SENG Yi Feng Melvin

Dr. Melvin Seng is an Adjunct Assistant Professor affiliated with the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. He also holds an adjunct position at the National University Health System. As an Occupational Medicine specialist, he focuses on improving workers' health and organizational health policies across public and private sectors.

• Education: MBBS, GDMH, GDFM, MBA, MPH from NUS; certified by the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Medical Council, and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore.
• Research Areas: Occupational Health, Public Health, Workplace Wellbeing, Health Systems Policy, Preventive Medicine, Environmental Health, and Ergonomics.
• Teaching Areas: Occupational Health and Wellbeing.

His recent publications span topics like occupational health, epidemiology, environmental health, and healthcare safety, emphasizing workplace hazards, injuries, and interventions. Key trends include musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare workers, heat stress mitigation in manufacturing, respirator efficacy in military settings, and injury prevention strategies in hospitals.

Scientific Awards:

• Workplace Safety and Health Innovation Award 2020 (Singapore)
• HEALTH Award 2019 (Health Promotion Board Singapore)
• Minister for Manpower Award 2017 for contributions during the Zika virus outbreak
• Best Poster Presentation 2016 (Singapore Public Health Conferences)

Dr. Seng has served as Program Director for the Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine at NUS and as Chief Resident at National University Health System. He contributes to media discourse on workplace mental health, sleep impacts on productivity, and occupational medicine’s role in holistic health.