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Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
"Angioplasty is becoming much
more used for the treatment
of coronary artery disease...
because of the improvement in
equipment, technique (and) the
lower risk involved." - Dr Leslie Lam
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Dr Leslie Lam
is one of the pioneers
who performs non -
invasive procedure
Percutaneous
Transluminal Coronary
Angioplasty.
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Curriculum Vitae:
Name: Dato Dr Leslie Lam Kwok Tai
Date of Birth: 07.10.42
Citizenship: Singaporean
Race: Chinese
Marital Status: Married
| Children - 2 daughters: |
1) Patricia
2) Katherine |
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Language (s) Spoken:
Written |
English
English |
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| Dialect (s) Spoken: |
Cantonese |
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| School (s) where secondary education was obtained: |
St Joseph's Inst (1956-1959)
Blackrock College, Dublin
Matriculation, National
University of Ireland (1960-1961)
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| GCE 'O' Level or equivalent: |
Cambridge School Certificate (1959) |
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| Email: |
cardiac@singnet.com.sg |
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| Website: |
www.LeslieLam.com.sg |
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Academic Qualifications::
| 1967 |
Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Bachelor of Surgery (BCh),
Bachelor of Obstetrics (BAO), University College, Dublin, Ireland. |
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| 1969 |
Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology) BSc (Hons)
University College, Dublin, Ireland. |
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| 1975 |
Diploma in Child Health (DCH)
University College, Dublin, Ireland.
5 years of Paediatric Cardiology under Prof Conor Ward
(Romano-Ward Syndrome). |
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| 1978 |
Cardiac Fellow, Royal Brompton Hospital, London. |
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| 1981 |
Member Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (MRCP) |
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| 1987 |
Fellow Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (FRCP) |
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| 1987 |
Fellow of Academy of Medicine (FAMS), Singapore |
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| 1987 |
Published first 2 leading papers on Radio Isotope Myocardial Stress Test in 1987 & 2001. |
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| 1988 |
HMDP (Government Scholarship) to St Vincent's Hospital for Training in Interventional Cardiology. |
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| 1988 |
Published the first successful Coronary Angioplasty case in Singapore. (Straits TImes dated 18.04.88) |
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| 2005 |
Honorary Fellow, University College Dublin. |
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| 2014 |
DMed (NUI), National University of Ireland. |
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| 2017 |
UCD MGA Distinguished Graduate, University College Dublin, Ireland. |
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Professional Appointments:
| 1967 |
Internship
Royal City of Dublin Hospital. |
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| 1969 |
Clinic Assistant to Prof Counihan.
Mater Hospital, Dublin. |
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| 1971 |
Medical Registrar
Mater Hospital, Dublin. |
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| 1972 |
Cardiac Registrar
Mater Hospital, Dublin. |
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| 1974 |
Paediatric Cardiac Registrar
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin. |
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| 1975 |
Tour in Paediatrics
University College, Dublin. |
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| 1978 |
Cardiac Fellow
Cardiothoracic Institute, Brompton Hospital, London. |
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| 1979 |
Registrar in Medicine & Cardiology
The Charitable Infirmary, Dublin. |
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| 1982 |
Senior Registrar in Cardiology
Singapore General Hospital. |
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| 1985 |
Consultant Cardiologist
Singapore General Hospital. |
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| 1987 |
Consultant & Deputy Head
Department of Cardiology, Singapore General Hospital. |
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| 1988 to 2018 |
Consultant Cardiologist
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore. |
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| 2018 to present |
Consultant Cardiologist
Farrer Park Medical Centre, Singapore. |
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Other Appointments:
| 1991 |
Physician to the Sultan of Brunei. |
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| 1992 to present |
Visiting Consultant
Jerudong Park Sports Medicine Centre, Brunei. |
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| 1993 to present |
Honorary Consultant
Ministry of Health, Myanmar |
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| 1995 to present |
Governor of the Society for Cardiac Angiography
& Interventions, USA. |
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| 1997 to present |
Visiting Consultant
Republic of Seychelles. |
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| 1997 to present |
Visiting Consultant
Changi General Hospital, Singapore. |
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| 1998 to present |
Visiting Consultant
National Heart Centre, Singapore. |
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Awards:
| 1984 |
The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei
Dato Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia (DPMB) |
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| 18.09.1995 |
Governor of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and
Interventions, USA. |
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| 11.06.2005 |
Honorary Fellowship, Faculty of Medicine at University College
in Dublin. |
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| 19.06.2014 |
Doctor of Medicine, DMed, Honoris Causa,
National University of Ireland. |
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| 12.05.2017 |
UCD MGA Distinguished Graduate 2017
University College Dublin, Ireland.. |
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Professional Bodies:
| 1995 to present |
Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography
& Interventions, USA. |
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| 1996 |
Member
International Andreas Gruntzig Society, USA. |
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