Rate My Professor Yap-Seng Chong

Professor Yap-Seng Chong is the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a position he has held since 1 January 2019. He also serves as the Lien Ying Chow Professor in Medicine and as Deputy Chief Executive (Education & Research) at the National University Health System (NUHS). An obstetrician and gynaecologist by training, Professor Chong continues to practise as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University Hospital.

Professor Chong graduated from NUS with an MBBS and later earned an MMed (O&G), an MD in 2006, along with the qualifications MRACOG and FAMS. His research focuses on maternal health and early childhood development as the lead principal investigator of the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and Singapore Preconception Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO) birth cohort studies. He has co-authored close to 700 research publications in leading international journals. Professor Chong’s contributions have been recognised with the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award in 2017 from Singapore’s Ministry of Health, the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in the 2022 Singapore National Day Awards, an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich, and the ATOM Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award for Healthcare. He also serves as Chief Clinical Officer at the Institute for Human Development and Potential, A*STAR, and as Executive Director of Singapore’s RIE Grand Challenge on Maximising Healthy and Successful Longevity.