Clin Asst Prof Ng Choon Ta

MBBS, M Med (Singapore), MRCP (UK)

Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiology

Sub-specialties: Heart Failure, Echocardiography

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Cardiomyopathy, Cholesterol Management, Coronary Artery Disease/Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure, Hypertension.

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Department of Cardiology National Heart Centre Singapore
Consultant NHCS Cardiology @ SKH Sengkang General Hospital

Profile

Clinical Assistant Professor Ng Choon Ta is a Consultant with the Department of Cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore. He sub-specialises in heart failure and echocardiography. In additional to his clinical interests, he is also actively involved in teaching and research. He is also a co-investigator for many clinical trials.

Education

Joint Committee on Specialist Training Singapore - Certificate in Specialist Accreditation (Cardiology) 2017
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) 2012
Master in Medicine (Singapore) 2012
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) National University of Singapore 2007

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore May 2019 – Present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, September 2020 – Present
Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore 2017 – May 2019
Member, Singapore Cardiac Society 2017 – Present
Member, Singapore Medical Association 2007 – Present
Member, European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association 2017 – Present
Member, American Society of Echocardiography 2017 – Present
Clinical Tutor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Tutor, Alice Lee School of Nursing

Awards

European Society of Cardiology Challenging Clinical Case Award, 2012
National Youth Acheivement Award – Gold, 2004

Research Interests

Publications

Low Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a young South East Asian population: Results from the SAFE programme. Choon Ta NG, Devinder SINGH, Tek Siong CHEE, Chi Keong CHING, Terrance CHUA, Christopher CHEOK, Hean Yee ONG Europace. 2011 Jun; 13(6): 883-8
Prevalence of Electrocardiogram and Transthoracic Echocardiogram abnormalities in a young multi-ethnic population: Results from SAFE programme. Choon Ta NG, Hean Yee ONG, Christopher CHEOK, Terrance CHUA, Chi Keong CHING Europace. 2012 Jul;14(7):1018-24.
Syphilitic coronary ostial stenosis presenting with acute myocardial infarction. CT Ng, CT Chin, CK Ching HEART 2012 Oct 19.
Coronary arteriovenous malformation presenting as acute myocardial infarction. CT Ng, A Wong, FK Cheah, CK Ching. Heart Asia 2013;5:15.
Successful placement of a deflectable decapolar catheter via the right femoral vein approach in a patient with coronary sinus atresia and persistent left superior vena cava. CT Ng, J See, CW Lee, CK, Ching Heart Asia 2014;6:128-129