Academic Medicine Named Donor Professorships

A Legacy of Excellence

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 the recruitment and retention of outstanding and high-potential faculty members.
	​To Aspire faculty member towards greater academic excellence.

The presence of these eminent academics enriches the intellectual vibrancy of our campus and brings the AMC to the next level of excellence. These professors engage in trailblazing research, creating new knowledge and discoveries. They teach, inspire and challenge our students and faculty, to create and define tomorrow’s medicine.

List of Distinguished Professorships                                                                               

	​Agape Professorship in Population Health	​	​	​
	Arthur Lim Professorship in Ophthalmology	​		Professorship in Geriatric Oncology
	Balachandran-Kajima Professorship in Academic Medicine	​		Seah Cheng Siang Professorship in Medicine
	Benjamin Sheares Professorship in Academic Medicine​	​		SNEC Professorship in Clinical Education in Ophthalmology
	Benjamin Henry Sheares Professorship in Obstetrics & Gynaecology	​		SNEC Professorship in Clinical Innovation in Ophthalmology
	Foo Keong Tatt Professorship in Urology	​		Tan Cheng Lim – Children’s Cancer Foundation Professorship in Paediatric Oncology
	Goh Hak Su Professorship in Colorectal Surgery	​		Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine
	Kathy Goh Professorship in Pathology	​		Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Medical Oncology
	Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship in Ophthalmology	​		Tanoto Foundation Professorship in Diabetes Research
	Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship in Ophthalmology Academic Medicine	​		​Tan Yew Oo Professorship in Pathology
	​Lee Foundation - Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professorship	​		Wallace Foulds Professorship
	Lee Seng Teik & Lee Hoo Leng Professorship in Plastic Surgery & Regenerative Medicine	​

List of Faculty Professorships  

Robert Loh Associate Professorship in Ophthalmology

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