Cardiovascular Sciences

Keng Yung Jih, Felix

Clinical Associate Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

mdckyjf@nus.edu.sg

About

Professional

Research Interests

Publications

Bio

Clinical Associate Professor Felix Keng is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Cardiology and the Director of Nuclear Cardiac Imaging at the National Heart Centre Singapore. His sub-specialty interest is in nuclear cardiology and cardiac computed tomography. He regularly lectures for the International Atomic Energy Agency in countries around the world.

Clin Assoc Prof Keng received his Certification in Nuclear Cardiology from the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, USA in 1998. He also received Board Certification in Cardiac CT in 2010.

Clin Assoc Prof Keng did his fellowship at the Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine and at the UCLA Pet Centre, USA. For his Cardiac CT fellowship, he visited the University of Erlangen and Klinikum Pasing, Munich, Germany and University of California, Irvine, USA. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK; Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Cardiology), Singapore and Fellow of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology (FAPSC) since 2007.

Education

Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Member, Royal Coll of Physicians

Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

National University of Singapore, Singapore

NUS Appointment(s)

Adjunct Associate Professor

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Currently Active

Cardiovascular Sciences

Bio

Education

Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Member, Royal Coll of Physicians

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

NUS Appointment(s)

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professional Appointment(s)

Journal Reviewer

Director, Nuclear Cardiac Imaging

Senior Consultant Department of Cardiology

Member, Quality Assurance Committee

Member, Quality Assurance Committee

Panel Member

Visiting Consultant

International Advisory Panel

Member

Past Secretary

Journal Reviewer,

Member, Patient Safety Committee

Membership

Fellow

Fellow

Fellow

Fellow

Member

Member

Board Member, Annals Singapore

Research Interests

Publications

Abnormal longitudinal, base-to-apex myocardial perfusion gradient by quantitative blood flow measurements in patients with coronary risk factors.

An initial strategy of intensive medical therapy is comparable to that of coronary revascularization for suppression of scintigraphic ischemia in high-risk but stable survivors of acute myocardial infarction.

A multinational study to establish the value of early adenosine technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging in identifying a low-risk group for early hospital discharge after acute myocardial infarction.

Correlation between clinical outcomes and appropriateness grading for referral to myocardial perfusion imaging for preoperative evaluation prior to non-cardiac surgery.

Single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging-assessed stress perfusion defect severity is associated with mortality independent of ethnicity in an Asian population.

Advanced analyses of computed tomography coronary angiography can help discriminate ischemic lesions.

Technetium-99m sestamibi for the assessment of myocardial salvage following reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction.

Correlation between clinical outcomes and appropriateness grading for referral to myocardial perfusion imaging for preoperative evaluation prior to non-cardiac surgery.

Gated SPECT in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy undergoing transcoronary ethanol septal ablation.

Clinical applications of positron emission tomography in cardiology: a review.

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