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Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) - Visiting Experts

The scheme is made available to all clusters, HPB, HSA and MOH. It provides funds for overseas experts in medical and health-related fields to be brought to Singapore so as to impart their skills and share their knowledge to help improve and upgrade our medical and health team's expertise in the respective disciplines.

The experts' visits facilitate the sharing of knowledge and skills amongst healthcare professionals of similar interest in hospitals and institutions across the public healthcare sector. They are involved in lectures, seminars, workshops and visits to the various departments of hospitals/institutions as part of the HMDP programme.

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Calendar of Visits
List of Approved Visiting Experts for FY2012

Calendar of Visits

Calendar of Visits

List of Approved Visiting Experts for FY2012

The selection for FY2012 HMDP Visiting Experts was concluded in late Jan 2012. In total, there were 54 successful (main and/or alternate) applications in the categories of Medical, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health. The full list of successful applications are shown below.

Medical
Dental
Nursing
Pharmacy
Allied Health

Compulsory briefing sessions for the Local Coordinators (LCs) was held on 27 and 29 February 2012 at the Ministry of Health to introduce the revised guidelines for hosting of HMDP Visiting Experts.

Medical
Specialty	Hosting Institution	Name of Expert	Designation	Institution	Visit Dates
Anaesthesiology	TTSH	Joshua O Benditt	Professor / Director of Respiratory Service, Div of Pulmonary and Critical Care	University of Washington Medical Center USA
Anaesthesiology	TTSH	Anita K Simonds	Professor / Consultant of Respiratory Medicine	Royal Brompton Hospital UK
Anaesthesiology	TTSH	Nicholas Hill	Chief / Professor, Div of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine	Tufts Medical Center USA
Cardiac Surgery	NUH	Juerg Gruenenfelder	Clinical Director, Director of the Training Program	University Hospital of Zurich Switzerland
Cardiac Surgery	NUH	Frank Van Praet	Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon	O.L. Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Moorselbaan, 164, 9300 Aalst Belgium
Dermatology	NSC	Arnold A. Oranje	Consultant	Erasnus Medical Centre The Netherlands	4 - 12 May 2012
Diagnostic Radiology	SGH	Alan H Matsumoto	Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology	University of Virginia Health System USA
Diagnostic Radiology	SGH	Bruce B Forster	Head and Medical Director, Medical Imaging, Professor of Radiology	Vancouver General and University of British Columbia Hospitals Canada
Diagnostic Radiology	SGH	Peter Munk	Professor of Radiology, Director of Musculoskeletal Radiology	Vancouver General and University of British Columbia Hospitals Canada
Emergency Medicine	TTSH	Gideon Avram Caplan	Director Geriatric Medicine, Director post Acute Care Service	Prince of Wales Hospital Australia
Forensic Medicine	HSA	Lakshamanan Sathyavagiswaran	Chief Medical Examiner Coroner	Los Angeles County Department of Coroner USA
General Surgery	NUH	Julie Freischlag	Chief, Department of Surgery. William Stewart Halsted Professor Chair	Johns Hopkins University Hospital USA
General Surgery	SGH	Go Wakabayashi	Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery	Iwate Medical University School Japan
Haematology	MOH HQ	Nicholas Dainiak	Chairman, Department of Medicine / Director, State of Connecticut Biodosimetry Laboratory/Clinical Professor of Medicine	Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine USA
Internal Medicine	TTSH	Louis N Pangaro	Professor and Chairman, Dept of Medicine	F Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences USA	21 - 25 May 2012
Medicine	SGH	Christian Guilleminault	Professor	Stanford University USA
Medicine	SGH	Clete Kushida	Professor	Stanford University USA
Neurology	KKH	Yukio Fukuyama	Professor	Tokyo Women's Medical University / Child Neurology Institute Japan
Neurology	KKH	Russell Dale	Petre Associate Professor Paediatric Neurology Research	Children's Hospital, Westmead Australia
Neurosurgery	NNI	Yves Keravel	Professor of Neurosurgery	Henri Mondor Hospital France	9 - 13 April 2012
Neurosurgery	NNI	Emad N Eskandar	Director of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery / Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program	Harvard Medical School USA
O&G	KKH	Eduard Gratacos	Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine Dept	Hospital Clinic Spain
O&G	KKH	Ahmet Baschat	Professor, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences	University of Maryland Medical Center USA
Ophthalmology	NUHS	Tarek Shaarawy	Head, Glaucoma	Deptof Clinical Neuroscience, University of Geneva Switzerland
Ophthalmology	NUHS	David Bruce Granet	Chair of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Director of the Anne F. and Abraham Ratner Children's Eye Center	The Anne F. & Abraham Ratner Children's Eye Center USA	7 - 11 May 2012
