A/Prof Philip Wong En Hou

Cardiology specialist A/Prof Wong is. In 1989, he graduated with his MBBS from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Singapore Academy of Medicine, and the Royal College of Physicians. At the National Heart Centre Singapore, A/Prof Wong completed advanced cardiology specialty training (NHCS). In his 26 years at NHCS, he has seen more than 40,000 outpatient consultations and carried out more than 5,000 cardiac surgeries. Prior to this, he served as an adjunct professor at Nanyang Technology University at Singapore's School of Materials Science. Research, medical innovation, and entrepreneurship are three things that A/Prof Wong is very interested in. He had a key role in both the 2005 construction of NHCS' first basic research laboratory and the 2014 development of the institute's present research facilities. He has over 65 peer-reviewed papers in the areas of clinical trials, medical devices, and cellular treatment, and he has served as the principal investigator in numerous interventional cardiology trials. He founded two medical start-ups in Singapore and has more than 10 patents in the areas of experimental cell therapy and medical equipment. General cardiology, cardiac catheterization, and percutaneous coronary intervention are among A/Prof Wong's clinical specialties. He has expertise in rotablation, fractional flow reserves, chronic complete occlusions, ocular coherence tomography, intravascular ultrasonography, and sophisticated coronary procedures. He is also knowledgeable in non-invasive diagnostics like treadmill stress tests, ambulatory ECGs, ambulatory blood pressure readings, and echocardiography.

Qualification

• MBBS (S’pore)
• MRCP (UK)
• FAMS (S’pore)