Interventional cardiology specialists in Singapore

Chia Stanley

Heart · Singapore

Dr Stanley Chia is an interventional cardiologist and physician at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. He is experienced in managing complex coronary artery disease and a variety of other cardiovascular diseases and conditions. He also handles difficult coronary interventional procedures such as left main disease, chronic total occlusions, and calcified lesions. He was awarded the British Heart Foundation Scholarship Scheme and Junior Research Fellowship to undertake cardiovascular medicine research in a doctoral programme at the University of Edinburgh from 2000 – 2002. He completed his cardiology advanced specialty training at the National Heart Centre Singapore, and has been certified as a specialist in cardiology since 2006. Dr Chia was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School and an interventional cardiology fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. Prior to leaving for private practice, he was a senior consultant cardiologist and interventional cardiologist at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He was concurrently a clinical senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s faculty of medicine, and the director of the cardiology residency programme. Dr Chia made significant contributions to cardiology education and training. Currently, he is the deputy chairman of the SingHealth Institution Research Ethics Committee, and previously also served as a member of the National Medical Research Council Scientific Review Panel. He presented and published his research on advanced intravascular imaging techniques like optical coherence tomography to provide insight into the development of coronary artery disease. He further developed his clinical expertise in interventional cardiology and specialised in structural heart and coronary interventional procedures. He has published extensively on cardiovascular research in international peer-reviewed journals. He continues to play a major role in organising and speaking at numerous international and local cardiology conferences.

Chiam Toon Lim Paul

Heart · Singapore

Dr Paul Chiam is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. He is one of the few surgeons in Singapore with experience in performing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Dr Chiam subspecialises in interventional cardiology, and previously spent 18 months at the Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York gaining hands-on experience in complex coronary angioplasty, carotid artery stenting, peripheral artery angioplasty, and structural heart disease (heart valve) interventions. He later spent 3 months training in intracranial angioplasty and stenting in the department of endovascular neurosurgery at the University of Buffalo. He graduated on the Dean’s list from the National University of Singapore, and completed his postgraduate Master of Medicine examination, where he won the G.A. Ransome Gold Medal. He is an adjunct associate professor at the National University of Singapore. He was the secretary general of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) from 2016 – 2019. He was also a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Peripheral Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council from 2014 – 2017. Dr Chiam is well-recognised in the field of interventional cardiology, and has been invited as a guest faculty or speaker to major international cardiovascular conferences such as the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, and American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. He has also been invited as a case operator to conduct workshops and to perform cases during 'live transmissions' in complex coronary interventions, peripheral artery interventions and mitral valvuloplasties in Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan and China. He has published extensively in cardiovascular journals, and won the SingHealth Publish! Award in 2012 for a paper published in a major cardiovascular journal.

Hong Cho Tek Eric

Heart · Singapore

Dr Eric Hong is a cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in interventional cardiology, sports cardiology, nuclear cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation and non-invasive cardiac imaging including cardiac CT angiography and PET/SPECT imaging. He is one of the few cardiologists who is formally trained in double clinical fellowships of nuclear cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1996 and passed the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) the following year. He worked in Ireland before returning to Singapore to start his specialist training in internal medicine. After completing his basic specialist training in internal medicine at Singapore General Hospital, he obtained his MRCP and became Member of Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). Dr Eric Hong commenced his advanced Specialist training in cardiology at National University Hospital in 2003. He passed the certification examinations of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in 2005. In recognition of his professional and research achievements, Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Cardiology) in 2006. He also received the Health Manpower Development Plan award in cardiology from Ministry of Health, Singapore. He obtained his subspecialty training in Advanced Multimodality Cardiac Imaging at the Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School ( USA ) where he trained with Professor Marcelo Di Carli, an eminent nuclear cardiologist who is the world's authority on CT/ PET imaging. Dr Eric Hong became a diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology CNBC in 2006. He was also a clinical fellow in interventional cardiology at the Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School (USA) under the preceptorship of Dr Jeffrey J Popma. Dr Popma is a world renonwed interventional cardiologist who was previously president of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and is the current chairman of the American College of Cardiology Cardiac Catheterization Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Simulation Training. Dr Eric Hong Cho Tek became board eligible in interventional cardiology ( ACGME, USA ) in July 2007. He returned to Singapore to work in Department of Cardiology, National University Hospital where he was Director, Nuclear Cardiology and Imaging. Director, Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation at National University Hospital. Dr Eric Hong was also Clinical Tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Chairman, NTLC, National University Hospital, Singapore . He was a consultant cardiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from Nov 2009 to Oct 2010 where he helped to set up and deliver 24-hours acute interventional cardiology service for heart attack patients. He has been elected as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA) and Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology.

