Deputy Group Chairman, Medical Board (Regional Hospital Network)
Chief Executive Officer
About
Prof Teo graduated with a degree in medicine from the National University of Singapore in 1989 and attained his Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine and MRCP (UK) in 1994. He is one of the pioneers of Changi General Hospital and has risen up the ranks to Senior Consultant and Head of Gastroenterology in 2004, Chief of Medicine in 2006, Deputy Chairman of the Medical Board in 2008 and Chairman in 2012 till 2020. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Sengkang General Hospital and the Deputy Group Chairman, Medical Board (RHS), Singhealth.
While on HMDP training at the University of Michigan Medical Center, he wrote research papers in hepatitis which were published in high impact publications. This has remained his forte as he continues to contribute to scientific journals and conference presentations.
Prof Teo was the President of the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore from 2008-2010 and is currently the Assistant Master and Council Member of the Academy of Medicine Singapore. He holds Professorship from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School as well as NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and is an Adjunct Professor of the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is also a Clinical Examiner of the PACES/MRCP, MBBS and Duke-NUS examinations.
Prof Teo was the Chief Editor of the Singapore Medical Journal from 2010-2013. He is presently an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and also serves as a reviewer for journals like Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Singapore Medical Journal, ANNALS, Journal of Medical Virology and Biomedical Central.
Education and Training
Dual Accreditation in Internal Medicine
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore
Certified in Post-doctoral Training in Lab Research
MRCP (UK)
M.Med (Internal Medicine)(NUS)
MBBS (NUS)
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
Assistant Master (Admin Affairs) and Council Member, Academy of Medicine S'pore
Council Member - Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network, Ministry of Health S'pore
Deputy Group Chairman - Medical Board (Regional Hospital Network), Singhealth
Master of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2020 to 2022
Member - Board of Visitors (Community Rehabilitation Centre), Ministry of Home Affairs
Member - HMDP Main Committee, SingHealth
Member - Singapore General Hospital Campus Development Steering Committee, SingHealth
Member - Workgroup on Management of Procedurists and Surgeons with Positive HBV, HCV and HIV Carrier Status, Academy of Medicine Singapore
Member - Chronic Disease Management Programme Clinical Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health S'pore
Member - Committee for Accreditation of Postgraduate Year 1 Training Posts, S'pore Medical Council
Vice-Chairman - Drug Rehabilitation Centre Review Committee, Singapore Prison Service
Member - Graduate Medical Education Committee, Singapore Health Services
Member - Joint Committee on Specialist Training, Ministry of Health S'pore
Member - Medical Advisory Board to Ministry of Defence and S'pore Armed Forces
Vice-Chairman - Medical Advisory Panel for Singapore Prison Service, Ministry of Home Affairs
Member - Medical Students Training Standing Committee, Ministry of Health S'pore
Member - Primary Care Professional Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health S'pore
Member - Residency Advisory Committee for Gastroenterology, Ministry of Health S'pore
Member - Residency Advisory Committee for Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health S'pore
Vice Dean - Academy of Medicine Singapore Deanery Academic Board
Visiting Consultant (Gastroenterology) to SAF Medical Corps
Awards
Public Administration Medal (Silver) Award and Long Service Medal (2017)
Long Service Award from Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore (2016)
Eastern Health Alliance Caring (Silver) Awards (2014)
Singapore Medical Association Merit Award (2014)
Outstanding Faculty for Learning Award (Medicine) from Duke-NUS GMS (2013)
"Service to Education" Award from Temasek Secondary School (2013)
SingHealth Quality Service Silver Award (2012)
Best Medical Mentor – Junior Doctors' Survey (2006)
Featured in publication "2000 Outstanding intellectuals of the 21st Century" (2003)
Cited in "Who's Who in the World" (2002)
AGA Travel Award (NIH HBV Workshop)(2000)
Health Manpower Development Programme Award by Ministry of Health Singapore (1999)
Best Teacher Award voted by house officers and medical officers (1998, 2000 and 2002)
Best Clinical Paper Award, CGH (1997)
Service Quality Award, Toa Payoh Hospital (1994)
Dermatological Society of Singapore Book Prize (1989)
Distinction in Microbiology, NUS (1986)
Best Trainee Award, Singapore Armed Forces (1982)
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