Asst Prof Chew Yun Chi Kenneth Michael

Dr Kenneth Chew is a Consultant from Department of Cardiology of the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS).
Apart from general cardiology, his clinical interests are in general and advanced heart failure, advanced cardiac imaging (including peri-operative and invasive echocardiography), and community heart failure. He is currently co-leading a community heart failure program, which aims to facilitate a collaborative care effort between tertiary and community care providers for heart failure patients.

• Advanced PTEeXAM, National Board of Echocardiography, 2022
• ASCeXAM, National Board of Echocardiography, 2021 
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, MRCP (UK), 2017
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS, University College London, United Kingdom, 2013
• Bachelor of Science (Hons), Clinical Sciences, University College London, United Kingdom, 2011 

• Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, May 2023 to Present
  
• Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, March 2022 to April 2023
  
• Clinical Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School, 1 July 2021​ - Present
  
• Senior Associate, SingHealth Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Sciences Academic Clinical Programme
  
• Member, Division of Medicine Senior Residents Committee, Singapore General Hospital, July 2018 to June 2019
• Chairman, Education Sub-Committee, Division of Medicine Senior Residents Committee, Singapore General Hospital, July 2018 to June 2019
• Co-Lead, Division of Medicine Clinical Handover Unit, July 2017 to June 2019
• Member, 6th Coronary Care Symposium Organizing Committee, February 2018 to September 2018 

• Service Quality Award (Bronze), National Heart Centre Singapore, 2023
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Singhealth Residency Program 2022
• Clinical Case Award Winner, Heart Failure Association, European Society of Cardiology, 2022
• Outstanding Resident Award, Singhealth Residency Program 2021
• Certificate of Commendation for Best Resident. Internal Medicine Residency, Changi General Hospital, 2013
• Certificate of Merit in Clinical Practice, MBBS Finals. University College London (UK), 2013
• First Class Honours, BSc Clinical Sciences. University College London (UK), 2011 
• Dean’s List, BSc Clinical Sciences. University College London (UK), 2011
• Research Project Prize, BSc Clinical Sciences. University College London (UK), 2011

• Real world implementation of STRONG-HF in the community setting
• Wearable Piezoelectric Acoustic-Sensing Fabric Undergarment for detecting heart failure 
  

Principal Investigator:

• Wearable Fabric Undergarment for Detecting Heart and Lung Sounds 
  

• A Pivotal Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the sGC Stimulator Vericiguat/MK-1242 in Adults With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction 
  
• Effects of Physical Activity, Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Calcium Score on Cardiovascular Health in Normal People (SingHEART) 
  

• Contemporary review of heart transplant immunology and immunosuppressive therapy. Kamalesh Anbalakan; Kenneth M Chew; Julian K Loh; David Sim; Siang Hui Lai; Louis Teo Loon Yee. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2022-06. DOI: 10.1177/20101058221138840 
• All that clots is not blood: Bone cement implantation syndrome presenting as an intracardiac mass and pulmonary embolism. May Anne Cheong, Kenneth Michael Chew. Thromb Haemost 2022. DOI: 10.1055/a-1738-1777
• An unusual presentation of lymphoma. Christopher SW Tham, Ya Hwee Tan, Kenneth Michael Yun-Chi Chew, Chun Yuan Khoo, Lester Lee, Soon Thye Lim, Valerie Shiwen Yang. Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports. Vol 4, Dec 2021.
• Harnessing technology and molecular analysis to understand the development of cardiovascular diseases in Asia: a prospective cohort study (Sing HEART). Jonathan Yap, Weng Khong Lim, Anders Sahlen, Calvin Woon-Loong Chin, Kenneth Michael Yun-Chi Chew, Sonia Davila, John Allen, Vera Goh, Swee Yaw Tan, Patrick Tan, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Stuart Alexander Cook, Khung Yeong Yeo. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. Nov 2019; 19:259 (2019)