PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2009-present |
Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical Epidemiology |
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2003-2009 |
Registrar, Department of Clinical Epidemiology |
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1999-2002 |
Medical Officer at NUH, TTSH, NHGP |
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1998-1999 |
House Officer at SGH, AH and NUH |
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
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2009-present |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore |
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2009-present |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS |
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2008-present |
Visiting epidemiologist, National Public Health Unit |
EDUCATION
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2009 |
PhD Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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2002 |
MSc Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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2002 |
MMed Public Health
National University of Singapore |
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1998 |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
National University of Singapore |
RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases
- Mathematical modelling
- Epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
- Emerging infectious diseases
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- NMRC Clinician Scientist Award (2009)
- NUS Exxon-Mobil Fellowship Award (2008)
- NMRC Fellowship Award for PhD studies (2005-2008)
- Excellent Service Award (Silver) (2004)
- National Day Commendation Award for SARS (2003)
- Tye Cho Yook Gold Medal (2002)
PUBLICATIONS
A. Local Journals
1. Liang M, Lye DC, Chen MI, Chow A, Krishnan P, Seow E, Leo YS. New influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in Singapore: the first ten adult imported cases. Singapore Med J. 2009 Jun;50(6):581-3.
2. Lee VJ, Wong CS, Tambyah PA, Cutter J, Chen MI, Goh KT. Twentieth century influenza pandemics in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Jun;37(6):470-6.
3. Chen MI, Loon SC, Leong HN, Leo YS. Understanding the super-spreading events of SARS in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 Jun;35(6):390-4.
4. Chen MI, Tan IB, Ng YY. Modelling the utility of body temperature readings from primary care consults for SARS surveillance in an army medical centre. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 Apr;35(4):236-41.
5. Lee VJ, Fernandez GG, Chen MI, Lye D, Leo YS. Influenza and the pandemic threat. Singapore Med J. 2006 Jun;47(6):463-70.
6. Leong HN, Chan KP, Oon LL, Koay ES, Ng LC, Lee MA, Barkham T, Chen MI, Heng BH, Ling AE, Leo YS. Clinical and laboratory findings of SARS in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 May;35(5):332-9.
7. Leong HN, Earnest A, Lim HH, Chin CF, Tan CS, Puhaindran ME, Tan AC, Chen MI, Leo YS. SARS in Singapore--predictors of disease severity. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 May;35(5):326-31.
8. Chen MI, Leo YS, Ang BS, Heng BH, Choo P. The outbreak of SARS at Tan Tock Seng Hospital--relating epidemiology to control. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2006 May;35(5):317-25.
9. Ang BC, Chen MI, Goh TL, Ng YY, Fan SW. An Assessment of Electronically Captured Data in the Patient Care Enhancement System(PACES)for Syndromic Surveillance. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2005 Oct;34(9):539-6.
10. Escudero IH, Chen MI, Leo YS. Surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the post-outbreak period. Singapore Med J. 2005 Apr;46(4):165-71.
11. Tai DY, Lew TW, Loo S, Earnest A, Chen MI; Tan Tock Seng Hospital SARS ICU Group. Clinical features and predictors for mortality in a designated national SARS ICU in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2003 Sep;32(5 Suppl):S34-6.
12. MIC Chen, JKT Chua, CC Lee, YS Leo, G Kumarasinghe. Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of 19 serologically confirmed rickettsial disease in Singapore. Singapore Med J. 2001 Dec;42(12):553-8.
B. International Journals
1. Lee VJ, Tok MY, Chow VT, Phua KH, Ooi EE, Tambyah PA, Chen MI: Economic analysis of pandemic influenza vaccination strategies in Singapore. PLoS ONE 2009, 4(9):e7108.
2. Chen MI, Ghani AC, Edmunds WJ. A metapopulation modelling framework for gonorrhoea and other sexually transmitted infections in heterosexual populations. J R Soc Interface 2009;6(38):775-91.
3. Chen MI, von Roenne A, Souare Y, von Roenne F, Ekirapa A, Howard N, Borchert M. Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea II: sexually transmitted infections. Confl Health. 2008 Oct 23;2(1):14.
4. Howard N, Kollie S, Souare Y, von Roenne A, Blankhart D, Newey C, Chen MI, Borchert M. Reproductive health services for refugees by refugees in Guinea I: family planning. Confl Health. 2008 Oct 16;2:12.
5. Boon Som Ong, Mark Chen, Vernon Lee, Joc Cing Tay: An Individual-Based Model of Influenza in Nosocomial Environments. ICCS (1) 2008: 590-599.
6. Massad E, Ma S, Chen MI, Struchiner CJ, Stollenwerk N, Aguiar M. "Scale-free network of a dengue epidemic". Applied Mathematics and Computation 2008 195(2):376-381.
7. Chen MI, Ghani AC, Edmunds J. Mind the gap: the role of time between sex with two consecutive partners on the transmission dynamics of gonorrhea. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 May;35(5):435-44.
8. Burattini MN, Chen M, Chow A, Coutinho FA, Goh KT, Lopez LF, Ma S, Massad E. Modelling the control strategies against dengue in Singapore. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Mar;136(3):309-19.
9. Yosipovitch G, Tang M, Dawn AG, Chen M, Goh CL, Huak Y, Seng LF. Study of psychological stress, sebum production and acne vulgaris in adolescents. Acta Derm Venereol. 2007;87(2):135-9.
10. Ong A, Sandar M, Chen MI, Sin LY. Fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever in adults during a dengue epidemic in Singapore. Int J Infect Dis. 2007 May;11(3):263-7.
11. Lee VJ, Chen MI. Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing staff absenteeism during pandemic influenza. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Mar;13(3):449-57.
12. Lee VJ, Chen MI, Chan SP, Wong CS, Cutter J, Goh KT, Tambyah PA. Influenza pandemics in Singapore, a tropical, globally connected city. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1052-7.
13. Jit M, Pebody R, Chen M, Andrews N, Edmunds WJ. Estimating the number of deaths with rotavirus as a cause in England and wales. Hum Vaccin. 2007 Jan-Feb;3(1):23-6.
14. Earnest A, Chen MI, Seow E. Exploring if day and time of admission is associated with average length of stay among inpatients from a tertiary hospital in Singapore: an analytic study based on routine admission data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Jan 22;6:6.
15. Chen MI, Chow AL, Earnest A, Leong HN, Leo YS. Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Oct 18;6:151.
16. Lee VJ, Phua KH, Chen MI, Chow A, Ma S, Goh KT, Leo YS. Economics of neuraminidase inhibitor stock piling for pandemic influenza, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jan;12(1):95-102.
17. Earnest A, Chen MI, Ng D, Sin LY. Using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to predict and monitor the number of beds occupied during a SARS outbreak in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. BMC Health Serv Res. 2005 May 11;5(1):36.
18. Lee JM, Earnest A, Chen MI, Bala K. Predictors of failed attendances in a multi-specialty outpatient centre using electronic databases. BMC Health Serv Res. 2005 Aug 6;5:51.
19. Goh DL, Lee BW, Chia KS, Heng BH, Chen M, Ma S, Tan CC. Secondary household transmission of SARS, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Feb;10(2):232-4.