Ophthalmology	NUHS	Jonathan Holmes	Professor	Mayo Clinic USA
Ophthalmology	NUHS	Paul Dodson	Director	Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Training Centre, Heartlands Hospital UK
Ophthalmology	TTSH	Robert C Kersten	Professor of Clinical Opthamology, Ophthamolic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	University of California, San Franciso USA
Ophthalmology	TTSH	Peter Dolman	Clinical Professor and Division Head.	University of British Columbia Canada
Orthopaedic Surgery/Hand Surgery	TTSH	Andrew Lee Osterman	Consultant	Philadelphia Hand Center / Thomas Jefferson University Hospital USA
Otorlaryngology	SGH	Stephen S Park	Professor	University of Virginia Health System USA
Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Service	KKH	Pedro del Nido^#	Chairman, Cardiac Surgery	Boston Children's Hospital
Paediatric Medicine	KKH	Denis V Azzopardi	Professor in Neonatal Medicine, Consultant Neonatologist	Imperial College London, Queen Charlotte & Chelsea Hospital UK
Paediatric Medicine	KKH	Janet M Rennie	Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician / Neonatologist	University College London Hospitals UK
Paediatric Medicine	KKH	Jon E Tyson	Assistant Dean for Clinical Texas Research	University of Texas-Houston Medical School USA
Paediatric Nephrology	NUHS	Timothy Edward Bunchman	Professor and Division Chief Pediatric Nephrology	Children's Hospital of Richmond, VCU School of Medicine USA
Pathology	KKH	Paul Scott Thorner	Professor, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology	University of Toronto Canada
Pathology	KKH	Glenn Paul Taylor	Staff Pathologist and Head, Div of Pathology, Dept of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine	The Hospital for Sick Children Canada
Pathology	NUHS	Bruce M. Wenig	Chairman of the Department of Pathology	Beth Israel Medical Cente/ Continuum Health USA
Plastic Surgery	SGH	David W. Chang	Professor with Tenure and Deputy Chairman of Clinical Operations, Dept of Plastic Surgery	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center USA	21 - 25 May 2012
Plastic Surgery	SGH	Peirong Yu	Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center USA
Psychiatry	IMH	Mary Kay Nixon	Clinical Associate Professor and Course Director, Department of Psychiatry and Island Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine	University of British Columbia Canada
Psychiatry	IMH	Marsha M. Linehan	Professor, department of Psychology, Adjunct Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	University of Washington USA
Psychiatry	IMH	Sara Helen Margaret Matthews	Consultant Psychiatrist; Postgraduate Organizer (Psychiatry)	Hywel Dda NHS Trust; Cardiff University UK
Psychiatry	IMH	Caroline Mulligan	Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Associate Medical Director	Ashworth High Secure Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust UK
Public Health	HPB	Blake Poland	Associate Professor	Dalla Lana School of Public Health Canada
Public Health	HPB	Harri Vainio	Director-General	Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) Finland
Public Health	HPB	Tiina Saarelma-Thiel	Head of Training and Development	Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) Finland
Public health	HSA	Stephen Evans	Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine UK
Rehab Medicine	SGH	Joel M Press	Medical Director, Spine & Sports Rehabilitation Center	Rehabilitation Center of Chicago USA
Urology	SGH	Laurence Klotz	Chief of Urology	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center USA
Urology	SGH	Matthew T Gettman	Consultant Urologist	Mayo Clinic, Minnesota USA
Health Technology Assessment	HSA	Robert Peterson	Chairman, Regulations Advisory Board, Centre for Medicines Research	International Institute of Regulatory Science Canada

Dental
Specialty	Hosting Institution	Name of Expert	Designation	Institution	Date of Visit
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Facial Aesthetics/Dental	NDC	Velupillai Ilankovan	Consultant and clinical lead (HOD) / Visiting Professor for Beijing Cancer Hospital / Elected President for British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2010	Poole General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust UK
Restorative Dentistry / Prosthodontics	NDC	Alan B Carr	Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine / Consultant, Division of Prosthodontics	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine USA
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology	NUH	Allan Farman	Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences	School of Dentistry / University of Louisville at Kentucky USA
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology	NUH	William Scarfe	Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences	School of Dentistry / University of Louisville at Kentucky USA
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	NUHS	Ashraf Farouk Ayoub Ghali	Professor / Honorary Consultant	Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, University of Glasgow UK

