Senior Advisor
Clinical Professor Terrance Chua is the Senior Advisor of National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) and Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiology. He also serves as Senior Advisor at Singhealth. Prof Chua was the Chief Executive Officer of NHCS until 31 May 2023 and currently chairs the Residency Advisory Committee for Cardiology under Singapore’s Ministry of Health. His clinical specialty is in Nuclear Cardiology.
Prof Chua has deep expertise in cardiac imaging and holds certifications in Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) from Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, as well as his Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London, and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Cardiology).
An active contributor to research, Prof Chua serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology and the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. He is committed to advancing cardiology education and founded NHCS’ Cardiology Update and Cardiology PACES courses. He is also a Clinical Associate professor at Duke NUS Medical School.
Prof Chua has been recognised with numerous awards, including the National Outstanding Clinician Award at the National Medical Excellence Awards in 2013 for his pioneering contributions to nuclear cardiology in Singapore. He is the immediate past Chairman and a current Board Member of the Singapore Heart Foundation, where he continues to promote heart health and public edication on cardiovascular disease.