theceomagazine.com | 121THE THING
IS, YOU
CAN SAVE
A LIFE.
NATIONAL HEART CENTRE SINGAPORE MEDICAL
DIRECTOR DR TERRANCE CHUA IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT CARDIOLOGY. HE SHARES WHAT LED HIM
TO THE PRACTICE.WORDS SHARON MASIGE � IMAGES YEW KWANGT
he Medical Director at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS),
Dr Terrance Chua, still remembers what sparked his interest in cardiology.
He recalls his time as a junior doctor, doing a residency in Singapore General
Hospital, where he had a rotation in the cardiology department.
“What fascinated me were ECGs (electrocardiograms),” he says. “The ECG
is a very simple tool that allows us to look at the rhythm of the heart and
you can also use it to diagnose when someone is having a heart attack.”
Terrance goes on to describe another experience he had as a junior doctor, which
further spurred his love for cardiology. “Someone was in cardiac arrest with no pulse, but
we were able to revive him,” he says. “These are the things that keep us going as doctors;
when you can make a big difference to someone. The thing is, you can save a life.”
Terrance trained as a cardiologist in Singapore before spending a year in the US
to further specialise in cardiac imaging. He then returned to Singapore where he
joined NHCS. »“
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