Research groups
May Ee Png
BEng, PhD
Senior Researcher in Health Economics
My research focuses on health economics, particularly economic evaluations in orthopaedics and trauma care, contributing to evidence that informs healthcare policy, clinical guidelines, and resource allocation.
I currently co-lead the validation of economic evaluations (validiTEE) project, which is recruiting participants to develop best-practice standards for validation in health economic studies. I also collaborate with the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) on various trial-based economic evaluations.
Alongside my research, I serve on the Research Methods team in The Bone & Joint Journal Editorial Board and the committees of the Medical Sciences Internal Fund: Pump Priming and the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Student Paper Prize.
My academic background includes a BEng in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Public Health specialising in Health Economics at the National University of Singapore. Before my PhD, I worked as a hospital executive and research coordinator at the Singapore General Hospital, where I gained experience in hospital operation and administration, and worked closely with patients and their caregivers in research studies.
Key publications
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Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults with COVID-19 at increased risk of adverse outcomes (PANORAMIC): an open-label, platform-adaptive randomised controlled trial
Journal article
Butler CC. et al, (2023), The Lancet, 401, 281 - 293
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Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir for high-risk, community-based adults with COVID-19: the PANORAMIC trial
Journal article
Png ME. et al, (2024), British Journal of General Practice, 74, e570 - e579
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Cemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular hip fracture
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Fernandez MA. et al, (2022), New England Journal of Medicine, 386, 521 - 530
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Cost-utility analysis of cemented hemiarthroplasty versus hydroxyapatite-coated uncemented hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of displaced intracapsular hip fractures the World hip trauma evaluation 5 (White 5) trial
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Png ME. et al, (2022), Bone and Joint Journal, 104 B, 922 - 928
Recent publications
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Risk factors associated with the development of complications after a hip fracture.
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Goh EL. et al, (2025), Bone Joint J, 107-B, 950 - 956
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Clinical outcomes following treatment of extracapsular hip fractures with long versus short cephalomedullary nails
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Goh EL. et al, (2025), The Bone & Joint Journal
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Cost-effectiveness of routine COVID-19 adult vaccination programmes in England
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Keeling MJ. et al, (2025), Vaccine, 53
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The impact of complications on quality of life and mortality after hip fracture
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Goh EL. et al, (2025), The Bone & Joint Journal
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The risk of complications after hip fracture
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Goh EL. et al, (2025), Bone and Joint Journal, 107, 362 - 367