​Professor Aw Swee Eng is Emeritus Consulatant with Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Singapore General Hospital.

Regarded as the “Father of Nuclear Medicine” in Singapore, Prof Aw was primarily responsible for the growth of nuclear medicine in its earlier years. Prof Aw pioneered and set up the radioimmunoassay (RIA) laboratory which uses sophisticated RIA equipment to analyse blood samples. Besides diagnosis, nuclear medicine procedures also offer targeted radionuclide therapy for difficult-to-treat and advanced cancers.

As SGH’s Director of the Department of Clinical Research, he promoted the hospital’s research culture. The department became an early platform to kick-start the research careers and achievements of many clinicians, including several of the leading clinician scientists who have gone on to receive many prestigious accolades and achieve national and international recognition for their research.

An enthusiastic educator, Prof Aw continues to provide mentorship to clinicians and scientists, through his role as Clinician Mentor, Education and Research in SingHealth.