​MBBS, FRCOG (UK), MD (Lond), FAMS, MAppLaw

Professor Tay is a senior consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, with special interests in gynaecological tumours, colposcopy and management of cervical screening abnormalities, and endometriosis.
Professor Tay graduated MBBS and MD from University College London, completed his specialist training in obstetrics & gynaecology in London with subspecialty training in colposcopy and laser treatment of pre-invasive cervical disease. He had fellowship training in immunotherapy of gynaecological cancer at the MD Anderson Medical Centre and Institute of Tumours, Houston, Texas, USA in 1993. Professor Tay has been a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists London (FRCOG) in 1989 and 1998, respectively. He was Clinical Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2000 and, later, Clinical Professor, at Duke-NUS Medical School. Prof Tay is faculty member in the academic clinical program for residency training, a medical educator and author of three books and many text books in gynaecology, has more than 110 publications in peer reviewed medical and scientific journals, and is a frequent speaker in regional and international conferences.

Dr Mantoo Sangeeta
FRCPath(UK) , MD (Pathology) , MBBS

Dr Sangeeta Mantoo is Senior Consultant and Head of Cytology section in the Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital. After completing her Masters in Pathology in India, she became member and fellow of the UK Royal College of Pathologists. She was awarded observership at University Hospital, Nantes, France in 2012 and Fellowship in Cytopathology and Molecular Cytopathology at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA in 2016. Dr Mantoo is Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Core Faculty of SingHealth Pathology Residency Program, and lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, and has received Outstanding Faculty Awards and Inspiring Mentor Awards several times. She is Honorary Secretary of the Society of Cytology, Singapore, Council Member of Singapore Society of Pathologists and has been International member of European Congress of Pathology and American Society of Cytopathology. Dr Mantoo is involved in several funded institutional and inter-institutional research projects, with numerous conference/seminar presentations & peer-reviewed journal publications.

Ana Richelia (“Richie”) Jara-Lazaro, MD, FPSP, DAMS, DipRCPath

Dr. Richie Lazaro joined Roche in 2019, in the non-commercial division of Medical and Scientific Affairs – Pathology, at Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

She earned her Medical Degree in University of the East (UERMMMC) in Philippines, is a Fellow of the Philippine Society of Pathologists, and Diplomate of the Singapore Academy of Medicine and UK Royal College of Pathologists.

Previously Associate Pathology Director in a leading global clinical trials organisation, Q2 Solutions, Dr. Jara-Lazaro headed histopathology and served as Principal Investigator for global companion diagnostics and oncology clinical trials. Prior to this role, Dr. Jara-Lazaro worked in Singapore General Hospital Pathology Department, where she also subspecialized in breast and urologic pathology, and was clinical lead of the digital pathology pilot project in collaboration with the Singapore Ministry of Health.

She has multiple peer-reviewed international publications, is a manuscript reviewer for several pathology journals, and regularly participates in regional and international conferences.