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Asst Prof Chew Yun Chi Kenneth Michael

Asst Prof Chew Yun Chi Kenneth Michael

MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCP (UK)​

Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiology

Clinical Interest: Heart Failure, Echocardiography

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Department of Cardiology National Heart Centre SingaporeNational Heart Centre Singapore

Academic Appointments

  • NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Clinical Asst Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

Profile

Dr Kenneth Chew is a Consultant from Department of Cardiology of the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS).
Apart from general cardiology, he has sub-specialty interests 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.

Education

  • 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 

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • 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 

Awards

  • 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

Research Interests

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

Publications

  • 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)

Research Trials

Principal Investigator:

  • Wearable Fabric Undergarment for Detecting Heart and Lung Sounds 
Co-investigator:
  • 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)