Shyamali C. Dharmage is a Professor and Head of the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. She holds an MD from the University of Colombo and a PhD from Monash University. She also holds membership in other professional societies, including the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Sri Lanka Medical Association, the Public Health Association of Australia, and the European Respiratory Society.