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Assoc Prof Darren Koh

Assoc Prof Darren Koh

​MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FAMS, GDip Acupuncture

Senior Consultant

Education Director, SGH Campus; Clinical Educator Lead (Medical)

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Anaesthesiology

Sub-specialties: Neuro-Anaesthesia, Neuro-Intensive Care

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology Singapore General HospitalSingapore General Hospital
  • Senior Consultant Department of Anaesthesiology Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

Profile

Associate Professor Darren Koh serves as a Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist at Singapore General Hospital. He is the Education Director of the SGH Campus and holds pivotal roles as the Clinical Educator Lead (Medical) and Associate Dean at the NUS-Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Additionally, he maintains adjunct and clinical associate professorships at NUS-Medicine and Duke-NUS Medical School, respectively. His leadership is instrumental in steering the SGH educational pillar within the SGH’s Academic Medical Centre, guiding the direction and oversight of all undergraduate and postgraduate education and training for all professional groups.
 
A/Prof Koh's professional journey commenced at the National University of Singapore, where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBBS) in 1993, followed by a Master of Medicine (Anaesthesia) in 1998.He was honoured with the HMDP award in 2000, subsequently completing an advanced fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia and Neuro-Intensive Care. His professional recognitions include a fellowship at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and a Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture. He is also duly registered with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board (Acupuncture) under the Ministry of Health.
 
In his role as a clinician-academician, A/Prof Koh actively contributes to the academic sphere as a lecturer and tutor, engaging in problem-based learning, simulation-based learning, health-ethics law, professionalism, and educational leadership training programs.

Education

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Education Director, SGH Education Office
  • Education Director, SGH Campus, SingHealth
  • Clinical Educator Lead (Medical), Singapore General Hospital
  • Associate Dean (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore)
  • Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  • JCST Site Accreditation Panel of Accreditors
  • Medical School Evaluation Team (MSET), Ministry of Health
  • Institution Assessment and Standards (HC) Committee member
  • Examiner, Division of Graduate Medical studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
  • Examiner, Joint Commission on Specialist Training, Singapore

Awards

Over the course of work, A/Prof Koh has received numerous academic, service and quality improvement awards both in hospital and public service.
  • Best Residency Program Director Award 2019
  • Best Residency Program Award 2019, 2021
  • SingHealth GCEO Excellent Award 2016: Outstanding Educator
  • SingHealth Duke-NUS Golden Apple Innovative Program Award
  • SingHealth Academy Golden Apple Outstanding Creative Educator Award
  • National University of Singapore Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence
  • National University of Singapore MedSoc Distinguished Educator (Outstanding Tutor) Award 2016
  • National University of Singapore Leadership Academic Medicine Award
  • Public Healthcare Clinician Special Recognition Award 2013
  • Best Clinical Practice Improvement Program Award (SingHealth)
  • Clinical Practice Improvement Program Merit Award (NHG)
  • Singapore General Hospital Making-A-Difference Award
  • Singapore General Hospital Service Quality Awards
  • Singapore General Hospital Service-with-A-Heart Awards
  • Courage Award for SARS Warriors, 2003 
  • Good Service Award, Singapore Civil Defence Force

Research Interests

Publications

  • Staying Sharp in Times of Crisis – The impact ofCovid-19 on Anaesthesiology Residency. Proceedings of Singapore Health Care. 2021
  • The abbreviated Maslach burnout inventory can over-estimate burnout: A study on anesthesiology residents. Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • An Anaesthesia perspective on carotid body tumour (CBT) excision: A twenty year case series at the Singapore General Hospital. J Periop Pract 2017 Oct;27(10):228-233
  • Singapore General Hospital Experience on Ethnicity and the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Elective Orthopedic Surgeries. Journal of Anesthesiology, vol. 2015, Article ID 952302, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/952302.
  • Creativity and Innovation in Medical Education: It’s Time to Let the Trees Grow Freely. Annals Academy of Medicine Nov 2013: Vol. 42 (11);557-8.
  • Improving on-time start for iMRI neurosurgeries. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2013: Jan 8(1); 2-8
  • The use of single-injection thoracic paravertebral block in breast cancer surgeries in our Asian population:
  • The Singapore General Hospital experience. Proceedings of SingHealth 2013: Nov 22(2); 107-113
  • Anaesthesia for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: Considerations for laparoscopy in the trendelenburg position.  Anaesth Int Care 2007: Apr 35(2); 281-5
  • The modified Cormack-Lehane score for the grading of direct laryngoscopy: Evaluation in the Asian population. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2002; 30:48-51
  • Perioperative management of patient with congenital myasthenia gravis for elective caesarean section. Singapore Medical Journal 2001; 42 (2): 61-3
  • Evaluation of a modified grading system for direct laryngoscopy: our preliminary experience in Singapore. SGH Proceedings 2000: Vol 9 (2); 79-82
  • Prevalence study of chronic rhinitis in Singapore. Ann Acad Med 1994: Vol 23 (3); 358-62

Research Trials