HRAS ASM & GP Forum 2024

Dr Elaine Boey

Senior Consultant
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore

Dr Elaine Boey is currently as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiology at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore. She graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2010 before undergoing Internal Medicine Residency Training at National University Hospital and was conferred the Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2013. She completed her Cardiology Residency Training in the National University Heart Center, Singapore in 2017. Dr Boey’s subspecialty interests are in heart failure and implantable cardiac devices. She was awarded the Healthcare Manpower Development Plan in 2019 and completed fellowship training in advanced heart failure, cardiac mechanical support, cardiac transplant and cardiac implantable electronic devices at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. She has been accredited by the European Heart Rhythm Association as a Cardiac Devices Specialist since 2019.

Dr Abdul Raqib BIN ABD GHANI (Malaysia)

Director, Electrophysiology Unit, Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist,
Hospital Sultan Idris Shah Serdang

Dr Abdul Raqib bin Abd Ghani graduated from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2005 and obtained his membership from the Royal College of Physicians UK in 2010. He then pursued his cardiology subspeciality training in 2014 with the Malaysian Ministry of Health cardiology program and went on to pursue a fellowship in Cardiac Rhythm Devices and Clinical Electrophysiology at the Christchurch Hospital in Canterbury New Zealand from 2017 till 2018.

Currently Dr Abdul Raqib is the Director of Electrophysiology, Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, leading a team of young enthusiastic electrophysiologists in Hospital Sultan Idris Shah Serdang, Malaysia, a high-volume public hospital in the Klang Valley.
He is the current Chairperson of the Malaysian Heart Rhythm Society, a sub-society of the National Heart Association of Malaysia.

Dr Abdul Raqib has a keen interest in catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, implantation of cardiac device therapies for heart rhythm disorders and heart failure therapies, and lead extraction.

He is heavily involved in the training program for cardiac electrophysiology in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia as well as educational initiatives in the field of cardiac arrhythmias and device therapies.

Dr Eugene Tan Siang Joo

Consultant Cardiology
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Eugene Tan is a Consultant Cardiologist at the National University Heart Centre Singapore. His subspecialty interests include Cardiac Arrhythmias (Ablations) and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (Pacemakers, Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy). His research interests are in the fields of Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure and Conduction System Pacing.

Dr Shonda Ng

Consultant
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Dr Ng Shonda graduated with MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 2014 and obtained her Membership of Royal College of Physician (United Kingdom) and Masters of Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 2016. She completed her Cardiology Advanced Specialist Training in the National Health Group Residency Program in 2020. Dr Ng is currently a Consultant in the Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and is training as a fellow in electrophysiology and cardiac devices. Her clinical interests include cardiac arrhythmias, electrophysiology and cardiac implantable electronic devices. Besides her clinical work, she is active in teaching medical students from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU.

Adj Associate Professor Seow Swee Chong

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Adj Associate Professor Seow Swee Chong is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is the Clinical Director of Electrophysiology and Head of the Arrhythmia service. Adj A/Prof Seow is actively involved in teaching and has conducted many regional training workshops in pacing and electrophysiology. His clinical research interests are reflected in his many publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr Kelvin Wong

Cardiologist & Heart Specialist
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore

Dr Wong obtained his medical degree from University of Cambridge, UK, in 1999. He was conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree by University of Cambridge in 2013 for his doctorate thesis on Atrial Fibrillation ablation.

In 2014, he returned to Singapore as Consultant Cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and Visiting Consultant at National Heart Centre Singapore. He helped set up the Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Management service in Changi General Hospital.

Dr Wong is experienced in managing general cardiac conditions as well as heart rhythm disorderes. He joined private practice at Orchard Heart Specialist clinic in 2019.

Dr Teo Wee Siong

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore

Graduated from MBBS (National University of Singapore) in 1982. Obtained Master of Medicine (Int Medicine, NUS) and MRCP (UK) in 1987.

Trained in Cardiology at the National Heart Centre in Singapore from 1987 and went for advanced training in Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology under Dr George Klein in University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada from Nov 1989 ‑ Dec 1990.

FRCP (Edin), FACC (USA) in 1998
FHRS (Fellow Heart Rhythm Society) in 2006
FAPHRS (Fellow Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society) in 2019

In private practice as a Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Mt Elizabeth Hospital since 2000
Senior Advisor Electrophysiology and Pacemaker Service at the Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore.

Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
Organizing Chairman, 1st Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session, 27-29 November 2008

President of APHRS Jan 2016-Dec 2016

Heart Rhythm Association Singapore
President 2020 – 2022

SCIENTIFIC WORK/PUBLICATIONS

Published Journals papers	130
Book chapters	12
Abstracts presented	345
Lectures delivered	356

Clin Assoc Prof Ching Chi Keong

Senior Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Clinical Associate Professor Ching Chi Keong is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Cardiology and the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at the National Heart Centre Singapore. His sub-specialty interest is in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing.

Clin Assoc Prof Ching graduated with his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 1995. He subsequently obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2001 and the Certificate of Specialist Accreditation (Cardiology) in 2004.

Clin Assoc Prof Ching completed his clinical fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at the Cleveland Clinic, USA, in 2007. During the fellowship, he acquired competency to perform catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and tachycardia as well as ventricular tachycardia. He received in-depth training in implantation and the optimisation of pacemakers, internal defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices.

In recognition of his professional and research achievements, Clin Assoc Prof Ching was inducted as a Fellow of the ASEAN Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore), and Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, USA.

Clin Assoc Prof Ching also teaches at the Duke-NUS Medical School as a Clinical Associate Professor.

Adjunct A/Prof David Foo

Medical Director
National Healthcare Group Heart Institute, Singapore

Adj. A/Prof. David Foo is the Medical Director of the National Healthcare Group Heart Institute and Senior Consultant in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He is the current Vice-President of the Singapore Cardiac Society. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Lee Kong Chian, School of Medicine. His current interests and research include cardiac devices and arrhythmias. Adj. A/Prof. Foo has chaired and presented in numerous international and regional conferences.

Asst Prof Yeo Wee Tiong

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Assistant Professor Yeo Wee Tiong is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS). His subspecialty interest includes arrhythmias in adult congenital heart patients. He is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. He is also Program Director of the Cardiology Senior Residency Program at NUHCS.

Asst Prof Lim Toon Wei

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Adj Assoc. Prof Toon Wei Lim is a senior consultant cardiologist and Head of Community Cardiology at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore and specialises in cardiac electrophysiology. He graduated from the University of Sydney in 1997 with 1st Class Honours and then completed his cardiology training at Westmead Hospital (Sydney, Australia). After attaining his fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, he continued to work as a Cardiology Research Fellow at Westmead Hospital in the area of catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, particularly that of atrial fibrillation. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney for this research work, which included one of the then largest randomized clinical trials of atrial fibrillation ablation techniques.

In 2009 he joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as a Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology before returning in 2010 to join the Arrhythmia Service of the National University Heart Centre, Singapore.

Adj. Assoc. Prof. Lim’s main research interest is in cardiac arrhythmias and he has been both principal and co-investigator in several clinical trials of device or pharmaceutical interventions. He has also been working on integrated chronic care for patients with atrial fibrillation with a focus on patient education and self-management.

For the past 9 years, he has also served on the executive council of the Singapore Cardiac Society and is currently the Immediate Past President.

Adjunct A/Prof Chia Pow Li

Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Cardiology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Prof Chia is a Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Cardiology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore. In recognition of his contributions to medical undergraduate and postgraduate education, Dr Chia has been conferred Adjunct Associate Professorships by both Lee Kong Chian and Yong Loo Lin Schools of Medicine. He is the Cardiology Sub-Specialty Editor of the Singapore Medical Journal. His special interests include cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac implantable electronic devices.

Clin Asst Prof Yeo Colin

Consultant Cardiologist
Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Dr Yeo completed his Bachelors in Medicine & Surgery (MBBS) from National University of Singapore in 2005 and his Membership of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) of the United Kingdom in 2010, Fellowship (FRCP) in 2019. He obtained his Cardiology Specialty Accreditation with Ministry of Health, Singapore in 2013 and completed his Clinical Fellowship/Research in Adult Clinical Electrophysiology with University of Ottawa in 2017 as Chief Clinical Fellow. He returned to Changi General Hospital Cardiology department to work as Cardiology Consultant in July 2017 with subspecialty interest in Adult Clinical Electrophysiology. He was subsequently awarded DRCPSC (Diplomate Affiliate of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada) in 2017, Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke-NUS in 2018, Fellow of ASEAN College of Cardiology in 2019.

