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Our Team at NICQ 

2025/11/04
The NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ) Steering Committee and Team bring together clinicians and administrators across NUHS institutions. Guided by a shared commitment to clinical excellence, quality and patient safety, the team provides strategic direction, foster collaboration, and drive initiatives that shape the future of healthcare quality.
NICQ's Steering Committee
Prof Quek Swee Chye

Prof Quek Swee Chye
Executive Director, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Head & Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, NUH

Prof Phillip Phan

Prof Phillip Phan
Honorary Senior Advisor, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Alonzo and Virginia Decker Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, John Hopkins Carey Business School Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Strategy, Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Dr Bhuvaneshwari M Kumar

Dr Bhuvaneshwari M Kumar
Deputy Director, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Head, Medical Affairs (Clinical Governance) and Casemix Office, NUH

A/Prof Sophia Ang

A/Prof Sophia Ang
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Vice Group Chairman Medical Board (Clinical Governance & Medicolegal), NUHS
Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, NUH

Prof Cheah Wei Keat

Prof Cheah Wei Keat
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Senior Consultant, Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Department of General Surgery, NTFGH
Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery), Department of Surgery, NUH

Dr Amartya Mukhopadhyay

Dr Amartya Mukhopadhyay
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Vice Chairman, Medical Board (Research, Innovation, Enterprise), AH
Senior Consultant, Division of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, AH
Senior Consultant, Division of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, NUH

Adj Assoc Prof Diarmuid Paul

Adj A/Prof Diarmuid Murphy
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Group Chief Value Officer, NUHS
Vice Chairman, Medical Board (Governance & Value), NUH
Senior Consultant, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH

Adj Asst Prof Jonathan Ong

Adj Asst Prof Jonathan Ong
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Protem Chairman Medical Board, TGCH
Associate Chairman, Medical Board (Quality & Safety), NUH
Senior Consultant, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, NUH
Senior Consultant, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, NTFGH

Adj Assoc Prof Amelia Santosa

Adj A/Prof Amelia Santosa
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Vice Chairman, Medical Board (Clinical Strategy), NUH
Senior Consultant, Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, NUH

Dr Sean Wu Jiawei

Dr Sean Wu Jiawei
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Programme Director & Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, NUH

Ms Christine Wu

Ms Christine Wu
Steering Committee Member, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Assistant Director, AI office, NUHS

Visiting Consultants
Dr Albert Ty

Dr Albert Ty
Visiting Consultant, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Director (Value, Safety and Performance), MOH

Prof Tan Kok Hian

Prof Tan Kok Hian
Visiting Consultant, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Benjamin Henry Sheares Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUS
Professor, DUKE-NUS Medical School
Group Director and Senior Associate Dean, SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (IPSQ)
Senior Consultant, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Head & Senior Consultant, Perinatal Audit & Epidemiology Unit, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Adj A/Prof Nellie Yeo

Adj A/Prof Nellie Yeo
Visiting Consultant, NUHS Institute of Clinical Quality (NICQ)
Senior Advisor, MOH

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