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DR SOON CHAO YANG
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Place of Practice
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NOBEL HEART CENTRE
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Practice Address
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Mt Alvernia Medical Centre A, #01-03 Mt Alvernia Hospital, 820 Thomson Road, Singapore 574623
Tel: (65) 6251 0026 (view map)
Gleneagles Medical Centre
6 Napier Road, #03-07, Singapore 258499
Tel: (65) 6472 0858 (view map)
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Practice Website
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www.nobel-heart.com
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Specialty
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Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
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Qualifications
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MBChB (Otago,NZ), MRCP (UK), FAMS (Cardiology), FACC (USA),
Alumus Baylor College of Medicine (USA) |
Common conditions managed by and common procedures performed by Dr Soon
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• Coronary Artery Disease, including Coronary Angiography/Angioplasty.
• Cardiac arrhythmias, including Pacemaker Implantation.
• Peripheral Arterial Disease, including Peripheral Angiography/Angioplasty.
• Cardiac Interventions, such as IVC filter insertion, Angiography/Angioplasty.
• Cardiac Investigations, such as ECG, Exercise Threadmill, Exercise Stress Echocardiogram, Transthoracic Echocardiogram, 24 hour Holtre monitoring and BP monitoring, Ankle-Brachial Index.
• Member of Singapore Myocardial Infarction Workgroup
• Member of Singapore Heart Failure Workgroup
• Member of Hospital eMR Implementation Team
• Member of Singapore Cardiac Society
• Member of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology
• Member of American College of Cardiology (US)
• Member of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (US)
• Fellow of College of Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology
Dr Soon graduated from University of Otago, New Zealand in 1997. He has worked and trained extensively in New Zealand and United Kingdom before completing his training in the field of cardiology at National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Soon is one of a select few cardiologists to receive formal training in interventional cardiology, as well as peripheral vascular intervention at the prestigious Methodist DeBakey Heart Centre (Baylor College of Medicine) and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, United States of America. He is board eligible for Interventional Cardiology in the US.
Dr Soon has vast experience in the management of cardiac emergencies having been the consultant in charge of interventional cardiology. He has also been an active investigator in many international trials in the last decade and has been an author on various cardiology topics in peer reviewed international journals. He is a regular invited faculty at both local and international cardiology meetings. Dr soon is also the proud winner of Young Investigator Award at the National Healthcare Group Annual Scientific Congress in 2008.
Dr Soon was the Pricipal Investigator in the APPRAISE 2 trial and TRILOGY trial. He was also the Co-investigator of ROCKET-AF, AVERROS and CONTRAST randomised control trials.
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