Suja Padmanabhan

Dr. Suja Padmanabhan is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney's Westmead Clinical School and Staff Specialist in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Westmead Hospital. She holds a PhD (2017) from the University of Sydney, focusing on insulin requirements and placental dysfunction in pre-existing diabetes during pregnancy. Her research emphasizes diabetes in pregnancy, particularly maternal-fetal outcomes in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and pre-conception health optimization.

Education

• MBBS (hons)
• BSc(Med)
• MPHTM
• FRACP
• PhD (University of Sydney)

Research Themes

• Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
• Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health

Her work addresses gestational diabetes management, breastfeeding's metabolic impacts, and preeclampsia prediction using biomarkers like microalbuminuria and urinary angiogenic markers.

Key Contributions include the BLIiNG study on breastfeeding and postpartum glucose tolerance, and the ADIPS national benchmarking program for diabetes in pregnancy care. She has also explored aspirin's role in preeclampsia prevention and insulin dynamics in diabetic pregnancies.