Faculty & Staff

Dr Cyrus Ho is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also a Senior Consultant psychiatrist at the National University Hospital, managing psychiatric conditions across the age continuum from adolescence to old age. He is interested in interfacing between medicine and psychiatry, complex mood disorders, neuropsychiatry and public mental health.

He studied medicine at NUS and subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Research from NUS, a Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience (Distinction) from King’s College London and a doctorate from NUS. He also underwent neuropsychiatry training at the Montreal Neurological Hospital in Canada and the Royal Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Unit in Australia under the Ministry of Health (MOH) Health Manpower Development Plan award. He was conferred as a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), the American Psychiatric Association and the Singapore Academy of Medicine for his contribution to Psychiatry.

Dr Ho has published widely in medical and psychiatric journals and has co-authored five books. He has published more than 340 academic papers in international peer-reviewed journals. Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) has recognised him as one of the world’s most highly cited and influential researchers for his contributions to cross-field research in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

He teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He currently serves as the Psychiatry Undergraduate Education Director of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and is the Assistant Dean (Student Life and Wellbeing) of the NUS Graduate School. His dedication to education is exemplified by various teaching awards, such as the NUS Annual Digital Education Award, the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Digital Education Award, and the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence for six years.

Highly Cited Researcher – Cross Field, Clarivate (2023, 2022, 2021)

NMRC Transition Award (2023)

NUS Annual Digital Education Award (Group, Team leader) (2023)

Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, NUS (2023, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2015)

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Digital Education Award (Group, Team leader) (2023)

Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom

Member, American Neuropsychiatric Association, United States

Member, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, United States

Member, Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Fellow (Psychiatry), Academy of Medicine Singapore

International Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Associate Editor, British Journal of Psychiatry (IF 10.5)

Associate Editor for Public Mental Health, Frontiers in Psychiatry (IF 4.7)

Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (IF 4.6)

Editorial Board Member, BMC Psychiatry (IF 4.4)

Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore

1.     Ho CSH, Wang J, Tay GWN, Ho R, Husain SF, Chiang SK, Lin H, Cheng X, Li Z, Chen N. Interpretable deep learning model for major depressive disorder assessment based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Asian J Psychiatr. 2024 Jan 3;92:103901. (IF 9.5)

2.     Tan YL, Lo YKJ, Ho CSH. Psychological and social impacts of frontotemporal dementia on caregivers and family members – A systematic review. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 Dec 3;86:33-49. (IF 7)

3.     Tran BX, Dam VAT, Auquier P, Boyer L, Fond G, Nguyen HM, Nguyen HT, Le HT, Tran HNT, Vu GT, Nguyen MD, Nguyen DAT, Ly BV, Latkin CA, Zhang MW, Ho RC, Ho CS. Structural Equation Model for Social Support and Quality of Life Among Individuals With Mental Health Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023 Oct 11;9:e47239. (IF 8.5)

4.     Lee ARYB, Low CE, Yau CE, Li J, Ho R, Ho CSH. Lifetime Burden of Psychological Symptoms, Disorders, and Suicide Due to Cancer in Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 22:e232168. (IF 26.8)

5.     Cheng S, Zhu Z, Li H, Wang W, Jiang Z, Pan F, Liu D, Ho RCM, Ho CSH. Rifaximin ameliorates depression-like behaviour in chronic unpredictable mild stress rats by regulating intestinal microbiota and hippocampal tryptophan metabolism. J Affect Disord. 2023 Feb 24:S0165-0327(23)00253-7. (IF 6.6)

6.     Ho CSH, Tay GWN, Wee HN, Ching J. The Utility of Amino Acid Metabolites in the Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder and Correlations with Depression Severity. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 23;24(3):2231. (IF 5.6)

7.     Ho CSH, Soh MWT, Tay GWN. The diagnostic utility of miRNA and elucidation of pathological mechanisms in major depressive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 23;121:152363. (IF 7.3)

8.     Yeo BSY, Song HJJMD, Toh EMS, Ng LS, Ho CSH, Ho R, Merchant RA, Tan BKJ, Loh WS. Association of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants With Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Neurol. 2022 Dec 5. (IF 29.91)

9.     Ho CS, Chan YL, Tan TW, Tay GW, Tang TB. Improving the diagnostic accuracy for major depressive disorder using machine learning algorithms integrating clinical and near-infrared spectroscopy data. J Psychiatr Res. 2022 Jan 12;147:194-202. (IF 4.8)

10.  Wang C, Pan R, Wan X, Tan Y, Xu L, McIntyre RS, Choo FN, Tran B, Ho R, Sharma VK, Ho C. A Longitudinal Study on the Mental Health of General Population during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Apr 13. pii: S0889-1591(20)30511-0. (IF 15.1)