Medical educator and biomedical scientist with nearly two decades of experience in curriculum innovation, anatomy education, technology-enhanced learning, and translational biomedical research. My work focuses on integrating the basic medical sciences with clinical reasoning through evidence-informed pedagogy, digital learning, and artificial intelligence (AI)–supported educational technologies, strengthening conceptual understanding and clinical readiness among medical trainees.

• Teaching Pedagogy, Blended Learning, and Curriculum Development
• Medical education and AI-supported Educational Technologies
• Cardiovascular Biology
• Nanomedicine and Regenerative Therapies

• Higher Education Pedagogy and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)
• Design Thinking and Engineering
• ChatGPT Applications in Healthcare
• CardioCompass eBook

• Medicine (Phase I) – Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Renal, Fluid & Electrolyte, Gastrointestinal & Metabolism and Multisystem
• Medicine (Phase II) – Reproductive, Musculoskeletal, and Neuroscience with Head & Neck
• Medicine (Phase I, II & III) – Collaborative Learning Cases
• Medicine (Phase I, II) – Foundations in Clinical Practice (FCP)
• Medicine (Phase I, II) – History and Clinical Reasoning (HCR)
• Medicine (Phase I, II) – Clinical Skills Foundation Programme (CSFP)
• Medicine – Longitudinal Patient Experience (LPE)
• Medicine (Phase I) – Clinical Applications of Medical Sciences (CAMS)

• SOM-CDWSR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Surgery Residents
• SOM-CDWCSR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents
• Cadaveric Dissection Workshop for Vascular Surgery Residents
• SOM-CDWOSR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
• SOM-HNDWOR – Head & Neck Dissection Workshop for Otolaryngology (ENT) Residents
• SOM-CDWHRMR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Residents
• SOM-CDWPSR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Plastic Surgery Residents
• SOM-CDWOGR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) Residents
• SOM-CDWNR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Neurosurgery Residents
• SOM-CDOMSR – Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Residents

• Ravichandran and Dinesh Kumar (2025).  Practical & Applied Histology for Medical Students
• Ravichandran and Dinesh Kumar (2025).  Essential Applied Anatomy for Physiotherapy, Nursing and Allied Health Science Students.

2026

1. Tay XYA, Iyer SG, Ang TL, Ho HK, Srinivasan DK (2026).  Nanotheranostics for alcohol-related liver disease: advances in precision diagnosis and targeted therapy. Singapore Medical J. [Ahead-of-Print]
2. Yong CL, Pang ASR, Srinivasan DK (2026). Nanotechnology in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Emerging Innovations in Wound Healing, Aesthetic Applications, and Skin Regeneration. ACS Applied Bio Materials. [Ahead-of-Print]
3. Dhinakaran ML, S Murugesu S, Srinivasan DK (2026). Molecular drivers of ageing and emerging longevity therapies.  Exploration of Drug Science 4, 1008152 [Online]
4. Iyer SC, Srinivasan DK, Parameswaran R (2026). GalNAc-Transferases in Cancer. Biomedicines 14 (1), 5. [Online]

2025

5. Srinivasan DK, Luke N, Bersalona CZ, Lai MKP, Lian DWQ, Hooi SC (2025). Transitioning from semi-integrated to fully integrated curriculum: Insights from cardiovascular teaching and how potential of AI was harnessed as a resource. AMEE 2025.  MedEdPublish. [Online]
6. Teo ZY, Senthilkumar SD, Srinivasan DK (2025). Nanotechnology-Based Therapies for Preventing Post-Surgical Adhesions. Pharmaceutics 17 (3), 389 [Online]
7. Wong RSY, Tan T, Pang ASR, Srinivasan DK (2025). The role of cytokines in wound healing: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications. Exploration of Immunology 5, 1003183 [Online]
8. Sridhar A, Nandini U, Srinivasan DK, Kalyanasundaram S (2025). A Mini-Review on Antenatal Screening and Diagnosis.  Journal of Neonatology, 39 (5) [Online]
9. Tan AXX, Ong BYC, Dinesh T, Srinivasan DK (2025). Nanomedicine Strategies in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26(13), 6465 [Online]
10. Pang ASR, Liau ZQG, Oh JYL, Srinivasan DK (2025). Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopaedic Surgery.  Journal of Nanotheranostics 5 (4), 167-187 [Online]
11. Sule AA, Poh KK, Srinivasan DK (2025).  Role of ChatGPT in Interventional Cardiology. SMJ, 10.4103. [Online]

