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Adj Asst Prof Ngo Wei Kiong serves as Senior Consultant and Deputy Head of Research at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute (NHGEI) and is based at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Adj Asst Prof Ngo graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2009, and obtained his Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology) in 2016. During his ophthalmology residency, he served as Chief Resident and completed the Singapore Chief Residency Programme. He was awarded the Ministry of Health’s Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship, under which he pursued fellowships in medical retina and applied genetics with Dr Richard Spaide at the Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, and Dr Stephen Tsang at Columbia University. Adj Asst Prof Ngo Wei Kiong​​​​​​’s clinical interests span medical retina, ophthalmic genetics, cataract surgery, and general ophthalmology.

Adj Asst Prof Ngo is actively engaged in retina research, with particular interests in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and inherited retinal diseases. He has authored and co-authored over 60 publications, including book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals. His work has been recognized with multiple research awards both locally and internationally. He currently holds research funding exceeding half a million dollars from agencies such as the National Medical Research Council (NMRC).

Adj Asst Prof Ngo is currently a Clinical Senior Lecturer with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University. He is actively engaged in undergraduate teaching and has been recognized with the NUS Medicine Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence (AY2024/2025) as well as the TTSH Top Twenty Educators Awards for two consecutive academic years (AY2023/2024 and AY2024/2025).

Beyond his academic and clinical pursuits, Adj Asst Prof Ngo was a recipient of the Sword of Merit in the 71st Medical Officer Cadet Course by the Singapore Armed Forces. A former national sportsman, he represented Singapore in competitive shooting across multiple tournaments, including the 2001 South-East Asian (SEA) Games.

2025/11/11
2024/04/23
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