Dr. Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya is a Lecturer and Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Consultant with the Paediatric ORL team at Universiti Malaya. She earned her postgraduate degree with distinction from Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she received the prestigious Gold Medal award. Since 2019, she has been a Fellow of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and has completed advanced training with an Observer Fellowship in Pediatric Audiovestibular Medicine at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK, in 2022, as well as a Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology at Starship Children’s Hospital, New Zealand in 2024.
Dr. Jeyasakthy is recognized among the World's Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University, an honor she has held consecutively over the last 3 years since 2022. Currently pursuing her Ph.D. research in Pediatric Vestibular and Balance, she has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including 50 research papers, and has reviewed more than 400 publications. She serves as Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and Associate Editor for Heliyon Clinical Research.
She established the first Pediatric Vestibular and Balance Clinic at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre—the first clinic of its kind in the region. Besides pediatric vestibular disorders, her research interests include paediatric airway, speech, and swallowing.