Dr Philip Eng

  • Respiratory Medicine

Language

English, Mandarin Chinese, Hokkien Dialect, Cantonese Dialect, Teochew Dialect

Qualifications

MBBS (Singapore) 1984, MMed (Int Med) 1989, FAMS (Resp) 1994, FCCP (US) 1994, FACP (US) 1996, FRCP (London) 2007

Special Interest

ICU, Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, Bronchoscopy and Chest Radiology

Background

Professor Philip Eng is currently Senior Consultant Respiratory & ICU Physician at Mt Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore since 26 May 2008. Prior to this, he was Director, Clinical Services at Singhealth 2007 to 2008. Before that he was Head, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine at the Singapore General Hospital for 10 years from 1998 to 2007.

He graduated from the National University of Singapore and trained at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in USA from 1991- 1994. He is a member of many academic Societies and has been awarded Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London, UK (FRCP).

He was past president of the Singapore Thoracic Society in 1996 and International Regent for the American College of Chest Physicians from 2003 to 2009. He has been an invited speaker at more than 100 meetings all over the world including US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications, chapters and books. His interests are in ICU, Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, Bronchoscopy and Chest Radiology. His book, “Chest Radiology – 100 cases” published by Cambridge University Press is used by many Chest Physicians all over the world. He was Congress President for the 2nd Asia Pacific Congress on Bronchology and the 15th World Congress on Tobacco or Health, both held in Singapore in 2007 and 2012 respectively.