PROFESSOR YEOH KHAY GUAN
Chief Executive, National University Health System
Irene Tan Liang Kheng Professor in Medicine and Oncology
Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), National University of Singapore
Professor Yeoh is Chief Executive of the National University Health System. He is also concurrently the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Professor in Medicine & Oncology and Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), National University of Singapore. He practises as a Senior Consultant at the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, National University Hospital (NUH). He served as Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) from 2011 to 2018.
Prof Yeoh received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from NUS in 1987 and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the NUH. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Glasgow, and a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He received several awards, including the Nishi-Takahashi Lectureship at the 9th International Gastric Cancer Conference in 2011, Outstanding Clinician Scientist award at the National Medical Excellence Awards 2013 from the Ministry of Health, Singapore as well as the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to medical education and healthcare in Singapore.
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MR CHUA SONG KHIM
Deputy Chief Executive,
National University Health System
Mr Chua Song Khim joins the senior leadership team at NUHS to develop an integrated academic health system that addresses Singapore's current and future needs. He was appointed Deputy Chief Executive, NUHS in January 2017 while concurrently as Chief Executive Officer, NTUC Health until he relinquished his NTUC position in June 2018. In his Dy CE role, he is responsible for supporting the Alexandra Campus Development, National University Polyclinics, Family Medicine & Regional Health System Planning. As the CEO of NTUC Unity Healthcare and Executive Director of NTUC Eldercare Cooperatives in 2012, he led the integration effort to form NTUC Health Cooperative in 2014. Today, NTUC Heath is the largest health co-operative in Singapore (one of NTUC's social enterprises), providing a comprehensive suite of health and eldercare services ranging from dental, family medicine, senior day care, homecare, nursing homes and senior wellness centres. Mr Chua was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of NUH in 2001 before assuming the Chief Executive Officer position in July 2001 to July 2008. During his term at NUH, the hospital became the first hospital in Singapore to be accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) besides being ISO certified for ISO 9001:2000 (Quality Management), ISO 14001:1996 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001:1999 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System). NUH also received Spring Singapore's People Excellence Award and the Singapore Service Class. Mr Chua was instrumental in the master planning of the Kent Ridge campus that saw the development of the NUHS Tower Block and the new Medical Centre with the Kent Ridge MRT station, as well as positioning NUH to allow the creation of NUHS in 2007. In 2008, Mr Chua left NUH and took up the position of Group Chief Executive Officer of public listed company China Healthcare Ltd (Econ Healthcare), that owns and operates a network of nursing homes and eldercare services in Singapore and Malaysia. Mr Chua holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Master's degree in Health Services Administration (Policy & Management) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA). Over the years, Mr Chua had received numerous awards, including the National Day Commendation Medal, NTUC Commendation Medal, Ministry of Health's Health Leader Award and the Republic of Singapore Navy's National Servicemen of the Year award (Commendation). He is a Board member of St Luke's Hospital and Jurong Health Services Fund Board; Chairman of the MOH's Healthcare Productivity Implementation Taskforce (HPIT); a member of the Future Economy Council Essential Domestic Services Sub-Committee as well as a member of the Advisory Committee, School of Sports, Health and Leisure of Republic Polytechnic. Mr Chua also serves as an Elder in Bethesda Christian Centre. He was the former Chairman of the Agency for Integrated Care's Strategic Advisory Committee - Quality Improvement for the Intermediate & Long Term Care sector, a member of Ministry of Health's City for All Ages Committee, and a member of Healthcare Tripartite Committee for Workforce Innovation and Productivity.
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MR FOO HEE JUG
Deputy Chief Executive, National University Health System
Chief Executive Officer, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Mr Foo Hee Jug is the Deputy Chief Executive of the National University Health System where he oversees the JurongHealth campus comprising the integrated 700-bed Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and 400-bed Jurong Community Hospital as well as the Jurong Medical Centre. He is also responsible to drive the collaboration with institutions in the Intermediate and Long-term Care (ILTC) sector in the western region to improve care integration for patients. Mr Foo also holds a concurrent appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
With 23 years of experience in public healthcare, Mr Foo rose through the ranks and helmed several key positions including Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Changi General Hospital, COO at Singapore General Hospital, with concurrent appointments as SingHealth's Group COO and Group Chief Procurement Officer. At these institutions, he was responsible for driving infrastructure development, operations effectiveness and efficiency, and quality at the organisational level. For his key role during the SARS outbreak in 2003, he was conferred the National Day Commendation by the President of Singapore.
