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The HEART Health With Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong

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Shuvo Rahman
The HEART Health With Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong is a Specialist in Cardiology, and Interventional cardiology. 

In 2001, Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong received the Singapore Ministry of Health’s HMDP Award to receive formal training in Cardiovascular Imaging at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, USA and was subsequently registered as a specialist in Cardiology in the same year.

 

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong began his medical training at the Singapore General Hospital. In 2001, he received a scholarship for studies in nuclear cardiology from the Ministry of Health, and became a fellow at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, USA.

 “It is our privilege for patients to see us and entrust their lives to us, not the other way round” is Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keongs mantra to his students at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore), where he also holds the post of Adjunct Assistant Professor.

Having had vast experience at public and private hospitals in Singapore, Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong has taken the huge step in setting up his own private practice; Jireh Heart Centre which specialises in general cardiology, cardiac health screening, cardiovascular imaging, and interventional cardiology; and is on the approved list with many private medical insurers.

Jireh Heart Centre is equipped with the necessary medical equipment/devices for necessary assessment of cardiac issues, which are only personally conducted by Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong.

In addition, Jireh Heart Centre is also an approved medical provider with many insurers, and provide various health screening packages starting from under $300.

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong is a cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. He specialises in interventional cardiology, general cardiology, and cardiovascular imaging. His work in interventional cardiology involves diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease and heart conditions through a process called catheterisation.

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong is one of the few doctors in Singapore to receive a second scholarship for medical training. He completed his formal training in interventional cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA.

In 2002, Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong set up the nuclear cardiology service at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Under his leadership, more than 2,000 nuclear cardiology studies were performed every year. He also served as the director of the hospital’s Coronary Care Unit for more than 5 years.

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong was appointed adjunct assistant professor at the National University of Singapore in 2009. He has presented at major cardiovascular meetings including the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions and the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics.

Dr Alvin Ng Chee Keong received awards in teaching at the National University of Singapore from 2010 – 2013. In the following year, he also received a Role Model Award.

His current areas of interest include complex cardiovascular therapeutics, transradial coronary intervention, sports cardiology and intervention for hypertension.

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