Raffles Place Specialist Medical Centre

MSpPath (La Trobe, Aust), Certified VitalStim® &Voice Practitioner

Centre Manager & Speech-Language Therapist

Erick attained his degree in Economics and English Language before obtaining a scholarship for his Masters degree in Speech Pathology from La Trobe University (Melbourne) in 2003, renowned for one of the best health sciences studies. Erick honed his clinical skills in assessment and treatment of persons with various speech, language, voice, fluency and swallowing disorders during his foundational years in the Mt Elizabeth Hospital. During this period, he became certified in performing objective instrumental assessment procedures such as the Videofluroscopy (VFS) and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES).

Erick worked primarily with neuro-rehabilitation patients and also accumulated extensive experience working with patients presenting with various etiologies. His work in the hospital also included management of critically ill patients in the ICU and working with tracheostomized patients with medical complications.

In addition to clinical work, Erick is also actively involved in providing voice training and swallowing workshops for healthcare and corporate professionals. Adding colour to his clinical life, Erick worked as a professional radio station DJ with Mediacorp Radio’s Y.E.S.93.3fm and continues to be a musician and backing vocal, hitting not only the stages in a handful of clubs at Clarke Quay, a popular spot for live music, but also appearing on TV programs on Singapore’s national TV stations.

Erick currently lectures at UniSIM (SIM University) in phonetics and phonology. He mentored the Master of Speech Pathology course in the National University of Singapore (NUS), and served as adjunct lecturer in Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) teaching oral communication skills, in addition to writing the course curriculum for trainee teachers on voice management in the National Institute of Education (NIE, NTU) and teaching a course on phonetics there.

Services offered:

Post-stroke speech-language assessment/therapy

Adult swallowing rehabilitation

Adult voice management

VitalStim® Therapy

Stuttering therapy

Articulation assessment/therapy

MBBS (S’pore),Doctorate Med, FRCS (Edinburgh), MRCOphth (London), MMed (Ophthalmology), FAMS (Ophthalmology)Senior Consultant OphthalmologistDr Leonard Ang is the Medical Director and Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at Lang Eye Centre. He was an Associate Professor at the Singapore National Eye Centre and the Department of Ophthalmology at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and was the Principal Investigator and Group Leader of the ocular surface [Treatment name removed] and tissue engineering programmes at SNEC and theSingapore Eye Research Institute. He was formerly the Medical Director at The Eye Cornea Transplant Centre and the Premium Lasik Surgery Clinic.Dr Ang specialises in refractive surgery (LASIK, Epi-LASIK, ImplantableContact Lens surgery), cataract surgery, cornea disease treatment, corneatransplantation, glaucoma treatment, retinal disease treatment, [Treatment name removed]transplantation and the treatment of complex blinding eye diseases.Having completed his specialist training in Singapore, he went on to complete advanced training fellowships at prestigious institutions around the world,including Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in USA,University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in USA and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan. Dr Ang’s achievements include pioneering new methods for cornea and [Treatment name removed] transplantation, cornea and ocular surface [Treatment name removed] expansion and bioengineering of eye tissues for ocular surface transplantation and reconstruction. He performed the first series of artificial cornea (Bostonkeratoprosthesis) transplantations in Singapore and South East Asia, and has helped to restore the vision of many adults and children with complex blinding cornea diseases. He also pioneered bioengineered oral (mouth) [Treatment name removed] transplantation for eye disease in Singapore.Dr Ang has won 30 international and local scientifi

MBBS(Singapore), MRCSEd, MMed (ORL), MSc, FAMS (ORL)Consultant ENT Surgeon Dr Kenneth Oo attained his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 2002. He also completed his Master of Medicine(Otorhinolaryngology) in 2005 and completed 6 years of ear, nose and throat surgical training in 2009 where he was accredited as a specialist in Otolaryngology (ENT). Dr Oo also holds a Masters in Science awarded for his time spent on research in the field of tissue engineering. Dr Oo’s clinical interests include rhinoplasty, otoplasty, reconstruction of facial defects following injury or tumour resection, microtia reconstruction, complementary surgical and office-based procedures for facial rejuvenation, head and neck surgery including salivary gland and cancers of the head and neck. During his previous position as a Consultant ENT surgeon at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, he was in charge of the “Nose Clinic” managing patients with nasal allergies and sinusitis. He also ran the “Voice Clinic” which was a multidisciplinary clinic managing patients with voice and reflux problems. Dr Oo is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and has published articles in international peer-reviewed journals like Laryngoscope, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Head and Neck, and Clinics in Facial Plastic Surgery. He has been invited to give lectures both regionally and internationally and was course director for Rhinoplasty courses at the Singapore General Hospital and the National University Hospital in Singapore. He is currently a faculty member for AO.-CMF (Craniomaxillofacial) and is a visiting consultant to Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital as well as the National University Hospital.

MBBS (Singapore),MRCS (Edinburgh), MMed (Singapore), FRCS (Orthopaedic Surgery)(Edinburgh)Consultant Orthopaedic SurgeonDr Chong Keen Wai graduated and obtained his postgraduateMasters in Orthopaedic Surgery from the National University of Singapore. Inaddition he also obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons ofEdinburgh and Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery from the Royal College ofSurgeons of Edinburgh. Dr Chong was previously Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeonin the Singapore General Hospital where he established the “foot and anklefellowship training program” and trained many regional surgeons. Dr Chong is anactive faculty member of AOTrauma (Arbeitgemeineshaft fur Osteosynthesefrage)and has been awarded “Gold membership” status for his contributions. He is alsoa member of the Dragon total knee replacement study which involves about twentysurgeons from across Asia.Dr Chong’s main work isin correction of leg, foot and ankle deformities, total knee and total anklearthroplasty, sports injuries of the foot and ankle, and minimally invasivefoot and ankle surgery. These include tendon endoscopic procedures, ankle andlower-ankle (subtalar) joint arthroscopy. Dr Chong has performed the largestnumbers of artificial ankle joint replacements for ankle arthritis in Singapore(correct as of May 2011). He is also the first surgeon in Singapore toextensively perform the ‘low tibial osteotomy’ for the treatment of ankleosteoarthritis, thus preserving the patient’s natural joint and avoiding ajoint replacement or fusion. He has also performed the largest numbers oflower-ankle (subtalar) joint arthroscopy and tendon scopes in Singapore (correctas of May 2011). Dr Chong remains AdjunctAssistant Professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School where he continues toteach the next generation of doctors.

MBBS (Singapore), MMed (Singapore),FRCS (Edinburgh), MRCS (Edinburgh)Consultant General SurgeonDr Ganesh Ramalingam is a General Surgeon with a special interest in Trauma, Laparoscopic and Obesity Surgery. He was formerly Consultant at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He helped develop the Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Centre in Alexandra Hospital and KTPH since 2001, and is a founding committee member of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgical Society of Singapore.Dr Ganesh did a year-long fellowship in Trauma at Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Centre,Petach Tiqva, Israel, where he was trained in the management of a wide range of difficult problems in complex trauma and surgical critical care. He is a Member of the National Trauma Committee of Singapore and an instructor for ATLS and DSTC courses. He also has an interest in sports related surgery, having served as Commando Medical Officer during National Service and is currently a member of the Football Association of Singapore Medical Committee.