Mr Foo serves on various public sector committees/ boards such as the Workplace Safety and Health Council, the JurongHealth Fund Board, the South West Development Council, the HomeTeamNS Board of Governors and the Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Health Sciences Advisory Committee.
He was an Assistant Superintendent in the Singapore Police Force (SPF), having won a Public Service Commission Scholarship, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours (2nd Class Upper) from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Public Heath (Health Services Management) from the Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles. In 2007, he attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
He is currently NS Commander of CID and holds the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (NS).
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LIU HERN CHOON EUGENE
Chief Executive Officer, National University Hospital Dr Eugene H.C. Liu (MBChB, MPhil, MD, FRCA) is CEO of the National University Hospital, the flagship 1,250-bed tertiary care hospital of the National University Health System.
He is a specialist in anaesthesia and also trained in epidemiology. He continues clinical anaesthesia work, with interests in airway management, and serves on the Ministry of Health's Residency Advisory Committee for Anaesthesia.
An Associate Professor with the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, he previously served as its Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) and also Head of the Department of Anaesthesia in NUH and NUS.
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PROFESSOR QUEK SWEE CHYE
MBBS, MMed (Paed), MD, DCH (London), FAMS, FRCPCH (UK), FACC (USA)
Professor of Paediatrics & Chairman of Medical Board, National University Hospital (NUH)
Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, NUH
Professor Quek Swee Chye graduated from the National University of Singapore, and proceeded on to specialist training in peadiatrics. He was awarded a medal for being the top candidate in the Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) examination. Professor Quek then joined his alma mater as a full time faculty, contributing to teaching and research, in addition to full time clinical service. Professor Quek majors in the subspecialty of cardiology. He completed a fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, whilst on study leave from NUS. He was also awarded the Ministry of Health's Senior Clinician HMDP to pursue advanced training at the Boston Children's at Harvard University, and Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University.
Professor Quek heads the Division of Paediatric Cardiology, and his interests are heart disease in children (both congenital and acquired) and Kawasaki disease. In research, Professor Quek successfully defended his thesis and was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and participated in many international conferences, both to present papers and as invited faculty. In recognition of his many contributions to cardiology, he was awarded Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology. Professor Quek is the only Singaporean and Asian to be accorded the honor of being a Council Member of the Adult Congenital and Paediatric Cardiology Section of the American College of Cardiology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (United Kingdom), Academy of Medicine and College of Paediatricians and Child Health, Singapore.
Professor Quek is Chairman of Medical Board at National University Hospital. For many years, he has been appointed visiting senior consultant to the Ministry of Health, Singapore, and the Health Promotion Board's School Health Service. For his many outstanding contributions to clinical service, he has been bestowed the National Medical Excellence Awards 2013 (Outstanding Clinical Quality Activist Award) by the Ministry of Health, Singapore and the inaugural NUHS-Mokhtar Riady Pinnacle Award 2013 (Excellence Award) by NUHS.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CHEAH WEI KEAT
Chairman, Medical Board, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Head & Senior Consultant, General Surgery, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
A/Professor Cheah Wei Keat is the Chairman of Medical Board, and Head and Senior Consultant, General Surgery, at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He was previously the Head, Division of General Surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH). He graduated in Medicine in Australia and completed his fellowship in General Surgery at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was subsequently elected to fellowship at the Academy of Medicine of Singapore and the American College of Surgeons. He completed his postgraduate general surgical training in Australia and his endocrine surgery fellowship in San Francisco, USA.
His main clinical and academic interest is in minimally invasive surgery and endocrine surgery. A/Prof Cheah has made progress in the development of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery in Singapore and has presented more than 200 papers at national and international scientific meetings, and published widely in refereed journals. Assoc Prof Cheah is currently a Senior Consultant and Visiting Surgeon at the Department of Surgery, NUH, and Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is also a member of several professional societies in endocrine surgery and endo-laparoscopic surgery. | 
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JASON PHUA
Chief Executive Officer, Alexandra Hospital Associate Professor Jason Phua is the CEO of Alexandra Hospital, and is a specialist in Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.
He served as the Head of Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NUH, from 2012 to 2016, and is the past President of the Society of Intensive Care Medicine (Singapore), the Deputy Chair of the National Intensive Care Unity Repository (NICUR), the Chair of the Asia Ventilation Forum (AVF), and the Secretary of the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials (ACCCT) Group.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KHOO SEE MENG
Chairman Medical Board, Alexandra Hospital
Head, Division of Acute Care, University Medicine Cluster, NUH
Senior Consultant, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, University Medicine Cluster, NUH
Associate Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Associate Professor Khoo See Meng is the Chairman Medical Board of Alexandra Hospital. He is a specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, and is the Director of the Sleep Medicine service, NUH, and the Head of Division of Acute Care, University Medicine Cluster, NUH.
