Project Description
- Speciality: Cardiology
- Clinic: Mount Elizabeth Orchard Hospital
Background
- Dokter yang sudah berpengalaman lebih dari 10 tahun di bidangnya.
- Lulusan dari University of Cambridge, UK.
- Keahlian khusus pada Cardiac electrophysiology studies (EPS) – diagnostic and interventional, cardiac rhythm, Cardioversion, Coronary angiography, ICD implantation, Permanent pacemaker implantation.
- Dr Kelvin Wong obtained his certificate of completion of training in cardiology and general (internal) medicine following training as a senior electrophysiology fellow at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
- His areas of expertise include the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, performing device implantations (pacemaker, defibrillator) and ablations for supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
- Between 2008 and 2010, Dr Wong was the research fellow for electrophysiology at John Radcliffe Hospital, UK.
- In 2012, Dr Wong was appointed as locum consultant at John Radcliffe Hospital and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
- He was previously a consultant cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and visiting consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore.
- He also helped develop the electrophysiology service at Changi General Hospital, as well as the inherited cardiac conditions clinic and the atrial fibrillation clinic.
- An advocate for research and education, Dr Wong is the recipient of several research grant awards, and was principal investigator for published independent research projects.
- He was also appointed adjunct assistant professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and Duke-NUS Medical School.
- Dr Wong often travels to chair and share his experiences at national and regional conferences
- Performed more than 1,000 catheter ablation procedures for various cardiac arrhythmias
- Performed more than 1,000 device implantation procedures such as permanent pacemakers and internal cardioverter defibrillators
- Developed the electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management service at Changi General Hospital.