Raffles Shield Panel Specialists

Assistant Professor Ooi Oon Cheong is presently a Consultant Surgeon with the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at National University Heart Centre, Singapore. He is also a Clinical Tutor in the Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. In addition, he serves as a Board Member of the Chapter of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Dr Ooi Oon Cheong graduated MBBCh from University College Cork, National University of Ireland, in 1995. He then completed his training in General Surgery in Galway, Ireland. He underwent sub-specialty training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National University Hospital, Singapore with further training at the London Chest Hospital, London, UK, and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, before returning to Singapore in 2006.

He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Dr Ooi’s works have received various awards, including Health Manpower Development Program from Singapore Ministry of Health & National University Hospital, Excellent Service Award, Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Scholarship, and The National Research Foundation – Ministry of Health Healthcare Research Scholarship for Clinical Investigation.

Dr Ooi’s special interests are in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Heart Valve Replacement and Minimally Invasive Chest Surgery for Lung and Pleura.