Timothy Barkham's Biography

Timothy Barkham, Doctor, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Barkham studied medicine and Clinical Microbiology at St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in London.

He moved to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, in 1999.
His focus is on quality and safety, both achieved through investing in staff understanding which results in better engagement.

He has steered the diagnostic laboratory response and preparation for various outbreaks including SARS, Dengue, Chikungunya, Influenza, MERS CoV and Zika Viruses. He has worked with the same collaborators since 2003 to produce diagnostic assays used in the diagnostic laboratory. Some of these have been licensed and marketed abroad.