A/Prof Khoo served as the Programme Director for NUHS Internal Medicine Residency Programme from 2009 to 2017 and during this time, he received multiple teaching excellence awards. In his role as a clinician educator, A/Prof Khoo continues to contribute actively to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and remains a mentor to many today. |
DR LEW YII JEN
Chief Executive Officer, National University Polyclinics Dr Lew Yii Jen is Chief Executive Officer of the National University Polyclinics. A practicing family physician, Dr Lew obtained his Masters of Medicine, Family Medicine from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians, Singapore, FCFP(S). Dr Lew previously served as the Senior Director of Clinical Services at National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP) where he oversaw the clinical quality and patient safety matters of the nine polyclinics. He coordinated with the nurses, Care Managers, Allied Health Professionals and the operations staff in the team based comprehensive care of chronic patients, as well as communicated with the regional hospitals in the integration of care of patients across different institutions. Dr Lew was also responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency preparedness of the polyclinics under NHGP in the areas of civil and national emergencies including pandemic situations.
He has served as a member of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Expert Committee on Immunisation, the MOH Inter-Agency Committee on Mental Health Integration, and the Agency of Integrated Care GP Advisory Panel.
Dr Lew is active in important medical covers for international events, the most recent being the setting up of medical centres for the SEA Games and Para Games in 2015. He is currently involved in the MOH Chronic Disease Management Programme Clinical Advisory Committee which advises on the latest medical condition to be CDMP Medisave claimable.
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PROFESSOR CHONG YAP SENG
Lien Ying Chow Professor in Medicine
Dean, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Professor Chong Yap Seng has been the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, since 1 January 2019. He is also the Executive Director of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) since 2015. As a respected clinician and researcher with a profound interest in women’s health and early development, he is the Lead Principal Investigator of the National Research Foundation Translational and Clinical Research Flagship Programme on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. Prof Chong is also a Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University Hospital (NUH), and a member of the Executive Group of the National University Health System (NUHS) as well as a board member of the National Medical Research Council.
Prof Chong has well over 300 peer-reviewed research publications, including papers in The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ covering topics like the genetic epidemiology of pregnancy-related disorders, intrapartum and postpartum management, natural childbirth, strategies to promote breastfeeding, and the developmental origins of health and disease. He has formed multiple academic and industry collaborations with a particular focus in the area of early human development and nutrition, with research grant funding of more than $100 million. For his efforts, Prof Chong was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award by Singapore’s Ministry of Health in 2017.
Prior to his appointment as the Dean of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Prof Chong was Vice-Dean (Academic Medicine) in which he supports the school on the strategic recruitment of top faculty, development of research collaborations within the university and its external partners, as well as the promotion of academic medicine. He led the school’s Medical Education Unit from 2004 to 2014 and his contributions to medical education have been recognised by university and national awards.
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PROFESSOR PATRICK FINBARR ALLEN
Dean, NUS Faculty of Dentistry
Chair, University Dental Cluster, National University Hospital
Director, National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
Professor Patrick Finbarr Allen is a Prosthodontist by training and has a particular interest in oral rehabilitation of older adults and gerodontology. He is Dean of the NUS Faculty of Dentistry and a Senior Consultant at the University Dental Cluster, National University Hospital.
Professor Allen's research interests are in the area of quality of life, geriatric oral health services research and clinical studies to determine the functional and psycho-social impact of oral rehabilitation on older adults. He has published in excess of 110 peer reviewed scientific journal articles and received the Distinguished Scientist Award for Geriatric Oral Health Research from the International Association for Dental Research in 2011. | .jpg)
PROFESSOR TEO YIK YING
Dean, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Professor Teo Yik Ying is Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. He also helms the iOmics Programme at the Life Sciences Institute, and is an Associate Faculty Member of the Genome Institute of Singapore.
A keen researcher by nature, Prof Teo has gained international recognition for his work in genomics, where his focus is in the development and application of mathematical and statistical techniques to understand the genetic causes of human diseases and genetic evolution in worldwide populations. He has conducted large scale genomic studies on populations from Africa, Europe and Asia, and currently chairs an international consortium investigating the genetic diversity of cosmopolitan and indigenous populations in Asia.
