About the Speaker
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Assoc Prof CHEW Tai Loon Kelvin
Senior Consultant, Department of Sport & Exercise Medicine
Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Kelvin Chew is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He earned a Masters in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science from the University of New South Wales in Australia. He went on to complete his sports medicine fellowship at the Stanford University Medical Centre in the United States. He is now the Medical Director and Senior Consultant of the Singapore Sports Medicine Centre at the Singapore Sports Institute.
His wide interest in musculoskeletal conditions has led him to complete numerous research publications in musculoskeletal diagnostics, clinical conditions and disease management. He currently holds a position as an Adjunct Associate Professor at NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Assoc Prof Chew’s passion for sports in Singapore extends to his involvement in major sporting events and teams. He has served as team physician for the Singapore national rugby team and as medical director for events such as the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, Singapore Rugby Sevens. He also volunteers for Special Olympics Singapore as an executive committee member and is Chairman of the Healthy Athletes Programme.
Assoc Prof Chew has also been the Chief Medical Officer for the FORMULA 1™ Singapore Grand Prix since 2009 till present and a member of the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) Medical Commission.
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