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Dr Ang Peng Tiam
Medical Director and Senior Consultant Contact Details
3 Mount Elizabeth, Professional Education
MBBS (Singapore), |
Profile
Dr Ang Peng Tiam graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery in 1982. He did his residency in Internal Medicine and was conferred the Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) in 1986. He completed his Fellowship in Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas and Stanford University Medical Centre in 1989.
Dr Ang was awarded Singapore President’s scholarship in 1977. He was awarded the Prof Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome Gold medal for being the top candidate in the Master of Medicine Clinical Examinations in 1986, and Singapore’s National Science Award in 1996 for his outstanding contributions in Medical Research. In recognition of his public service, the Sultan of Kedah conferred upon him a datukship in 2003. Dr Ang was founding Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at Singapore General Hospital from 1991 to 1997. He held the concurrent post of Director of the Oncology Centre and Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, NUS. He remains a Visiting Consultant at National Cancer Centre and is the Vice Chairman of Singapore Cancer Society.
He was past President of Singapore Society of Oncology. He maintains a keen interest in research and has published and presented more than 100 papers and abstracts.
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When aches may be a sign of cancerContrary to popular belief, patients who are found to have the advanced stages of cancer at the time of diagnosis are not necessarily elderly, uneducated or have a low income. |
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Waking from a comaFor more than two weeks, my patient has got my name wrong, but her mistake still delights me each day. |
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Keep looking aheadAn articulate man in his late 40s, he had a lot to get off his chest. ‘Please give me some time to tell my story from the beginning,’ Mr Lim said as he sat down on the chair across from my consultation desk. |
