Dr Charles Chan
Chan Nien Shen
Qualifications
  • B.A.O, M.B.B.Ch. (Honours), National University of Ireland, conferred 4  June 1982.
  • L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical School, 1982.
  • M.R.C.P. (U.K.), March 1985.
  • F.A.M.S. (Cardiology), May 1989.
  • Accredited Board Specialist in Cardiology,  Singapore (1989).
  • F.R.C.P. (Edinburgh), June 1996.
  • F.A.C.C. (U.S.A.), September 1999.
 
Professional Membership of Societies & Colleges
  • 1985 - Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK.
  • 1988 - Member of the Singapore Cardiac Society.
  • 1995 - Member of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 
  • 1995 - 1996   Council Member of the Singapore Cardiac Society.
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK.
  • 1997 - 1998   Honorary Auditor of the Singapore Cardiac Society.
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, USA

Awards & Distinctions
  • 1980 - First Place in the Prize Hospital Examination in Medicine, St Laurence's Hospital, Dublin.
  • 1980 - First Place in the Prize Hospital Examination in Surgery, St Laurence's Hospital, Dublin.
  • 1982 - Desmond Lyons Gold Medal and First Place in Hospital Examination in Medicine, St Laurence's Hospital, Dublin.
  • 1982 - Leonard Abrahamson Gold Medal and First Prize in Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons Medical School, Dublin.
  • 1982 - Conferred with Honours Degree, National University of Ireland.
  • 1991 - Awarded HMDP (Cardiology) Scholarship by the Government of  Singapore.
Academic Appointments
  • 1984 - 1986 Clinical Lecturer in Medicine (Cardiology) University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
  • 1989 - 2000 Clinical Teacher in Medicine, National University of Singapore.
  • 1991 - 1992 Interventional Fellow with Professor Alain Cribier, Rouen, France
  • 1999 - 2004 Co-ordinator for Diploma in Medical Technology, Singapore Polytechnic.
  • 2000 - 2001 Clinical Lecturer in Medicine, National University of Singapore.
  • 2001 - 2004 Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Peer Reviewer of Major Journals
  • Specialist Advisory Panel of Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
  • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis.
  • Singapore Medical Journal.
  • International Journal of Cardiology.