National University Hospital, Singapore

At the NUH's Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Dr. Alfred Kow is an active surgeon. A/Prof Kow finished his advanced surgical training at Tan Tock Seng Hospital after earning his Master of Medicine (Surgery), Master of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Master of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland diplomas in 2005. He earned his Fellowship in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Hong Kong in 2009. In the same year, the Ministry of Health in Singapore awarded him Specialist accreditation in general surgery. In order to pursue fellowship training in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgical oncology at Samsung Medical Center & Samsung Cancer Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, he received funding from National University Health System in 2010. He wrote six peer-reviewed journals during his one-year stay in Korea, either alone or with others. Additionally, he has produced a book chapter and multiple articles for peer-reviewed journals on pancreatic surgery, liver surgery, and biliary surgery. A/Prof Kow has a keen interest in laparoscopic surgery for hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders as well as liver transplantation from both deceased and living donors. View Profile

Senior Consultant and the first Head of Thoracic Surgery at Singapore's National University Heart Centre is Associate Professor John Tam (NUHCS). At the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), he holds the position of Associate Professor with tenure. A/Prof Tam specialises in performing Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, a minimally invasive single-port keyhole procedure (UVATS). Since June 25, 2009, he has been performing Uniportal VATS lobectomy, and since that time, hundreds of patients have benefited from this method. A/Prof Tam has excelled in improved postoperative recovery procedures, pain management, and quality of life to maximise patients' comfort and wellbeing. He is passionate about training the next generation of thoracic surgeons in Singapore and Asia, and he oversees a high-performing team of thoracic surgeons with great surgical results. Awards: Gold Awards for Excellent Service from SPRING Singapore (2008 - 2009) Award for Excellence in Teaching by NUS Faculty (2007- 2010) Award for Excellence in Teaching in NUS Medicine (2019) View Profile

Currently, A/Prof Yeo is in charge of the neurosurgery department at the National University Hospital in Singapore. He also serves as the Singapore Gamma Knife Center's medical director. He received his MBBS in 1985 after completing his undergraduate medical training at the National University of Singapore. In 1994, having finished his postgraduate neurosurgery studies in Melbourne, Australia, after completing his National Service in the army from 1986 to 1988, he received his exit neurosurgical qualifications (FRACS). Later, he completed additional specialist training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery in Grenoble, France, Toronto, Canada, Seattle, USA, and other locations. Over the years, he has received many research funds and published extensively in the literature of neurosurgery, particularly in the fields of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, head injuries, and virtual reality neurosurgery. View Profile

Graduate of the National University of Singapore Medical School is Dr. Dave Lee. In 2009, he completed his training to become an orthopaedic expert. He completed a sports surgery fellowship in Louisville, USA, with funding from the Singapore Ministry of Health, where he assisted in the surgical treatment and recovery of top NCAA College players. A fellowship in lower limb surgery focused on joint preservation and lower limb reconstructions was completed after that in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Lee is an expert in arthroscopic knee and shoulder repair with a focus on knee preservation. He has conducted more than 3000 arthroscopic procedures on the knee, shoulder, ankle, and hip over the past 12 years. Over 400 knee preservation treatments, such as osteotomies, meniscus transplants, cartilage repair and reconstruction, and over 1500 knee ligament reconstructions are included in this. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the Changi General Hospital Sports Medicine Centre's Director of Sports Surgery, collaborating with 4 other orthopaedic surgeons to support the group of sports physicians and provide surgical care to elite and amateur athletes. Dr. Dave Lee has received numerous honours for his clinical and investigative work, including the Japan Orthopaedic Association Fellowship in 2005, the Singapore Orthopaedic Association N Balachandran Prize in 2008, the APKASS-ESSKA Fellowship in 2010, the CGH Gold Caring Award in 2014, and the Singhealth Silver Award in 2018. View Profile

The National University of Singapore (NUS) graduate Dr. Lee Guan-Huei finished his advanced specialty specialisation in gastroenterology in 2009. At the Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital in London, he underwent additional training as a clinical fellow with an emphasis on liver critical care. In 2014, he earned his PhD from NUS. In 2015, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh granted him Fellowship. Dr. Lee has contributed to enhancing the clinical and scientific capacities of the National University Hospital's (NUH) Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, particularly in the management of liver failure and liver transplantation. Currently, Dr. Lee serves as the division's head and director of research for gastroenterology and hepatology. He has contributed to enhancing the clinical and research capacities of the National University Hospital's (NUH) Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, particularly in the management of liver failure and liver transplantation. From 2017 to 2021, Dr. Lee served as the Medical Director of the Adult Liver Transplantation Program at NUH's National University Centre for Organ Transplantation (NUCOT). The focus of Dr. Lee's research is the application of technological and biomedical advances to the study of hepatology. His current study is concentrated on creating new targets to effectively treat chronic hepatitis B. His further scientific interests include chronic hepatitis E, fatty liver, liver malignancy, and liver failure. He has published numerous studies in prestigious journals including Gastroenterology, Gut, and Molecular & Cellular Biology that have undergone peer review. View Profile

