Dr K Jayabharathi is a medical doctor, with a rich background in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
She embarked on her medical journey by graduating from Madurai Medical College, India, in 1994. Subsequently, she served as a medical officer in a hospital specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Keen to advance her expertise, Dr Jayabharathi successfully cleared the MRCOG Part-1 and pursued speciality training in O&G at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (IOG) in Chennai, India. Her quest for knowledge led her to Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, where she completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DGO). Following her academic and professional endeavours overseas, Dr Jayabharathi returned with a newfound passion for education. She joined the Anatomy Department at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where she has been instrumental in teaching undergraduate students across various disciplines including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Life Sciences. Her academic interests further extended into Neuroanatomy, culminating in a Master of Science (MSc) in Neuroscience from NUS Medicine in 2020.

Dr Jaya is actively involved in integrating digital technology and innovative teaching methods into anatomy education at the National University of Singapore (NUS). She led the development of the NUS-HALO e-Museum project, which involved the digitalisation of histology slides and the creation of structured e-histology learning resources that are now available for student learning.

• 2026 Merit Award, Short Communication Presentation, Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC 2026), Yiwu, China.
• 2024 NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) for AY2022/2023.
• Government Merit Scholarship (1988) to pursue MBBS at Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Best Poster Award at the International Anatomical Sciences and Cell Biology Conference (IASCBC 2018), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Nominee for the Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) for the Academic Years 2019 & 2021.

• Jayabharathi Krishnan, Sara Kashkouli Rahmanzadeh & S. Thameem Dheen. “Digital transformation of histology – A new trend in medical teaching”. The Asia Pacific Scholar TAPS 2024, 9(3), 64-66.
• Co-authored a book chapter titled "Endocrine Surgery: A South Asian Perspective" published on 17 December 2021, in London, UK.

• Neonatal Resuscitation Training Programme, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.
• Certificate in LM, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.
• Certificate in Ultrasonography, School of Sonography, India.

• Member of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, India.
• Member of the Singapore Neuroscience Association.

• Deputy in charge of the Anatomy Hall.
• Anatomy Module Coordinator for the Pharmacy program.
• Department SBW Lead for the Reproductive System Block.
• House Mentor for NUS MED UG medical students.
• Mentor for the Life Science Mentorship Programme (2016).
• Reviewer for the Reproductive System Objective-M1-VIHA.