Doctor On Leave:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choke Tieng Chek is not available on the following date(s):
- 24/12/2025 – 04/01/2026
- 26/01/2026 – 02/02/2026
- 05/02/2026 – 08/02/2026
Note: Kindly be informed that the doctor’s leave schedule may be subject to last-minutes changes.
Conditions & Treatment
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, (MBBS, Honours) (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
- PhD in Vascular Surgery (University of London)
- English
- Bahasa Melayu
- Mandarin
- Hokkien
- Hainanese
- 2023 Singhealth GCEO Excellence Awards – Outstanding Researcher Award
- 2012 Sol Cohen Founders Prize (collaborator), Vascular Society GBI Scientific Meeting
- 2012 Raymond Limet Prize (Senior Author), International Meeting for Aortic Diseases
- 2012 British Society of Endovascular Therapy Prize (collaborator), BSET Meeting
- 2008 Foundation for AAA Research Prize, International Meeting for Aortic Diseases
- 2008 Finalist, Michael Davies Young Investigator Award, British Atherosclerosis Society
- 2007 Finalist, Medical Insurance Agency Prize, Royal Society of Medicine
- 2007 MRS Prize, Medical Research Society
- 2006 South West Thames Presentation Prize, SWT Vascular Group
- 2005 ATVB Merit Award for Young Investigators, American Heart Association
- 2005 Lord Taylor Prize, Frank Taylor Memorial Trust
- 2005 South West Thames Presentation Prize, SWT Vascular Group
Conditions & Treatment
- Abdominal pain due to mesenteric artery disease
- Abdominal, thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Aortic and peripheral arterial dissections
- Arterial Throacic Outlet Syndrome
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Carotid aneurysm
- Carotid body tumour
- Carotid disease
- Carotid stenosis and stroke prevention
- Claudication
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Diabetic foot infections
- Diabetic foot ulcer and peripheral vascular disease
- Dialysis access in renal failure patients
- Discoloured/dusky/gangrenous limb
- Haemodialysis access creation
- Leg ulcers
- Lower limb swelling
- Lymphatics
- Lymphoedema
- Malfunctioning arteriovenous fistula or grafts
- Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Peripheral aneurysms
- Peritoneal dialysis access surgery
- Leg rest pain
- Thoracic outlet syndromes (TOS)
- Thrombosed (clotted) arteriovenous fistula or grafts
- Varicose veins
- Vascular malformations
- Veins
- Venous occlusions
- Venous stenosis (May Thurner Syndrome)
- Venous TOS (Paget Schroetter Disease)
- Venous ulcers
- Visceral aneurysms
- Visceral arterial occlusive disease
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Edward Choke Tieng Chek – Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Northern Heart Hospital
Assoc. Prof. Choke graduated with First-Class Honours in Medicine from the University of Sydney and later earned a PhD from the University of London, following award-winning research at St George’s Vascular Institute. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
Throughout his career, he has held prominent clinical and academic positions, including Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Singapore General Hospital, and the head of vascular at Sengkang General Hospital. He is also the past president of the Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons of Singapore (SVESS).
He is a prolific researcher with over 100 publications in high-impact journals and has authored five book chapters on vascular surgery. Assoc. Prof. Choke is a sought-after speaker at leading international conferences and serves as a peer reviewer for numerous journals.
His research work has also been featured at New York Times Square. In addition to his clinical and research expertise, he is deeply committed to medical education; previously holding faculty positions at DUKE-NUS and the National University of Singapore.
He is now practising at Northern Heart Hospital in Penang, his hometown, where he is dedicated to giving back to the community.
Related Specialists
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Dr. Barakath Badusha Bin Abdul Kareem
MD (UK M'sia), MRCP (UK), M Med (UM), FNHAM, FAsCC, Fellowship in Cardiac, Imaging (Australia)