Adj A/Prof Lenard Cheng

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Doctor Details

2024/03/11

Adj A/Prof Lenard Cheng Tai Win

Designations:

Consultant, Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital
Consultant, Emergency Medicine Department, Alexandra Hospital

Qualifications:

MBBS, MRCEM, MScDM

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Emergency Medicine

Special Interests:

Disaster Medicine

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Adj A/Prof Lenard Cheng is an Emergency Medicine specialist. He graduated with his medical degree from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, completed Emergency Medicine residency training in NUHS, and earned his Master of Science in Disaster Medicine from Università del Piemonte Orientale and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan scholarship from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and completed a fellowship in Disaster Medicine with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, USA.

He coordinates disaster response at multiple levels. Locally, he is an assistant commander in MOH Disaster Site Medical Command charged with managing national civil emergencies. He also directs humanitarian disaster relief, leads the NUHS Singapore Emergency Medical Team registered under the World Health Organization, and plans emergency preparedness for National University Hospital. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal for setting up and directing two national alternative care facilities as part of Singapore's COVID-19 response (F1 CTF, Chia Ping CCF).

Internationally, he is part of the expert working group supporting the ASEAN Regional Capacity on Disaster Health Management. He authored a chapter in its inaugural training module on international collaborative disaster response, describing the standards and guidelines for international medical teams.

Medical technology is a complementary area of interest and expertise for Lenard. He completed a biodesign course under Harvard HealthTech, and has been the invited speaker at numerous international Emergency and Disaster Medicine conferences, on the topic of technology. He also advises overseas and local engineering and computing industry partners on the many stages of medical innovation from refining needs, identifying and connecting stakeholders, to concept generation and prototyping.

Adj A/Prof Cheng is continually looking out for international collaborations for projects, missions, or research on the subtopics within Disaster Medicine: simulation and technology, humanitarian aid, community preparedness, and counterterrorism.

Awards

2025 - Chief Executive Commendation Award, NUHS
2022 - The Public Administration Medal (Bronze), Prime Minister's Office Singapore
2020 - Special Recognition Award, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
2019 - Outstanding Teacher Award, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Journals & Publications

Please visit https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lenard-Cheng for the full list of journals and publications by Dr Cheng.

Low MJW, Chan GWH, Li Z, Koh Y, Jen CL, Lee ZY, Cheng L. Comparison of virtual and in-person simulations for sepsis and trauma resuscitation training in Singapore: a randomized controlled trial. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2024:21:33.
Cheng L, Low SY, Boon Y, Goh C, Ng A, Ng AJY, Teo J, Humaira NJ, Pua YH, Chua MT, Kuan WS. Antimicrobial surface coating in the emergency department as protective technology for infection control (ASEPTIC): a pilot randomized controlled trial. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2024 Oct 29;13:129.
Franc JM, Hertelendy AJ, Cheng L, Hata R, Verde M. Accuracy of a commerical Large Language Model (ChatGPT) to perform disaster triage of simulated patients using the simple triage and rapid treatment (START) protocol: Gage repeatability and reproducibility study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Sep 30:26:e55648.
Quah LJJ, Pek JH, Cheng L, Lee CY, Teng DKP, Yeo YWM, Anantharaman V. Disaster medicine in Singapore: past, present, future. Singapore Med J. 2024 Mar 13.
Storr L, Hertelendy AJ, Hart A, Cheng L, Issa F, Benham T, Ciottone G. Determining the impact of Hurricane Dorian and the Covid-19 pandemic on moral distress in emergency medical providers at the Rand Memorial Hospital: Moral distress in emergency medical personnel. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Mar 7:18:e42.
Franc JM, Cheng L, Hart A, Hata R, Hertelendy AJ. Repeatability, reproducibility, and diagnostic accuracy of a commercial large language model (ChatGPT) to perform emergency department triage using the Canadian triage and acuity scale. Can J Emerg Med. 2024;26:40-46.
Cheng L, Hertelendy AJ, Hart A, Law LS, Hata R, Nouaime G, Issa F, Echeverri L, Voskanyan A, Ciottone GR. Factors associated with international humanitarian aid appeal for disasters from 1995 to 2015: A retrospective database study. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 1;18(6):e0286472.
Tin D, Cheng L, Hata R, Hertelendy AJ, Hart A, Ciottone G. Descriptive Analysis of the Healthcare Aspects of Industrial Disasters Around the World. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 May 2;17:e400.
Cheng L, Ng WM, Lin Z, Law LSC, Yong L, Liew YST, Yeoh CK, Mathews I, Chor WPD, Kuan WS. Factors reducing inappropriate attendances to emergency departments before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicentre study. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2021 Nov;50(11):818-826.
Chor WPD, Ng WM, Cheng L, Situ W, Chong JW, Ng LYA, Mok PL, Yau YW, Lin Z. Burnout amongst emergency healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-center study. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct 24;46:700–2.

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