Prof Teo majored in statistical genetics, having completed his doctoral training at the University of Oxford after obtaining a Distinction for his Masters in Applied Statistics at Oxford and graduating top of the cohort for the Bachelor programme in Mathematics at Imperial College, United Kingdom. He pursued his postdoctoral training with the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, where he was concurrently appointed as a Lecturer at the Statistics Department in Oxford.
Prof Teo has previously served as the Director for the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, where the Centre works closely with the Singapore Ministry of Defence to develop capabilities for disease surveillance, consultation and research to deter and to control potential infectious disease outbreaks. He was also the Founding Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, which approaches systems-level healthcare issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, connecting healthcare workers, patients, researchers, policy- and decision-makers to tackle complex themes in the fast-changing nature of health services delivery.
For his contributions and achievements to academic and public health, Prof Teo was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Singapore Youth Award (2011), the Young Scientist Award by the Singapore National Academy of Science (2010), the NUHS-Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Young Achiever Award (2015), and the Outstanding Young Persons of the
World award in the category of Academic Leadership and Achievements (2015). He was also conferred numerous scholarships during his education, including the Public Service Commission scholarship (1997), the Shell Centenary Scholarship (2000), the Lee Kuan Yew Postgraduate Scholarship (2003) and the NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship (2003).
Growing up in a family of educators, Prof Teo is both a passionate and exceptional educator, and has won numerous faculty and university awards for teaching excellence from both NUS and Oxford.
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PROFESSOR AYMERIC LIM
Group Chairman, Medical Board, National University Health System Professor Aymeric Lim is Group Chairman, Medical Board of the National University Health System (NUHS). He is also Senior Consultant, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital (NUH), Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Dean of the Healthcare Leadership College (HLC), MOH Holdings.
Prof Lim has served in various leadership roles at both institutional and national levels. He served as Chairman, Medical Board, NUH from 2008 to 2016, Group Chief Human Resource Officer, NUHS in 2018 and 2019 and Vice‐Dean in the Dean’s Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2017. Prof Lim was formerly the Commanding Officer of a Combat Support Hospital in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2009 to 2015.
He has also served on numerous committees. He was Chairman of the MOH Specialist Training Committee from 2009 to 2010, member of the Review Committee of the “Table of Surgical Procedures” (TOSP), MOH since 2013 and a member of the External Review Panel of SAF Safety from 2013 to 2016 and the President of the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery from 2007 to 2009.
With almost 30 years of experience, Prof Lim is an internationally recognised hand and reconstructive microsurgeon, highly regarded for his skills in restoring the nerve functions of brachial plexus patients, as well as restoring the quality of life for stroke, brain injury and tetraplegic patients. He has published extensively in these areas. His research on the intra‐muscular innervation of the muscles of the forearm has led to new clinical work in the field of tendon and nerve transfers. In addition, Prof Lim has co‐edited a book titled “Elective Hand Surgery”.
For his outstanding achievements in the advancement of hand and reconstructive microsurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and his contributions to shaping the safety culture of healthcare services in Singapore and beyond, Prof Lim was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Award 2019.
In 2018, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the National Day Awards for his contributions to the nation’s healthcare sector and was awarded the Commendation Medal (Military) at the National Day Awards in 2012.
On the international front, he was also nominated to the prestigious French National Academy of Surgery and French Society for Hand Surgery in recognition of his expertise and surgical skills.
As a veteran of humanitarian projects, he has led medical missions to places like Taiwan, Afghanistan and Bandar Aceh in Indonesia and continues to serve on a regular basis.
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MS WONG SOO MIN
Group Chief Financial Officer, National University Health System
Corporate Office Chief-of-Staff, National University Health System
As Group Chief Financial Officer, Ms Wong Soo Min leads the development of the financial and business strategies, while ensuring effective internal controls and ongoing financial sustainability of NUHS. She also oversees the Enterprise Risk Management, working closely with the institutions to ensure that they have the robust framework in place. As the Corporate Office Chief of Staff, she assists the Chief Executive in shaping strategies and leading the integration efforts of NUHS.
Ms Wong has held senior leadership positions in both Finance and Operations in technology multinationals like Hewlett Packard Inc, Micron Technology Inc and an Intel-Micron Joint Venture, with experience encompassing business partnership and analytics, development and implementation of transformation initiatives, mergers & acquisitions, start-up operations, supply chain, quality and partners' management. She has extensive experience in finance where she led worldwide teams in facilitating the transparency of financial performance across institutions, working with senior leaders and key stakeholders to drive improved performance and ensuring that business decisions are grounded in sound analysis with the appropriate accountability.
Ms Wong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
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