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• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
• Clinical Director, Future Primary Care, Ministry of Health (MOH) Office of Healthcare Transformation (MOHT)
• NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Honorary Adjunct Faculty, Geriatric Education and Research Institute, Singapore
• Founder and Non-Executive Board Member, T-Rehab Pte Ltd (an NUS Start-Up Company)
• Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong

• Stroke and geriatric rehabilitation
• Medical education

• Family medicine
• Geriatric medicine
• Public health, biostatistics and epidemiology

• Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore, Family Medicine Physician Chapter (2014)
• PhD in Family Medicine (2012), University of Western Ontario (now called Western University), Canada
• Masters in Gerontology & Geriatrics (2008), University of Malta
• Diploma in Gerontology & Geriatrics (2004), University of Malta
• Fellowship in Family Medicine (2003), College of Family Physicians (Singapore)
• Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (2002), National University of Singapore
• Masters in Medicine in Family Medicine (2000), National University of Singapore
• MBBS (1995), National University of Singapore

• Malhotra C*, Harding R; Teo I; Ozdemir S; Koh GCH; Neo P; Lee LH; Kanesvaran R, Finkelstein EA. Financial difficulties are associated with greater total pain and suffering among patients with advanced cancer: Results from the COMPASS study. Support Care Cancer doi:10.1007/s00520-019-05208-y.
• Teo I*, Baid D, Ozdemir S, Malhotra C, Singh R, Harding R, Malhotra R, Yang GMJ,1,3 Neo SHS, Cheung YB, Neo PSH, Kanesvaran R, Kumarakulasinghe NB, Lee LH, Koh G, Finkelstein E, COMPASS study group. The Role of Self-Perceived Competency and Meaning-making for Family Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients. BMJ Support Palliat Care pii: bmjspcare-2019-001979. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001979.
• Aw S*, Koh GCH, Tan CS, Wong ML, Vrijhoef HJM, Hildon ZJL. Theory and design of the Community for Successful Ageing: Connecting BioPsychoSocial health and quality of life experiences of older adults. BMC Geriatr 2019;19:254. DOI:10.1186/s12877-019-1277-x.
• Tyagi S, Koh GCH*, Nan L, Tan KB, Hoenig H, Matchar DB, Yoong J, Chan A, Lee KE, N Venketasubramanian, Menon E, Chan KM, De Silva DA, Yap P, Tan BY, Chew E, Young SH, Ng YS, Tu TM, Ang YH, Kong KH,; Singh R, Merchant RA, Chang HM, Tseng TY, Ning C, Cheong A, Ng YL, Tan CS. Dyadic approach to post-stroke hospitalizations: Role of caregiver and patient characteristics. BMC Neurology. BMC Neurol 19, 267 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12883-019-1510-4.
• Thilarajah S*, Bower KJ, Pua YH, Tan D, Williams G, Larik A, Bok CW, Koh G, Clark RA. Modifiable factors associated with post-stroke physical activity at discharge from rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study. Phys Ther pii: pzaa022. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzaa022.
• Aw S, Koh GCH, Tan CS, Wong ML, Vrijhoef HJM, Hildon ZJL. Exploring the implementation of the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) program in Singapore: lessons learnt on program delivery for improving BioPsychoSocial health. BMC Geriatr 2019;19(1):263. doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1271-3.
• Mittal R, Wong ML, Koh GCH, Ong DLS, Lee YH, Tan MN, Allen PF. Factors affecting dental service utilisation among older Singaporeans eligible for subsidized dental care – a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2019;19(1):1075. doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7422-9.
• Ng SHX, Wong AWK, Chen CHJ, Tan CS, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Chan BPL, Baum CM, Lee JM, Venketasubramanian N, Koh GCH*. Stroke factors associated with thrombolysis use in hospitals in Singapore and US: a cross-registry comparative study. Cerebrovas Dis 2019;47(5-6):291-298. doi:10.1159/000502278.
• Cheung YB*, Tan HX, N Luo, Wee HL, GCH Koh. Mapping the Shah-modified Barthel Index to the Health Utility Index Mark III by the Mean Rank Method. Qual Life Res 2019;28(12):3177-3185. doi:10.1007/s11136-019-02254-1.
• Asano M*, Tai BC, Yeo FYT, Yen SC, Tay A, Ng YS, De Silva DA, Caves K, Chew E, Hoenig H, Koh GC. Home-based tele-rehabilitation presents comparable positive impact on self-reported functional outcomes as usual care: The Singapore Tele-technology Aided Rehabilitation in Stroke randomised trial. J Telemed Telecare 2019:1357633X19868905. doi:10.1177/1357633X19868905.
• Venkataraman K*, Tai BC, Khoo EYH, Tavintharan S, Chandran K, Hwang SW, Phua MSLA, Wee HL, Koh GCH, Tai ES. Short-term strength and balance training does not improve quality of life but improves functional status in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia 2019;62(12):2200-2210. doi:10.1007/s00125-019-04979-7.
