Dr. Baldev Singh graduated from the University
of Singapore with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees.
He garnered a wide range of experience in the Departments of Accident
and Emergency, Otolaryngology, Paediatrics and Anaesthesia, all at the
Singapore General Hospital, before being appointed as trainee lecturer
in University Department of Medicine. He then obtained his Masters of
Medicine from the School of Postgraduate Medical Studies, University of
Singapore.
He subsequently
obtained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and
was attached to the Department of Cardiology, Royal Infirmary of
Edinburgh.
He returned to
Singapore, where he acquired further working experience, before he was
appointed Fellow in Cardiology at Kettering Medical Centre, Dayton, Ohio
State, USA, where he trained in invasive and interventional cardiology.
He was also appointed Clinical Tutor at Wright State University,
Dayton.
He is currently
a Fellow of three academies -the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, the
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the American College of
Cardiology.
Dr. Singh has
been a member of the Quality Assurance Committees of Mt. Elizabeth
Hospital, Parkway East Hospital and Mt. Alvernia Hospital as well as a
member of the Medical Advisory Boards of the latter two hospitals. He
was previously an Associate Editor of the Singapore Medical Journal and
the Vice-Chairman of the Singapore National Heart
Association, and is currently a member
of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee for Hypertension.
Ministry of Health, Singapore.
Dr. Singh has
been awarded the Long Service Medal of the Singapore Medical Association
and People's Association, as well as the Long Service and Good Service
Medals of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Dr. Singh is fluent in Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin and several Indian languages.