Dr Vanaja is trained in maternal-fetal medicine and was a clinical fellow at the St George's Hospital, London in fetal ultrasonography. She is a senior consultant of the Antenatal Diagnostic Centre, NUH and jointly runs the O&G Diabetic Clinic. She has a keen interest in the welfare of the junior doctors, of whom she is the overall supervisor. She is a Clinical Teacher (NUS) and participates in the education of undergraduates.