CHAN Chung Tsing Gregory
To be entrusted with the Health of ALL at Work
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct)
- Medical Director, The Occupational and Diving Medical Centre (Primary)
- Visiting Consultant, Sengkang General Hospital (Adjunct)
- Visiting Consultant, Military Medicine Institute, Singapore Armed Forces (Adjunct)
Research Areas
- Occupational Health
- Maritime and Diving Medicine
- Military Medicine
Teaching Areas
- Occupational Health
- Diving Medicine
- Health Promotion
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- M.B.B.S (1992), National University of Singapore
- Masters of Medicine, Occupational Medicine (1997), National University of Singapore
- Designated Workplace Doctor, Ministry of Manpower (since 1996)
- Specialist Certification, Singapore Medical Council (2001)
- Certification, Basic and Advanced Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Adelaide and Toronto (1997 and 2005)
- Grad Dip Geriatric Medicine (1998), National University of Singapore
- Grad Dip FP Dermatology (2000), National University of Singapore
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (2001)
- Fellow, Singapore Institute International Arbitrators (2007)
- Family Physician Certification, Singapore Medical Council (2012)
Awards/Honours
- National Day Award: Public Administration Medal Bronze (2020)
- Service Quality Award, National University of Singapore (2009)
- Service Quality Award, Singapore General Hospital (2007)
- Letter of Commendation, Singapore Armed Forces (2005)
- Certificate of Commendation, Ministry of Defence (2003)
- Certificate of Commendation, SAF Medical Corps (2005)
- National Day Award: Commendation Medal (Military) (Pingat Penghargaan Tentera) (2003)
- United Nations Service Medal (2001)
- Overseas Mission Medal, Singapore Armed Forces (2001)
- Letter of Commendation, Singapore Armed Forces (2001)
- Asian Young Scientist Award, 17th Asian Congress of Occupational Health (2002)
- Society of Occupational Medicine Gold Medal, National University of Singapore (1997)
Career History
- Medical Director, The Occupational and Diving Medicine Centre (2012)
- Deputy Director, Office of Safety, Health & Environment, National University of Singapore (2008)
- Consultant Occupational Health and Diving Physician, Singapore General Hospital (2007)
- Senior Medical Officer with the Singapore Armed Forces overseeing Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Undersea and Maritime Medicine (till 2007)
Administrative Leadership
- Medical Director, The Occupational and Diving Medicine Centre
- Previous Leadership Appointments:
- Clinic Manager, Sports Medicine Centre, Sports Singapore
- SAF – Head Naval Hyperbaric & Diving Medicine Centre, Head Underwater Medicine Centre, Head Performance Maximisation Branch, Head Fleet Medical Branch, Head Preventive Medicine Branch, Team Leader for Ops Blue Heron Team 8; NUS – Deputy Director, Office of Safety, Health & Environment
Professional/Consulting Activities
- Occupational Health Advisor, DSO National Laboratories (present)
- Occupational Health Advisor, National Cancer Centre Singapore (present)
- Occupational Health Advisor, Singhealth Experimental Medicine Centre (present)
- Exco Member and Past President, Occupational and Environmental Health Society, Singapore (2000-2020)
- Chief Medical Doctor, SE Asia Paragames (2017)
- Board Member, Board of Registered Industrial Hygienists, Singapore (2015)
- International Board Member, Journal of International Maritime Health, Poland (2009-2015)
- WSHC Committee Member for WSH 2028 (2020)
- Member, Expert Panel, Singhealth Institutional Biosafety Committee (since 2012)
- Member and Associate Dean for the National Occupational Medicine Training Course, Specialist Training Committee, Joint Committee Specialist Training, Singapore Medical Council (2001-2011)
- Member, WSHC for Workplace Health (2012) and Healthcare (2010-2012)
- Member, WSHC for Code of Practice for Risk Management (2011) and Scientific Diving (2014)
- Member, Clinical Practice Guidelines on Smoking Cessation Clinical Guidelines, MOH (2002)
