Dr. Athale completed her MBBS and MD in Pediatrics at the University of Bombay in India. Prior to moving to North America, she was a faculty member of School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka. She completed postdoctoral clinical fellowship in hematology/oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Pediatric Residency at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis Tennessee, USA. In 2001, Dr. Athale joined the faculty at McMaster University as Assistant Professor and since 2006 she is an Associate Professor.