Mahesh Choolani's Biography

Mahesh Choolani, Research Director , National University Health System (NUHS)

A/Prof Mahesh Choolani, Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the National University Hospital and A/Prof at the National University of Singapore. He completed his PhD doctoral thesis at Imperial College, London, UK on Fetal Medicine. Professional experience includes appointments as Postgraduate Education in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUH; Chair of the National Healthcare Group Annual Scientific Congress; Deputy Chair of the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board; Chairman NLAM Clinician Scientist Unit; Co-chairman of the NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine Programme; and Chairperson of Teaching Faculty NHG-NUS Clinician Leadership in Research Programme.

Principal areas of research interest are: non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, early detection of epithelial ovarian cancer, and fetal mesenchymal stem cells for intrauterine fetal therapy. His research papers are published in leading UK and USA peer-reviewed journals.