Shikandhini Kanagasundrem also professionally known as Shico Visuvanathan[1] MBE is a British-Sri Lankan microbiologist.
[2] Shikandhini pursued her primary education at the St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo and moved to the United Kingdom for higher studies.
She pursued her higher studies in medicine field at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London.
[2] She has worked at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust in Essex, UK as a consultant microbiologist since 1994.
[2] During her stint with Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT), she was highly recognised and well known for implementing important vital changes and practices to reduce the risk of virus transmission rates.