Prof Hwang Ying Khee William

Professor William Hwang is a highly respected clinician leader with a strong leadership and professional track record. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Cancer Centre of Singapore, Chair of the Oncology Academic Clinical Programme (ACP) of Duke-NUS Medical School, Head of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Cell Therapy Centre (SDCT), and Senior Consultant of the Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital. In these roles, he has demonstrated his ability to provide stewardship for multiple leadership portfolios, including Director of SingHealth Transplant, Head of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre, Head of the Department of Haematology at Singapore General Hospital, and Medical Director of the Singapore Cord Blood Bank (SCBB).

Professor Hwang is widely recognized for his expertise in hematological malignancies, and has previously served as Head for the Department of Haematology in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Head for the SingHealth Duke-NUS Blood Cancer Centre. His clinical and research focus is primarily on blood and marrow transplants, and he has previously led the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program in Singapore General Hospital and served as Medical Director of the Singapore Cord Blood Bank.

In addition to his clinical and research work, Professor Hwang is actively involved in professional organizations and committees. He is currently Executive Board Member of the Asia Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group (APBMT), Board Organising Committee (BOC) member of the Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium, BOC member of the Advanced Cell Therapy Research Institute of Singapore (ACTRIS), and Board member of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care (LCPC). He is also a member of the Women’s Health Committee of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Co-Chair of the MOH Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapy (CTGT) Workgroup, Co-Chair of the MOH Tissue Banking Working Committee, and Co-Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Cancer (NACC).

Professor Hwang is a faculty member of the Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme in Duke-NUS as well as Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin Medical School. He has published over a hundred clinical and scientific papers in the field of hematology and oncology, as well as two books and several book chapters.

In his role as Chief Executive Officer of the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Professor Hwang plans to help further advance the NCCS into a global leading cancer center by improving patient care through attracting and retaining the best talents and supporting cutting-edge research.

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