (12): 2083-7 2)
- Thalayasingam M, Lee BW Allergies in Asia: are we facing an allergy epidemic? Asia Pac Allergy.2013 Jan;3(1) 1-2 Epub 2013 Jan 30
- Lee AJ, Thalayasingam M, Lee BW Food allergy in Asia: how does it compare? Asia Pac Allergy 2013 Jan; 3 (1) 3-14
- M. Thalayasingam A, L.J. Davies B , G.V. Llanora A, I.F. Gerez A, H .P .Van Bever L. P. C. Shek A, B Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients undergoing Drug Provocation Tests (DPTs)
Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2013 Apr;42(4):184-9. - J.Y.Soh¹, Meera Thalayasingam1, S Ong2, EX Loo3, L.P.C. Shek¹, S.S.Chao2
Sublingual Immunotherapy in patients with house dust mite allergic rhinitis: a Prospective Study of Clinical Outcomes Over a 2-Year Period J Laryngol Otol. 2016 Mar; 130(3):272-7. doi: 10.1017/S0022215116000025. Epub 2016 Jan 19. - Meera Thalayasingam1, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo2, Michelle Meiling Tan1, Hugo Van Bever1,2 Lynette Pei-Chi Shek1,2 .
A review of oral food challenges in children presenting to a single tertiary centre with both perceived and true food allergy Singapore Med J. 2015 Nov; 56(11):622-5. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2015171. - Thalayasingam M1, Allameen NA2, Soh JY1, Bigliardi P 1,3, Van Bever H1, 2,Shek LPC1, 2
Wheat Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis – A review of 10 cases Postgrad Med J.2014 Sep : 90 (1067) :488-92 - Thalayasingam M, Gerez IF, Yap GC, Llanora GV, Chia IP, Chua L, Lee CJ, Ta Le HD, Cheng YK, Thong BY, Tang CY, Van Bever HP, Shek LP, Curotto de Lafaille MA, Lee BW.
Clinical and Immunochemical Profiles of Food Challenge Proven or Anaphylactic Shrimp Allergy in Tropical Singapore. Clin Exp Allergy. 2015 Mar;45(3):687-97. doi: 10.1111/cea.12416 - Thalayasingam M, Corderoy T, Loh R, Nolan R, O’Sullivan M. Skin prick test predict cashew nut challenge outcome in children with low serum cashew specific IgE .Submitted to PAI
- Thalayasingam M, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek A diagnostic workup of perioperative anaphylaxis reveals a selective type 1 hypersensitivity to cefazolin IeJMSE 2015 9 (2): 37-39
- Thalayasingam M, Noble V, Franzmann A, O’Sullivan M
Outcome of mixed nut biscuit challenges in low risk patients who are on a tree nut exclusion diet.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol.2015 Nov ; 26 (7) 682-4 doi - Thalayasingam M, Lee BW
Fish and Shellfish Allergy
Chem Immunol Allergy. 2015;101:152-61. doi: 10.1159/000375508. Epub 2015 May 21.
- Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology (APAPARI) workshop, Myanmar January 2012.
- Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI) March 2012.
- I CAN (Children’s Asthma Network) July 2012.
- Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI) March 2013.
- APAPARI Bangkok October 2013.
- Fremantle Hospital and Health Services October 2014.
- Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) Dec 2014.
- APAPARI Workshop (Cambodia) Program on Food Allergy and Asthma Sept 2015.
- Annual Paediatric Dermatology Update Oct 2015.
- The International School @ Park City 14th January 2016.
- Big Pharmacy for Acutest Systems -15th March 2016.
- GP Medicine for Family Physician-Part III 31st January 2016 “Hey Doc what I allergic to?”.
- 2nd Danone-AAIT Paediatric Allergy Summit on Allergy Prevention:From Science to Practises and Pre-Summit Round Table Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand 11th and 12th May 2016 “Best Practices in the implementation of allergy management guidelines”-Malaysian Perspective.
