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Professor Ng Soon-Chye is an internationally-renown specialist in the area of ​​Reproductive Medicine. Professor Ng started his first in-vitro fertilization program in Singapore in 1982 which resulted in Asia’s first test-tube (IVF) baby, delivered in May 1983. He went on to develop the first SUZI (sub-zona insemination) baby in the world in 1989. This was a revolutionary technique at that time, substantially weak sperm was injected directly under the shell (zona pellucida) of the egg, to enable fertilization The baby born was the first in the World from a micro-injection technique. In 1993, he did the first ICSI baby in Asia, which was an extension of the SUZI technique, marking the sperm is injected directly into the egg.

Prior to private practice, Professor Ng served at the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 1977 to 2003 and concurrently, in the National University Hospital (NUH) from 1986 to 2003. From 1977 to 1985, he was in the University Unit of the He was also Chairman of the Committee of O & G, Graduate School of Medical Studies in NUS from 2000 to 2002, during which he was in charge of the O & G post-graduate training.

He holds a special interest in infertility (including male infertility), gynecological laparoscopy, and hormonal disturbances. He serves as an advisor to the Ministry of Health when there are issues related especially to infertility. He holds an adjunct professorship in the Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, NUS, and in the School of Biological Science, Nanyang Technological University, where he lectures on Development Biology.

Professor Ng graduated from the University of Singapore (NUS) in 1974, obtained his specialist degree in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) of London in 1981. He also obtained his Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) from NUS in 1989.

Professor Ng is very active in research work. From 1997 to 2003, he was the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Collaborating Center for Research in Human Reproduction and the WHO Clinical Collaborating Center for Maternal-Child Health / Family Planning Service Research and Training. He also owns an extensive list of publications where he contributed actively, mainly in the field of human embryology and in-vitro fertilization, especially micro-injection.

Professor Ng has conferred the prestigious Fellowship to the Asian Oceanic Federation of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in June 2015 for his scientific and medical contributions to infertility; the Fellowship is limited to less than 25 Fellows at any one time, and at the time of conferment, there were only 21 Fellows world-wide.

Professor Ng’s specialty interest is reproductive medicine.

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