MB ChB (Hon), MD, FRCP (Edinburgh), FESC, FACC, FSCAI, FAMSCardiologist PhysicianInterventional CardiologistDrStanleyChia is an experienced Cardiologist at the Asian Heart Vascular Centre. He specializes in Interventional Cardiology and manages a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions. His clinical and research expertise include management of ischaemic heart disease, coronary imaging and complex coronary intervention.Dr Chia graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, United Kingdom, obtaining the degree of MB ChB with honours. He undertook postgraduate medical training at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and was awarded the British Heart Foundation Junior Research Fellowship to conduct research on inflammation in cardiovascular disease. He was conferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine by the University of Edinburgh in 2006 for his work. Dr Chia completed his cardiology specialty training in Singapore and has been certified as a Specialist in Cardiology since 2006. He also underwent specialized 2-year fellowship training in Interventional Cardiology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, United States of America where he was trained in complex cardiac and coronary interventional procedures.Prior to leaving for private practice, he was Senior Consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore.He is a currently a Visiting Consultant at National Heart Centre Singapore,National University Hospital and Changi General Hospital. Dr Chia is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions and Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCP (London), M Med (Internal Medicine), FAMSCardiologist PhysicianDr Jeremy Chow completed his specialist training inInternal Medicine and obtained the Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine fromthe National University of Singapore in 2006. In the same year, he was admittedas Member to both the Royal College of Physicians of United Kingdom and RoyalCollege of Physicians of London.Dr Chow is a highly skilled cardiologist and cardiacelectrophysiologist. He has performed more than 1000 coronary angiography viathe less invasive radial approach and more than 300 electrophysiology studiesand ablation with radiofrequency and cryotherapy. He is also very experiencedin implanting cardiac implantable electronic devices. This includes more than300 pacemakers and defibrillators of which more than 100 were cardiacresynchronization therapy devices. Prior to his appointment as a Consultant Cardiologist andElectrophysiologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and MountElizabeth Novena Hospital, Dr Chow held the position of Consultant Cardiologistin Changi General Hospital and was a Visiting Consultant at the National Heart Centre,Singapore. He was also Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicineat the National University of Singapore from 2006 till 2013.Dr Chow’s publications and presentations rangedfrom interventional cardiology to cardiac electrophysiology and complex cardiacdevice management. He is a reviewer in numerous high impact cardiology journalsand continues to play a major role in organizing and speaking at numerousinternational and local cardiology meetings.

MBBS (Hons) (UNSW), MMed(Surgery)(UNSW), FRCS Edinburgh(General Surgery)ConsultantSurgeon, Vascular Endovascular SurgeryDr Cheng Shin Chuen is a General Surgeon with subspecialty interest in Vascular and Endovascular procedures. He read Medicine at the University of New South Wales and completed his training in General Surgery in Singapore. He did his Endovascular fellowship at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney as a Senior Clinical Fellow in 2007.Prior to starting private practice,he was the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Services, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Associate Program Director of General Surgery Training, NHG-AHPL Training Cluster and Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore. He was awarded the inaugural Nanyang Technological University-National Healthcare Group Seed Innovation Grant in 2011 for Vascular Imaging research.

MBBS(Singapore), FAMS (Urology), FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (Glasgow), FICS (USA)Senior ConsultantUrologistDr Ho Siew Hong graduated from the National University ofSingapore before obtaining his fellowships in surgery from the Royal Collegesof Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as being admitted to theInternational College of Surgeons. He completed advanced urology specialtytraining in Singapore and was conferred membership to the Academy of Medicine,Singapore.He spent a year in Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia as afellow in the endourology and laparoscopy. Returning to Singapore, he served asa consultant urologist, initiating and developing percutaneous and laparoscopicurological surgery. In pursuit of his interest in advanced laparoscopy, hefurther trained in Institut Mutualiste Monstsouris, Paris, Franceintechniquesof extra peritoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.Dr Ho is active in research and teaching; having numerouspresentations and publications in regional and international peer reviewedjournals. He is a reviewer for the Indian Journal of Urology. He is a clinicalteacher and examiner for National University of Singapore, Nanyang Polytechnicand Edith Cowan University of Western Australia (off-campus).He has lectured and performed live-surgical workshops inmany countries in Asia. He has trained many urologists from Indonesia, Myanmar,Philippines and India, under the SUA fellowship program. He founded theSingapore Prostate Cancer Support Group for patients with prostatecancer.Dr Ho’s professional contribution and accolades include:· Singapore Specialist Accreditation BoardCertified Urologist· MBBS (National University of Singapore)· Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh· Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow· Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore· Fellow, International College of Surgeons· Senior Consultant, Gleneagles Medical Centre· Life member, Singapore Urological Association· Founding Life member, Society for Men's Health, Singapore· Life member, Singapore Society for Continence

