Dr. Melissa Ooi is a specialist in general haematology and haematology-oncology and currently practices as a senior consultant at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. She is an Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.
Dr Ooi graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She underwent medical and haematology training in Ireland where she obtained her postgraduate qualification. During her specialty training, she was awarded a research fellowship in the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center in the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. She worked under Professor Kenneth Anderson and Dr. Constantine Mitsiades in Dana Farber and with Dr. Peter O’Gorman, Professor Martin Clynes and Dr. Robert O’Connor at the National Institute of Cellular Biotechnology in Dublin City University. This collaborative research resulted in a number of peer-reviewed journal publications and presentations at international meetings. Dr. Ooi was awarded her PhD from Dublin City University in 2011. She then went on to complete her haematology specialist training and was awarded her CSCST in 2013.
Dr Ooi worked as a consultant in Dublin, Ireland before joining the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore in 2014. Since starting in Singapore, she has continued her research and received national and institutional peer-reviewed grants. She is currently the leukaemia group lead at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore and is also heavily involved in myeloma, leukemia and myelodysplasia clinical care and research. Aside from patient care, Dr Ooi is an advocate for patient safety and patient experience. She is also involved in shaping the next generation of doctors as a lecturer of haematology in undergraduate studies and a core faculty in the postgraduate haematology programme.
