MBBS, M Med (Int Med), MRCP (UK),
FRCP (Edinburgh), FAMS (Cardiology)
ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
1986 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore
1990 Member of Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
1991 Master in Internal Medicine, National University of Singapore
1991 -1994 Specialist training in Cardiology, Singapore General Hospital
1994-1995 Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
1995-1996 Fellowship in Cardiac Pacing, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
1994-1996 Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, USA
1998 Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2000 Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
AWARDS:
1981 President’s Scholarship, Singapore
1983 Beecham Book Prize (Pharmacology)
1984 Albert Lim Liat Juay Bronze Medal (Second Professional Examination)
1984 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of Singapore Book Prize
1994 Higher Manpower Development Program (HMDP) Scholarship, Ministry of Health, Singapore
POST FELLOWSHIP POSITION
1996-2004 Senior Consultant Cardiologist, National Heart Centre, Singapore
2004 – present Consultant Cardiologist, Ruth Kam Heart and Arrhythmia Clinic, Singapore
LICENSE AND ACCREDITATION:
1986 Singapore Medical Council
1998 Specialist Register, Cardiology, Ministry of Health, Singapore
1997 Special Competency in Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE)
2013 Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist, American College of Sports Medicine
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Singapore Medical Association
Academy of Medicine – Fellow
Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) – Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
Electrophysiologist International Community (EPIC) Alliance
ABSTRACTS AND PUBLICATIONS:
66 abstracts
32 original articles in peer-reviewed journals.
INTERESTS:
Arrhythmias
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Pacemakers and Defibrillators
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure
Telemedicine
Heart disease in Women
Nutrition and Obesity
Preventive Cardiology
Sports and Exercise
CLINICS
Ruth Kam Heart and Arrhythmia Clinic
290 Orchard Road, #14-10 Paragon
Singapore 238859
Tel: 6333 6866 | Fax: 6333 6266