Academic Medicine Named Donor Professorships

Distinguished Professorships 

A Distinguished Professorship is the highest honour that Duke-NUS can bestow upon a faculty member:

To recognise and honour outstanding academics for his/her pre-eminence in academic medicine and research, and significant contributions to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC).
To attract world-renowned academics who help build knowledge, inspire students, and spur innovative research.
To inspire faculty to work towards academic excellence.

Faculty Professorships

A Faculty Professorship provide academic recognition and support to Outstanding Associate Professors and Assistant Professors:

To recognise and honour mid-career and early-career faculty for their excellence in academic pursuits and research, and their contributions to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC).
To attract and retain outstanding and high potential faculty members.
To aspire faculty members towards greater academic excellence.

Strengthening our Academic Medicine Legacy through Our Distinguished Professors

Clinical Professor Ng Chirk Jenn
Agape Professorship in
Population Health

Professor Gemmy Cheung
Chui Ming
Arthur Lim Professorship In Ophthalmology

About Awardee

Clinical Professor Howe Tet Sen
Balachandran-Kajima Professor in Academic Medicine

Professor Tan Kok Hian
Benjamin Henry Sheares Professorship in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical Professor Cheng
Wai Sam Christopher
Foo Keong Tatt Professorship in Urology

Professor Iain Tan Bee Huat
Goh Hak Su Professorship in Colorectal Surgery

Professor Tony Lim Kiat Hon
Kathy Goh Professorship in Pathology

Professor Aung Tin
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship in Ophthalmology

Professor Ian Yeo Yew San
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship in Ophthalmology Academic Medicine

Clinical Professor Tan Bien Keem
Lee Seng Teik & Lee Hoo Leng Professorship in Plastic Surgery & Regenerative Medicine

Professor Ravindran Kanesvaran
Professorship in Geriatric Oncology

Professor Fong Kok Yong
Seah Cheng Siang Professorship

Professor Tina Wong Tzee Ling
SNEC Professorship in Clinical Education in Ophthalmology

Professor Jodhbir Mehta
SNEC Professorship in Clinical Innovation in Ophthalmology

Professor Lim Soon Thye
Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Medical Oncology

Professor Wang Yibin
Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Diabetes Research

Professor Teh Bin Tean
Tan Yew Oo Professorship in Pathology

Professor Saw Seang Mei
Wallace Foulds Professorship

Recognising outstanding early to mid-career Faculty through Faculty Professorship

Associate Professor Daniel Ting Shu Wei
Jong Soy Leong Faculty Professorship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Associate Professor Audrey Chia Wei Lin
Robert Loh Faculty Professorship in Ophthalmology