Khoo Zhi Lin Deanna

Heart · Singapore

Dr Deanna Khoo is a cardiologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. Her subspecialty is interventional cardiology. She was previously a consultant cardiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). She remains a visiting consultant there. Dr Khoo graduated from the Imperial College School of Medicine, UK. She worked for a year in the North West London Health Trust before returning to Singapore. She completed her internal medicine training and was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. She then went on to complete her advanced specialist training in cardiology at TTSH, where she subsequently completed her fellowship training in interventional cardiology. While at the hospital, Dr Khoo cared for a large number of outpatient and inpatient general cardiology patients, and performed many coronary angiographies and percutaneous coronary interventions predominantly via the radial approach. Additionally, she has performed complex percutaneous coronary interventions involving left main stenting, bifurcation stenting and treating calcified coronary arteries with atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy. Since 2015, she has performed more than 1,000 angioplasties. She is a strong believer in intracoronary physiology assessments as well as utilising intracoronary imaging with intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography to perform her interventions. She is experienced in performing interventions with both the latest drug-eluting stents and drug-eluting balloons. She is part of the STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) service that delivers round-the-clock interventions for acute myocardial infarction patients. She was also part of the pioneering team in Singapore that first performed Impella-assisted intervention, robotic-assisted angioplasty and use of the lighting flash system for the management of pulmonary embolism. Dr Khoo also has an interest in echocardiography having obtained the ASCeXAM Testamur certification in adult echocardiography and is accredited in performing stress echocardiography. She was a clinical tutor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Dr Khoo has been involved in research and was the principal investigator in multiple international and local trials related to thrombus management, acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention. She has also been invited as faculty and panelist for several cardiology conferences and scientific meetings. Dr Khoo is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the European Society of Cardiology. She has served on the executive committee for the Singapore Cardiac Society.

Kua Jieli

Heart · Singapore

Dr Kua Jieli is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His specialty is interventional cardiology. He was previously a senior consultant at the National University Heart Centre and Ng Teng Fong Hospital in Singapore, where he led the post-myocardial infarction (heart attack) clinic. He is currently a visiting consultant at the National University Health System. Dr Kua graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was awarded the Academic Medicine Development Award and completed advanced training in interventional cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital, UK. He gained experience in complex procedures while kept updated with the latest research. Thereafter, he was elected as a fellow and honorary consultant at Hammersmith Hospital Imperial Healthcare Trust, UK. He has been practising medicine for more than 15 years. He has performed over 5,000 invasive coronary angiographies and percutaneous coronary interventions. Dr Kua has also managed complex cardiovascular cases including left main disease, chronic total occlusions and calcified lesions. Dr Kua was elected fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians, UK and the Asian-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology. He is also an active member of the Western STEMI regional network committee and serves as the secretary for the PCI chapter of the Singapore Cardiac Society. Besides his clinical work, he is a clinical lecturer at NUS. His research has been published in numerous per-reviewed journals such as the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the European Heart Journal. Additionally, his findings have been showcased at conferences like the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, where he has also received awards for his contributions.

Lim Yaozong BenjiMRCP (UK)

Heart · Singapore

Dr Benji Lim is an interventional cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He is experienced in coronary angiography and angioplasty. His clinical interests include the prevention and management of coronary artery disease and its risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Lim was a senior consultant cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and visiting consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK, and did his advanced specialist training in cardiology. He then underwent a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. He has performed more than 5,000 coronary procedures and more than 2,000 angioplasties as the primary operator. Besides his clinical work, Dr Lim served as associate programme director of the SingHealth cardiology senior residency programme, and held academic appointments such as clinical assistant professor at SingHealth Duke-NUS and senior clinical lecturer at the National University of Singapore. His research has been published in international journals such as Circulation and the Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. He is a regular speaker at regional and international conferences. Dr Lim has received multiple awards including the SingHealth Quality Service awards.