2024

12. Padmanabhan P, Lu J, Ng KC, Srinivasan DK, Sundramurthy K, Nilewski LG, Sikkema WKA, Tour JM, Kent TA, Gulyás B, et al. Neuroprotective Effects of Functionalized Hydrophilic Carbon Clusters: Targeted Therapy of Traumatic Brain Injury in an Open Blast Rat Model. Biomedicines. 2024; 12(12):2832. [Online]
13. Pang ASR, Dinesh T, Pang NYL, Dinesh V, Pang KYL, Yong CL, Lee SJJ, Yip GW, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2024).  Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems for the Targeted Treatment of Atherosclerosis.  Molecules 29 (12), 2873. [Online]
14. Sim TM and Srinivasan DK (2024).  Zinc-Based Therapeutic Approach for Diabetes Mellitus.  Zinc, 1st Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Inc, 100-113. [Online] 
15. Pang ASR, Dinesh V, Pang NYL, Dinesh T, Pang KYL, Yip GW, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2024).  Precision medicine in myocardial infarction: Nanotheranostic strategies.  Nano Select, 5, 2300127. [Online]
16. Lin AJ and Srinivasan DK (2024).  ChatGPT in Anatomy Teaching and Learning: A Review.  AJSER 3(3), 163. [Online]

2022-2023

17. Zheng V, Rajeev R, Pinto D, de Jong MC, Srinivasan DK and Parameswaran R (2023). Variant anatomy of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve: when and how should it be taught in surgical residency?. Langenbecks Arch Surg 408, 185. [Online]
18. Shyamasundar S, Ramya S, Kandilya D, Srinivasan DK, Bay BH, Ansari SA and Dheen ST (2023). Maternal Diabetes Deregulates the Expression of Mecp2 via miR-26b-5p in Mouse Embryonic Neural Stem Cells. Cells. 12(11):1516. [Online]
19. Koh ZJ, Yeow M, Srinivasan DK, Ng YK, Ponnamperuma GG, Chong CS (2023).  A randomized trial comparing cadaveric dissection and examination of prosections as applied surgical anatomy teaching pedagogies. Anat Sci Edu 16(1):57-70. [PubMed]
20. Srinivasan DK, Taranikanti V, Inuwa IM (2022). Can Simulation be a Learning and Assessment Tool for Collaborative Learning in the Preclinical Years? FASEB journal; 36, S1 [Online]
21. Inuwa IM, Srinivasan DK, Taranikanti V (2022). Maximizing Opportunities for Anatomy Learning: Use of Authentic OSPE as Part of Assessment in Anatomy. FASEB journal; 36, S1 [Online]
22. Taranikanti V, Srinivasan DK, Inuwa IM (2022). Fostering Students Collaborative Learning through Innovative Integrated Assessments in a Laboratory Setting. FASEB journal; 36, S1 [Online]

2021

23. Srinivasan DK, Chandrika M, Jayabharathi K, Dheen ST, Bay BH, Parameswaran R (2021). Embryology and Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands, Endocrine Surgery: A South Asian Perspective CRC Press, Francis & Taylor Inc [Online]
24. Srinivasan DK, and Tay SSW (2021). Anatomy of the nasopharynx and nasopharyngeal swab procedure for Diagnosis of Covid-19. Handbook of Pandemic Management: 82-94. [Online]
25. Gandhimathi C, Sundarrajan S, Matsuura T, Srinivasan DK, Wei H, Xuecheng D, Ramakrishna S (2021). Fabrication and characterization of high flux poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun nanofibrous membrane using amphiphilic polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymer.  J Appl Polym Sci; 138: e50296. [Online]

2020

26. Srinivasan DK (2020).  Medical Students' Perceptions and an Anatomy Teacher's Personal Experience Using an e-Learning Platform for Tutorials During the Covid-19 Crisis.  Anat Sci Educ; 13(3): 318-319. [Online]
27. Cibi DM, Bi-Lin KW, Shekeran SG, Sandireddy R, Tee N, Singh A, Wu Y, Srinivasan DK, Kovalik J-P, Ghosh S, Seale P, Singh MK (2020).  Prdm16 Deficiency Leads to Age-Dependent Cardiac Hypertrophy, Adverse Remodeling, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Heart Failure.  Cell Reports; 33(3): 108288. [Online]
28. Hargreaves CA, Tan HLJ, Srinivasan DK (2020). A Machine Learning Algorithm to Classify High Risk Mortality Patients for Intensive Care Unit Admissions.  International Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 5 (4), 408-417 [Online]
29. Bay BH, Tay SSW, Srinivasan DK (2020). Facilitating Small Group Learning. L.K. Chan and W. Pawlina (eds.), Teaching Anatomy: A Practical Guide, Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2020, 133-141. [Online]
30. Lee KY, Sreenivasan DK, Pan Feng, Yang P, Parameswaran R (2020). Aberrant Glycan Expression Changes with the Phenotype of Follicular Thyroid Tumours, Journal of the Endocrine Society, 4 (1), MON–LB85 [Online]
31. Ezhilarasu H, Vishalli D, Dheen ST, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2020).  Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Approach for Diabetic Wound Healing.  Nanomaterials; 10(6): 1234. [Online]
32. Sim TM, Tarini D, Dheen ST, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2020).  Nanoparticle-Based Technology Approaches to the Management of Neurological Disorders.  Int J Mol Sci; 21(17): 6070. [Online]

