Dr. Subramanian Yegappan

Biography

 Dr. Subramanian (Dr. Mani) is a Pathologist with certifications from the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and Hematology and, from the American Board of Pathology+American Board of Medical Genetics in Molecular Genetic Pathology. He worked as the Assistant Director, Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics and as an Assistant Professor of Pathology, in the Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA from 2002-2004. Following that he set up, and has served as the Head, Laboratory for Clinical Hematology, Department of Hematology, Hospital Ampang since 2005. This is the national referral laboratory for Hematology in the Ministry of Health and performs diagnostic testing [including Targeted Resequencing by Next Generation Sequencing] on samples from patients with blood malignancies throughout the country. Developments in Next Generation Sequencing combined with the availability of targeted therapies have revolutionised the diagnostic work-up of cancers. As sequencing of cancers becomes the standard of care, he wants to extend his expertise to solid tumors, and make these tests accessible to anyone with cancer in Malaysia.

Research Interest

 Molecular Biology, Molecular Diagnostics, Hematology, Pathology