Loh Ping Yun Joshua

Heart · Singapore

Dr Joshua Loh is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in interventional cardiology and in the treatment of complex coronary artery diseases. He is experienced with coronary physiology and imaging, as well as calcified vessel treatment with atherectomy and lithotripsy. He is also familiar with the use of drug-coated balloons, bioresorbable and drug-eluting stents. Dr Loh is a visiting consultant at the National University Health System. He was previously a senior consultant, assistant professor and patient safety officer at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS). There, he was instrumental in starting the heart attack and cardiac intensive care services, and established the pulmonary thrombectomy service. Dr Loh is one of the earliest doctors to use distal transradial artery access for coronary angiogram and angioplasty. He has performed more than 5,000 complex percutaneous coronary interventions (angioplasty). He graduated with bachelor and master’s degrees from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He completed his specialist training at NUHCS. He was awarded the Academic Medicine Development Award and completed 2 years of advanced training in interventional cardiology and research at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, USA. There, he gained experience in complex procedures while keeping updated with the latest research. In recognition of his professional achievements, Dr Loh was elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK; fellow of the American College of Cardiology; fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS); fellow of the ASEAN College of Cardiology; fellow of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology; and fellow of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology. He is an assistant professor at NUS, and is also a faculty member for undergraduate and postgraduate training and examiner for the MBBS examination. He is regularly invited for lectures and case demonstrations in international meetings, and is a regional proctor in complex coronary interventions in Southeast Asia. He is a strong advocate of patient and clinical care, and is the recipient of 3 Quality Improvement Awards. Dr Loh has authored more than 80 papers in renowned medical journals. He is a subspecialty editor for the Singapore Medical Journal and is on the editorial board for several other medical journals. He was the principal investigator in many international clinical trials. He was the organising chair for the Singapore Cardiac Society (SCS) annual scientific meeting from 2015 to 2017, and holds key positions in SCS, Chapter of Cardiologists (AMS), Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, and Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology.

Paul OngMRCP (UK)

Heart · Singapore

Dr Paul Ong is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. He subspecialises in interventional cardiology. He was one of the earliest to adopt trans-radial approach in coronary angioplasty when the technique was still in its infancy. He also played a pivotal role in introducing and adopting modern cardiology technologies in the Asia-Pacific. This included renal denervation for hypertension, intravascular lithotripsy for treating calcified blood vessels, and the Impella heart pump to protect the very sick patients during high-risk angioplasty. He is also the earliest cardiologist to perform robotic-assisted angioplasty in Southeast Asia. Dr Ong graduated with honours from the University of Cambridge Medical School, and pursued his cardiology specialist training in heart centres at Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, and Harefield Hospitals. He was appointed NHS cardiology consultant and Cathlab director at the Lister Hospital and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust in 2006. He was subsequently elected as Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology in 2008. After spending 23 years studying and working in England, he relocated to Singapore in 2009, and headed the interventional cardiology service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Over the next 10 years, Dr Ong and his team brought about many practice changes in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. His clinical experience in the UK and Asia as a senior doctor gave him a global prospective of managing heart disease while remaining sensitive to the nuances of local practice. In the last decade, he has made over a hundred trips to lecture and proctor angioplasty practice in Asia, and has trained many cardiology fellows in the UK and throughout Southeast Asia. He was instrumental in securing funding to train and develop the heart attack angioplasty programme in Myanmar. Dr Ong is the founding chairman of both the Asia Primary Angioplasty Congress (APAC) and the Asia Physiology and Coronary Imaging Course (APACi) to promote a high standard of cardiac care in Asia. He is one of the few interventional cardiologists from Singapore to initiate his own international multi-centre clinical trials. He was also the principal investigator of over 20 large-scale randomised clinical trials. He has supervised the research work of fellow cardiologists over the years and got their results presented in international scientific conferences. He has over 60 high-impact scientific publications in renowned medical journals. In recognition of his reputation in the field of interventional cardiology, he has been invited to sit in organising committee of scientific meetings and the advisory boards. In his spare time, Dr Ong enjoys travelling, photography and jogging. He is happily married to a paediatric specialist and has two young adult sons.

