CHIA Bingzhu, Dennis
Dennis believes in creating a conducive environment for people to attain best possible health outcomes in the community through policy, community transformation and education. His key area of interest is in health and social care integration, chronic and long term community care. He is currently the Group Director, Clinical Services, at Singapore Cancer Society.
After graduating from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, He obtained his Masters of Public Health with a certificate in Gerontology from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2014. He is an accredited Public Health Specialist since 2017, and a Fellow of the Academy of Singapore since 2018.
His past experience includes that of development/ project management of healthcare innovation and various eldercare/ community care projects such as Care Assessment, Case Management Service, Integrated Home and Day Care Service, Transitional Care, etc.
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct Lecturer)
- Group Director, Clinical Services, Singapore Cancer Society
Research Areas
- Public Health
Research Areas
- Public Health
- Ageing Populations
- Healthcare Innovation
- Community Care
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- MBBS (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- MPH (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
- Fellow Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Awards/Honours
- Delta Omega Honour Society, Johns Hopkins University, USA, 2014
Career History
- MOH Holdings (2009-2013)
- Agency for Integrated Care (2013-2018)
- Woodlands Health (2018-2020)
- Methodist Welfare Services (2020-2024)
- Singapore Cancer Society (2025-present)
Administrative Leadership
- Treasurer, College of Public Health and Occupational Physicians, 2020-2022
- Head, Home Care and Home Hospice, Methodist Welfare Services (2020-2024)
- Head, Senior Care Centre, Methodist Welfare Services (2021-2024)
- Group Director, Healthcare Services, Methodist Welfare Services (2023-2024)
- Group Director, Clinical Service, Singapore Cancer Society (2025-present)
Selected Publications
- Chia, D. B., Wong, L. Y., Liu, D. Y. K., & Toh, M. P. H. S. (2017). Predictive Factors of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in a Cohort with Impaired Fasting Glucose in Singapore. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.
- Bingzhu Chia, Maria Abraham, Lydia PS Seong, Jason TS Cheah. No Longer Lost in Transition? Ann Acad Med Singapore 2012; 41:479-482