Prof. Dr Eugene Sim Kwang Wei

Prior to being appointed to Gleneagles JPMC, Dr. Sim was an Associate Professor of Surgery and Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH) of Singapore, after receiving the Singapore Government Merit Scholarship to study before graduating from The National University of Singapore in 1984. He then commenced his training in surgery and was admitted as a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He also completed his Cardiothoracic Surgical training at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas, and The Hospital of Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.

With over 200 scientific publications and presentations, and his regular attendance to speak at regional and international Cardiac Meetings, Dr. Sim is a renowned surgeon in Asia, known for his work in minimally invasive surgery, improving on new surgical techniques, and Myoblast transplant. With his involvement as an advisor for various medical device companies, Dr. Sim has also conducted various trials on new surgical techniques and equipment. His work has been presented at the scientific sessions of The American Heart Association, The European Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and the European Association of Cardiology.

In November 1995, Dr. Sim was one of the first surgeons in Asia to perform Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. He was also one of the first to perform multi-vessel “Off-Pump” Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery using the Octopus Stabilizer and has conducted a number of training courses to train surgeons in the use of this new technique. He is also one of the first surgeons in the region to perform Thoracoscopic Ligation of Patent Arteriosus in December 1995, Thoracoscopic Anterior Release for Scoliosis in January 1996, Thorascopic Thymectomy in 1997, Multivessel Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in July 1997, Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in April 2000 and Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation.

Dr. Sim was previously the Manuscript Editor for the Asian Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery and a Director of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is a council member for the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia and the past Secretary-General.