Dr Jared Ryan Durnford

Dr Jared is an Associate Consultant Paediatrician at the KK and Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2016 with Honors. He went on to complete the Singhealth Residency training programme in Paediatric Medicine in 2025 and was awarded Membership to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK) and Master of Medicine, Paediatrics (Singapore).

Jared is a passionate educator and clinician. He strives to deliver evidence-based care and is believes strongly in good patient and family education. He is also involved in post and undergraduate education for aspiring young medical professionals.

• MRCPCH (UK) 2024
• MMed (Paeds) 2022
• MBBS (Hons) National University of Singapore 2016

• Associate Consultant, Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 2025 – Present
• Member, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK, 2024 – present
• Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• SingHealth Associate in Education

• RISE Awards, SingHealth, Outstanding Faculty Award (2023)
• Excellence Award, KKH World Patient Safety Day Poster Presentation (2021)

• Lim HY, Viegelmann G, Lee EY, Durnford J, Rajan C, Chong CY, Li J, Thoon KC, Nadua KD, Kam KQ, Yung CF, Soh SY, Taschawee A, Das L, Choo JTL, Liew WK, Tan NWH. Fever of Unknown Origin in Children: A 14-Year, Single Institution Retrospective Review. Sage Open Pediatr. 2025 Apr 2;12:30502225251321030. doi: 10.1177/30502225251321030
• Ngeow AJH, Moosa AS, Tan MG, Zou L, Goh MMR, Lim GH, Tagamolila V, Ereno I, Durnford JR, Cheung SKH, Hong NWJ, Soh SY, Tay YY, Chang ZY, Ong R, Tsang LPM, Yip BKL, Chia KW, Yap K, Lim MH, Ta AWA, Goh HL, Yeo CL, Chan DKL, Tan NC; BiliSG Study Group. Development and Validation of a Smartphone Application for Neonatal Jaundice Screening. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 2;7(12):e2450260. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.50260.
• Durnford, J., Lee, M.W., Bhattacharyya, R. et al. Pediatric Cold Agglutinin Syndrome in the Post-COVID19 Era. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-024-01835-6
• Kee, A., Durnford, J., Lim, F., Chow Wei Xiang, E., Koh Choon-Huat, G. (2016). An Evaluation Of A Student-Led Faculty-Supported Inter-Professional Student Medical-Nursing Education Conference (SMEC). The Singapore Family Physician. 2016. 42(3), pp.71-74.