MBBS (Singapore),MRCS (Edinburgh), MMed (Surgery), FAMS (Urology)Consultant UrologistDr Poh Beow Kiong is a board-certified consultant urologist accredited with The Singapore Medical Council Registry of Specialists (Urology). Dr Poh currently practises as a Consultant Urologist in Gleneagles Medical Centre and Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre. He is also Visiting Consultant at Changi General Hospital. Dr Poh graduated from the National University of Singapore. After completing his surgical training, he was awarded The Masters in Medicine (Surgery) from the National University of Singapore. He was also accepted as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. After graduating from The Advanced Specialist Training in Urology, Dr Poh traveled to North America to further his training in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS/Keyhole surgery) in urological cancers and urinary stones. Dr Poh pursued his urology sub-speciality fellowship training at The University of British Columbia, Canada in the fields of Advanced Endourology and Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. During his fellowship training, Dr Poh also received training in Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS/Single-Port) surgery at the University of Southern California, USA.Dr Poh specialises in advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endourology, including Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery(RIRS). Dr Poh’s sub-specialties include Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for prostate cancer and Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy (Nephron Sparing Surgeryor NSS) in the treatment of kidney cancers. Dr Poh is a Clinical Lecturer with the Yong Loo Lin Faculty of Medicine and is a life member of the Singapore Urological Association. He was also a member of the Singapore’s Ministry of Health CPG in Prostate Cancer Screening (2009) expert panel.

MBBS (1ST Class), MRCS (Edinburgh), MMed (GeneralSurgery), FRACS (Neurosurgery)Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr Pang Boon Chuan graduated with first class honours from Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney in 1999. He received his neurosurgical training at the National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Dr Pang was awarded Fellowship in Neurosurgery from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2009.Dr Pang attended advanced fellowship training in 2010under Dr Daniel J. Rosenthal (Frankurt, Germany), a world expert in endoscopic (keyhole) spine surgery. This was followed by working under Dr Rajiv Midha (Calgary, Canada), a world expert in peripheral nerve surgery, in the latter half of the year. As a neurosurgeon, Dr Pang is involved in treating brain,spine or nerve diseases. This involves managing brain, spine and nerve tumours; treating neck, back and nerve pain, seeing patients’ with disc diseases, stroke and head injury.The practice also sees patients with sweaty palms, headache, dizziness and numbness. Minimally invasive ‘keyhole’ surgery forms a large part of Dr Pang’s practice.Other Interests:General NeurosurgeryBrain, Spine and Nerve TumoursNeck and back (Spine related) diseaseSurgical treatment of sweaty palm and feetHead InjuryStrokeCarotid Diseases

MB BCh BAO (NUI), MMed (Ortho, NUS), MRCS (Edinburgh), FAMS (Hand)Consultant Hand SurgeonDr Tan Ter Chyan graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin in 1995, and became Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2001. He was awarded the Master of Medicine, Orthopaedics by the National University of Singapore in 2002. He was awarded the Higher Manpower Development Program for2006 and was clinical fellow at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney in2007 with the Department of Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery,University of Sydney.Dr Tan worked as a surgeon in the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital from 2002 to 2012, and as a specialist hand surgeon in the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery (HRM) from 2005 to 2007 and consultant from 2007 to 2012. He was the Postgraduate Director and was involved in training the advanced Hand Surgery trainees in the national program. He was also the first Associate Program Director for the national residency program in Hand Surgery.He has a clinical interest in peripheral nerve surgery, especially brachial plexus surgery, stroke, cerebral palsy and surgical rehabilitation of the upper limb in tetraplegia. His other clinical interest is in minimally invasive surgery of the hand and upper limb especially wrist arthroscopy and endoscopic peripheralnerve surgery.His research interestis in the field of nerve regeneration and bioelectrics and is actively involvedwith the SINAPSE scientists (Singapore institute of Neurotechnology). Dr Tanhas been an invited speaker for local, regional and international meetings andcontinues to publish both his clinical and basic science research.

B.AppSc (Melbourne), MSFTR (Psychology)(UK)

Member, Association for Psychological Science

Counsellor & Psychotherapy Consultant

Mrs Tan is a dedicated professional who has worked extensively with multinational companies in Australia and Singapore. Her specialties include personal & relationship counselling, stress management and general corporate psychological wellness.

Services offered:

Personal Counselling

Relationship Counselling

Couple / Marriage Counselling

Pre-marriage Counselling

Stress Management