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2025/09/18
2025/09/30

Overview

Research at the Department of Rehabilitation focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life for patients with critical care needs, cardiovascular problems, neurological conditions, and muscle and bone conditions. We are involved in clinical trials for novel and emerging therapeutics for these conditions. Our researchers are also involved in examining novel health service provision through the use of technological advances and examining models of care.

 

YearGrant NameStudy
2024-2026
 
Society of Intensive Care Medicine Seed Grant
 
Development of a Virtual Reality guided Patient Education Programme for the management of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in ICU Survivors (VR-PICS Programme)
 
2024-2026
 
NUH Innovation and Productivity Grant
 
Development and Clinical Evaluation of the Auxobrace in Post-Open-Heart Surgery Patients
2024-2026
 
National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC) i2Adopt Grant
 
Telerehabilitation Robotics for Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke (TRUST): A study of multi-cluster adoption
 
2022-2026
 
National Medical Research Council (NMRC), CS-IRG-NIGDREAMS-OT Trial: Delirium Reduction through Early Activation in Motivating and Sleep Promoting Routines: A randomized controlled trial of Occupational Therapy for ICU patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery
 
2020-2023
 
NUHS Seed Grant
 
Effects of High Protein Supplementation in Ventilated Patients on Physical Outcomes: A Randomised Controlled Trial (PIVOT)
2019-2023
 
Singapore Millenium Foundation Grant
 
Tracking and facilitating childhood speech acquisition and development in the Singapore context
2019-2022
 
SPHERiC Seed Funding Grant at NUSDevelopment of Automatic Speech and Swallowing Evaluation Algorithms in Singapore.
 
2017-2019NUHS Allied Health and Nursing GrantPrevention of Acute Skeletal Muscle Wasting with Early Enhanced Physical Rehabilitation and its Short-term Effects on Physical Function in Critically Ill Survivors following Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation in Intensive Care (The EPIC Study) – A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

 

Our Research Leads

 

 

Dr Geetha Kayambu

 

Principal Physiotherapist

Research Director

 

Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland, Australia

Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Physiotherapy), Curtin University of Technology, Australia

 

Specialty and Interest Areas

Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Obesity and Weight Management

Acute Cardiopulmonary Clinical Education

Tele Simulation Lab Education


 

Dr Wong Su Ren

 

Senior Principal Occupational Therapist

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Kinesiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation), University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), The University of Queensland, Australia

 

Specialty and Interest Areas

Mental Health

Chronic Disease Self-Management

 

 

Dr Emily Guo

 

Senior Principal Speech Therapist

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Speech Pathology), University of Sydney, Australia

Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) (Hons), University of Sydney, Australia

 

Specialty and Interest Areas

Acquired Communication Disorders

Aphasia

Telehealth

 


Terms of Research Directors of Department of Rehabiliation 
2025-2028Dr Geetha Kayambu
2022-2025Dr Su Ren Wong
2019-2022Dr Emily Guo
2016-2019
2014-2016
Dr Geetha Kayambu

 

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