Dr Malika Fernando is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University with a PhD in Clinical Nutrition. With over 10 years of experience in clinical nutrition research and dietetic practice, she has also worked as a Nutrition Research Officer with the United Nations World Food Programme. Her expertise includes healthy ageing, dementia prevention, cognitive health, and evidence-based nutrition.
Dr Fernando is the study dietitian for the AU-ARROW dementia prevention clinical trial in Sydney, has authored numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and is a recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellowship and Erasmus+ Scholarship awards.
Dr Fernando consults from WiSE Macquarie Park on alternate Saturdays.