Email ephmnz@nus.edu.sg

Nizar joins the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health as an educator with over a decade of teaching experience and two decades of clinical experience as an occupational therapist. His research interests integrate disability, rehabilitation, health services, and public health with a goal of improving the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of health interventions to address the needs of diverse populations. Through his work, Nizar seeks to raise awareness of the experiences and needs of people with disabilities while advocating for more equitable, accessible, and inclusive health systems, services, and communities. Outside of work, Nizar enjoys traveling to lesser-known destinations, appreciating unique natural phenomena, or simply slowing down with a good book.

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

• Vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities (i.e., stroke and spinal cord injury)
• Tele-rehabilitation
• Tele-assessment
• Health service evaluation

• SPH2001 Fundamental Public Health Methods
• GEC1049/1015 Public Health in Action
• SPH1901/1901C Socio-Ecological Determinants of Health

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2025, National University of Singapore
• Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, 2017, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
• Registered Occupational Therapist with the Allied Health Professions Council

• Research Associate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS (2018-2026)
• Locum Occupational Therapist, SG Rehab, Singapore (2017)
• Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Nanyang Polytechnic (2011-2017)
• Occupational Therapist, Handicaps Welfare Association, Singapore (2007-2011)

• Consultant Occupational Therapist, Phyxio Rehab, Singapore (ad-hoc)
• Malay Language Instructor (for Healthcare Professionals), Inlingua School of Languages, Singapore (ad-hoc)

• Mohamad NBZ, Tan GYQ, Asano M. Experiences of caring for adults with acquired physical disabilities: a qualitative study. J Long Term Care. 2026:31-46. doi:10.31389/jltc.373.
• Mohamad NBZ, Tan GYQ, Lim SAY, Joe S, Asano M. A scoping review of vocational rehabilitation programs for people with acquired physical disabilities. J Occup Rehabil. 2025. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10322-2.
• Mohamad NBZ, Yeo PTJ, Tan BKT, Koh GCH, Madhukumar P, Teng GYH, Liew PLL, Nagalingam S, Tan MLM, Ng YS, Asano M. The lived experiences of telehealth system use among women with breast cancer [conference abstract]. In: Primary therapy of early breast cancer: evidence, controversies, consensus. 18th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference; 2023 Mar 18–21; Vienna, Austria. Breast. 2023;68 Suppl:S125.
• Mohamad NBZ, Koh NZM, Yeo JPT, Ng MG, Turpin M, Asano M. A qualitative study of Singaporean perspectives on returning to work after stroke. Work. 2023;75(2):541-552. doi:10.3233/WOR-211170.
• Mohamad NBZ, Ng YS, Asano M. Experiences of participating in a vocational rehabilitation program in Singapore. Disabil Rehabil. 2022:1-11. doi:10.1080/09638288.2022.2159076.
• Mohamad NZ, Koh PPW, Ng YS, Kee KM, Kam JC, Asano M. Supporting people with stroke to return to work in Singapore: findings from a pilot vocational rehabilitation program. Am J Occup Ther. 2020;74(6):7406205040p1-7406205040p9. doi:10.5014/ajot.2020.041376.
• Kee KM, Mohamad NZ, Koh P, Yeo J, Ng YS, Kam JC, Asano M. Return to work after spinal cord injury: a Singaporean pilot community-based rehabilitation program. Spinal Cord. 2020;58(10):1096-1103. doi:10.1038/s41393-020-0459-x.