Stefan MA

Stefan MA is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and serves as Deputy Director (Biostatistics & Research) at the Ministry of Health Singapore. His work bridges academic research and public health policy, focusing on epidemiological modeling and disease burden analysis.

Education: He holds a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Hong Kong, along with advanced degrees in Statistics from the University of Hong Kong and Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne. He is a Chartered Statistician and Chartered Scientist.

Research Interests: His expertise spans risk modeling, burden of disease assessment, environmental health modeling, and disease dynamics. He applies statistical methods to address public health challenges, particularly in infectious disease control and chronic disease epidemiology. Recent work explores aging populations, diabetes screening, and climate-related health risks.

Publications Trends: His articles (2016–2018) emphasize epidemiological studies on diabetes prevalence, aging populations, and environmental health. Key topics include disease burden analysis, screening methodologies, and public health policy implications.

• Awards: Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and recipient of the Hui Pun Hing Postgraduate Scholarship.

Advising & Leadership: He leads the Biostatistics unit at Singapore's Ministry of Health and co-chaired international workshops on infectious disease modeling. He serves on editorial boards for journals like Infectious Disease Modelling and co-edited the 2008 Mathematical Understanding of Infectious Disease Dynamics volume.

Labs/Teams: Active in Singapore's Epidemiology & Disease Control Division, contributing to national public health initiatives through data-driven strategies.