Rohit Khurana

Heart · Singapore

Dr Rohit Khurana is a cardiologist practising at Gleneagles Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. His clinical interests are in treating coronary artery disease by coronary intervention for angina, acute heart attacks and complex 'blockages'. He uses contemporary and evidence-based imaging and haemodynamic guidance to ensure the most optimal outcome for his patients. Dr Khurana also performs complex angioplasty. Chronic occlusions which have failed medical therapy or patients seeking alternatives to surgical treatment are increasingly sought for his opinion. He also treats conditions such as chest pains, shortness of breath, heart failure, heart muscle disorders, cardiomyopathy, and high blood pressure/hypertension. Dr Khurana trained in general cardiology at prestigious teaching hospitals in London, and underwent subspecialty fellowship training in coronary intervention. He was appointed as a consultant at the National Heart Centre in 2009. Dr Khurana has mentored many cardiologists in Singapore and the region, and proctored workshops in regional hospitals, assisting in complex coronary angioplasty. He has a strong track record in both basic and clinical research. He has presented his work at major international meetings, which has won him Young Investigator awards. He has over 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is regularly invited as a faculty member at national and international meetings. He is a member of the research committee for the Singapore Heart Foundation.

Saurabh Rastogi

Heart · Singapore

Dr Saurabh Rastogi is a cardiologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialty is in interventional cardiology for the treatment of coronary artery disease. His clinical expertise includes complex coronary angioplasty/stenting, intracoronary imaging and hemodynamic assessment, and advanced heart failure management. Dr Rastogi graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India and then pursued his post-graduate training at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Texas, USA. He practised at Harrison Medical Center in greater Seattle area, USA, as a consultant in interventional cardiology and heart failure, and helped set up an advanced heart failure disease management programme. During his time there, he received the Award for Service Excellence. While at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), Dr Rastogi was instrumental in streamlining the operations for timely care of heart attack patients for which he received the Award for Quality Improvement (Merit). He also established the non-invasive cardiac imaging and heart failure services. He is currently a visiting consultant at NTFGH and the National University Hospital. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, advanced heart failure, and transplant and internal medicine. He is also board-certified in nuclear cardiology by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and in adult comprehensive echocardiography by the American Society of Echocardiography. He is a fellow of several organisations including the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology. He is also a member of the Singapore Cardiac Society. He has practised medicine for more than 15 years. Besides his clinical work, Dr Rastogi was the associate programme director for the National University Heart Centre, Singapore’s cardiology senior residency programme. He was also an adjunct assistant professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and a senior clinical lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, and is a regular invited speaker and faculty at international conferences.

Tay Lik Wui Edgar

Heart · Singapore

Dr Edgar Tay is a cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore. His subspecialty is in adult congenital, interventional cardiology and pulmonary hypertension. Dr Tay is a graduate of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and completed his cardiology training at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He obtained the Ministry of Health Scholarship to undergo sub-specialty training in adult congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK and then completed a second year of interventional fellowship at St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver BC where he was trained in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). He now leads the TAVI and mitraclip mitral valve repair programme. Prior to joining private practice, Dr Tay was a senior consultant at the Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre (NUHC), Singapore, programme director at the Congenital/Structural Heart Disease Programme, NUHC, visiting senior consultant cardiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, visiting senior consultant cardiologist at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, and assistant professor at the Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He has authored or co-authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is accredited by the European Society of Echocardiography for adult congenital heart disease and has written book chapters on echocardiography in congenital heart disease and structural intervention. He has also obtained several research grants to develop new transcatheter devices. Presently, Dr Tay is actively involved in the management of patients with structural heart disease, especially those with valvular heart disease who may benefit from transcatheter therapies. He also manages patients with adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and those with heart disease in pregnancy.

William Kristanto

16+ years of experience · Heart · Singapore

Dr William Kristanto is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. His subspecialty is in interventional cardiology, with a focus on coronary angioplasty. He uses up-to-date techniques in coronary physiology such as fractional flow reserves, coronary flow reserves, and index of microvascular resistance in the treatment for acute coronary syndrome, ischemic heart disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction. He also uses intra-coronary imaging techniques such as optical coherence topography and intravascular ultrasound for optimising stenting procedure. Dr Kristanto is currently a visiting cardiologist at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. He is also involved in the Western STEMI (Western ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) network at the National University Health System providing primary angioplasty services. He is also a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore and completed his internal residency programme at the National University Hospital (NUH). This was followed by a cardiology senior residency programme at NUH. He received the Health Manpower Development Plan award. He served as an interventional cardiologist at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and was a deputy chief medical informatics officer, where he helped with the transition of electronic health records to next generation electronic medical records. While at NTFGH, he led the cardiac rehabilitation programme. He is a member of various cardiac societies. Dr Kristanto is a recipient of the NTFGH Service Champion award.