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Expert's Profiles
GERIATRICS |

Dr Chan Kin Ming graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1983, and
subsequently obtained his Masters in Internal Medicine in 1988. In 1991, he obtained
his Diploma in Geriatric Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Glasgow. In 1993, he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
He set up and headed the first Geriatric Centre in Singapore at Alexandra
Hospital in 1994 and in 1998, he was also appointed concurrent Head of Department
of Geriatric Medicine at Changi General Hospital and Senior Clinical Lecturer of the
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
In 2000, he left to set up his own private practice at Gleneagles Hospital,
and recently, a second clinic at Mt Alvernia Hospital. He is currently Visiting
Senior Consultant Geriatrician to Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital
and various Nursing Homes. He is also the Executive Chairman of Ang Mo Kio-Thye
Hua Kwan Hospital and listed in the Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
(2004) - a recognition for individuals who have demonstrated outstanding
achievements in their own fields of endeavor. |
ENDOCRINOLOGIST |

Dr Kevin Tan Eng Kiat is a Consultant diabetologist and endocrinologist in private
practice at Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre. He is also visiting consultant to the Diabetes
Centre at Singapore General Hospital and runs the Diabetes in Pregnancy clinic at Thomson
Medical Centre. Dr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore and is a fellow
with both the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and the Academy of Medicine in
Singapore.
Dr Kevin Tan helped organise and set-up the Weight Management Program at Mt Elizabeth
Hospital. This program is headed by a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and adopts an
individualised and multi-pronged approach in weight management, employing services of
nutritionists, exercise physiotherapists and psycho-therapists.
Dr Kevin Tan is currently Vice-President of the Diabetic Society of Singapore and a
life-member of the Society; as well as with the Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore.
In the Diabetic Society, he heads the Education Sub-Committee and has been at the helm of the
organising committee of World Diabetes Day Singapore events for the last 6 years. He is a keen
diabetes educator and active on the lecture circuit to both professional and public audiences
locally and in the region, lecturing extensively on diabetes, thyroid problems and other
hormone issues. His interest is in diabetes and pituitary-adrenal disorders and his research
interest is in clinical trials on diabetes. |
OBSTETRICS |

Dr Mary Yang is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. After graduation in
United Kingdom, she returned to work in Singapore and did post-graduate training in the United
States. She resigned as a Consultant and Senior Lecturer from NUH and NUS 10 years ago.
Since then she has devoted her time to patient care in the private practice. Her main branch
is at the Gleneagles Medical Centre. Dr. Yang also has branches at Yew Tee and Bedok. Her
patients span from teenagers to women with menopausal problems. She has of course helped
to bring many new lives into this world.
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PAEDIATRICS |

Dr Lim Kwang Hsien is a consultant paediatrician and neonatologist. Upon graduating
from the University of Sydney with honours in 1997, Dr Lim returned to Singapore and started
his training with children at KKH Children Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. He obtained
his post-graduate degree from the National University of Singapore and Royal College of
Pediatrics and ChildHealth (UK) in 2002. His interest is paediatric gastroenterology, growth and
nutrition. Outside work, he voluntarily helps out in Club Rainbow - a charity organisation for
chronically ill children. Dr Lim has recently joined Kinder Clinic and is based both at Siglap
Centre and Mt Alvernia. |
NUTRITION AND DIETETICS |

Anna Jacob joined Abbott Singapore in September 2008. She is currently the Medical Manager of Abbott Nutrition International, a
division of Abbott Laboratories (Singapore) Private Limited. Prior to joining Abbott, she was a founding partner and Director of
Food and Nutrition Specialists P L, a nutrition consultancy firm set up in Singapore since 1989. Through this period, she also
served as the Associate Director, Scientific Programs for the International Life Sciences Institute Southeast Asia Region (ILSI
SEAR). Anna is a co-author of FirstFoods and SmartFoods for Tweens, published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte
Ltd. Anna graduated from Women’s Christian College, Madras University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition and
Dietetics and a Master of Science Degree in Food Service Management and Dietetics. |
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