Dr Priscilla Phoon

MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FANZCA, TOE (EACVI/EACTAIC), MClinUS (Melb), MPH (Harvard)

Head ＆ Senior Consultant

Profile

Dr Priscilla Phoon is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital and a Head and Senior Consultant with the Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, National Heart Centre Singapore.

Education

Master of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2021)
Master of Clinical Ultrasound, University of Melbourne (2018)
TEE Certification, EACVI/ESC (2018)
Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (2015)
Master of Medicine (Anaesthesia), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine/NUS (2013)
MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine/NUS (2008)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Head of Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, National Heart Centre Singapore, November 2023 - Present
Honorary Secretary, Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists (2019-2020)
Assistant Honorary Secretary, Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists (2018-2019)

Awards

Best Advanced Specialist Trainee, Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists (2014)
SingHealth Best Junior Doctor Award – Medical Officer (2011)
SingHealth Best Junior Doctor Award – House Officer (2009)
Yeoh Khuan Joo Gold Medal for Surgery, Yong Yoo Lin School of Medicine (2008)
Dean's List, Yong Yoo Lin School of Medicine (2006, 2008)

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Chen Y, Phoon PHY, Hwang NC. Heparin Resistance during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adult Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022;36(11):4150-60.
Tan Z, Phoon PHY, Tien CJC, Katijo J, Ng SY, Goh MH. Practical Considerations for Converting Operating Rooms and Post-anaesthesia Care Units into Intensive Care Units in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Experience from a Large Singapore Tertiary Hospital. Ann Acad Med Singap
2020;49(12):1009-12.
Tan Z, Phoon PHY, Zeng LA, Fu J, Lim XT, Tan TE, Loh KW, Goh MH. Response and Operating Room Preparation for the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Perspective From the National Heart Centre in Singapore. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020;34(9):2331-7.
Hwang NC, Phoon PHY. 2020. Perioperative Management of Cardiac Surgical Emergency. In Cheng DCH, Martin J, David T (1st Edi), Evidence-Based Practice in Perioperative Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery (pp. 303-313). Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Phoon PHY, Hwang NC. Deep Sternal Wound Infection: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020;34(6):1602-13.
Phoon PHY, MacLaren G, Ti LK, Tan JSK, Hwang NC. History and Current Status of Cardiac Anesthesia in Singapore. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019;33(12):3394-401.
J Tan, P Phoon, GL Wong, R Poopalalingam. A novel airway management technique for nasal surgery following transoral robotic surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Can J Anaesth 2015;62(12):1350-2.
P Phoon, SY Thong, PT Koh, K Loh. Thoracoscopic visualization of a misdirected paravertebral catheter. Can J Anesth 2015;62(7):830-1.
HYP Phoon, AD Kan, PC Ip Yam. A Peri-operative Audit of the Paediatric Cochlear Implantation Programme at the Singapore General Hospital. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2013;22(2):131-9.