Maleesa Pathirana

Employment

• University of Adelaide Postdoctoral Research Fellow (With PhD)
  2023 - 2024
• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Grant Funded Scientist
  2022 - Present
• University of Adelaide Research Assistant
  2021 - 2023
• University of Adelaide Clinical Research Officer
  2020 - 2022
• The University of Adelaide Research Assistant
  2019 - 2019

Education

• University of Adelaide Doctorate of Medicine
  2018 - 2022
• The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
  2017 - 2017
• Flinders University Bachelor of Medical Science
  2014 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (49)

• An Observational Study Protocol for Assessing Lactation Intensity and Reduction in the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome After a Maternal Complication of Pregnancy (LEMON Study)
  Journal of Human Lactation 2026 DOI: 10.1177/08903344251396545
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• Knowledge on breastfeeding and improving cardiometabolic disease following a major complication of pregnancy: A qualitative analysis
  Women's Health 2025 DOI: 10.1177/17455057251366819
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• The association between breastfeeding length and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
  International Diabetes Federation 2025
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• The association between gestational diabetes mellitus and vascular dysfunction in early postpartum
  International Diabetes Federation 2025
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• Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Risk Factors for Premature Coronary Heart Disease (PCHD): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Heart, Lung and Circulation 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.012
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• Precision stratification of prognostic risk factors associated with outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
  Communications Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00427-1
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• Precision prognostics for cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Communications Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00429-z
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• A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnosis and surgical management of carcinoid heart disease
  Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1353612
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• Islet autoantibodies as precision diagnostic tools to characterize heterogeneity in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review
  Communications Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00478-y
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• Effective interventions in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Communications Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00491-1
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