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Clin Asst Prof Zhu Ling

MD (Beijing), MRCS (Edin), FRCSEd (CTh), FAMS

Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Clinical Appointments

Academic Appointments

About

Clinical Assistant Professor Zhu Ling is a Consultant from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at National Heart Centre Singapore. Her clinical interest is in adult cardiac surgery, in particular, mitral valve disease.

Education and Training

  • ​FAMS, Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2022
  • FRCS Ed (CTS), Royal College of Surgeon Edinburgh, 2022
  • MRCS (Ed), Royal College of Surgeon Edinburgh, 2013
  • Doctor of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 2009

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke NUS Medical School, 1 July 2025 - Present
  • ​Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, November 2024 - Present
  • Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, September 2022 - October 2024
  • Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2022 to Present

Awards

  • Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, SingHealth Residency, 2021-2022
  • Outstanding Resident Award, Cardiothoracic Surgery, SingHealth Residency, 2022
  • Outstanding Resident Award, Cardiothoracic Surgery, SingHealth Residency, 2018
  • Best Medical Officer, Singhealth, 2015
  • Outstanding Graduand, Beijing, 2009

Publications

  • Isolated Tricuspid Valve Replacement for Infective Endocarditis, Philip Y.K. Pang, Lily W.Y. Yang, Ling Zhu, Yeow Leng Chua; Cardiology Research; 2022 Apr;13(2):110-117
  • Patent Extra-Anatomic Ascending-Descending Aorta Bypass Graft for Infected Interpositional Graft after 12 Years of Operation. Ling Zhu et al. Gen Med (Los Angeles) 2016, 4:4
  • Warfarin related nephropathy: a case report and review of the literature. Ng CY, CS Tan, Lim SL, Zhu L et al. BMC Nephrology (2016) 17:15
  • Uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery bullectomy and double pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Adrian Ooi, Ling Zhu. J Vis Surg. 2016; 2: 17
  • Progress in Radiotherapy of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Zhu L, Cong L, Zhao YP. Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery (Chinese), 2011(11) 944-947