Clin Assoc Prof Iris Rawtaer

Dr Iris Rawtaer graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009 and qualified as a specialist in Psychiatry in 2015. She went on to pursue a clinical and research fellowship in geriatric psychiatry with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She has a special interest in the various biological and psychosocial domains of ageing including dementia and geriatric depression.

• ​MBBS (Singapore)
  
• MMed Psychiatry (Singapore)
  
• Specialist Accreditation in Psychiatry (Singapore)
  
• Master of Clinical Investigation (Singapore)
  

• Director, Research, Sengkang General Hospital
  
• Visiting Faculty, Geriatric Education and Research Institute
  

• Sensors In-home for Elder Wellbeing (SINEW)
• The Use of Robotics for Cognitive and Motor Training in Older Adults
• Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults: The role of technology in physical activity enhancement
• In-Home sensors for assessment of Cognitive and Psychological Health of Older Adults: A Pilot Study 
• Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study
• Intergenerational study on ageing and mental health: Hannah Study.
  

1. Yu J, Kanchi MM, Rawtaer I, Feng L, Kumar AP, Kua EH, Mahendran R, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Differences between multimodal brain-age and chronological-age are linked to telomere shortening. Neurobiology of Aging. 2022 Jul 1;115:60-9.
2. Teh SK, Rawtaer I, Tan AH. Predictive self-organizing neural networks for in-home detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Expert Systems with Applications. 2022 May 19:117538.
3. Yu J, Rawtaer I, Feng L, Kua EH, Mahendran R. The functional and structural connectomes associated with geriatric depression and anxiety symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: Cross-syndrome overlap and generalization. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 30;110:110329.
4. Ng TP, Lee TS, Lim WS, Chong MS, Yap P, Cheong CY, Yap KB, Rawtaer I, Liew TM, Gao Q, Gwee X.. Development, Validation and Field Evaluation of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) Risk Index for Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.  Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2021 Apr 26:1-0.
5. Rawtaer I, KBA Jabbar…. Ng TP. Smart home sensors to evaluate IADL of older adults with cognitive impairment: a feasibility study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 2021;7(1):e12152.
6. Yu J, Rawtaer I.. Mahendran R. Mindfulness intervention for mild cognitive impairment led to attention-related improvements and neuroplastic changes: results from a 9 month randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychiatry Research. 2021 Mar 1;135:203-11
7. Yu J, Rawtaer I, Fam J, Feng L, Heok KE, Mahendran R. The individualized prediction of cognitive test scores in mild cognitive impairment using structural and functional connectivity features. NeuroImage. 2020 Aug 27:117310.
8. Rawtaer I, Mahendran R, Kua EH, Tan HP, Tan HX, Lee TS and Ng TP. Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment With In-Home Sensors to Monitor Behavior Patterns in Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Singapore: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(5) 2020, p.e16854.
9. Chee A, Tay KH, Yap PP, Kwok V, Rawtaer I. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an afebrile patient on second generation antipsychotics. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 11;50:101938-.
10. Peters R, Yasar S, …TP Ng, I Rawtaer …KJ. An investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia and cognitive decline. A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2020 Jan 21; 94(3): e267-8.

More publications can be found here.

Research Publications

1. Predictive models using ambient sensing and artificial intelligence for detection of mildcognitive impairment (2024–2025).
2. Studies on social health, inflammation, and cognition published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity (2024).
3. Randomised controlled trial protocols exploring technology and physical activity interventions to prevent cognitive and physical decline (2024).
4. Case-based and systematic reviews addressing complex neuropsychiatric presentations and clinical management (2024–2025).
5. Her earlier highly cited work includes studies in Journal of Medical Internet
   Research, NeuroImage, and Neurology, highlighting innovations in digital biomarkers, neuroimaging, and epidemiological risk prediction. She maintains a strong citation impact, reflecting sustained contributions to the field.