Biostatistics

Caro Jaime

CARO J. Jaime

Honorary Visiting Professor Email jaime.caro@mcgill.ca CARO J. Jaime I trained in medicine and epidemiology at McGill University but early on focused on health technology assessment. Most of my work is on methods development and teaching these new approaches. For Germany’s IQWiG, I proposed the use of efficiency frontiers as they rejected using the QALY. Recently, I have developed the DICE simulation method, a unified approach to modeling that enables rapid, standardized and less error-prone forecasting models. Work on a broader approach than QALYs to value health benefits is ongoing. Leveraging mixedRead more

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Hongfei Yang

YANG Hongfei

Research Fellow Email hfyang@nus.edu.sg YANG Hongfei Yang Hongfei is interested in applying deep learning methods and image processing methods to tackle healthcare challenges. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Deep learning methods and their applications in medical image processing and healthcare data analysis Academic/Professional Qualifications Post-doc (2018-2020), the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong PhD (2013-2018), University of Nottingham MSc (2011-2012), University of Nottingham Bachelor (2007-2011), the Hong Kong Baptist University Selected Publications Yang, H.; Ding, X.; Chan, R.;

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Tosha Ashish Kalhan

KALHAN Tosha Ashish

Research Fellow Email tosha_k@nus.edu.sg KALHAN Tosha Ashish Tosha Ashish Kalhan is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. She is a dentist by training with more than 6 years of experience in clinical practice and has research interests in the areas of cardiometabolic diseases and integration of oral-general healthcare. During her MSc and PhD programs at NUS (2015-2021), her research work focused on investigating potential links between oral conditions (such as dental caries) and systemic conditions such as atopic dermatitis, gestational diabetes mellitus and

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Charlie Lim Guan Yi

LIM Guan Yi Charlie

Research Fellow Email clgy@nus.edu.sg LIM Guan Yi Charlie Charlie is trained in both nutrition epidemiology and food science. His work focuses on the prevention and management of chronic diseases through dietary and lifestyle practices. Additionally, he has keen interests in the cultural and attitudinal determinants of food choice and novel biomarkers that can inform about the current state of health. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Areas Nutrition epidemiology Determinants of dietary behaviour Teaching Areas Nutrition Epidemiology Academic/Professional Qualifications PhD (Public Health), National University of Singapore,

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Chen Wenjia

CHEN Wenjia

Assistant Professor Email wenjiach@nus.edu.sg CHEN Wenjia Heterogeneity in phenotypes and multi-morbidity are common challenges in the management of chronic diseases. Dr Chen and her colleagues are interested in addressing the complexity of care and treatment in chronic diseases to ensure the sustainability of our healthcare system. Big health data such as electronic health records enable us to thoroughly investigate the complete picture of chronic conditions, health services use, medication pattern and outcomes of each individual in the population. Dr Chen’s research program aims to apply big data analytics to generate

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HO Peh Joo

Assistant Professor (Research) Email ephhpj@nus.edu.sg HO Peh Joo My research focuses on improving the lives of breast cancer survivors and advancing breast cancer prevention strategies. My research involves understanding genetic and non-genetic risk factors for breast cancer, evaluating feasibility of risk-based screening, and studying patient-reported outcomes to enhance survivors’ quality of life. I collaborate closely with the Singapore Breast Cancer Cohort (SGBCC) and the BREAst cancer screening Tailored for HEr (BREATHE) study to investigate breast cancer risk factors and screening practices in Singapore. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of

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GAO Xiaoli

Associate Professor (Joint) Tel (65) 6772 4990 Email dengx@nus.edu.sg GAO XiaoliAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Joint) NUS Faculty of Dentistry (Primary) Research Areas Epidemiology of oral diseases Health disparity and social determinants Health behaviours Biopsychosocial modelling for predicting chronic diseases Teaching Areas Dental public health Biostatistics Research design and critical appraisal Health behaviours and communication Academic/Professional Qualifications BDS (1993) Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences MSc (2003) National University of Singapore PhD (2008) National University of Singapore FRACDS(DPH) (2014) Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeon Awards/Honours International Association

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HILAL Saima

Assistant Professor Email ephhsa@nus.edu.sg HILAL Saima I always had a strong passion for Neurology when I took premedical career in my high school. When I joined medical school, topics on neuroanatomy and posting in Neurology ward would always excite me. Though I was fascinated by the complexity of the brain functions, I also used to wonder how devastating it is for patients with neurological disorders to lose functions and independence. The major dilemma in an Asian society is that diseases like dementia are underdiagnosed as it is commonly mistaken as part

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PREM Kiesha

Assistant Professor Email kiesha.prem@nus.edu.sg PREM Kiesha Kiesha Prem is an Assistant Professor at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. As an infectious disease modeller, she builds computational models to understand the population impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions against infectious diseases. Her research involves evaluating the population impact and cost-effectiveness of single-dose schedules for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination globally, reviewing new evidence on HPV vaccination and responding to questions from governments and other decision-makers. Kiesha led the development and updates

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MA Stefan

Adjunct Associate Professor Email ephmsls@nus.edu.sg / stefan_ma@moh.gov.sg MA StefanAffiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct) Deputy Director (Biostatistics & Research), Epidemiology & Disease Control Division, Public Health Group, Ministry of Health Singapore (Primary) Research Areas Risk modelling, Burden of disease, Comparative risk assessment Disease projection, Small area analysis, Environmental health modelling, Disease dynamics modelling Teaching Areas Statistical Methods in Epidemiology Academic/Professional Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy (Biostatistics), The University of Hong Kong Master in Statistics, The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Science (Statistics & Operations Research), University

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