Meet the team

The LKCMedicine Office of Patient Engagement (OPEN) is helmed by a team with diverse experience and expertise in patient and public involvement and engagement in medical research and education.

Office of Patient Engagement
Ai Ling Sim-Devadas Jo-Anne Elizabeth Manski-Nankervis
Deputy Director
Faculty Lead
ailing.simdevadas@ntu.edu.sgjoanne.mn@ntu.edu.sg

 

OPEN Strategic Committee Co-Chairs

Ms Ai-Ling Sim-Devadas
Deputy Director
Office of Patient Engagement
LKCMedicine, NTU Singapore

Associate Professor Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis
Faculty Lead
Office of Patient Engagement
LKCMedicine, NTU Singapore

Members

Sanjay Round

Associate Professor Sanjay Chotirmall
Vice-Dean (Research)
LKCMedicine, NTU Singapore

Professor / Dr Jonty Heaversedge
Clinical Director and CCIO
Population Health Office
National Healthcare Group

Professor Kelsey Hegarty
Professor Family Violence Prevention
The Royal Women’s Hospital and The University of Melbourne 

Dr Ritu Jain
President
DEBRA Singapore and DEBRA International
Senior Lecturer
Language and Communications Centre and LKCMedicine, NTU Singapore

Professor Sophie Park
Professor
Primary Care and Clinical Education
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
University of Oxford

Ms Fiona Pearce
Senior Advisor (ACE)
Co-Chair
HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement in HTA Interest Group

Ms Nidhi Swarup
Chair
Alliance of Patients' Organizations Singapore
Founder & President
Crohn's & Colitis Society of Singapore

Professor Helen Ward
Director and Co-Founder
Patient Experience Research Centre
Imperial College London

OPEN Advisors

Sanjay Round

Associate Professor Sanjay Chortimall
Vice Dean (Research), LKCMedicine

Professor Jennifer Cleland
Vice Dean (Education), LKCMedicine

Dr Serene Ng Boon Ching
Chief Operating Officer, LKCMedicine

OPEN Voices Task Force

Dr Tavleen Kaur Jaggi
Research Fellow, LKCMedicine

Mr Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan
President, Ostomy Association of Singapore
OPEN Voices Patient Partner

Ms Hannah Soh Yeing Yeing
Deputy Director, Plans & Governance, LKCMedicine

Ms Sherry Soon
Founder, Autoimmune Diseases Singapore
OPEN Voices Patient Partner
Dr Tan Shu Yun
Family Physician Senior Consultant, Clinician Researcher and Assistant Vertical Theme Lead
(Clinical Practice - Clinical Examination)
LKCMedicine
Dr Tanya Tierney
Assistant Dean, Clinical Communication, LKCMedicine
Mr Eric Tan
Deputy Director, Advancement, LKCMedicine