Our expert panels
Members of the International Advisory Panel and ACE Consumer Panel.
International Advisory Panel
The ACE International Advisory Panel (IAP) comprises international experts who advise ACE on health technology assessments (HTA), healthcare guideline development, and education to support informed decision-making in patient care, drawing on global perspectives and international best practices. Members serve a three-year term from 1 Mar 2026 to 28 Feb 2029.
Current IAP Members
Prof Robyn Ward
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University, Australia
Chair, Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)
Prof Jonathan Benger
Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
Ms Sudha Kutty
Executive Vice-President, Evidence, Products, and Services, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC), Canada
Ms Natalie McMurtry
Chief Executive, Pharmaceutical Management Agency (Pharmac), New Zealand
Assoc Prof Sarah Norris
Associate Professor of Health Technology Assessment, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Co-Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
Chair, MSAC Evaluation Subcommittee
Dr Sarah Byon
Programme Director, HealthTech Strategy and Development, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
Prof Dawn Craig
Professor of Evidence Synthesis, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Director, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Innovation Observatory, United Kingdom
Prof Holger Schünemann
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Research Center, Humanitas University, Italy
Chair, GRADE Working Group
Professor Emeritus, Clinical Epidemiology and Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
Prof Zachary Munn
Director, Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI), School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Director, Adelaide GRADE Centre
Prof Natalie Taylor
Director, Implementation to Impact (i2i), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Prof Sally Lewis
Professor of Value in Health Management, Value-Based Health and Care Academy, School of Management, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Director, Kintsugi International and Radical Value Alliance
Prof Paul Bastiaan van der Nat
Chief Value Officer, St. Antonius Hospital, The Netherlands
Professor, Value-Based Healthcare, IQ Health, Radboudumc, The Netherland
Research Development Manager, Santeon, The Netherlands
Founder and Chair, Value Catalyst Learning Community
Prof Mark Sculpher
Professor of Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, United Kingdom
Prof Nicholas Latimer
Professor of Health Economics, Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Co-lead, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Decision Support Unit
Prof Mark Jit
Professor and Chair of the Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University, United States
ACE Consumer Panel
The ACE Consumer Panel supports meaningful patient involvement across ACE’s work and other Ministry of Health (MOH) initiatives supported by ACE, and informs the development of consumer engagement and education initiatives. The Panel comprises individuals from local patient organisations, and leaders of patient engagement efforts in the healthcare clusters or academic institutions who have extensive lived experiences engaging with the Singapore healthcare system. Current Panel members have been appointed for a 2-year term from 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028.
ACE Consumer Panel Members
Mr Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan
(Chair)
President, Ostomy Association of Sing
Co-Chair, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network
Interim Vice President, Asia and South Pacific Ostomy Association (ASPOA)
Hj Sallim Abdul Kadir
Board Member, Alliance of Patients’ Organizations Singapore
Board Member, Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore
Dr Dennis Chia
Group Director, Clinical Services, Singapore Cancer Society
Adjunct Lecturer, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
Ms Candy Gan
Type 1 Diabetes Advocate, typeOne.sg, Diabetes Singapore
OPEN Voices Patient Partner, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
Assistant Chief Executive Office, NUHS
Ms Tracy Gan
Director, Service Leadership & Patient Relations and Volunteer Corporate Office, NHG Polyclinics
Admin Lead, Patient Advisory Councils, NHG Polyclinics
Dr Ritu Jain
President, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DEBRA) Singapore
Assistant Chair, School of Humanities, NTU
Senior Lecturer (courtesy appointment), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
Adjunct Professor Lau Tang Ching
Senior Consultant, Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, NUH
Vice-Dean (Education), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Group Director, Education Office, NUHS
Ms Melissa Lim
President, Brain Tumour Society (Singapore)
Chairperson, Asia Pacific Brain Tumour Alliance
Patient Advocate, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network
Ms Ai Ling Sim-Devadas
Deputy Director, Office of Patient Engagement (OPEN), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU
Mr Teng Chiun How
Senior Director, Singapore Heart Foundation
