The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Reproduced with permissionIn a dedicated feature, The Straits Times (ST) profiled Prof Tan Huay Cheem as a recipient of the NMEA National Outstanding Clinician Award, highlighting his remarkable contributions as an interventional cardiologist at National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS).
The article stated how the Senior Consultant and Senior Advisor at NUHCS has over 11,000 procedures under his belt and continues to perform about 50 to 60 patient consultations each day, thrice a week, and conducts procedures in the catheterisation lab up to twice a week, with monthly 24/7 call duty. ST also detailed Prof Tan’s achievements in elevating Singapore’s cardiology services, including the introduction of the Western STEMI network in the Western region of Singapore, and the establishment of a cardiogenic shock centre at NUHCS.
His leadership has led NUHCS to achieve notable results, including the country's shortest door-to-balloon time, highest volume of patients treated annually, and lowest mortality rate.
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