FACULTY
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
Prof Mayank GOYAL
Professor, Radiology and Clinical Neuroscience
University of Calgary, Canada
Prof Beom Joon KIM
Professor, Neurology
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea
Assoc Prof Gary LAU
Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology
School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof Zhe Kang LAW
Consultant Physician & Neurologist, Neurology
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof Amrou SARRAJ
Professor, Neurology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, United States
Assoc Prof Alastair WEBB
Clinical Associate Professor in Stroke Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Prof David WERRING
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Translational Neuroscience and Stroke
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, United Kingdom
LOCAL FACULTY
Dr ANG Wei Jie Jensen
Associate Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Bernard CHAN
Senior Consultant, Medicine
National University Hospital
Dr Charles CHAN Chung
Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Clin Assoc Prof CHANG Hui Meng
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Prof Christopher CHEN Li Hsian
Professor, Pharmacology
National University of Singapore
Dr CHEN Min Wei
Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr CHEONG Tien Meng
Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Assoc Prof CHING Chi Keong
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Cardiology
National Heart Centre Singapore
Ms CHONG Ai Heong
Principal Dietitian, Dietetics
Singapore General Hospital
Mr Kishon CHONG
Senior Officer, Customer Experience & Inclusivity
Tower Transit Singapore
Dr Silvana CHOO
Senior Principal Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy
Singapore General Hospital
Assoc Prof Karen CHUA
Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Assoc Prof Deidre Anne DE SILVA
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr DONG Qinyun
Associate Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr FOO Jie Sheng
Senior Consultant, Cardiology
National Heart Centre Singapore
Ms GAN Hui Hui
Senior Principal Speech Therapist, Speech Therapy
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Fifi GHO
Associate Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Julian HAN Xinguang
Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr HENG Li Cheng
Consultant, Geriatric Medicine
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Assoc Prof Nagaendran KANDIAH
Director, Dementia Research Centre (Singapore), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Nanyang Technological University
Dr KEE Tze Phei
Consultant, Co-director of Neurovascular Service and Endovascular Centre, Neuroradiology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Jonathan LAI
Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Ms LAI Kai Eng
Assistant Nurse Clinician, B74, Neuroscience
Woodlands Hospital
Ms LEE Yan Ying Amanda
Principal Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy
Singapore General Hospital
Ms LIM Peck Kee
Assistant Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Neuroscience Nursing
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr LOH Wann Jia
Senior Consultant, Endocrinology
Changi General Hospital
Assoc Prof LOH Yong Joo
Head & Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr LOW Yee Hong
Associate Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
Changi General Hospital
Dr Joyce LUI Siew Kwaon
Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Devasena MANOHARAN
Associate Consultant, Family Medicine, Medical
National Health Group
Ms Renuka NAGALINGHAM
Nurse Clinician, Nursing
Home Nursing Foundation
Dr PANG Yee Hau
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Nishal PRIMALANI
Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Asst Prof QUEK Peng Lim Timothy
Head and Senior Consultant, Endocrinology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Jai Prashanth RAO
Head & Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Barbara Helen ROSARIO
Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine
Changi General Hospital
Dr Sarat Kumar SANAMANDRA
Senior Consultant, Neuroradiology
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Christopher SEET
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Prof Raymond SEET
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National University Hospital
Dr Sumit Kumar SONU
Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Mr Muhammad Syafiq bin SUNARDI
Paramedic Senior Specialist, Emergency Medical Services Department
Singapore Civil Defence Force
Dr Benjamin TAN Yong Qiang
Consultant and Clinical Director, Neurology
National University Hospital
Dr TAN You Jiang
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Ms Clara TEO
Guest Speaker
Dr Carol THAM
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Joanna Pearly TI
Senior Consultant, Neuroradiology
National Neuroscience Institute
Dr Narayanaswamy VENKETASUBRAMANIAN
Senior Consultant, Neurology, Raffles Neuroscience Centre
Raffles Hospital
Ms WANG Ping
Nurse Clinician, Case Management
Changi General Hospital
Dr David WEN
Consultant, Neuroradiology
Singapore General Hospital
Dr WONG Seng Mun
Senior Principal Speech Therapist (Research), Speech Therapy
Singapore General Hospital
Dr Steve WONG
Consultant, Neuroradiology
Singapore General Hospital
Ms Doris WU
Senior Occupational Therapist and Head of Allied Health, Rehabilitation Services
SPD
Assoc Prof Jonathan YAP
Senior Consultant, Cardiology
National Heart Centre Singapore
Dr YEN Jia Min
Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
National University Hospital
Dr Gabriel YIIN Shih Chung
Senior Consultant, Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
SESSION CHAIRPERSON
Prof Zahinoor ISMAIL
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr Zahinoor Ismail is a Clinician Scientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Epidemiology, and Pathology at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and O’Brien Institute for Public Health, at the University of Calgary. He has certification in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, and Geriatric Psychiatry, and his research includes: i) rating scale development and measurement-based care; ii) non-cognitive markers of dementia; iii) neuroimaging and biomarker studies; and iv) clinical trials. He is funded by Brain Canada, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Dr Ismail is Chair of the Canadian Conference on Dementia, and Chair of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia, which generates Canadian dementia guidelines, last published in 2020. Dr Ismail is past Academic Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association-ISTAART Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Professional Interests Area and led the ISTAART development of the neurobehavioural syndrome Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) and the MBI Checklist; he also co-led development of the new research criteria for biomarker and phenotypic classification of psychosis in AD and related dementias. In 2023, Dr. Ismail was appointed by the Minister of Health to serve as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada Ministerial Advisory Board for Dementia.
Session Involved
Dr Zahinoor Ismail is a Clinician Scientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Epidemiology, and Pathology at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and O’Brien Institute for Public Health, at the University of Calgary. He has certification in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, and Geriatric Psychiatry, and his research includes: i) rating scale development and measurement-based care; ii) non-cognitive markers of dementia; iii) neuroimaging and biomarker studies; and iv) clinical trials. He is funded by Brain Canada, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Dr Ismail is Chair of the Canadian Conference on Dementia, and Chair of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia, which generates Canadian dementia guidelines, last published in 2020. Dr Ismail is past Academic Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association-ISTAART Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Professional Interests Area and led the ISTAART development of the neurobehavioural syndrome Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) and the MBI Checklist; he also co-led development of the new research criteria for biomarker and phenotypic classification of psychosis in AD and related dementias. In 2023, Dr. Ismail was appointed by the Minister of Health to serve as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada Ministerial Advisory Board for Dementia.