National Day Awards 2021

This year, 313 recipients from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) received National Day Awards in recognition of their exemplary contributions to our AMC, our patients and our nation's success.

Here are the SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC's award recipients:

The Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction)

Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat
Immediate Past Chairman (2009 – 2021), SingHealth

The Public Service Star (Bar)

Prof Ho Lai Yun, BBM
Emeritus Consultant, Neonatal & Development Medicine, SGH
Advisor, Department of Child Development, KKH

Nominated for his national contributions to the Ministry of Social and Family Development

Mrs Fang Ai Lian nee Ho, PBM
Board Member, SingHealth Fund

The Public Service Star

Ms Kuah Boon Theng
Chairman, Hospital Medifund Committee (National Cancer Centre Singapore)

The Public Administration Medal (Gold)

Prof Fong Kok Yong
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Medical & Clinical Services), SingHealth
Senior Consultant, Rheumatology & Immunology, SGH

The Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Bar)

Ms Elizabeth Anne Quah Say Chin
Former Group Director (Planning Group), MOH
Group Director, Regional Hospital Network, SingHealth

The Public Administration Medal (Silver)

Adj Assoc Prof Tracy Carol Ayre
Group Chief Nurse, Group Nursing, SingHealth

Assoc Prof Wong Kok Seng
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Services, SCH
Senior Consultant, Renal Medicine & Internal Medicine, SGH

The Public Administration Medal (Bronze)

Ms Audrey Lau Li Phing
Group Chief Communications Officer, SingHealth
Chief Communications Officer, KKH
Executive Director, SingHealth Fund

Assoc Prof Goh Bee Tin
Deputy Director, Research & Education
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NDCS

Mr Chong Pang Boon
Chief Operating Officer, NHCS

Dr Tan Teing Ee
Head & Senior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgery, NHCS

Assoc Prof Christopher Ang Beng Ti
Deputy Director, Research (Strategic Partnership)
Head & Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery (SGH Campus), NNI

Assoc Prof De Silva Deidre Anne
Head & Senior Consultant, Neurology (SGH Campus), NNI

Assoc Prof Josiah Chai Yui Huei
Head & Senior Consultant, Neurology (TTSH Campus)
Head, Neuromuscular Laboratory, NNI

Assoc Prof Lee Kheng Hock
Director, Education
Director, Community Engagement & Partnerships, SCH
Senior Consultant, Family Medicine Continuing Care, SGH

Ms Stephanie Yeap Theng Hui
Director, Nursing, SCH

Ms Tan Bee Yee
Deputy Group Director, Allied Health (Academic & Prof Devt), SingHealth
Director, Allied Health, SCH

Assoc Prof Chan Chung Yip
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of HPB & Transplant Surgery, SGH

Dr Goh Su-Yen
Clinical Director, Future Health Systems
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, SGH

Dr Kang Mei Ling
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, SGH

Assoc Prof Kenneth Tan Boon Kiat
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, SGH

Assoc Prof Ling Moi Lin
Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology, SingHealth & SGH

Assoc Prof Lynette Oon Lin Ean
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Molecular Pathology, SGH

Assoc Prof Phua Ghee Chee
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, SGH

Dr Derek Tse Wan Lung
Director, Regional Clinical Services, East
Director, Regional Clinical Services, North East (covering)
Senior Consultant, SHP

Ms Stephanie Teo Swee Hong
Deputy Group Chief Nurse, SingHealth
Director, Community Nursing, SingHealth Office of Regional Health
Chief Nurse, Nursing Admin, SHP

Assoc Prof Tan Ngiap Chuan
Director, Research
Senior Consultant, SHP

Ms Loke Chui Yee
Chief Operating Officer (Crisis Planning & Operations), SingHealth
Chief Operating Officer, SHP

Dr Ruth Lim Mien Choo
Director, Primary & Community Care Division, MOH (Seconded to MOH)
Senior Consultant, SHP

Ms Janet Lim Seok Ngoh
Director, Strategic Compensation & Benefits, Strategic Human Resource, SingHealth

Dr Annitha D/O Annathurai
Head & Senior Consultant,
Department of Emergency Medicine, SKH

Assoc Prof Melvin Chua Peng Wei
Associate Designated Institutional Official
Deputy Chairman, Division of Medicine & Inpatient Care
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of General Medicine, SKH

Assoc Prof Edmund Wong Yick Mun
Deputy Medical Director (Clinical Services)
Senior Consultant, Surgical Retina Department, SNEC

The Commendation Medal

Mdm Ho Swee Geok
Pharmacy Practice Manager, Site Operations Supply Chain, ALPS

Ms Hanijah Bte Abdul Hamid
Deputy Director, Nursing, CGH

Ms Eunice Lim Soh Tee
Director, Finance Division, KKH

Dr Selena Young Ee-Li
Senior Principal Speech Therapist, Division of Surgery, KKH

Ms Xu Zhizhen
Senior Nurse Clinician, Division of Supportive & Palliative Care, NCCS

Ms Chua Lee Kheng
Assistant Director, Nursing, Nursing Development Unit, NHCS

Mr Desmond Peter Khoo Soon Keng
Deputy Director, Operations, NNI

Ms Lee Sock Gek
Deputy Director, Finance Division, NNI

Ms Yip Shu Min
Senior Nurse Manager, Sengkang Community Hospital, SCH

Ms Lee Lai Chee
Assistant Director, Nursing (Specialty Care), Division of Nursing, SGH

Dr Lim Hwee Boon
Assistant Director, Quality Management & Senior Consultant, SHP

Ms Tan Li Na
Director, Human Resource Technology, Strategic Human Resource, SingHealth

Mr Mahalingam Rajesh Kumar
Deputy Director, Operations/ Facility Management & Facility Devt, SKH

Ms Belinda Toh Tze Ing
Senior Nurse Manager, Nursing-Outpatient, SNEC

Ms Siow Kalin
Senior Principal Optometrist, Optometrist Service, SNEC

Mr Reza Shah Mohd Anwar
Senior Associate Director, Office of Corporate Services, Duke-NUS Medical School

The Efficiency Medal		Long Service Medal
Institution	No. of recipients	Institution	No of recipients
SGH CGH SKH KKH NCCS NDCS NHCS NNI SNEC SCH SHP ALPS SingHealth HQ	29 3 7 22 1 3 13 3 2 2 11 3 8	SGH CGH SKH KKH NCCS NDCS NHCS NNI SNEC SCH SHP ALPS IHIS SingHealth HQ	62 15 7 34 3 3 7 2 9 1 2 9 1 1

Heartiest congratulations to all our awardees!

View the full list of SingHealth Duke-NUS awardees here.