Dr Chan Ping Wah Kenneth

SpecializationPulmonology / Respiratory Medicine

Sub SpecializationBronchial thermoplasty, Bronchoscopy

English

Key Experience

Dr Kenneth Chan is a respiratory physician and intensivist at Gleneagles Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. In addition to general respiratory medicine, his subspecialty interests are intensive care and bronchoscopy . He also has a special interest in helping patients to stop smoking. Dr Chan started the endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy service in Parkway Hospitals. He also started the extracorporeal life support service in the medical intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). He has practised medicine for more the 25 years. He completed his advanced specialty training in respiratory medicine at SGH in 2002 and a clinical fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada in 2005. He has also undergone

Conditions Treated

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma
Interstitial lung disease
Lung cancer
Respiratory failure
Sepsis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Smoking addiction

Procedure Focus

Bronchial thermoplasty
Bronchoscopy
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirate (EBUS-TBNA)
Diagnostic & therapeutic pleurocentesis
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle biopsy
Extracorporeal life support
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Insertion of central venous catheters
Mechanical ventilation
Awards and honours
Intubation
Excellent Service Award - STAR

Fellowship and Accreditation

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, National University of Singapore
Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), National University of Singapore
Member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (Respiratory Medicine)
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
European Diploma of Intensive Care

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Hospital

Gleneagles Hospital

Singapore

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Premier private tertiary hospital in Singapore's Orchard precinct since 1959. JCI-accredited and renowned for liver transplantation, cardiology, oncology and bone marrow transplant.