Professor Dr. Ramani Vijayan Sannasi is a pioneering figure in Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, with a distinguished 36-year tenure as Professor and Senior Consultant at the University Malaya Medical Centre. She is renowned for establishing Malaysia's first Acute Pain Service in 1992 and significantly advancing pain education. Her expertise spans Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery, and Clinical Pharmacology. As a former President of the Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain and Founding Editor-in-Chief of the ASEAN Journal of Anaesthesiology, she is a recognized leader and innovator in her field.