Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist

“I BELIEVE IN PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED PATIENT- CENTERED CARE FOR PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN.” WHY I DO WHAT I DO I AM AN OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST (O&G) ADEPT AT CURRENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS INVOLVING THEFEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. I HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN PRENATAL GENETICS , FETAL MEDICINE AND PRECANCER GYNAECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE SINCE AUGUST 2010. PRIOR TO THAT I WAS AN ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, AND SUPPORTING HEAD OF WOMEN’S 24 HOUR CLINIC AT KK WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. I HAVE A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PRENATAL GENETICS & FETAL MEDICINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON.

I AM A REGISTERED COLPOSCOPIST WITH THE SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY & CERVICALPATHOLOGY OF SINGAPORE (SCCPS), AND WAS A CLINICAL TUTOR IN THE YOO LOO LIN(YLL) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE. I HAVE WRITTENARTICLES THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, MAGAZINESAND NEWSPAPERS AND HAVE BEEN INVITED AS A SPEAKER TO MANY PUBLIC FORUMSAS WELL AS RADIO TALKS .I BELIEVE IN PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED PATIENT-CENTERED CAREFOR PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN. IN DOING SO I WAS CONFERRED THEEXSA SILVER AWARD IN 2009. THIS EXCELLENT SERVICE AWARD (EXSA) IS A NATIONALAWARD THAT RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SHOWN COMMITMENT ANDDEDICATION IN PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PATIENTS.THESE INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF ROUTINE AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES,DELIVERIES AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC (KEY-HOLE) GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERIES AND GYNAECOLOGICAL PRE-CANCER ANDCANCER SURGERIES.I FOCUS ON PATIENT-SAFETY AND INFORMED CONSENT.

“TODAY I AM IN CONTROL BECAUSE I WANT TO BE. I HAVE MY FINGERS ON THE SWITCH,BUT HAVE LIVED A LIFETIME IGNORING THE CONTROL I HAVE OVER MY OWN WORLD.TODAY IS DIFFERENT.” – A.S. KINGWHAT I DO FOR MY PATIENTS Obstetrics General obstetrics care including: -Preconception health screening -Antenatal care (during pregnancy) -Intrapartum care (during labor and delivery) -Postnatal care (after birth) -High Risk Pregnancies One of few qualified to provide pre-natal genetic counselling for families with a history of inherited conditions.

GynaecologyGeneral gynaecological care including:-Health screening for women for gynaecological malignancies-Management of common gynaecological problems e.g. menstrual disorders,menopause, pelvic-abdominal masses, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis,pelvic organ prolapse and urinary complaints-Contraceptive services-Management of menopause e.g. symptoms, use of hormone replacement therapyand prevention and detection of osteoporosis-Emergency obstetric & gynaecological consultations-Complicated gynaecological conditions, including cancers, are safely and jointlymanaged with relevant specialists.Focus on management of abnormal PAP smears and lower genital tract conditions.

MB.BCh (Ireland), MSc. (Prenatal Genetics & Fetal Medicine,UK), MRCOG (UK), M.Med (O & G, Singapore), FAMSJune 1998 MB.BCh | National University of Ireland, GalwayGraduated from the National University of Ireland in 1998 with Bachelor of Medicineand Bachelor of Surgery degrees.Nov 2001 MSc. Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine | University College London,United KingdomObtained post-graduate qualification, Master of Science in Prenatal Genetics and FetalMedicine from the University College London in 2001. This was an intensive one yearacademic, laboratory and research programme on genetics, embryology, in-vitrofertilization, prenatal diagnosis, screening and counselling, and fetal medicine andtutored by eminent clinicians Prof. Joyce Harper, Prof. Joy Delhanty and Prof. CharlesRodeck.Nov 2006 MRCOG | Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, United KingdomJan 2007 M.Med (O&G) | National University of SingaporeObtained post-graduate qualification from the Royal College of Obstetricians andGynaecologists (United Kingdom) and Masters of Medicine in Obstetrics andGynaecology from National University of Singapore in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

MEDICAL LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION1999 Full Registration | Singapore Medical Council2008 Registered Colposcopist | Society for Colposcopy and Pathology of Singapore(SCCPS)Accredited by the SCCPS in 2008 to perform colposcopy, a procedure required for theoptimal management of women with abnormal smears and other disorders of thelower genital tract.2009 Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Specialist Accreditation Board andSingapore Medical CouncilAchieved Specialist Accreditation with the Ministry of Health Singapore and theSingapore Medical Council in June 2009.

APPOINTMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES1998- present Member | Singapore Medical Association (SMA)2004- present Member | O&G Society of Singapore (OGSS)2006- present Member | Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG)(United Kingdom)2008- present Member | Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore(SCCPS)2010- present Fellow | Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) CONTACT INFO Parkway East Medical Centre #03-02Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre#09-33 319 Joo Chiat Place38 Irrawaddy Road Singapore 427989Singapore 329563 Tel: 6440 0833Tel: 6694 1833 Fax: 6440 7833Fax: 6694 1823