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NHG Researchers Directory

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Research and innovation are key drivers of continuous improvement to the healthcare ecosystem. In line with NHG’s vision of adding years of healthy life, partnerships between clinical researchers and basic scientists or engineers contribute tremendously towards more efficient and effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases while improving quality of life.

To know more about our people in research and explore potential collaborations, please refer to the directory below. Names are categorised by institution and listed in alphabetical order.
Click on the researcher’s name for more details on his/her research profile.

Institute of Mental Health (IMH)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Charmaine Tang Yu Zheng	First Episode Psychosis, At Risk Mental State, Youth Mental Health
Chong Siow Ann	Psychiatric Epidemiology; Schizophrenia & Related Psychosis Genetics; Therapeutics of Schizophrenia
Daniel Fung Shuen Sheng	Digital Mental Health, Emotional Disorders in the Young, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Edimansyah Abdin	Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Latent Variable Modelling and Psychometric Testing, Health Services Research
Goh Tze Jui	Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mood and Personality Disorders, Suicide, Mental Health Literacy
Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar	Psychiatric Epidemiology; Health Service Research
Jimmy Lee Chee Keong	Schizophrenia, related molecular biomarkers, symptoms & treatments
Lim Choon Guan	Child Psychiatry; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Liu Jianlin	Traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Clinical Health Psychology, Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Melvyn Zhang Wei Bin	Mental Health, Digital Technology & Applications, Addiction Psychiatry
Mythily Subramaniam	Psychiatric Epidemiology, Psychosis, Addiction
Ong Say How	Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Cyberbullying
Sim Kang	Genetics and Neuroimaging of Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Psychopharmacology
Sung Min	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Swapna Kamal Verma	Early Intervention, Psychosis, Youth Mental Health
Tor Phern Chern	Psychiatric Neurostimulation, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia
Yuan Qi	Stigma, Mental health of caregivers, E-/m-health

National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Barnaby Edward Young	Respiratory Viruses, Clinical Trials, Immunology and Vaccines
Chia Po Ying	Dengue Pathogenesis
David Lye Chien Boon	Antimicrobial Resistance, COVID-19, Dengue, Clinical Trials
Kalisvar Marimuthu	Infection prevention and control, specifically in the application of next-generation sequencing for control of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms
Leo Yee Sin	Dengue; Antimicrobial pharmacotherapy stewardship and resistance
Mucheli Sharavan Sadasiv	Effect of interruptions on diagnostic reasoning; neuroscientific basis of diagnostic reasoning; health professions educational interventions; teaching clinical reasoning
Ng Oon Tek	Translating whole-genome sequencing technology to improve patient care outcomes; Integrating clinical medicine, laboratory tools to prevent and treat infectious diseases
Sapna Pradip Sadarangani	Vaccine preventable diseases; Infections in elderly; Emerging Infectious diseases; Global health & travel medicine

National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Darren Seah Ee-Jin	Chronic Disease Management; Endocrinology & Metabolic Disorders
De Roza Jacqueline Giovanna	Chronic Disease Management, Care of Older Adults, Primary Care Nursing
Julia Zhu	Wound Care, Diabetic Foot Care, Person-centred Care in Chronic Wound Care
Lee Eng Sing	Chronic Disease Management; Multi-morbidity, Epidemiology
Sabrina Wong Kay Wye	Chronic Disease Management; Innovative models of care
Tan Shu Yun	Chronic Disease Management, Multimorbidity
Tang Wern Ee	Chronic Disease Management; Respiratory; Health Literacy

National Skin Centre (NSC)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Etienne Wang Cho Ee	Hair Disorders; Macrophages; Clinical Skin Biology; Stem Cell
Steven Thng Tien Guan	Pigmentary Disorders; Skin Imaging; Atopic Dermatitis
Tey Hong Liang	Neuro-dermatology (Itch & Sweat Disorders), Skin Imaging, Dermatologic Formulations & Delivery (esp. Dissolving Microneedles)
Yew Yik Weng	Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Skin Microbiome, Dermato-epidemiology