Clin Asst Prof Daniel Chong

Senior Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Daniel Chong is a Senior Consultant in Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), with special training in cardiac implantable electronic devices and electrophysiology. He completed his medical education at the National University of Singapore in 2001. After undergoing further training in Internal Medicine at the National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, he completed his postgraduate MRCP(UK) exams during his posting at the Department of Cardiology, NHCS. On successfully completing his Advanced Specialty Training in Cardiology at NHCS, he was sent for further training in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at Cleveland Clinic, USA which he completed in 2014. Since returning to NHCS, Dr Daniel Chong has performed over a thousand device and cardiac electrophysiology procedures. He has also served in multiple committees. He was appointed Director Residency Programme, SingHealth Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Sciences Academic Clinical Programme from June 2017 to March 2021, and the Director of SAF Cardiac Fitness Centre, National Heart Centre Singapore from March 2019 to December 2021. He was also appointed Head of the Department of Cardiology, NHCS@SKH from January 2022.

Dr Kelvin Chua

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital

Dr Kelvin Chua is a senior consultant cardiologist at The Heart and Vascular Centre predominantly based at Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He specializes in arrhythmia care in the field of electrophysiology and pacing. He has special interests in sudden cardiac death, ablations of complex atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, the use of novel pacing strategies including conduction system pacing and novel mapping and ablation strategies including ultra-high-density mapping, cryoablation, and pulse-field ablation.

Prior to joining private practice, he was a senior consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), where he established the electrophysiology service at Sengkang General Hospital and was instrumental in setting up the specialist outpatient clinic.

Dr Chua maintains his role as a clinical assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. He is a fellow at local and international cardiovascular societies including the Academy of Medicine Singapore, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society.

Clin Asst Prof Tan Vern Hsen

Senior Consultant
Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Dr Tan Vern Hsen is a senior consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist (director) at Changi General Hospital. He received his medical degree in 2001. He subsequently obtained the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) in 2005.

Dr Tan joined Cardiology Department, Changi General Hospital in 2008 and subsequently completed advanced specialist training in cardiology in 2011. He underwent fellowship training in cardiac electrophysiology at Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Canada from 2012 to 2014. His main research interests are in electrophysiology and pacing.

Dr Julian Tay

Associate Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Julian Tay is currently an Associate Consultant in Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) with key interest in Electrophysiology and Pacing. He completed his medical education at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) in 2015 followed by MRCP(UK) and Masters of Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 2017.

He subsequently completed his Internal Medicine Junior Residency and Cardiology Senior Residency in 2018 and 2021 respectively at SingHealth institutions.

Dr Teo Hooi Khee

Associate Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Teo Hooi Khee graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2012 and attained her MRCP (UK) in 2015 and M Med (Internal Medicine) in 2016. She is an Associate Consultant in Electrophysiology and Heart failure at National Heart Centre Singapore. Her special interest in cardiac device implantation and optimization especially in the heart failure population. She enjoys teaching medical students and residents, and is a certified ACLS instructor.

Whilst not at work, she spends most of her time figuring out how to survive two boisterous young boys as well as lead an active and healthy lifestyle by example.

Dr Devinder Singh

Medical Director
Cadence Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Devinder Singh is the Medical Director of Cadence Heart Center, Mount Elizabeth Medical Center, Orchard, Singapore. He is formerly a Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiology at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore.

Dr Singh graduated from Gahuati Medical College, Guwahati University, India. Subsequently, he did his training in Internal Medicine at Pt BDS Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (India) and obtained his Master’s Degree in Year 2000. He obtained membership of Royal College of Physicians (MRCP UK) in Year 2006. Thereafter, he did his Advanced Specialty Training (AST) in Cardiology at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. Before joining National University Heart Centre, Singapore, he was an Associate Consultant in the Cardiac Department at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Dr Singh did fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Advanced Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. He has also completed level 2 training in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Duke University, North Carolina, USA.