Currently serving as the Clinical Director of the Heart Failure Program at NUHCS, Dr. Lin Weiqin is a Consultant with the Department of Cardiology at the National University Heart Centre of Singapore (NUHCS). 2008 saw Dr. Lin graduate from the National University of Singapore with a degree in medicine and surgery. In 2011, he received the Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore and membership in the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) after completing his basic specialist training in internal medicine. The National University Heart Centre in Singapore is where he finished his cardiology studies before being hired as a staff cardiologist in 2015. When he received the Healthcare Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) in 2017, he began a year-long fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, United States. During the fellowship, he received training in the management of acute heart failure with short-term mechanical circulatory support, as well as the care of advanced heart failure patients with implanted durable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) or heart transplants. Cardiomyopathies (including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, and cardiac sarcoidosis) and echocardiography are among Dr. Lin's other specialist interests in addition to heart failure. As part of his practise, he conducts cardiac biopsies and right heart catheterization. Additionally, he is a member of the committee overseeing the nation's mechanical circulatory support and heart transplant programmes. View Profile

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Studies from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, Prof. A. Vathsala went on to study medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. She got membership in the Royal College of Physicians after completing her internal medicine studies in Singapore (United Kingdom). She got training in transplantation at the Cornell University School of Medicine in the United States and training in renal medicine at the Singapore General Hospital after being awarded a Health Manpower Development Program scholarship. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Singapore). Prof. Vathsala has spent her entire professional life working to advance clinical renal transplantation since completing her transplant training. She has been an ardent supporter of kidney transplantation as the preferred treatment for individuals with renal failure and a fierce opponent of the commercialization of organ donation. She oversaw the management of the first pancreas kidney transplant at NUH and Singapore in 2012, as well as the first spousal kidney transplant in 1991, cross-match positive deceased donor kidney transplants since 2007, and the rare blood group incompatible and cross-match positive kidney transplant performed at NUH in 2009. The results of renal transplantation in Singapore are some of the best in the world because to her leadership. These outstanding outcomes have led to recognition of both her as a person and the transplant programme she oversees as a centre of excellence for clinical excellence, quality of care, education, and research. View Profile

Senior Consultant for the National University Hospital's Division of Neurology is Professor Benjamin Ong. He presently serves as the National University of Singapore's Senior Vice President (Health Education & Resources). From January 2014 to January 2020, he was the Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health in Singapore. At the National University of Singapore, Prof. Ong earned his MBBS in 1981. He continued his education in neurology by completing fellowships at the Institute for Molecular Medicine and the Institute of Neurology in the UK and Singapore (Oxford, UK). His areas of interest in study are neuroimmunology and neuroepidemiology. He continues to practise postgraduate internal medicine and Neurology Specialist Training. Prof. Ong was awarded the National Day Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2009 for his contributions to leadership, and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2015 for his exceptional performance in these areas. For his services to Singapore's healthcare in 2020, Professor Ong received the Meritorious Service Medal from the President of the Republic of Singapore. View Profile

Prof. Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore and the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom with medical degrees, and she also did a residency in cancer genetics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the United States. She presently holds the positions of Senior Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute, Singapore, Associate Director of Research at NCIS, Head and Senior Consultant in the Department of Haematology-Oncology, and Head of the department. She served as the former chair of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore's Chapter of Medical Oncologists, and since 2009, she has served on the Ministry of Health's Specialist Accreditation Board for Medical Oncology. Since 2008, she has served as Chair of Domain-Specific Ethics Review Board B of the National Healthcare Group. She also serves on the Drug Advisory Committee for Oncology Drugs for the Singapore Ministry of Health. She has almost 150 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious oncology and pharmacogenetics journals, including Cancer, Oncology, Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, British Journal of Cancer, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, New England Journal of Medicine, among others. She received the Singapore National Medical Research Council Senior Clinician Scientist Award in 2009 and again She has evaluated articles for numerous international journals, including Annals of Oncology, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, British Journal of Cancer, Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, Personalized Medicine, and Gut. View Profile