Education Qualifications: MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FAMS
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships:
- Senior Consultant, Paediatric Anaesthesia, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
- Asian Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiologists (ASPA) – President Elect (2019)
- Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists – Member (Since 2000)
- Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists – EXCO Member (2006-2007)
- Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists – President (2013-2015)
- International Chinese Cardiac - Member (Since 2007)
- World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Member (Since 2008)
Committee Work:
- KKH Medical emergency codes and training committee- Chair (Since 2005)
- SmileAsia Singapore – Board of Director (2012-present)
- National Cancer Center Singapore Practice of Anaesthesia Review Committee Member (2015-present)
- KKH Medical Procedures Accreditation Sub-committee for Anaesthesia- Chair (2019-2021)
Awards:
- Health Manpower Development Programme Award, 2002-2003
- Long Service Award
Leadership positions / roles in Education:
- Core Faculty for Anaesthesia Residency Programme
- Senior Cardiac Anaesthetist, Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia subgroup, Department of Paediatic Anaesthesia, KKH
- Senior Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Research Interests:
- Effects of early anaesthesia on neurocognitive development, device development to detect early extravasation
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Selected Publications:
Bong CL, Allen JC, Kim JT
The effects of exposure to general anesthesia in infancy on academic performance at age 12
Anesth Analg. 2013 Dec;117(6):1419-28.
A comparison of single-dose dexmedetomidine or propofol on the incidence of emergence delirium in children undergoing general anaesthesia for magnetic resonance imaging
Anaesthesia 2015, Volume 70, Issue 4, pages 393–399, April 2015
A pilot study of dexmedetomidine sedation and caudal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in infants.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Jun;26(6):621-7.
Randomized Controlled Trial of Dexmedetomidine Sedation versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery on Peri-operative Outcomes in Infants. (DEGA Study)
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019 May;122(5):662-670
Trans- tracheal jet oxygenation: Comparing the efficacy and safety of 2 self- made Y connector devices with the ENK oxygen flow modulator™ in an infant animal model
Journal of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Case Reports 2019 Jan-April;5(1)21-23