Dr Singh has keen interests in clinical cardiology, cardiac rhythm disorders (arrhythmia), cardiac pacing (including cardiac resynchronization therapy) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. He performs electrophysiology study and radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. He also implants pacemakers and defibrillators.

Dr Pipin Kojodjojo

Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist
Asian Heart & Vascular Centre

Dr Pipin Kojodjojo graduated from St. Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospital Medical School, University of London in 1998 and has been a member of the Royal College of Physicians since 2001. He underwent training in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London, UK and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA.

After practising in UK and USA for 14 years, he joined National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS) in 2012 where he was a Senior Consultant and Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. During his decade long appointment at NUHCS, he was Director of Cardiology at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital between 2017 to 2021, led or participated in committees that had oversight over areas such as Telehealth, Quality Assurance, Anticoagulation Safety, Collaborative Prescribing and Outpatient Services. He is accredited by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners as a Clinical Cardiac Devices Specialist and as a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology.

His clinical expertise are atrial fibrillation and heart rhythm disorders in adolescents and adults and implantation of cardiac devices such as pacemakers and ICDs, catheter ablation of simple and complex arrhythmias, left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention and pulmonary thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism.

Dr Wang Yue

Consultant
Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Dr Wang Yue is a Cardiology Consultant and Electrophysiologist in training in Changi General Hospital. She also works as clinical tutor and facult members for NUS YLL medical school and Duke-NUS medical school. Her interest lies in cardiac devices and arrhythmias.

Dr Kevin Leong Ming Wei

Consultant Electrophysiologist
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Kevin Ming Wei Leong is Consultant Electrophysiologist at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore. He graduated from King’s College London and completed his training in cardiology, electrophysiology, devices and inherited cardiac conditions with the London Deanery at Imperial College Healthcare and Bart’s Health NHS Trusts before his return to Singapore.

In addition to prizes at university and international conferences, he was conferred his PhD by Imperial College London and received the British Heart Rhythm Society Young Investigator of the Year Award for his work. His research interests are in predictive markers of sudden cardiac death, arrhythmias and inherited cardiac conditions.

He is accredited as a specialist in both electrophysiology and cardiac devices by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners and has been accorded Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and Royal College of Physicians of London for his contributions to these fields.

Dr Pung Xuanming

Associate Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Pung Xuanming is an associate consultant at the Department of Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore. He completed his MBChB from University of Edinburgh in 2014 and obtained membership of Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 2018. Dr Pung obtained his cardiology specialty accreditation with the Ministry of Health, Singapore, in 2023. His clinical subspeciality interest is in adult clinical electrophysiology and cardiac pacing.

Dr Jeremy Chow

Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist
Asian Heart & Vascular Centre

Dr Jeremy Chow graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 2001 and obtained the Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore in 2006. Dr Chow was certified as a Specialist in Cardiology since 2010 and completed his cardiac electrophysiology sub-specialisation in Germany in 2012. Dr Chow is an experienced cardiologist and electrophysiologist and has special interest in the management of coronary artery diseases and arrhythmias including supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation and outflow tract ventricular tachycardias. He is also a very experienced implanter for cardiac implantable electronic devices in the management of symptomatic bradycardias, sudden cardiac death prevention and heart failure with cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Adjunct A/Prof Paul Lim

Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore

Adjunct Assistant Prof Paul Lim is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist in private practice with the Heart Specialist Clinic at Mount Elizabeth and Parkway East Medical Centres. He is also a Visiting Consultant with the Department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He graduated with his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Singapore in 2004 and subsequently obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) together with his Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) from the National University of Singapore in 2009. He was accorded Certificate Board Accreditation in Cardiology in 2014.

He completed his fellowship at the Barts Heart Centre NHS Trust London United Kingdom in 2017 where he underwent advanced cardiac electrophysiology training. He attained European Heart Rhythm Association Certified Electrophysiology Specialist and Certified Device Specialist Certification in 2019.

He specialises in catheter ablation and device implantation for complex cardiac rhythm disorders.

