Dr. Kian Keong Poh is presently a Senior Consultant and Director of Research at the Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS). His training in cardiology took place in the Cardiac Department at the National University Hospital. Subsequently, he worked at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston on therapies for cardiovascular conditions, including stem cell therapies. He then proceeded to the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School for training in echocardiography. He is certified by the National Board of Echocardiography (USA). He graduated with medical degrees from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, and obtained his Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Society of Echocardiography. In addition, he is also a Past President of the Singapore Cardiac Society and a Specialist/Cardiologist registered with the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He is Chair of the American College of Cardiology Assembly of International Governors and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Echocardiography. His interests include general cardiology, lipid disorders, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, valvular heart disorders, and cardiac imaging including contrast and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