2018-2019

33. Das NS, Dheen ST, Ling EA, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2019).  Therapeutic Prospects in Preeclampsia - A Mini-Review.  Current Medicinal Chemistry; 26(25): 4786-4798. [Online]
34. Gandhimathi C, Quek YJ, Ezhilarasu H, Ramakrishna S, Bay BH, Srinivasan DK (2019).  Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Silica-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for Bone Tissue Engineering.  Int J Mol Sci; 20(20): 5135. [Online]
35. Ezhilarasu H, Ramalingam R, Dhand C, Lakshminarayanan R, Sadiq A, Gandhimathi C, Ramakrishna S, Bay BH, Venugopal JR, Srinivasan DK (2019).  Biocompatible Aloe vera and Tetracycline Hydrochloride Loaded Hybrid Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Skin Tissue Engineering. Int J Mol Sci; 20(20): 5174. [Online]
36. Gandhimathi C; Venugopal JR; Ramakrishna S; Srinivasan DK (2018).  Electrospun-electrosprayed hydroxyapatite nanostructured composites for bone tissue regeneration. J ApplPolym Sci; 135(42): 46756. [Online]
37. Rashmi S, Sangilimuthu A, Srinivasan DK, Balachandar V (2018).A molecular validation of serotonin signaling systems association with major depressive disorder (MDD) in South Indian population. The FASEB Journal 32, 554.15 [Online]
38. Goh SY, Yeo XY, Srinivasan DK, Dheen ST, Tay SSW (2018). Role of microRNA‐9 in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease. The FASEB Journal 32, 545.6 [Online]

2017

39. Gandhimathi C, Muthukumaran P, Srinivasan DK (2017) Nanofiber composites in cardiac tissue engineering.  Nanofiber Composites for Biomedical Applications. 411 – 453. [Online]
40. Suriyanto, Ng EYK, Kumar SD (2017).  Physical mechanism and modeling of heat generation and transfer in magnetic fluid hyperthermia through Neelian and Brownian relaxation: a review.  BioMed Eng OnLine; 16: 36. [Online]
41. Lim JP, Baeg GH, Srinivasan DK, Dheen ST, Bay BH (2017).  Potential adverse effects of engineered nanomaterials commonly used in food on the miRNome.  Food Chem Toxicol; 109: 771-779. [Online]
42. Dhand C, Venkatesh M, Barathi VA, Harini S, Bairagi S, Goh Tze Leng E, Muruganandham N, Low KZW, Fazil Mhut, Loh XJ, Srinivasan DK, Liu SP, Beuerman RW, Verma NK, Ramakrishna S (2017).  Bio-inspired crosslinking and matrix-drug interactions for advanced wound dressings with long-term antimicrobial activity. Biomaterials; 138: 153-168. [Online]
43. Ong YH, Koh WCA, Ng ML, Tam ZY, Lim SC, Boehm BO (2017).  Adult‐Onset Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus Consortium (ADAMS), Srinivasan DK, Sum CF, Tai ES, Tam ZY, Tan WE, Tavintharan S, Toh MP (2017). Glutamic acid decarboxylase and islet antigen 2 antibody profiles in people with adult-onset diabetes mellitus: a comparison between mixed ethnic populations in Singapore and Germany. Diabet. Med; 32: 1145–1153. [Online]
44. Canchi T, Patnaik SS, Ng EY, Srinivasan DK, Narayanan S, Finol EA (2017). On the Relative Effectiveness of Machine Learning and Statistical Methods in Predicting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture in the Asian Population.  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 37 (1), A485-A485 [Online]
45. Doraiswamy R, Ramaswami K, Subramanian R, Srinivasan DK (2017). Association of Vitamin‐D receptor polymorphisms with degenerative disc disease in Indian population. The FASEB Journal 31, 902.19 [Online]
46. Gandhimathi C, Muthukumaran P, Srinivasan DK (2017).  Nanofiber composites in cardiac tissue engineering. Nanofiber composites for biomedical applications, 411-453 [Online]

