Awards 2016

2016

Research & Education Awards

Conference/ Award	Category	Recipient	Date of Award
National Medical Research Council	Transition Award	A/Prof Gavin Tan	16 December 2016
INC Research	Clinical Research Site Award	Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre	28 November 2016
Asian Forum on Modern Research of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs)	Outstanding Oral Presentation	Dr Koh Jun Jie	14 November 2016
PS21 ExCEL Awards	Silver award, most innovative project/policy	SIDRP	10 November 2016
AAO	AAO Appreciation Award	Prof Donald Tan	17 October 2016
AAO	Senior Achievement Award	Prof Wong Tien Yin	15 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Third Place, Fundus Photography, Coloboma With Retinal Detachment	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Second Place, Monochromatic Photography, Choroidal Melanoma	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Second Place, ICG Angiography, Subretinal Fluid	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Second Place, ICG Angiography, Choroidal Melanoma	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, ICG Angiography, Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Third Place, Fundus Photography, Morning Glory Syndrome	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Third Place, Fluorescein Angiography, Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, The Eye As Art, Radial Iris	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, Monochromatic Photography, Optic Disc Mass	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Honorable Mention, Fundus Photography, Bilateral Macular Coloboma	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Second Place, Corneal Endothelial Photography, Keratic Precipitate	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Third Place, Cross Categories, Filtration Tube	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Second Place, External Photography, External Prosthesis	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	Honorable Mention, Ultra-Widefield, Dislocated IOL	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, Corneal Endothelial Photography, Acanthamoeba Keratitis	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, Fundus Photography, Swollen Disc	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
American Academy of Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society (AAO/OPS) Meeting	1st Place, Slit lamp Photography, Keratoconus	SNEC Ophthalmic Imaging Service Team	14 October 2016
3rd International Conference of Pathologic Myopia	Poster Session Award	Wong Chee Wai	1 October 2016
Joint Research Day on Clinical Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	Young Investigator Award - 3rd Prize	Chetna Dhand	29 September 2016
AM•EI Golden Apple Awards	Programme Innovation Award (Medical)	Dr Shamira Perera	24 September 2016
Singhealth DUKE-NUS Scientific Congress	Best Poster Award - Health Services & Services Research	Amudha Aravindhan	23 September 2016
Singapore Chief Residency Programme (SCRP)	SCRP Mentoring Excellence Award	Prof Wong Tien Yin	2 September 2016
SingHealth Research Grand Round	SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research)	Andri Kartasasmita Riau	20 July 2016
National Health IT Excellence Award	IT Excellence in Providing Quality of Care	-	20 May 2016
SingHealth Excellence Awards	Distinguished Researcher Award	A/Prof Jod Mehta	20 May 2016
SingHealth Excellence Awards	Distinguished Visionary Leader Award	Prof Aung Tin	20 May 2016
10th World Biomaterials Congress	Trainee Award	Andri Kartasasmita Riau	17 May 2016
ASCRS - Presbyopic Inlay Section	Best Paper Presentation of Session	A/Prof Jodhbir Mehta	6 May 2016
ARVO	Travel Grant	Dr Shi Yuan	1 May 2016
ARVO	Travel Grant	Dr Baskaran Mani	1 May 2016
ARVO	Travel Grant	Tin Aung Tun	1 May 2016
ARVO	ARVO Fellow (Silver Award)	Prof Aung Tin	1 May 2016
NUHS Awards Ceremony	Outstanding Researcher Award	Prof Aung Tin	29 April 2016
APAO	Achievement Award	Dr Yasuo Yanagi	24 March 2016
APAO	Achievement Award	Dr Shamira Perera	24 March 2016
APAO	Achievement Award	Dr Seah Lay Leng	24 March 2016
APAO	Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology	Prof Aung Tin	24 March 2016
APAO	Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology	Prof Wong Tien Yin	24 March 2016
APAO	Academy of Asia Pacific Professors of Ophthalmology	Prof Donald Tan	24 March 2016
APAO	APAO Distinguished Service Award	Dr Seah Lay Leng	24 March 2016
APAO	APAO Distinguished Service Award	Dr Sonal Farzavandi	24 March 2016
APAO	APAO Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award	Prof Saw Seang Mei	24 March 2016
National Medical Research Council	Transition Award	Monisha Nongpiur	16 February 2016
National Medical Research Council	Clinician Scientist Award	A/Prof Jodhbir Mehta	5 January 2016

Awards & Achievements