Mikael Hartman

Biography

 Dr Mikael Hartman has been practicing in Singapore since 2009 and is originally from Stockholm, Sweden where he received his training at Karolinska Institute. That is also where he received his board certification in General Surgery in 2005. Having completed his doctoral studies in the field of epidemiology in 2007, he specializes in the field of breast cancer etiology and prognostification as well as inheritance of cancer prognosis. He has been a co-recipient of the Breast Cancer Concept Award, US Army, in 2002 and 2006. He heads a research group of more than ten members including four PhD students and is leading the development of the Singapore Breast Cancer Cohort and the Singapore-Malaysia Breast Cancer Working Group with research funding totaling S$800,000. The research has been published in Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research, British Journal of Surgery, European Journal of Cancer etc. He serves as the Deputy Director of the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Surgery, NUHS as well as the Deputy Director of the University Surgical Cluster Research Committee, NUHS. He is a father of 3 children with a keen interest in skiing, hiking and mountain biking and his brown labrador.

Research Interest

  Breast cancer etiology Breast cancer prognostication Inheritance of prognosis Trauma Clinical epidemiology  Professional Highlights 20+ peer reviewed articles in high ranking international journals Principle investigator of 10+ projects