• Sum G*, Salisbury C, Koh GC, Atun R, Oldenburg B, McPake B, Vellakkal S, Lee T. Implications of multimorbidity patterns on health care utilisation and quality of life in middle-income countries: cross-sectional analysis. J Glob Health 2019;9(2):020413. doi:10.7189/jogh.09.020413.
• Ho EQY, Hong SI*, Thang LL, Koh GCH. Falls Among Asians Living in Small Apartments Designed for Older Adults in Singapore. J Aging Environ DOI:10.1080/02763893.2019.1627265.
• Sum G*, Tan YR, Hong SI, GCH Koh. Psychosocial and Physical Factors Associated with Depression in Older Adults Living in Studio Apartments: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2019;28(4):243-251. doi:10.1177/2010105819860853.
• Haldane V†, Chuah FLH†, Srivastava A, Singh SR, Koh GCH, Chia KS, Legido-Quigley H*. Community participation in health services development, implementation, and evaluation: A systematic review of empowerment, health, community, and process outcomes. PLoS One 2019;14(5):e0216112. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216112.
• Ang IYH*, Tan CS, Nurjono M, Tan XQ, GCH Koh, Vrijhoef HJM, Tan S, Ng SE, Toh S. A Retrospective Evaluation of Healthcare Utilisation and Mortality of Two Post-Discharge Care Programmes in Singapore. BMJ Open 2019;9(5):e027220. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027220.
• Chen C*, Lim JT, Chia NC, Wang L, Tysinger B, Zissimopolous J, Chong MZ, Wang Z, Koh GCH, Yuan JM, Tan KB, Chia KS, Cook AR, Malhotra R, Chan A, Ma Si, Ng TP, Koh WP, Goldman DP, Yoong J. The Long-Term Impact of Functional Disability on Hospitalization Spending in Singapore. J Econ Ageing 2019;14. pii: 100193. doi:10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.02.002.
• Liew TM*, Tai BC, Yap P, GCH Koh. Development and validation of a simple screening tool for caregiver grief in dementia caregiving. BMC Geriatr 2019;19(1):54. doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1070-x.
• Yeoh YS, Koh GCH, Tan CS, Tu TM, Singh R, Chang HM, De Silva DA, Ng YS, Ang YH, Yap P, Chew E, Merchant RA, Yeo TT, Ning C, Venketasubramanian N, Lee KE, Young SH, Hoenig H, Matchar DB, Nan L*. Health-related quality of life loss associated with first-time stroke. PLOS One. 2019;14(1):e0211493. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211493.
• Haldane V*†, Koh JJK†, Srivastava A†, Teo K, Tan YG, Cheng RX, Yap YC, Ong PS, van Dam RM, Foo JM, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Koh GCH, Foong PS, Tai ES, Pablo-Casas J, Perel P, and Legido-Quigley H. User preferences and persona design for an mHealth intervention to support adherence to cardiovascular disease medication in Singapore. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(5):e10465. doi:10.2196/10465.
• Liew TM*, Tai BC, Yap P, GCH Koh. Comparing the effects of grief and burden on caregiver depression in dementia caregiving: a longitudinal path analysis over 2.5 years. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2019;20(8):977-983.e4. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2018.11.016.
• Ho HJ*, Tan YR, Cook A, Koh G, Tham TY, Anwar E, Chiang GSH, Lwin MO, Chen MI. A pragmatic, cluster-randomised crossover trial on increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccination uptake in seniors using simple point-of-care educational interventions in primary care clinics. Am J Public Health 2019;109(12):1776-1783. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305328.
• Wenedy A*, Lim YQ, Lin CKR, Koh GCH, Chong PH, Chew LST. A study of medication use of cancer and non-cancer patients in home hospice care in Singapore: A retrospective study from 2011 to 2015. J Palliative Med 2019;22(10):1243-1251. doi:10.1089/jpm.2018.0559.
• Wee LE*, Tsang TYY, Yi H, Toh ES, Lee GL, Yee J, Lee S, Oen K, GCH Koh. Loneliness amongst low-socioeconomic status elderly Singaporeans and its association with perceptions of the neighbourhood environment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019;16(6). pii: E967. doi:10.3390/ijerph16060967.
• Yang ESD, Li TCT, Chia TK, Joon SS, Sayampanathan AA, Koh GCH*. Evaluation of Constructing Care Collaboration – Nurturing Empathy and Peer-to-Peer Learning in Medical Students who participate in Voluntary Structured Service Learning Programmes for Migrant Workers. BMC Med Educ 2019;19(1):304. doi:10.1186/s12909-019-1740-6.
• Zuraimi S, Koh GCH, Chew FT, Ng V, Koh DSQ, Tham KW. Home and daycare micro-environment exposure to Blomia tropicalis allergens and their associations with salivary eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) among preschool children in Singapore. Indoor Air 2019;29(5):727-734. doi:10.1111/ina.12583.

