Adj Prof Muthiah is a Singaporean Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He subsequently undertook specialist training in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology, graduating as the valedictorian of his cohort. He undertook further research training in Hepatology in Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Prof Muthiah has a keen interest in Hepatology and liver transplantation and is currently the Director of the Liver Transplantation Programme in the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore. His research interest is in the interplay of cardiometabolic diseases and the liver, and he has published extensively on the topic, with more than 200 publications including lead author publications in top tier journals. He is also actively involved in medical education, serving as the co-director of the final year undergraduate medical school programme in NUH, and has received numerous teaching awards from the university.
Despite his active involvement in research and education, he runs a busy clinical practice and holds fast to the belief that excellence in medical research and education can only be borne out passion for clinical medicine.