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Heng Joo Ng, MBBS, MMed, MRCP, FRCPath

Senior Consultant
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore

Dr Heng Joo Ng is currently a senior consultant and head of the Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital and National Cancer Centre Singapore. He is a Clinical Professor with the Duke–National University of Singapore School of Medicine, and has teaching appointments with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore.

After graduating with a degree in medicine from the National University of Singapore in 1993, Dr Ng practiced in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. In 1999, he returned to Singapore and joined the Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital as a registrar, attaining specialist accreditation in 2004. This was followed by a year-long fellowship in thrombosis and haemostasis at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. In addition to membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK, Dr Ng also holds fellowships with the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and the Royal College of Pathologists, UK.

Dr Ng’s research interests and publications focus on various aspects of thrombosis and haemostasis, and include investigating the optimization of treatment, monitoring and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic diseases, as well as therapeutic intervention for bleeding disorders. He also has an interest in patient safety and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Governance and Quality, Singapore General Hospital.

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