2026

• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK
• NUS Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (Individual)
• NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) - University Level
• NUS Medicine Most Terrific Case Writer Award
• Shortlisted for Outstanding Educator Award (OEA), University Level

2025

• QS Reimagine Education Bronze Award, London, UK
• NUS Medicine Innovative Teaching Excellence Award (ITEA)
• NUS Medicine WHBS-SMA Charity Fund Outstanding Mentor Award
• Letter of Appreciation from Prof Lau Tang Ching, Vice Dean (Edu), NUS Medicine

2024

• The World’s Top 2% of Highly Cited Researchers (Stanford/Elsevier) 2024
• Hind Rattan Award, NRI Welfare Society India
• NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Research Prize (OURP) for UROP Project

2023

• NUS Medicine Mentees’ Choice Award
• The World’s Top 2% of Highly Cited Researchers (Stanford/Elsevier) 2023

2022

• NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) - University Level
• Letter of Commendation from Prof Ho Han Kiat, Dean of Students, NUS
• NUS Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) for AY2020/2021
• The World’s Top 2% of Highly Cited Researchers (Stanford/Elsevier) - 2022

2021

• NUS Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) for AY2019/2020

2020

• NUS Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) for AY2018/2019
• NUHS Teaching Excellence Award
• NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Fortitude Award
• NUS Medical Education Grand Innovation Challenge (MEGIC) Award

1997-2017

• 2017 Medical Research Excellence Award, iCiAsT, NTU Singapore
• 2015 Long Service Award, Service to Education, MOE Singapore
• 2014 SHBC Best Poster Award (Silver), Health Professions Education
• 2014 Young Investigator Award (Silver), Basic Science/Translational Research
• 2014 Favorite Faculty Award, LKC Medicine, NTU Singapore
• 2012 Reviewer Recognition Award, Singapore Medical Journal
• 2011 Pewter Award, Service to Education, MOE Singapore
• 2009-10 Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Inst, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 2010-11 Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 2009 AAA Postdoctoral Travel & Poster Awards, EB2009, USA
• 2008 Letter of Appreciation from Prof John Wong, Dean, NUS Medicine
• 2006 Letter of Appreciation from Prof Koh Dow Roon, Vice Dean (Edu), NUS Medicine
• 2004 Travel Scholarship, 8th APEM Conference, Kanazawa, Japan
• 2002 Letter of Appreciation from CEO of National University Hospital Singapore
• 1997-1999 NUS Graduate Research Scholarship

• Facilitator, NUHS We Care 2.0 (2026 – )
• Lead for Continuing Education & Training (Anatomy), NUS Medicine (2018 - Present)
• Medical Science Lead for CVS, NUS Medicine (2017 - Present)
• Master Mentor, HUMILITAS, NUS Medicine (2024 - Present)
• Resident Advisor (RAD), OSA, NUS (2024 - Present)
• Advisor (HealthX), OSA, NUS (2024 - Present)
• Committee Member, Curriculum Implementation Taskforce Committee, NUS Medicine (2017 - Present)
• Committee Member, Combined Phase I & II Committee, NUS Medicine (2023 - Present)
• Committee Member, Phase I Examination and Assessment, NUS Medicine (2017 - Present)
• Committee Member, Phase I Modified Angoff Committee, NUS Medicine (2019 - Present)
• Committee Member, Collaborative Learning Cases, NUS Medicine (2017 - Present)
• Coordinator, Phase I CAMS, NUS Medicine (2017 - 2022)
• Mentor, Caritas House, NUS Medicine (2019 - 2024)
• Committee Member, Phase I, NUS Medicine (2017 - 2021)
• Associate Director (Temasek Hall), Office of Alumni Relations, NUS (2017 - 2023)
• Resident Fellow, Temasek Hall, NUS (2017 - 2024)
• Vice-Chairperson, Lianhua Primary School Advisory Committee, MOE (2006 - 2023)
• Founding Lead (Anatomy), LKC Medicine, NTU Singapore (2012 to 2016)
• Assistant Dean (Exams and Assessments), LKC Medicine, NTU Singapore (2012 to 2014)

• President, Singapore Chapter of NRI Welfare Society, Singapore
• Council Member, Singapore Neuroscience Association
• Member, Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
• Member, American Association for Anatomy, USA
• Member, Microscopy Society (Singapore)
• Specialty Editor, Singapore Medical Journal
• Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS)
• Editor, BMC Medical Education
• Editor, AI in Surgery, Journal of Innovation and Emerging Technologies (JIET)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics
• Editorial Board, Annals of Clinical Cytology and Histology
• Editorial Board, Journal of Cytology and Tissue Biology
• Editorial Board, Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University