Dr Peter Ting - StarMed Specialist Centre

Dr Peter Ting

Designation: Medical Director, Cardiologist

About

Speciality: Cardiologist
Sub-speciality: Preventive cardiology and rehabilitation, Advanced echocardiography

Dr Peter Ting is a cardiologist with special interests in non-invasive diagnosis and management of a wide variety of heart disorders. He is experienced in rehabilitating and reversing coronary disease, as well as enhancing the cardiac health of elderly patients.
He advocates and plans structured lifestyle therapy programs for patients to improve quality of life and function, as well as reverse or slow the progression of coronary artery disease and other chronic lifestyle-related conditions.
Dr Ting has mentored and taught medical residents, students, nurses and fellows. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at both local and international scientific meetings, where he has also been invited to speak regularly.

More About Dr Ting

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Singapore)
Member Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
Master of Public Health (Harvard University)
Fellow American College of Cardiology
Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore (Cardiology)
Fellow Asean College of Cardiology
Clinical exercise specialist (American College of Sports Medicine)
Diplomate Certification Board Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (U.S.A)
Diplomate Certification in Lifestyle Medicine, International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, National University of Singapore

Clinical Interests

Non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases
Alternatives to stenting or surgery for coronary blockages
Optimizing heart care and function in the elderly (>70 years)
Heart disease screening and prevention
Holistic management to treat and reverse chronic conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity

Current Appointments

Board member of Exercise is Medicine Singapore, part of American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Fellow of the Asean College of Cardiology
Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore

Languages

Training

Graduated from National University Singapore in 1999, with an undergraduate medical degree
Trained in internal medicine and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians UK in 2002
Underwent specialty training in general cardiology at the National Heart Centre Singapore
Received a scholarship in 2007 to pursue subspecialty training in preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (MAHI), one of the leading heart institutes in Canada.
Awarded a second fellowship to train in advanced adult echocardiography at the MAHI in 2009
- Learned to use contrast echocardiography to improve the accuracy of assessing heart function and diagnosing coronary artery narrowing without the need for ionizing radiation.
- Gained experience in the diagnosis and evaluation of valvular heart disorders using newer
Returned to the National Heart Centre, where he further developed aforementioned skills by providing echo support for various valvular and structural procedures, and was part of the pioneering team of percutaneous mitraclip implantation in the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.
A certified clinical exercise specialist by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and it proficient in cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac conditions, as well as optimization of fitness.
Board-certified in cardiovascular computed tomography (CBCCT U.S.A.)