Prof YEOH Khay-Guan

Prof YEOH Khay-Guan

Professor, Department of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Senior Consultant
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Department of Medicine
National University Hospital
Singapore

Dr Khay-Guan Yeoh is Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. His concurrent appointments include Senior Vice President (Health Affairs) of the National University of Singapore, as well as Chief Executive of the National University Health System. He practices as a Senior Consultant at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Hospital.

Dr Yeoh‘s research interest is in enhancing the early detection of gastric and colorectal cancers. He is the Lead Principal Investigator of the Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium, a national flagship research group, and chairs the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Committee of the Health Promotion Board, Ministry of Health. He has published over 195 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and has an H-index of 57 with over 10,643 citations. He was awarded the National Medical Excellence Award as Outstanding Clinician Scientist by the Ministry of Health, Singapore in 2013.