Dr Richard Chew was a visiting Fellow at Department of Surgery Tokyo University Hospital and Japan Cancer Centre in 1981 and was practising at the National University Hospital Singapore before entering private practice in 1987.
Dr Chew obtained his MBBS from the National University of Singapore in 1975 and his Master of Medicine (Surgery) in 1979. That same year, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He has been a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore since 1984.
Dr. Chew's specialty interests are breast cancer, gastric and intestinal cancers, GI endoscopy, hernia surgery, laparoscopic surgery especially allbladder diseases and thyroid surgery.
You can use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of stroke in yourself or someone else:
Face: Smile and see if one side of the face droops
Arms: Raise both arms and see if one arm drops down
Speech: Say a short phrase and check for slurred or strange speech
Time: If the answer to any of these tests is yes, contact a healthcare provider immediately and write down the time when symptoms started
You can contact our 24-Hour Medical Urgency Clinic if you or anyone you know are experiencing stroke symptoms. Click here for more information.