Nursing
Specialty	Hosting Institution	Name of Expert	Designation	Institution	Date of Visit
Nursing Model of Care	IMH	Philip J Barker	Honorary Professor / Psychotherapist / Director	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee / Private Practice / Clan Unity International Fife Scotland UK
Nursing Education	KTPH	Diane S. Aschenbrenner	Instructor	Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing USA
Dermatology Nursing	NSC	Debra Shelby	Chief Nursing Officer / Dermatology Specialist / Partner Clearlyderm	The Centre for Dermatology and Skin Surgery USA
Nursing Service	TTSH	Filissa M. Caserta	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner	Neurosciences Critical Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital USA

Pharmacy
Specialty	Hosting Institution	Name of Expert	Designation	Institution	Date of Visit
Clinical Psychiatry Pharmacy Practice	IMH	Julie Ann Dopheide	Associate Professor	School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California USA
Medication Reconciliation	MOH	Margaret Duguid	Pharmaceutical Advisor, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare / Director of Royal North Shore Hospital	Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare USA
Medication Reconciliation	MOH	Ian Coombes	Director of Pharmacy / Associate Professor of Pharmacy	Royal Brisbane Children and Women’s Hospital / University of Queensland Australia
Clinical Pharmacology	HSA	Jogarao V.S. Gobburu	Professor, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine	University of Maryland USA
Clinical Pharmacology	HSA	Lawrence J Lesko	Professor of Pharmaceutics and Director of the Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology	University of Florida, College of Pharmacy at Lake Nona (Orlando) USA
Nutrition Support	SGH	Carol J. Rollins	Assistant Director, Clinical Pharmacy and Coordinator, Nutrition Support Team	Department of Pharmacy, University Medical Center and College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona USA

Allied Health
Specialty	Hosting Institution	Name of Expert	Designation	Institution	Date of Visit
Occupational Therapy	MOH	Tanya Packer	Professor & Director, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Professions	Dalhousie University Canada
Occupational Therapy	MOH	Anne Carswell	Self-Management Strategies of Chronic Conditions & Outcome Management, Dementia, Occupational Therapy	Dalhousie University Canada
Physiotherapy	NUH	Michael Dean Stubblefield	Associate Attending Physiatrist	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center USA
Physiotherapy	MOH	Lucinda Pfalzer^{^}	Interim Co-Director, Associate Director of Research and Post Professional Education, and Director of the Transitional DPT Program, Physical Therapy Department	University of Michigan-Flint USA
Physiotherapy	SGH	Fay Horak	Professor, Neurology and Physiology / Pharmacology / Joint Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering	Oregon Health & Science University USA
Physiotherapy	SGH	Keith Hill	Honorary (Principal Fellow), Honorary (Senior Fellow)	Royal Melbourne Hospital Australia
Podiatry	SGH	Kevin Kirby	Chairman of Podiatric Surgery	Methodist Hospital at Sacramento, California USA
Psychology	NHGP	Alexander Blount	Director / Clinical Professor – Medicine & Psychiatry / Director of Behavioural Sciences	Center for Integrated Primary Care/University of Massachusetts Medical School USA
Psychology	NUH	Robert Koegel	Professor of Counseling / Clinical / School Psychology and Head of Special Education, Disability and Risk Studies. Director of UCSB Koegel Autism Centre	University of California, Santa Barbara USA
Psychology	NUH	Patricia Howlin	Professor of Clinical Child Psychology	Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London UK
Psychology	NUH	Rita Jordan	Emeritus Prof in Autism Studies	Autism Centre for Education & Research, University of Birmingham UK
Speech Therapy	SGH	Jacinta Douglas	Head of Department, Department of Human Communication Sciences, School of Allied Health in Faculty of Health Sciences	La Trobe University Australia
Speech Therapy	SGH	Leanne Togher	Principal Research Fellow and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow	Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney Australia
Speech Therapy	SGH	Shirley Szekeres	Dean of School of Health and Human Service, Professor of Speech-Language Pathology	Nazareth College USA

* Approval is subject to further clarifications regarding proposal. MOH will write to the hosting insitution directly.

^ The Selection Panel agreed that in the event Lucinda Pfalzer is unable to confirm her visit, Michael Dean Stubblefield shall be the alternate expert.

# Replacement for Dr William James Brown and Dr Richard Andrew Jonas as at 9 April 2012.