THE SINGAPORE CARDIAC SOCIETY (SCS)
The Singapore Cardiac Society was started in 1958 by a group of specialists with special interest in Cardiology working at Outram Road General Hospital. Pioneering physicians like Professors Dhanaraj, E.S. Monterio, Ernest Steven, Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome, Wong Hee Ong, Yong Nen Kiong and Charles Toh started regular clinical sessions to manage patients with cardiac diseases. The membership subsequently expanded rapidly with the addition of Drs MB Ghosh, Loh Tee Fun; and Teo Hoon Chow who had interest in the field of Paediatric Cardiology. Drs Yong Nen Kiong and Tan Ngoh Chuan joined the group in 1960 and added Cardiothoracic surgery to the group.
The Singapore Cardiac Society has made great strides in developing the practice of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Singapore. With more Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Researchers from both private and institutional practice joining the Society every year, the Society looks forward to realizing the dreams of its founders in maintaining a high level of cardiac care for Singaporeans.
The mission of the Singapore Cardiac Society is:
- 1. To advance knowledge and practice of cardiovascular medicine in Singapore
- 2. To promote research and publications of medical and scientific works in Cardiovascular medicine.
- 3. To promote regional and international co-operation in cardiovascular medicine.
Present Council
PRESENT COUNCIL 2023-2024
- President: Dr David Foo
- Immediate Past-President: Dr Lim Toon Wei
- Vice-President: Dr Chia Pow-Li
- Honorary Secretary: Dr Colin Yeo
- Honorary Treasurer: Dr Jonathan Yap
- Members: Dr Lim Ing Haan, Dr Low Ting Ting, Dr Yeo Khung Keong, Dr Yeo Tee Joo
Past Presidents of SCS
- 2023 / 2024 Adj Assoc Prof David Foo
- 2022 / 2023 Asst Prof Lim Toon Wei
- 2021 / 2022 Asst Prof Lim Toon Wei
- 2020 / 2021 Dr Ong Hean Yee
- 2019 / 2020 Dr Ong Hean Yee
- 2018 / 2019 Dr Ong Hean Yee
- 2017 / 2018 Adj Asst Prof Jack Tan
- 2016 / 2017 Adj Asst Prof Jack Tan
- 2015 / 2016 A/Prof Poh Kian Keong
- 2014 / 2015 A/Prof Poh Kian Keong
- 2013 / 2014 Dr Richard Ng
- 2012 / 2013 Dr Bernard Kwok
- 2011 / 2012 Dr Bernard Kwok
- 2010 / 2011 Dr Kenny Sin
- 2009 / 2010 Dr Kenny Sin
- 2008 / 2009 Dr Richard Ng
- 2007 / 2008 Dr Richard Ng
- 2006 / 2007 A/Prof Koh Tian Hai
- 2005 / 2006 A/Prof Koh Tian Hai
- 2004 / 2005 Dr Tan Huay Cheem
- 2003 / 2004 Dr Tan Huay Cheem
- 2002 / 2003 Dr Richard Ng
- 2001 / 2002 Dr Richard Ng
- 1999 / 2000 Dr Lee Chuen Neng
- 1998 / 1999 Dr Michael Lim
- 1997 / 1998 Dr Richard Ng
- 1996 / 1997 Dr Saw Huat Seong
- 1995 / 1996 Dr Lee Chuen Neng
- 1994 / 1995 Dr Richard Ng
- 1993 / 1994 Dr Peter Yan
- 1992 / 1993 Dr Susan Quek
- 1991 / 1992 Dr Richard Ng
- 1990 / 1991 Dr Chia Boon Lock
- 1989 / 1990 Dr Arthur Tan
- 1988 / 1989 Dr Maurice Choo
- 1987 / 1988 Dr Wu Dar Ching
- 1986 / 1987 Dr Richard Ng
- 1985 / 1986 Dr Joseph Sheares
- 1984 / 1985 Dr Richard Ng
- 1983 / 1984 Dr Chia Boon Lock
- 1982 / 1983 Dr Joseph Sheares
- 1981 / 1982 Dr Low Lip Ping
- 1980 / 1981 Dr Chia Boon Lock
- 1979 / 1980 Dr Lim Chin Hock
- 1978 / 1979 Dr Tan Ngoh Chuan
- 1977 / 1978 Dr Chia Boon Lock
- 1976 / 1977 Dr Charles Toh
- 1975 / 1976 Dr Tan Ngoh Chuan
- 1974 / 1975 Dr Charles Toh
SCS Lectures
Singapore Cardiac Society - Annual Scientific Meetings
Singapore Cardiac Society Lecturers and Topics since 1988
