Dr Mikael Hartman

Consultant, Breast and Trauma Surgery, National University Hospital Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, National University of Singapore Adjunct Staff, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

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.

Education and Fellowships

MD (Stockholm), PhD (Karolinska Institute)

Specialty Interests

• 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
  

Awards and Honours

• Breast Cancer Concept Award 2002, US Army, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  
• Breast Cancer Concept Award 2006, US Army, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  
• Best Poster Presentation International Surgical Society (ISS) Meeting 2009, Adelaide, Australia 

Selected Publications (Since 2005)

1. Incidence and outcome of male breast cancer: An international population based studyH Miao, HM Verkooijen, KS Chia, S Lonning, E Pukkola, K Czene, M Hartman.Accepted June 2011, Journal of Clinical Oncology
   
2. A commentary on delayed presentation of breast cancer in SingaporeG Chang, CW Chan, M HartmanAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 12, 2011
   
3. The impact of breast surgery on survival of women presenting with metastatic breast cancerBhooPathy N, Verkooijen HM, Taib NA, Hartman M, Yip CH. Accepted May 2011 in British Journal of Surgery
   
4. Breast cancer prognosis is inherited independently of patient, tumour, and treatment characteristics.Verkooijen HM, Hartman M, Usel M, Benhamou S, Neyroud-Caspar I, Czene K, Vlastos G, Chappuis PO, Bouchardy C, Rapiti E.International Journal of Cancer, 2011 May [Epub ahead of print]
   
5. Breast cancer in a multi-ethnic Asian setting: Results from the Singapore-Malaysia hospital-based breast cancer registry.BhooPathy N, Yip CH, Taib NA, Hartman M, Saxena N, Iau P, Bulgiba AM, Lee SC, Lim SE, Wong JE, Verkooijen HM; Singapore–Malaysia Breast Cancer Working Group.Breast, 2011 April, 20 Suppl 2:S75-80
   
6. Prognostic value of axillary lymph node status after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Results from a multicentre study.Saxena N, Hartman M, Aziz R, Rapiti E, BhooPathy N, Lim SE, Iau P, Taib NA, Schaffar R, Neyroud-Caspar I, Yip CH, Lee SC, Verkooijen HM.European Journal of Cancer, 2011 May, 47(8):1186-92
7. Impact of older age on presentation, management and outcome of breast cancer in the multi-ethnic Asian population of Singapore. Nakul Saxena, Mikael Hartman, Zakir Hussain, NirmalaBhoo Pathy, Philip Iau, Soo Chin Lee, KhaiMun Leef, SiewEng Lime, John E.L. Wong, Helena M. VerkooijenJournal of Geriatric Oncology,2011 Jan, 2(1) 50-57
   
8. Ability to predict breast cancer in Asian women using a polygenic susceptibility model.Hartman M, Suo C, Lim WY, Miao H, Teo YY, Chia KS.Breast Cancer Research Treatment, 2010 Dec 14 [Epub ahead of print]
   
9. Effect of childbirth after treatment on long-term survival from breast cancer. Verkooijen HM, Lim GH, Czene K, Bhalla V, Chow KY, Yap KPL, Chia, KS, Hartman MBritish Journal of Surgery, 97(8): 1253-1259 Aug 2010
   
10. Genome-wide Association Studies of Cancers. CheeSeng Ku, NasheenNaidoo, Mikael Hartmanand YudiPawitanEncyclopedia of Life Sciences, Dec2010 [Epub ahead of print]
    
11. Cancer Genome Sequencing. CheeSeng Ku, NasheenNaidoo, Mikael Hartman and YudiPawitanEncyclopedia of Life Sciences,Dec 2010 [Epub ahead of print]
12.  Diagnostic work-up of contralateral breast cancers has not improved over calendar periodSandberg ME, Hartman M, Edgren G, Eloranta S, Ploner A, Hall P, Czene K.Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Aug 2010, 122 (3): 889-895
13. Molecular epidemiology and its current clinical use in cancer management. Hartman M, Loy EY, Ku CS, Chia KS.Lancet Oncology, Apr 2010, 11 (4): 383-390. Review
14.  The incidence of breast cancer and changes in the use of hormone replacement therapy: A review of the evidence.Verkooijen, HM, Bouchardy C, Vinh-Hung V, Rapiti E, Hartman, MMaturitas, Oct 2009,64 (2) 80-85
    
15. Is Genetic Background Important in Lung Cancer Survival?Lindström LS, Hall P, Hartman M, Wiklund F, Czene K.PLOS ONE, May 2009,4(5) Article No. e5588,
    
16. A constant risk for familial breast cancer? A population-based family study Czene K, Reilly M, Hall P, Hartman M.Breast Cancer Research, May 2009, 11(3) Article No. R30,
    
17. Breast cancer onset in twins and women with bilateral diseaseHartman M, Hall P, Edgren G, Reilly M, Lindstrom L, Lichtenstein P, Kaprio J, Skytthe A, Peto J, Czene K.Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sep 2008,26 (25) 4086-4091
    
18. Familial concordance in cancer survival: a Swedish population-based studyLindström LS, Hall P, Hartman M, Wiklund F, Grönberg H, Czene K.Lancet Oncology, Nov 2007,8(11) 1001-1006
    
19. Incidence and prognosis of synchronous and metachronous bilateral breast cancerHartman M, Czene K, Reilly M, Adolfsson J, Bergh J, Adami, HO, Dickman, PW, Hall P, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25 (27): 4210-4216 Sep 2007
    
20. Is breast cancer prognosis inherited?Hartman M, Lindstom L, Dickman PW, Adami HO, Hall P, Czene, KBreast Cancer Research, 9 (3): Art. No. R39 2007
    
21. Genetic implications of bilateral breast cancer: A population-based cohort studyHartman M, Czene K, Reilly M, Bergh J, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Adami HO, Hall, PLancet Oncology, 6(6): 377-382 Jun 2005