Asst Prof Chia Ming Li Cynthia
MBBS (Adelaide), MRCS (Edinburgh). FRCSEd (CTh), FAMS
Consultant
National Heart Centre Singapore
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Conditions Treated By This Doctor
Chest Wall Diseases
Lung Cancer
Lung Nodules
Lung Surgery
Mediastinal Masses
Pectus Excavatum
Pericardial Effusion
Pleural Diseases
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy
Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Pleurodesis
Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Sympathectomy for Sweaty Palms
Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Thymectomy
Clinical Interests
Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Appointments
Thoracic Surgeon
SingHealth Duke-NUS Lung Centre
Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgery
About
Asst Prof Chia Ming Li Cynthia is a Consultant from Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at National Heart Centre Singapore.
Education and Training
- FAMS 2018
- FRCSEd (CTh) 2018
- MRCSEd, 2012
- MBBS (Adelaide) 2010
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, November 2022 - Present
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, July 2023 - Present
- Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, January - October 2022
- Physician Faculty Member for SingHealth Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Programme, 1 May 2019 to 30 Jun 2022
- Member of SGH Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee, 1 Jun 2021 to 31 May 2023
- Member of Lung Transplant Committee, 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2024
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor, April 2021- April 2023
- Institution lead for onsite vaccination of patients in National Heart Centre Singapore, 2021
- NUS Medicine Faculty Re-appointment as Clinical Lecturer, 1 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
- Physician Faculty Member for SingHealth Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Programme, 1 May 2019- 30 Jun 2022
- Adjunct Teaching Faculty member from Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine - NTU, 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
- Teaching @ Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Health & Social Sciences. For Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care) course and Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Medical-Surgical) Course, 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
- Root Cause Analysis (Member), 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
- NHCS CTS M&M Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
- NHCS CTS Peer Review Learning (PRL) Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
- SingHealth Duke-NUS CVS ACP. Clinical Instructor, 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Awards
- Service with a Heart Award, 2017
Publications
- ADB Ahmed, P S Prakash, CML Chia. Customized 3-dimensional printed rib plating in chest wall reconstruction. JTCVS Tech 2021 Apr 21; 8:213-215. Doi:10.1013/j.xjtc.2021.04.015 eCollection 2021 Aug
- Lim CC, Tan CS, Chia CM, Tan AK, Choo JC, Kaushik M, Tan HK. Long-Term Risk of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Severe Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Cardiorenal Med. 2015 Jun;5(3):157-63. doi: 10.1159/000381068. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
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