| No. | S.C.S. Lecturer | Year | Topic |
| 1 | Dr Charles Toh | 1988 | National Cardiac Care in Singapore |
| 2 | Prof. Chia Boon Lock | 1989 | Ventricular Arrhythmias in Health and Diseases |
| 3 | Dr Tan Ngoh Chuan | 1990 | The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| 4 | Dr Joseph Sheares | 1991 | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery : Venous Vs Arterial Conduits |
| 5 | Dr Richard Ng | 1992 | Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA ) : A 12 year and 8 year experience and followup at Mount Elizabeth Hospital |
| 6 | Dr Wu Dar Ching | 1993 | New Developments in Cardiac Surgery |
| 7 | Dr Arthur Tan | 1994 | Controversies in Cardiology |
| 8 | Dr Maurice Choo | 1995 | Cardiology from the Beatles to the Boyz |
| 9 | Dr Low Lip Ping | 1996 | From Nitrates to Nitric Oxide : An Explosive Story |
| 10 | Dr Susan Quek | 1997 | The Story of Echocardiograhpy - From Milestones to Challenges |
| 11 | Dr Saw Huat Seong | 1998 | Separating Science from Gimmickry |
| 12 | Dr Lee Chuen Neng | 1999 | The Trials and Tribulations of a Cardiac Surgeon |
| 13 | Dr Peter Yan | 2001 | Coronary Artery Disease 2001 AD - A Century of Advancement ( Evidence-Based Strategies in Dealing with CAD in the 21st Century ) |
| 14 | Dr Tong Ming Chuan | 2002 | Education, Discipline, Innovation - in the Cardiac World |
| 15 | A/Prof. Koh Tian Hai | 2003 | Interventional Cardiology over the last 2 decades - Personal perspective |
| 16 | A/Prof. Lim Yean Teng | 2004 | From Q-wave Myocardial Infarction to ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction - New Wine for Old Bottle? |
| 17 | Dr C. Sivathasan | 2005 | Heart Devices : Rescue to Destination |
| 18 | Dr Terrance Chua | 2006 | Imaging for Ischaemia :Insights from Stress Scintigraphy |
| 19 | Dr Teo Wee Siong | 2007 | Role of Interventional Electrophysiology in Cardiology-Past, Present and Future |
| 20 | A/Prof. Tan Huay Cheem | 2008 | Management of Coronary Artery Disease in the 21st Century |
| 21 | A/Prof. William Yip | 2009 | Paediatric Cardiology in Singapore: A Personal Journey and Reflection |
| 22 | Dr Chua Yeow Leng | 2010 | Delirium Cordis, Hot Spots, Hot Wires and Mazes: The Story of Atrial Fibrillation |
| 23 | Dr Philip Wong | 2011 | Cardiovascular Translational Research; Bringing Ideas from Bench to Clinic |
| 24 | A/Prof Ling Lieng Hsi | 2012 | Mitral Valve Prolapse – The Past, Present and Future |
| 25 | A/Prof Lim Soo Teik | 2013 | Landscapes of Interventional Cardiology |
| 26 | A/Prof Kenny Sin | 2014 | Interventional Cardiology in the 21st Century, A Surgeon's Perspective |
| 27 | A/Prof Quek Swee Chye | 2015 | Advances in Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine: The-State-of-Art |
| 28 | A/Prof Tan Ru San | 2016 | NOACs: Coming of Age |
| 29 | A/Prof Poh Kian Keong | 2017 | Contemporary Management of Aortic Stenosis and Beyond |
| 30 | A/Prof Ding Zee Ping | 2018 | 65 Years of Echocardiography, Past, Present and Beyond |
| 31 | A/Prof James Yip | 2019 | The Evolution of Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Singapore |
| 32 | Clin Assoc Prof Aaron Wong | 2021 | Managing Coronary Artery Disease: New Paradigm and Beyond |
| 33 | A/Prof Yeo Tiong Cheng | 2022 | My 30 years love affair with Cardiology |
| 34 | Clin Assoc Prof Jack Tan | 2023 | Antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular disease: Evolution, current status and future directions |