* indicates Corresponding Author

• More free health checks for rental flat residents, The New Paper, 7 September 2018
• Free healthcare screenings for residents of rental flats to include more checks, The Straits Times, 6 September 2018
• National pilot of Smart Health TeleRehab in Singapore for remote access to rehabilitation services, OpenGov Asia, 11 May 2017
• Singapore pilots telerehab to improve patient access to rehabilitation, MIS Asia , 8 May 2017
• Singapore pioneers use of Smart Health TeleRehab, Singapore Business Review, 8 May 2017
• Tele-rehab programme gets thumbs-up from 72-year-old, Today Online, 5 May 2017
• Tele-rehab option for physiotherapy to be rolled out at 14 institutions, Today Online, 5 May 2017
• ‘Telerehab’ system allows patients to do physiotherapy at home, The Straits Times, 5 May 2017
• Undergoing physiotherapy exercises from home now a reality for patients, Channel News Asia, 5 May 2017
• Challenge Tomorrow: Adapting to Ageing, Channel News Asia, 12 March 2017
• Would you want to grow old in today’s nursing homes?, The Straits Times, 5 January 2016, Tuesday
• Patients gain from new focus on home care, The Straits Times, 2 November 2015, Monday
• The doctor will not see you now: how Singapore is pioneering tele-medicine, CNN, 17 June 2015, Wednesday
• Singapore’s smart nation exhibition showcases NUS research, NUS news, 18 August 2014
• Tele-rehabilitation promises less hassle for stroke patients, The Business Times, 1 April 2014, Tuesday
• Patients to do rehab at home, thanks to tech, The Straits Times, 1 April 2014, Tuesday
• Tele-rehabilitation to give stroke patients more home therapy options, TODAY, 1 April 2014, Tuesday
• 国大研发远程复健系统中风病人有平板电脑在家复健无烦恼, Lianhe Zaobao, 1 April 2014, Tuesday
• NUS researchers develop tele-rehabilitation system, Channel NewsAsia, 31 March 2014, Monday
• Hip fracture linked to higher mortality risk, The Straits Times, 15 August 2013
• 国大调查：髋部骨折死亡风险因肺炎等疾病提高 (Study reveals: Hip fracture linked to higher mortality risk due to pneumonia and chronic diseases), Lianhe Zaobao, 15 August 2013
• Death risk for hip fracture patients persists up to 5 years: study, Channel NewsAsia, 14 August 2013
• Hip fracture patients and the 5-year risk: Study, Today, 15 August 2013
• Intellectually-disabled ‘more disease-prone’, The Straits Times, 9 March 2013
• 国大调查：中年智障者更易得“三高”慢性病 (NUS Study: Middle-aged intellectually disabled individuals more likely to get chronic diseases), Lianhe Zaobao, 9 March 2013
• Intellectually-disabled adults face ‘higher risk of cardiovascular diseases’, TODAY Online, 8 March 2013
• Looking at the big picture, The Straits Times, Mind Your Body, 3 May 2012
• Too many stroke patients not attending therapy, Today, 29 March 2012
• Supervised therapy helps stroke patients recover faster, The Straits Times, 29 March 2012

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