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Ashton Neoh Eng Chuan	Rehabilitation, Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal, Digital Health Apps & Telehealth, Innovation
Alvin Tan Wai Kit	Diabetes Mellitus in elderly, Musculoskeletal health, Frailty
Angela Chow Li Ping	Healthcare epidemiology; Infectious disease epidemiology; Public health surveillance; Antimicrobial resistance
Barnaby Edward Young	Respiratory Viruses, Clinical Trials, Immunology and Vaccines
Chan Ee Yuee	Caregiving and Aged Care, Health Activation, Digital Health, Implementation Science
Chan Lai Gwen	Neuropsychiatry; Acquired Brain Injury; Cognitive Disorders; Sleep Disorders
Chia Po Ying	Dengue Pathogenesis
Chin Lay Fong	Neurorehabilitation, Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation
Chloe Chung	Parkinson’s Disease, Technology-enabled Healthcare, Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
Danson Yeo Xue Wei	Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
David Lye Chien Boon	Antimicrobial Resistance, COVID-19, Dengue, Clinical Trials
Delphine Chen Yu Mei	Rehabilitation Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Telemedicine
Ding Yew Yoong	Health Services Research; Frailty
John Abisheganaden Arputhan	Respiratory/Chronic Disease; Lung cancer
Kalisvar Marimuthu	Infection prevention and control, specifically in the application of next-generation sequencing for control of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms
Karen Chua Sui Geok	Neurorehabilitation-Related Research; Assistive Technology; Tele-rehabilitation; Virtual Reality
Kong Keng He	Neurorehabilitation, Acupuncture and its integration with Western Medicine
Leo Yee Sin	Dengue; Antimicrobial pharmacotherapy stewardship and resistance
Leong Khai Pang	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE); Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lim Wee Shiong	Sarcopenia and related disorders, Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity, Dementia and cognitive disorders, Caregiving, Health Professions Education
Loh Yong Joo	Neurorehabilitation Technologies, Serious Gaming in Healthcare
Matthew Tay Rong Jie	Musculoskeletal rehabilitation, Cancer rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Innovation
Melvin Leow Khee Shing	Thyroid Physiology, Adipocyte Biology, Insulin Resistance
Michael Yam Gui Jie	Osteosarcopenia, 3D Printing in Surgery, Utility of IT in Perioperative Care
Mucheli Sharavan Sadasiv	Effect of interruptions on diagnostic reasoning; neuroscientific basis of diagnostic reasoning; health professions educational interventions; teaching clinical reasoning
Ng Oon Tek	Translating whole-genome sequencing technology to improve patient care outcomes; Integrating clinical medicine, laboratory tools to prevent and treat infectious diseases
Ong Poo Lee	Amputee Rehabilitation, Trauma Rehabilitation, Robotics and Assistive technology in rehabilitation
Rinkoo Dalan	Vascular Complication in Diabetes Mellitus
Rupesh Agrawal	Ocular Immunology & Infection
Sanjay Haresh Chotirmall	Microbiome medicine, Respiratory & Infectious Diseases
Sapna Pradip Sadarangani	Vaccine preventable diseases; Infections in elderly; Emerging Infectious diseases; Global health & travel medicine
Tan Cher Heng	Liver Imaging, Prostate Imaging, Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
Tan Ern Yu	Breasts Cancer Biomarker Discovery, Novel Therapeutics, Breast Image Analysis
Timothy Barkham	Foodborne Streptococcus agalactiae, Outbreaks, epidemiology, diagnostics
Trevor Binedell	Prosthetics and Orthotics, 3D Printing and Digital Technology, Design
Wee Seng Kwee	Neurorehabilitation, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Technology - Robotics, Virtual Reality, Brain-Computer Interface, Wearable Sensors
Yew Kuo Chao	Hepatology; Health-Care Modeling; Health-Care information and analytics
Yong Enming	Wounds, Vascular Access, Innovation / MedTech devices

Yishun Health Campus (YHC)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Allen Liu Yan Lun	Acute kidney injury, Diabetic kidney disease, Peritoneal dialysis
Benjamin Lam Chih Chiang	Obesity, Metabolic Medicine, Family Medicine
Chandra Mohan Kumar	Ophthalmic, Airway, Elderly
Clement Chia Luck Khng	Medical Technology Innovations, Medical Education Research and Innovations, Geriatric Surgery, Breast, Thyroid and Hernia
Desmond Mao Renhao	Prehospital Emergency Care, Emergency Medicine, Alcohol, Frequent attenders to Emergency Departments
Edwin Seet Chuen Ping	Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Airway Management, Perioperative Medicine, Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
Ester Yeoh Chai Kheng	Type 1 diabetes, Hypoglycaemia, Diabetes technology (devices and sensors), Diabetes and psychology
Justin Tang I-Shing	Genetic Hypertension, Familial Hyperlipidemia, Cardiometabolic disease
Lee Siok Ying	Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pharmacy Education
Lim Su Chi	Diabetic Kidney Disease, Monogenic Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension, Bariatric Surgery
Neelam Kumari Bhasksar	Retinal Diseases and Degenerations, Diabetic Retinopathy, Myopic Macular Degeneration, Age-related Macular Degeneration
Philip Yap Lin Kiat	Ageing, Dementia, Palliative Care, Long Term Care, Gerotechnology, Caregiving, Health Services Research
Serena Low Kiat Mun	Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Sarcopenia, Cognitive Impairment
Subramaniam Tavintharan	Familial Hypercholesterolemia; Diabetes Mellitus

Woodlands Health (WH)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Balachandran Jayachandran	Early Mobilisation for intubated patients in ICU; Tracheostomy decannulation
Bryan Tan Yijia	Musculoskeletal Health; Health Services Research; Models of Care and Implementation Science; Health Economics
Caroline Hoong Wei Shan	Metabolic medicine; diabetology; Calcium and bone disorders; General endocrinology
Er Chaozer	Venous thromboembolism
Ernest Kwek Beng Kee	Orthopaedic Trauma
Joseph Lo ZhiWen	Diabetic Limb Salvage; Wound Care; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; Chronic venous insufficiency and iliac vein pathology; Open and endovascular renal dialysis access
Lim Wei Yi Louis	Ocular/Retinal Imaging; Retinal diseases
Poh Chee Lien	Health Professions Education; Community nursing; Gerontology
Raphael Lee Hsien Xiong	Cancer Pain, Palliative Care; Frailty; Education
Shum Cheuk Fan	Minimally invasive surgery; Kidney cancer; Artificial intelligence
Tay Kon Voi	Medical Technology Innovation; Clinical Nutrition in Surgery

Health Services & Outcomes Research (HSOR)

Name	Research Focus Areas/Interests
Ang Yee Gary	Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Workplace Health, Healthcare Innovation
Meng Fanwen	Health Services Research, Hospital Capacity Planning and Resource Allocation, Disease Prevention and Treatment using Math Modeling, Decision Making and Optimisation under Uncertainty

Updated as of Dec 2022

The list above is non-exhaustive and we would continue to update this page. For more information and further enquiries, please email us at TRO@nhg.com.sg .