{"id":648,"date":"2019-12-16T06:04:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T06:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pcm\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T02:48:10","slug":"prof-roger-ho-chun-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pcm\/faculty-staff\/expert-team-physicianspsychologist\/physicians\/prof-roger-ho-chun-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Roger Ho Chun Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-594a0f23bc4eb\" data-node=\"594a0f23bc4eb\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<h3 class=\"fl-heading\"><span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Profile<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-594a0f23bc407\" data-node=\"594a0f23bc407\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p>Professor Ho currently works as Professor and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) and National University Hospital (NUH). He is the Research Director coordinating research studies for the department.\u00a0 He is also the Principal Investigator and Director of the functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) lab at the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech, NUS).<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Professor Ho joined the Department of Psychological Medicine, NUH in July 2002 as a medical officer. Professor Ho did his Psychiatry residency and fellowship training at the Department of Psychological Medicine, NUH and rose through the academic and clinical ranks in NUS and NUH.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Professor Ho obtained his basic medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Hong Kong. He received the Master of Medicine (MMED) in Psychiatry from the National University of Singapore. He received his higher research degree, Doctor of Medicine by research (MD) from the University of Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). Royal College of Physicians (Canada), Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and Academy of Medicine (Singapore).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Professor Ho has clinical and research interests in applying functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in diagnosing psychiatric disorders including attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), borderline personality disorder, major depressive disorder and dementia. He conducted research to improve the accuracy of psychiatric diagnosis by machine learning. He has translated his research findings into clinical implementations at NUS iHealthtech.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Prof Ho is involved in multiple research endeavours, which primarily aim to study the interface between psychiatry and medicine. His earlier research involves elucidating psychiatric symptoms associated with medical disorders include systemic lupus erythematosus, diabetes and eczema as well as medical complications of depression and buprenorphine misuse. His research extended to the laboratory and studied of effects of antidepressants on the immune system in animals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he conducted global mental health research to study the psychological impact of the pandemic in different countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Professor Ho has published over 500 papers in peer reviewed journals (H-index &gt; 77). <\/span><span>In 2021, he was identified by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) as one of the Most Highly Cited and Influential Researchers in the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">world<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Prof Ho is extensively involved in medical education.\u00a0 He disseminated psychiatric knowledge through publications of academic books with global influence. An example is the co-authorship and publication of a postgraduate textbook,\u00a0<em>Revision Notes in Psychiatry (3<\/em><\/span><em><sup><span>rd<\/span><\/sup><\/em><em><span>\u00a0edition), CRC Press <\/span><\/em><span>and this book has been one of the most commonly used reference texts since 1998 by psychiatric trainees in Commonwealth countries. <\/span><span>Professor Ho has received numerous awards throughout his academic career including the NUS Annal Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0in 2012 and Special Recognition Award (2016 \u2013 2020). He has supervised many medical students through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity programme (UROP) and be main\/co-supervisor for more than 20 MSc\/PhD candidates. He is a regular PhD Qualifying Examination and oral defence examiner for other departments and faculties at NUS.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BDMq9Sc3es0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-594a0f23bc407\" data-node=\"594a0f23bc407\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Introduction about Professor Roger Ho&#8217;s strong commitment to fostering academic excellence and innovation in education and research, knowledge exchange and professional clinical practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o8RcR2adqhE\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Professor Roger Ho&#8217;s Professorial Inaugural Lecture in 2022, highlighting his distinguished academic credentials and international recognition for achievements in research related to major depressive disorder and technology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-594a0f23bc407\" data-node=\"594a0f23bc407\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Clinical Focus<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adult Psychiatry \u2013 Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Academic Appointments<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Administrative Appointments<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research Director, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Honors &amp; Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold Service Award, National Healthcare Group (2009)<\/p>\n<p>Clinician Leadership in Research Award, National Healthcare Group (2009)<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, NUS (2010)<\/p>\n<p>Annual Teaching Excellence Award, NUS (2011)<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Tutor Award, NUS (2011 \u2013 2016)<\/p>\n<p>NUHS Teaching Excellence Award, NUHS (2017)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Member, Research Ethics Committee, National Healthcare Group<\/p>\n<p>Member, Editorial Board of BJPsych Advances<\/p>\n<p>Member, Editorial Board of Asia Pacific Journal of Psychiatry<\/p>\n<p>Member, Editorial Board of Rheumatology Practice and Research<\/p>\n<p>Secretary, College College of Psychiatrists Interim Council, Academy of Medicine Singapore (2014 \u2013 2015)<\/p>\n<p>Member, College of Psychiatrists Council, Academy of Medicine Singapore (2016 \u2013 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Member, Management Committee, Singapore Psychiatric Association (2016 \u2013 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Associate Editor, Global Journal of Health Science<\/p>\n<p>Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Canada<\/p>\n<p>Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Fellow (Psychiatry), Academy of Medicine Singapore<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Professional Education<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MBBS, University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>MD, University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>Diploma of Psychological Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy, National University of Singapore<\/p>\n<p>MMed in Psychiatry, National University of Singapore<\/p>\n<p>Diploma of Clinical Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profile Professor Ho currently works as Professor and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1785,"parent":619,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"profiledetail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-648","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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