Expert In: Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine Phone: 6256 2606 Qualification: MBBS (S’pore), FRCS (Edin), FAMS, CTBS Clinic: The Respiratory Practice Lung•Asthma•Cough•Allergy
Address
Mount Alvernia Hospital
820 Thomson Road
Medical Centre D #06-56
Singapore 574623
Working hours
9am to 12pm & 2pm to 5pm (Mon – Fri)
9am to 12pm (Sat)
Biodata
Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong works at The Respiratory Practice as a Consultant Respiratory Physician and Intensivist. He served as President of both the Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Singapore Thoracic Society. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Chapter of Intensivists and is currently a member of the executive committee of the Academy of Medicine Singapore’s Chapter of Respiratory Physicians. Additionally, he served on the Medical Advisory Boards of several hospitals. Dr Alvin Ng is a volunteer Chief Medical Officer of the St John’s Brigade Singapore Headquarters. He has been involved with St John Singapore since his secondary school days at Dunman High School. He is a member of the St John’s Council in Singapore.
Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong received the Singapore Armed Forces Medical Scholarship in 1996 and enrolled in the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Medicine (NUS). This scholarship was Singapore’s only medical scholarship at the time, with just six awarded each year. Dr Alvin Ng graduated from NUS in 2001 and pursued a successful career in Internal Medicine, becoming a Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine specialist. Dr Alvin Ng has a strong interest in Obstructive Airway Diseases such as Asthma and COPD, as well as Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for intensive care unit patients. Dr Alvin Ng is a firm believer in providing individualized, patient-centered care to each of his patients.
Prior to entering private practice, he worked as a Consultant in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Changi General Hospital, where he also served as Deputy Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Dr Alvin Ng was also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces and served as Commanding Officer of the Medical Classification Centre (MCC), where he was responsible for all SAF and Mindef personnel’s PES (Physical Employment Status) assignments. Additionally, he is the only physician in Singapore with the title and accreditation of Singapore Armed Forces Consultant for Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine.
Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong is committed to training the next generation of clinical doctors and previously served as the Deputy Commander of the SAF Medical Training Hospital, which is responsible for all medical training for SAF doctors and combat medics, as well as paramedic training for Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics. He previously served as the Medical Director of the Singapore Armed Forces Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Center and is now the Medical Director of the St John Singapore National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Course. Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong also holds a variety of training positions, including those of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor, Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Instructor, Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Instructor, and EuSim Advance Medical Training Simulation Instructor. He previously taught at the Respiratory Medicine Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Physician Faculty, Intensive Care Medicine SubExpert In Faculty, and NUS Undergraduate Clinical Faculty at Changi General Hospital.
Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong had also participated in peacekeeping missions and disaster relief initiatives on a global scale. He received the United Nations Peace Keeping Medal and a letter of commendation from the United Nations Force Commander for his contributions as a member of the medical team for the United Nations Mission in Support of East Timor.
Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong also served as the Chairman of the 2017 SGANZICS Asia Pacific Intensive Care Forum, which aimed to assist low-income countries in the field of intensive care medicine and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices between western nations and Asia.
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