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Neurologist Dr Ho King Hee
Dr. Ho King Hee spent several years teaching Neurology and Internal
Medicine in the National University of Singapore before leaving in
2001 for private practice in the Gleneagles Medical Centre. He has
obtained postgraduate fellowships in the Institute of Neurology,
Queen Square, London and Oxford University for subspecialty training
in giddiness and disorders of balance as well as electrophysiology of
the nervous system respectively.
Dr. Ho has published extensively on headache epidemiology in
Singapore and was Founding President of the Headache Society of
Singapore. He also sits on the Pain Advisory Board of Singapore and
is a Board Member of the Epilepsy Care Group of Singapore. He enjoys
his responsibilities as an external examiner for postgraduate Family
Medicine candidates in Singapore and continues to teach primary care
physicians and university undergraduates on a regular basis.
His practice encompasses patients suffering from headaches and other
painful conditions, giddiness, disorders of consciousness, memory
problems, strokes and limb weakness. He is married with four children
and likes to play tennis, watch anime and read fantasy books with a
good beer in hand.
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Cardiologist Kenneth Ng
Dr. Ng is a Heart Failure Specialist who is the Director of the Heart
Failure Programme in the National Healthcare Group (2003 to 2007). He
runs a very successful heart failure service and has regularly
published research articles on heart failure in peer reviewed
international cardiology journals. He is widely recognized as an expert
in the field of heart failure in the ASEAN region and has regularly
been invited to give talks on heart failure at both regional
conferences as well as the American Congress of Cardiology Annual
Scientific Meeting. He has also established surgical and mechanical
assist device therapy programs for heart failure in Tan Tock Seng
Hospital. He is a board certified cardiologist in Adult Comprehensive
Echocardiography issued by the National Board of Education in the USA.
He spent a year and a half as a heart failure/transplant fellow in the
Cleveland Clinic (2002 -2003). He is involved in the education of
medical students and trainee doctors through his appointment as a
clinical tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National
University of Singapore. He is an accredited instructor in Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and has been invited to Malaysia and Brunei
to conduct ACLS courses.
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Urologist Dr James K N Tan
 After
completing his Advanced Surgical Training (Urology) in 1999, Dr James
Tan further subspecialize in Urological Cancer Surgery in Canada. He is
also trained in Laparoscopic (Key-hole) Urologic Surgery at USA's
Cleveland Clinic, Taiwan's Chi-Mei Medical Centre, and France's Henri
Mondor Hospital. In 2002, he completed training in robotic surgery at
USA's leading robotic surgery centre - Henry Ford Hospital.
Dr Tan has wide experience in managing kidney, bladder and prostate
cancer. He is the first in Singapore to perform complex and advanced
laparoscopic operations including laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
for prostate cancer and retroperitoneal radical nephrectomy for kidney
cancer (2002). He now performs robotic prostatectomy for prostate
cancer using the highly sophisticated da Vinci robotic system.
Website:
www.urology.com.sg
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Oncologist Dr S W Wong
Dr Wong Seng Weng is currently the Medical Director and Consultant Medical
Oncologist & Physician of The Cancer Centre at the Paragon Medical Centre. He
obtained his basic medical degree from the National University of Singapore
(NUS) under the Lim Boon Keng and Tan Siak Kew Scholarships and graduated
on the Dean's List. He completed his post-graduate training in Internal Medicine
and obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United
Kingdom (MRCP UK). Thereafter, he achieved Specialist Accreditation with the
Ministry of Health Singapore and was admitted as Fellow of the Academy of
Medicine of Singapore (FAMS) and College of Physicians of Singapore.
Dr Wong continued his practice in the National University Hospital and was
appointed clinical tutor of the clinical faculty of the National University of
Singapore. Apart from pursuing his clinical practice, Dr Wong was keenly
involved as an investigator in over twenty clinical trials exploring novel methods
of cancer treatment. He previously held the posts of Consultant Medical
Oncologist and Senior Partner in Raffles Hospital. He is a member of the
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as well as the European Society
for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and Singapore Society of Oncology.
Dr Wong specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adult cancers with special
interest in breast cancers, lung cancers and gastrointestinal cancers. He is
currently also a visiting consultant of the National University Hospital.
- Medical Director, Consultant Medical Oncologist & Physician, The Cancer
Centre, Paragon Medical Centre
- Visiting Consultant, the National University Hospital
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Singapore)
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Fellow of the College of Physicians Singapore (Medical Oncology)
- Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncolgy (ASCO)
- Member of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Member of the Singapore Society of Oncology
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Consultant Cardiologist Dr Lim Yean Teng
Dr YT Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore’s Faculty
of Medicine in 1983. After completing his training in Internal
Medicine, he underwent general cardiology training at the Epworth
Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Cardiac Department at
the National University Hospital in Singapore. He was then sent for
interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology training, and later
peripheral angioplasty training in the United States. He is recognized
as a key opinion leader in the field of interventional cardiology, and
regularly invited as speaker, chairperson and moderator for major
coronary interventional meetings in Asia-Pacific region. . He has
authored/co-authored book chapters, over eighty scientific papers and a
hundred abstracts.
Dr Lim was Head, Division of Cardiology, Department of
Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Chief, Cardiac
Department, National University of Hospital before relinquishing the
position to become Chairman, Medical Board of the hospital. In the 24
years with public service, he served in various capacities – as a
senior consultant cardiologist, a university academic, administrator
and medical leadership, promoting innovation in cardiology as well as
improving the quality of health care and services in Singapore. He
continues to serve on a number of national committees, and has received
many awards, including a Commendation Medal during 2003 National Day
Award for his leadership effort in combating SARS, and Courage Star
Award.
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Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist Dr Cheong Wei Kuen
 Dr
Cheong Wei Kuen is a Consultant in Gastrointestinal / Hepatobiliary
Diseases and an Endoscopist since 1990. Previously with Singapore
General Hospital ( SGH ) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
he moved to private practice in Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre in 2000.
He graduated amongst one of the top 6 in his medical class with a MBBS
from the National University of Singapore in 1983 and was awarded the
Mickie Prize for Surgery at the Final MBBS exam. In 1988 he obtained
his Masters Degree in Internal Medicine and also became a Member of the
Royal College of Physicians ( United Kingdom ). He was admitted as a
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine ( Singapore ) in 1999.
He chose to undergo advanced training in Toronto Canada
from 1991-1992 , with special emphasis in the fields of IBD or
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ( Crohn’s Disease , Ulcerative Colitis ) ,
bowel failure ( short bowel syndrome ), malabsorption and Total
Parenteral Nutrition ( TPN ). His work has seeded the establishment of
specialised clinics for such diseases in SGH, in addition to
overseeing, formalising and training the multidisciplinary team running
the hospital wide TPN service of SGH from 1993-2000. This hospital now
runs an effective Home TPN service critical in the management and
rehabilitation of many patients with bowel failure of differing
etiologies. He was awarded the Harry M Vars Research Award for a paper
on TPN related osteoporosis , a piece of research work completed while
he was overseas . He has also written chapters on the problem of Trace
Element Deficiencies in TPN.
His interests are not restricted IBD and TPN . He remains active in the
lecture circuit on a wide range of topics from luminal gastroenterology
to hepatology and continues to participate in international treatment
trials for viral hepatitis.
He held the positions of Scientific Chairman (1994-1995) and Treasurer
(1995-1996) Gastroenterological Society of Singapore and was also
Secretary, Scientific Subcommittee for the American Gastroenterological
Society International / Gastroenterological Society of Singapore
Meeting, 1995.
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