Kwek Tong Kiat

Professor Kwek Tong Kiat is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Senior Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). He serves as Vice-Dean (Clinical Affairs) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU) and Clinical Module Lead for the Cardiorespiratory System. He holds roles as Assistant Chairman, Medical Board (Special Projects) at TTSH, and Senior Consultant for the Ministry of Health’s National Deceased Donor Programme. He specializes in Anaesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Neuroanaesthesia.

• Education: MBBS (National University of Singapore, 1988), MMed (Anaesthesiology), FAMS (Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore).
• Training: Subspecialty training in Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic (USA, 1998–1999).

His clinical and research interests focus on neuroanaesthesia, neurocritical care, and general intensive care. He is a recognized clinical educator, having received 'Top-10 Teacher in the Division of Surgery' awards (2006–2009) and 'Best Teacher (Division of Surgery)' (2009–2010) at TTSH.

He actively contributes to medical education as an examiner for the Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology) and external lecturer for Indonesia’s Universitas Padjadjaran and the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists.

• Awards: Public Administration Medal (Silver, 2021) for pandemic contributions; NHG’s Distinguished Senior Clinician (2021) and Outstanding Citizenship (2013) awards.

Leveraging his expertise, Prof Kwek advises on clinical policies and leads initiatives in deceased donor organ transplantation. He maintains a strong commitment to advancing anaesthesiology and critical care through education, clinical practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration.