Dr. Khoo Kei Siong

Medical Oncology (Cancer)

Credentials MBBS (Singapore) MMed (Internal Medicine) MRCP (United Kingdom) FRCP (Edinburgh) FAMS (Medical Oncology)
Language English,Mandarin Chinese,Hokkien Dialect,Cantonese Dialect,Teochew Dialect
Background

Dr Khoo Kei Siong presently serves as the Honorary Secretary in the Council of the College of Physicians, Singapore. He also sits on the Medicine Advisory Committee and the Medical Clinical Research Committee in the Ministry of Health.

Before he moved to his current practice, Dr Khoo was a Senior Consultant and Head of Department of Medical Oncology at the National Cancer Centre (NCC). He was the founding Director of the Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences and was instrumental in setting up the clinical trials capabilities in NCC.

Dr Khoo graduated from the National University of Singapore and received his training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the Singapore General Hospital. He was awarded the Singapore Government HMDP fellowship in 1993 to pursue advanced training and research in breast cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York.

Dr Khoo is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the European Society of Medical Oncology and a fellow of the Royal College of Physician in Edinburgh. He was President of the Singapore Society of Oncology from 1998 to 2000.

Achievements

1981                PSC Local Merit Scholarship

1993                Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship                   

1994                Singapore Cancer Society Overseas Cancer
                        Research Fellowship           

1996, 1999       SGH – Service with a Heart Award           

1997                SGH – Heart of Gold Service Award    

2001                NCC Academic Awards – Best New Academic
                        Clinical Programme   

2002                SGH – Doctor with Best Bedside Manners    

National Day Award 2003 for SARS – Commendation Medal 2003