Dr Tan Boon Yew

Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Prime Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Tan is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist specializing in Electrophysiology and Pacing. After completing his training in general cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore in 2006, he was conferred the Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award, and the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) award between 2008 and 2010 to pursue subspecialty training in Electrophysiology and Pacing at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (USA). During his tenure in NHCS, Dr Tan was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, he was also the Chairman of the Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) Cardiology Senior Residency Program, and the Chairman of the Cardiology Senior Residency Training Exit Exam Committee under the auspices of the Joint Committee of Specialist Training (JCST), Singapore. Dr Tan is a Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) as well as a Certified Electrophysiology Specialist (CEPS-A) with the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE). He continues to be a Test Writing Committee member for the Certified Electrophysiology Specialist exams (IBHRE), and actively contributes to the international accreditation of electrophysiologists who participate in the CEPS-A.

Dr Germaine Loo

Associate Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Germaine Loo is an Associate Consultant from the Department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore, with subspecialty interest in Electrophysiology.

Dr Teoh Xuyan

Associate Consultant
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Dr Teoh Xuyan graduated with MBBS from Newcastle University United Kingdom in 2015. She obtained her MRCP (UK) in 2019. She completed her internal medicine residency training in 2017 and her cardiology residency in 2022. She is currently an Associate Consultant in the Department of Cardiology in Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore, and a fellow in training in electrophysiology and cardiac devices.

Dr Jonathan Ong Wei Sheng

Associate Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Dr Jonathan Ong is an Associate Consultant from the Department of Cardiology at National Heart Centre Singapore. His subspecialty interest is in Electrophysiology and Pacing.

Clin Asst Prof Lim Tien Siang Eric

Senior Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Clinical Assistant Professor Eric Lim is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore.

His subspecialty interest is in electrophysiology.

Ms Marisa Toni Yang

Cardiac Technologist
Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Marisa is a dedicated Cardiac Technologist at Changi General Hospital (CGH), where she has been a key team member since September 2021. She holds a Degree in Medical Biosciences from Aston University, graduating in 2022.

In her role at CGH, Marisa has developed comprehensive expertise in both non-invasive and invasive cardiology procedures. She is proficient in the management and operation of advanced cardiac devices, including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).

Marisa’s professional interests are deeply rooted in the cardiology field, with a particular focus on cardiac pacing, ICD implants, echocardiography, and heart rhythm management. Her passion for the cardio world drives her continuous pursuit of excellence and innovation in patient care.

Mr Alden Yao

Senior Cardiac Physiologist
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Alden Yao is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS). He began his Allied Health career in 2012 and now has nearly 10 years’ experience in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) and Pacing. His deep interest in EP inspired him to be a Certified Electrophysiology Specialist (CEPS, IBHRE) as well as to obtain a Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Electrophysiology from the Cardiac Electrophysiology Institute of Australasia (CEPIA). When he’s not working in the EP lab, Alden can be found entertaining his two toddlers (and his cat), and admiring his whisky cabinet.

Ms Jessica Cyrah De Jesus Carpio

Cardiac Technologist
Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Jessica is a dedicated Cardiac Technologist at Changi General Hospital (CGH) since October 2022. She earned her degree in Life Sciences with a specialization in Biomedical Science and a minor in Psychology from the National University of Singapore in 2022. Her academic background reflects a deep-seated interest in physiology, which she has pursued through her professional work.

At CGH, Jessica excels in her role by conducting non-invasive cardiac procedures, assisting in the catheterization lab, and performing routine checks on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). She also manages remote monitoring of these devices, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and device performance.

Jessica is keen on expanding her knowledge in the management of CIEDs and is enthusiastic about delving deeper into echocardiography and cardiology as a whole. Her dedication to continuous learning and professional development underscores her commitment to advancing her expertise in cardiac care.

Ms Lee Jie Ying

Senior Medical Technologist
National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Ms Lee is a medical technologist in NUHCS with a passion for EPS, CSP, and CIED care and troubleshooting.

Ms Liang ShuFen

AHP
National Heart Centre, Singapore

Ms Liang has started my Cardiac Physiologist journey in 2002, from learning placement of 12 lead ECG to Echocardiography and being a certified Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer with the ARDMS. Eventually she fell in love with Electrophysiology and have been assisting in the EP Lab since then. She is currently IBHRE CEPS and CCDS certified and also an IBHRE ambassador.

HRAS Annual Scientific Meeting & GP Forum 2024

25th – 26th October 2024, Friday - Saturday

31 SPEAKERS

7 SESSIONS

9 HOURS

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