Dr. Charles Chan

A well-known figure in the area, Dr. Charles Chan is regarded as a leading authority in the disciplines of coronary interventions, peripheral treatments, such as carotid stenting, and aortic and mitral balloon valvuloplasty. In Singapore, he performed various "first procedures," such as rotablator atherectomy, aortic valvuloplasty, and transradial coronary treatments. He is a faculty member of Trans Catheter Therapeutics (USA), TCT Asia Pacific (South Korea), and PCR Asia, and is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost experts in the field of coronary interventions (Singapore). Prior to entering private practise, Dr. Chan taught medicine as a lecturer at the National University of Singapore (1984–1986) and the University of Aberdeen (1984–1986). (2001). He previously served as the National Heart Centre of Singapore's Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Interventional Cardiology. He has authored multiple book chapters and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles that have been published in international publications. He got the Leonard Abramson Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons Medical School in the Final MB and the Desmond Lyons Gold Medal in Medicine from St Laurence Hospital after earning his Honours Degree from the National University of Ireland in 1982. (1982). After receiving his MRCP (UK) in 1985, he began his cardiology training at the University Hospital Charles Nicolle in Rouen, the Green Lane Hospital in New Zealand, and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland (France). He was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology in 1999 and the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) in 1996. Dr. Chan's areas of expertise include peripheral interventions such as carotid stenting, aortic and mitral ballon valvuloplasty, and coronary treatments.

Qualification

• MBBCh BAO
• First Class Honours
• National University of Ireland
• Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
• Ireland
• Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Ireland