- Senior Research Fellow, Defence Medical & Environmental Research Institute, Defence Science Organisation (2003-2009)
- Occupational Health Advisor, Singapore Police Force (2000-2002)
- Medical Advisor, Singapore Underwater Federation (2007)
- Teaching Faculty – (NUS) Masters of Public Health, Diploma in Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine Residency Programme, Masters of Safety, Health & Environment Technologies (2008), (Non-NUS) Singapore Hyperbaric & Underwater Medicine Course
- Journal Reviewer – Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Japan), International Maritime Health (Poland), Industrial Health (Japan), Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (United Kingdom), Singapore Medical Journal (Singapore), Annals of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore)
- Adjunct Research Fellow, Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine (2002-2004)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine (2005-2008)
- First Vice-President, Asian Association of Occupational Health (2002)
- Associate Dean and Vice-Chairman, Chapter of Public Health & Occupational Physicians, Academy of Medicine (2002)
- Occupational Health Advisor, World Health Organisation (2001)
Selected Publications
- Chan G, Koh D. The Ageing Worker. Ann Acad Med, Singapore 1997: Vol 26; pp 221-29
- Chan G, E Low, J Wong. A Survey of Diving Medicine and the Family Physician in Singapore. The Singapore Family Physician. 25(2)/Apr-Jun 1999:15-21
- Chan G, E Low, J Wong. The Role of Diving Medicine in Family Practice. SMJ 2000. Chan G, Koh D, Tan V. Ageing and fitness to work. JOM,2000.
- Chan G, Wong YS. Defending Against SARS – The SAF SARS Diary. Supplement to Pointer Journal. Singapore Armed Forces. 2003
- Koh D, Chan G. World at Work: The Microelectronics Industry. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 61(2):180-183 01 Feb 2004
- Chim, H, Chan G, Low E. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in a Military Diver. Mil Med 2006 Jun;171(6):491-3
- Chan G. A comparison of motion sickness among sea-farers and non-seafarers onboard naval platforms. Int Maritime Health 2006
- Chan G, Koh D. Reviewing the Lessons Learnt from SARS in planning for an Influenza Pandemic. Int Maritime Health 2006
- Chan G. Occupational Health in the Singapore Navy. Int Maritime Health 2006
- G Chan, D Koh. Understanding the physical and psychosocial work environment of a Singapore Medical School. SMJ, 2007
- Shalini A, Chan G. Comparison of Alertness Levels in Ship Crew. International maritime health. 01/2009; 60(1-2):6-9.
- Chng J, Chan G, Tang KC. Does Diving Affect the Hearing of Asian Military Divers? A Study in the Republic of Singapore Navy. Undersea Hyperb Med 2014 Jan-Feb;41(1):41-7
- Tee Joo Yeo, Mingchang Wang, Robert Grignani, James McKinney, Lay Pheng Koh, Frankie Hun Yau Tan, Gregory Chung Tsing Chan, Nigel Tay, Siew Pang Chan, Chi Hang Ronald Lee, David Oxborough, Aneil Malhotra, Sanjay Sharma, Mark RichardsElectrocardiographic and echocardiographic insights from a prospective registry of Asian athletes. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, section Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular Medicine. 21 Oct 2021 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.799129/full
- Luokai Wang, Tee Joo Yeo, Benedict Tan, Bernard Destrube, Khim Leng Tong, Gregory Chan, Zijuan Huang, Frankie Tan, Yu Chen Wang, Jung Yong Lee, Erik Fung, Gary Yu, Raymond So, Chaisiri Wanlapakon, Ade Meidian Ambari, Lucky Chenza, Choong Hou Koh, Jack Wei Chieh Tan. Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations for Pre-participation Screening in Young Competitive Athletes. European Cardiology Review. 2022 https://www.ecrjournal.com/articles/asian-pacific-society-cardiology-consensus-recommendations-pre-participation-screening
- Zhi Xuan Low, Sean Wei Loong Ho, Gregory Chung Tsing Chan, Sawn Sinn Yii Chia. Sugarcane Juicer Operators and Severe Hand Injuries – Case Series in a Singapore Hospital and Urgent Need for Prevention. Annals of Academy of Medicine Singapore. 30 Aug 2023 Vol 8: 435-436 https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202393